"BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) A Pride march in Serbia s capital on Saturday condemned police violence against anti-government protesters while offering support to university students behind the monthslong demonstrations against populist President Aleksandar Vucic. Organizers said the event in Belgrade was a protest, without festival-style features. Participants instead held a commemorative silence that has marked the past 10 months of persistent student-led demonstrations challenging Vucic."
"One of the banners at the gathering in central Belgrade read Gays against police state! while another used the Pump it up! rallying call of the student-led movement that has drawn hundreds of thousands of people against Vucic. We cannot close our eyes at what's happening in our country, march organizers said in a statement. They cited frequent police brutality and jailing of protesters. Pride won't take part in creating a semblance of normalcy."
A Pride march in Belgrade condemned police violence and voiced solidarity with university students leading monthslong demonstrations against President Aleksandar Vučić. Organizers framed the event as a protest without festival elements and participants observed a commemorative silence marking persistent student-led challenges. Banners included "Gays against police state!" and the student movement's "Pump it up!" rallying call. Demonstrations began after a collapsed train station canopy killed 16, sparking anti-corruption allegations. Vučić rejected a student demand for a snap election and intensified a crackdown, including sacking professors and deploying police inside faculty buildings. Police used tear gas in Novi Sad; clashes left dozens injured amid mutual accusations of brutality.
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