The blockades took place in various cities to commemorate the victims of the canopy collapse in Novi Sad last year.

In Belgrade and in many other cities across Serbia, there will be multiple initiatives and protests as the support of the general strike called by middle schools and university students against the government and the ruling parties.

Students call for a general strike as they stop traffic during a protest to commemorate the 15 victims killed after a railway concrete canopy fell in November and to demand

"General strike" is a term that is being heard increasingly often and loudly at student protests, where university faculties across Serbia have been under blockade for two months. On 20 January, thousands of people chanted the slogan at a joint gathering of some educators and students in central Belgrade.

Student organisers in Serbia called for a general strike this week, according to an announcement Wednesday, in the latest move to increase pressure on

A student-led strike in Serbia on Friday closed down numerous businesses and many people didn’t go to work as populist President Aleksandar Vucic planned a big rally to counter growing anti-government protests that have challenged his grip on power.