A student-led strike in Serbia on Friday closed down numerous businesses and many people didn’t go to work as populist President Aleksandar Vucic planned a big rally to counter growing anti-government protests that have challenged his grip on power.

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Many schools, bookstores, theatres and bars in Serbia's capital Belgrade and some other parts stayed shut on Friday in the latest anti-government protest triggered by a railway station roof collapse that killed 15 people in November.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic held a rally with thousands of supporters on Friday to counter persistent anti-government protests that have challenged his tight grip on power.

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The student-led protests forced businesses throughout Serbia to shut their doors, including many schools as teachers' unions backed the call to strike. As well as Belgrade and Novi Sad, protest marches also took place in the southern city of Nis and smaller cities,

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A student-led strike closed down numerous businesses throughout Serbia on Friday as populist President Aleksandar Vucic planned a big rally to counter persistent anti-government protests that have challenged his tight grip on power.

By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade Large parts of Serbian society are out on strike on January 24, as students, cultural institutions and workers across various sectors rally in solidarity with ongoing protests against the government.

The general strike takes place all across Serbia. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Belgrade on January 24, demanding justice for the victims and accountability for the collapse of a reconstructed concrete canopy at Novi Sad central railway station that killed 15 people.

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Eight people died Monday in a fire at a home for older people on the outskirts of the Serbian capital, Belgrade, that is suspected of being set by a resident, officials said.

Croatia has sent a diplomatic protest note to neighboring Serbia after Belgrade detained and deported five Croatian citizens who were taking part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the Ser

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Serbian officials say eight people have died in a fire at a home for older people on the outskirts of the capital that is suspected of being set by a resident.