Tens of thousands in Serbia protest mass shootings, government policies
Belgrade, SerbiaReuters Tens of thousands braved rain and wind in Belgrade on Saturday in an anti-government protest over two mass shootings that killed 18 people, blaming the deaths on a culture of violence that critics say authorities have allowed to permeate society. On 3rd May a teenage boy killed nine pupils and a security guard […]
Serbians rally against violence after two mass shootings
Belgrade, Serbia Reuters Tens of thousands of Serbians protested on Monday, demanding better security, a ban on violent TV content and the resignation of key ministers, days after two mass shootings killed 17 people. Crowds in numbers not seen in the Balkan country for years solemnly marched through the centre of the capital Belgrade behind […]
Serbia’s education minister resigns over school shooting
Belgrade, SerbiaReuters Serbia’s Education Minister Branko Ruzic resigned on Sunday over last week’s shooting at an elementary school in which eight children and a security guard were killed, amid public anger over that and another mass shooting just a day later. The country is in shock and mourning over the two shootings: the school massacre […]
Serbia struggles to comprehend first school shooting
Belgrade, Serbia Reuters Shocked Serbians mourned the nine victims of their nation’s first mass school shooting on Thursday while teachers demanded better security and two wounded pupils fought for their lives. The suspected shooter, a 13-year-old boy, surrendered on Wednesday, police said, after taking two of his father’s handguns to kill eight pupils and a security […]
Updated: Nine killed in planned attack at Serbian school by 13-year-old boy
Updated: 8am, 4th May, 2023 (AEST)Belgrade, SerbiaReuters A 13-year-old boy gunned down eight fellow pupils and a security guard in a Belgrade school on Wednesday in a planned attack, prompting Serbia’s president to announce tougher curbs on gun ownership. Using two handguns that belonged to his father, the boy fired first at the guard and […]
Thousands march in Belgrade against planned gay pride parade
Belgrade, Serbia Reuters Thousands of religious and right-wing activists marched through Serbia’s capital on Sunday calling for authorities to ban a gay pride march planned for next weekend. The protesters – who carried a massive Serbian flag – included groups who also shouted slogans backing Serbia’s long-term ally Russia, as well as nationalistic and far-right […]
Serbian Orthodox church head publicly supports EuroPride ban
Belgrade, Serbia AP The head of Serbia’s powerful Orthodox Church on Tuesday supported a ban on a pan-European LGBTQ event due to take place in Belgrade next week, saying that the topic has been “artificially imposed” and threatens traditional values in the Balkan country. The special video statement by Patriarch Porfirije comes amid a heated […]
Protesters march in Belgrade against planned gay Pride event
Belgrade, Serbia Reuters Thousands of religious and right-wing opponents of a European gay Pride event to be hosted by Belgrade protested through the Serbian capital on Sunday, even though the government has said it would scrap or delay the Pride event. Belgrade is due to host the EuroPride march on 17th September, an event staged […]
Head of Serbian Orthodox Church tests positive for virus
Belgrade, Serbia AP Patriarch Porfirije, the head of the Serbian Orthodox Church, has tested positive for COVID-19, the church said Tuesday, amid a surge in infections in the country and elsewhere in the Balkan region. Porfirije has developed “very mild symptoms of the virus infection” and remains in home isolation, said the statement. It added […]