2020–2022 Serbian protests

2020–2022 Serbian protests
2020–2022 Serbian protests
Part of the protests over responses to the COVID-19 pandemic
	Protest in Belgrade on 7 July 2020
Date	7 – 18 July 2020; (main events); 18 July 2020 – 26 November 2021; (sporadic protests); 27 November 2021 — 15 February 2022; (escalation of protests and roadblocks)
Location	around the Nikola Pašić Square, Belgrade Shortly after protests spread to following cities: Novi Sad; Niš; Smederevo; Kragujevac; Kruševac; Kraljevo; Čačak; Zrenjanin; Vranje; Protests also spread to Serbian diaspora in following cities: New York; Boston; Vancouver; London; Paris; Berlin; Hamburg; Prague; Amsterdam; Brussels; Zürich; Stockholm; Helsinki; Oslo; Luxembourg; Vienna;
Caused by	Planned re-establishment of a curfew for the weekend in Belgrade; Perceived mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic by the government; Alleged faking of the true numbers of newly infected and deaths, separated databases for the government and the public; Erosion of the state of democracy and democratic institutions, president Vučić's authoritarian grip on power; Police brutality;
Goals	Cancel planned curfew; Replacement of members of the Serbian Government's COVID-19 Crisis Team; New parliamentary elections; Resignation of the Serbian Government and President; Release of arrested protesters; Withdrawal of expropriation and referendum laws; Rejection of Rio Tinto's investment;
Methods	Protests, political activism, civil disobedience, sit-ins, roadblock
Status	The protests are over, some of the protesters' demands have been met; Most of the opposition political parties participating in the protest entered parliament after the 2022 general elections;
Concessions	Planned reintroduction of curfew canceled; 10 arrested protesters released; Expropriation law withdrawn; Referendum law amended;
Parties
Anti-government protesters Locals; Students; Nationalists; Sovereignists; Environmental movement; Citizens; Opposition parties United Opposition of Serbia ; Do not let Belgrade drown ; Dveri ; Enough is Enough ;	Government of Serbia; Police; Gendarmery; Special Anti–Terrorist Unit; Government parties Serbian Progressive Party-led coalition ; Socialist Party of Serbia ; Leviathan Movement ;
Lead figures
	No centralized leadership Aleksandar Vučić; Ana Brnabić; Aleksandar Vulin; Nebojša Stefanović; Ivica Dačić
Number
Tens of thousands	Unknown
Casualties and losses
76+ protesters and 4 journalists injured; 223+ arrests; 1 death (non-violent)	118+ policemen and 3 police horses injured; 6 police vehicles destroyed

On 7 July 2020, a series of protests and riots began over the government announcement of the reimplementation of the curfew and the government's allegedly poor handling of the COVID-19 situation, as well as being a partial continuation of the "One of Five Million" movement. The initial demand of the protesters had been to cancel the planned reintroduction of curfew in Serbia during July, which was successfully achieved in less than 48 hours of the protest. The protesters also demanded a more technical response to the COVID-19 crisis and more factual and constructive information about the ongoing medical situation. Among other causes, the protests were driven by the crisis of democratic institutions under Aleksandar Vučić's rule and the growing concern that the President is concentrating all powers in his hands at the expense of the parliament.

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