Students in Kragujevac, Serbia, are protesting the deaths of 15 people who were killed in the November collapse of a train station canopy. Locals welcome the students as they march and demand justice.
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The students arrived at the city on Friday and were met with cheers and support by the residents. Ahead of Saturday’s protest, they organized marches in various parts of the country, encouraging people to converge in Kragujevac. Some walked, others ran or cycled. Along their journey, people greeted them with food and refreshments and offered accommodation, many crying and expressing hope for change.
The anti-graft movement is Vucic’s biggest challenge in recent years. The president — who has ruled Serbia with a firm grip on power for more than a decade— and his right-wing Serbian Progressive Party have been previously accused of stifling democratic freedoms, publicly discrediting opponents and rigging elections, according to international vote observers.
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