The ongoing protests reflect wider discontent with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic's increasingly autocratic rule.

Thousands of Serbia’s striking university students protested in front of the country’s Supreme Court on Sunday to oppose what they assert are violations of civil rights under the ruling populist

In Serbia, university students have sparked significant protests against alleged civil rights violations and rampant corruption. They accuse President Vucic's government of autocratic practices and demand accountability following a deadly canopy collapse in Novi Sad.

Thousands of students marched in Belgrade and two other Serbian cities during a New Year's Eve protest that went into Wednesday, demanding accountability over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in November.