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Mother's Hunger Strike Demands Justice for Train Tragedy

11/17/2025

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Dijana Hrka, 48, a hunger-striking protester outside Serbia's Parliament, protests the deaths of 16 people, including her son Stefan, in a November 2024 train-station disaster caused by a falling concrete canopy.
The incident sparked public outrage over government negligence and corruption and prompted widespread protests.
Hrka grew up during wartime in the Western Balkans and now demands accountability from President Aleksandar Vucic.

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Dijana Hrka, 48, a hunger-striking protester outside Serbia's Parliament, protests the deaths of 16 people, including her son Stefan, in a November 2024 train-station disaster caused by a falling concrete canopy.
The incident sparked public outrage over government negligence and corruption and prompted widespread protests.
Hrka grew up during wartime in the Western Balkans and now demands accountability from President Aleksandar Vucic.