An e-book of Balkan Insight’s coverage of the student-led protest movement in Serbia has been republished with new material for free download to coincide with the anniversary of the Novi Sad station disaster.
Photo Illustration: BIRN/Igor Vujcic.
BIRN on Friday published an updated version of ‘Serbia on the Streets’, a comprehensive collection of reports by Balkan Insight about Serbia’s mass protest movement from November 2024 to the present.
The e-book is free to download in PDF and EPUB formats.
It opens with the first report published by Balkan Insight about the Novi Sad railway station disaster of November 1, 2024, which left 16 people dead – the initial spark for the protest movement.
In the aftermath of the disaster, people took to the streets all over Serbia, accusing the authorities of corruption and negligence – and then demanding snap elections.
The reports compiled in the e-book document how students took the lead in the movement with faculty occupations, street blockades, pickets, marches and rallies.
They also document how the authorities responded with a crackdown that raised allegation of heavy-handed policing and victimisation of protest supporters.
Analysis pieces, interviews and on-the-spot reportage articles look deeper into the issues raised by the protests.
“As the protest movement continues, one year on, Balkan Insight’s journalists continue to follow developments in the streets, the courts and the political arena. This e-book give important insights into a turbulent period in Serbian politics and society,” said Gentiana Murati, BIRN’s deputy regional director.
The e-book is available to download here.