2023 Serbian protests

In May 2023, a series of mass protests began in Belgrade and other locations in Serbia, following a school shooting in Belgrade and a spree shooting near Mladenovac and Smederevo. The protests, named Serbia Against Violence (Serbian Cyrillic: Србија против насиља, romanized: Srbija protiv nasilja), had been attended by tens of thousands of demonstrators on every protest since 8 May.

2023 Serbian protests
Demonstrators on 19 May 2023
Date8 May – 4 November 2023 (5 months, 3 weeks and 6 days)
Location
Serbia
  • Serbian diaspora
Caused by
  • A school shooting and a mass murder on 3 and 4 May
  • Promotion of violence by pro-government media
  • Bad conditions and lack of subsidies for farmers
Goals
  • Resignation of Branko Ružić, Bratislav Gašić and Aleksandar Vulin
  • Resignations of the body members of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media and Radio Television of Serbia
  • Withdrawal of the national broadcasting licences of RTV Pink and Happy TV
  • Better conditions and subsidies for farmers
Methods
Concessions
  • Resignation of education minister Branko Ružić
  • Government partially accepts the demands of the farmers
Parties

Anti-government protesters

  • Citizens
  • Farmers (16–20 May)
Opposition parties

Government of Serbia

  • Police

Government parties

  • Serbian Progressive Party
  • Socialist Party of Serbia
Lead figures

Despite being organised by the Democratic Party, Do not let Belgrade drown/Green–Left Front, Party of Freedom and Justice, People's Party and Together opposition parties, no party signs were reported to be seen at the protests. The demonstrators demanded the resignation of Branko Ružić, Bratislav Gašić, Aleksandar Vulin, board members of the Regulatory Body for Electronic Media and Radio Television of Serbia, confiscation of national frequency of Pink and Happy television channels, cancelling the broadcast of reality programs that show and promote violence, and banning print media whose content publishes fake news, violates the Journalistic Code, and promotes violence.

Although not officially one of the demands, demonstrators have also called for president Aleksandar Vučić to resign. The government, including pro-government media, has criticised the protests and demonstrators, while as a response to the protests, Vučić held a gathering, described by critics as a counter-gathering, in front of the National Assembly of Serbia on 26 May. A number of farmers began protesting on 16 May, after the government rejected their demands to improve agricultural conditions. The government partially accepted their demands on 20 May, effectively ending the roadblocks.

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