Mass anti-corruption protests put strain on close European ally of Russia

Mass anti-corruption protests put strain on close European ally of Russia

Serbian police accused of using illegal hypersonic canons to dispel protests

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Student-led protests pose the gravest threat to Serbian strongman Aleksandar Vucic’s 14 years in power, with over 100,000 taking to the streets of Belgrade and cities across Serbia, calling out systemic corruption throughout the government. (Darko Vojinovic/AP Photo)

Tens of thousands of college students have been marching since December, demanding justice and accountability after the deaths of 15 people in the collapse of a railway station in the Serbian town of Novi Sad. (Igor Pavicevic/Reuters)

What originally started as spontaneous protests voicing dissatisfaction with the government’s failed response to the railway catastrophe transformed into a movement opposing widespread corruption and the erosion of the rule of law under Vucic. (Mitar Mitrovic/Reuters)

Serbian President Vucic, who remains close to Russia, has remained defiant, ignoring calls to step down and accusing the protest movement of planning violent attacks and stoking a civil war. (Milos Miskov/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)