{"id":796,"date":"2025-11-01T12:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T12:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=796"},"modified":"2025-11-01T12:59:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T12:59:47","slug":"serbian-students-lead-powerful-memorial-for-railway-disaster-anniversary-protests-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=796","title":{"rendered":"Serbian students lead powerful memorial for railway disaster anniversary | Protests News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 1 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">1 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Tens of thousands of people have gathered in the Serbian city of Novi Sad to mark the first anniversary of a railway station disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Mourners placed flowers and candles along temporary fencing near the damaged station entrance on Saturday, where 16 people died when the canopy collapsed on November 1, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel \u2026 great pain and sadness,\u201d Svetlana, a 45-year-old woman, told the AFP news agency, capturing the sombre mood at the memorial gathering.<\/p>\n<p>The commemorations began at 11:52am (10:52 GMT), precisely when the tragedy occurred a year ago, with tens of thousands expected to participate in the memorial gathering.<\/p>\n<p>The disaster, which has come to symbolise entrenched corruption, led to regular student-led protests across Serbia over the past year.<\/p>\n<p>What began as calls for a transparent investigation quickly evolved into broader demands for early elections.<\/p>\n<p>Students, who organised Saturday\u2019s \u201clargest commemorative gathering,\u201d were joined by supporters who had been converging on Novi Sad since Friday \u2013 arriving by various means of transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Thousands made symbolic journeys to attend, including marchers from Belgrade who walked approximately 100km (62 miles), and others from Novi Pazar, about 340km (211 miles) south of the capital. 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