Since Wednesday, protests have been taking place in Serbia every day, in which there is an outbreak of violence. The police are dealing with protesters more and more brutally and are apparently cooperating with progressive thugs who wantonly attack whoever they want.
23.51
Dacic: Brutal attacks on the police
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivica Dacic, also spoke tonight and stated that there were about 4.000 people in Valjevo. While there were about 1.300 people in Belgrade, but the minister says they were "extremely aggressive".
"They pelted the police with bottles of inflammable liquid and paintball guns," the minister said.
Dacic said that the most incidents were in Valjevo, Belgrade and Novi Sad and that public order was established in all three cities.
He stated that the premises of the Serbian Progressive Party were set on fire in Valjevo, but fortunately there were no people in them, as well as that the premises of the city administration, court and prosecutor's office were demolished.
According to Dacic, there were about 500 people in Novi Sad.
He announced that one of the members of the Gendarmerie in Valjevo was injured, and that 18 people have been arrested so far and that the number of those arrested will be higher.
He stated that the attacks on the police were brutal these four days, and that almost 130 policemen were injured.
23.32.
Ended protests in Valjevo and New Belgrade
During the protest in Valjevo, an incident occurred tonight in which glass was broken and the premises of the Serbian Progressive Party were set on fire. The entrance to the building of the City Administration and Prosecutor's Office in that city was also damaged. In Zemun, the windows of the premises of the Serbian Radical Party were demolished. Protests were also held tonight in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Čačak, Kraljevo, Leskovac, Knić and other places throughout Serbia.
The police used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators and the demonstrators used various pyrotechnic devices.
Footage of the beginning of the police action in Valjevo
Video: ZLF
23.17
Students of FON and the Faculty of Agriculture warn about people with guns
FON students in the blockade announced on the social network "X" that "inspectors are in some entrances in New Belgrade and Zemun" and that they "took out guns and began to beat them."
"Three inspectors entered the entrance, took out their pistols and began to beat us all. Some were arrested, some fled to the apartments," they stated.
On the "Agricultural Blockade" profile, it was announced that in John Kennedy Street, persons took out pistols and pointed them at the citizens.
Inspectors are at some entrances in New Belgrade and Zemun.
“Three inspectors entered the entrance, pulled out guns and started beating us all. Some were arrested, some fled to their apartments.”
The police intervened in New Belgrade around 22:30 this evening and fired tear gas, dispersing the gathered protesters.
Strong police forces and MUP vehicles are present on Mihajla Pupina Boulevard, while cannon shots and pyrotechnics echo around.
Citizens were previously gathered on the street and the situation calmed down after the first incident when tear gas was fired near Palmira Togliatti Street.
22.39
Picture of the Valjevo Municipality building after demolition:
Photo: TimeDemolished municipal building
22.28
Belgrade: Police attack on gathered citizens
In New Belgrade, the police threw a large amount of tear gas and pyrotechnics at the gathered citizens, even though they were standing calmly at the intersection, reports our reporter.
At one point, there were more police officers than citizens.
22.27
War scenes in Valjevo
Police dispersed the protesters in Valjevo in an assault, tear gas was also thrown
In Valjevo, the police cordon launched an assault to disperse the protesters.
Valjevo right now!
The gendarmerie and the police went after the citizens! Get off the streets, it's not safe, especially if there are kids!!!!
As the "Vremena" reporter reports in New Belgrade, the police rush out of their armored vehicles and chase after people who are just passing by.
It is completely unclear what the actions of the police are, and there are also a lot of plainclothes police present.
Photo: Time/Marija L. JankovićProtest in Belgrade
22.01
Gornji Milanovac: Citizens threw toilet paper at SNS premises
Several hundred citizens gathered in Gornji Milanovac this evening and threw toilet paper at the premises of SNS in protest. A police cordon stood in front of the premises, but it did not react, writes N1.
Citizens organized a protest because of "police brutality and excessive use of force against citizens and minors in Valjevo and throughout Serbia."
The protest passed without incident.
22.00
The police fired many rounds of tear gas in New Belgrade
Throw everything and anything in New Belgrade, and the reporter of "Vremena" felt tear gas, and it was the one that seemed to be the strongest demonstrations.
"No one attacked them, they literally throw tear gas at the elderly wherever they go," she stated.
21.57
Video footage of the conflict with the police in New Belgrade:
21.51.
See how the premises of SNS in Valjevo were set on fire:
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21.50
A protest column in Novi Sad broke the windows of the PS and SRS premises
The protest column in Novi Sad visited the offices of Aleksandar Vulin's party, i.e. The socialist movement also broke windows with bottles and other objects.
Then they continued to Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard and the building where the banner of the Serbian Radical Party with the image of Vojislav Šešelj is located.
At one point, a cordon of police appeared in full gear to break up demonstrations and began to push citizens towards the campus.
21.45
Conflict in New Belgrade
A column of demonstrators tried to reach the premises of the SNS in New Belgrade and a conflict with the police began.
In Novi Sad, the gathering at the student campus began tonight. The protest of the Associations of citizens of Novi Sad and students in the blockade is ongoing - "Tonight we are cleaning the city - freedom remains".
During the protest walk, citizens stopped in front of the premises of the Socialist Movement, whose president is Aleksandar Vulin. Red paint and stones were thrown on that facade, reports the portal 021.rs.
After that, the protesting citizens stopped at the premises of the Serbian Radical Party, that is, at the large photograph of Vojislav Šešelj.
The participants of the protest asked the owners of the cars near the SRS to move them.
Leskovac: Protest participants in front of the SNS premises
Citizens also protest in Leskovac. Reporter N1 reports that the participants of the protest came within reach of the SNS premises. In front of those premises there is a police cordon that does not allow passage.
The protest participants will wait for SNS officials, who they claim are in those premises.
Knić: Performed by the Belgrade Union
In Knić, a protest is being held under the slogan "There are no small places in a big fight". Professors Suzana Rogan, who lost her job due to support for students and graduates, and Dr. Vladimir Zdravković spoke at that protest.
Professor Zdravković said that we have reached a stage where they hit ordinary honest people just because they won't do what they do.
"But they don't know that the most dangerous anger is the anger of an honest man. That man is no longer alone, because togetherness has returned among people," said Zdravković.
In that city, the group Belgrade Union performed during the protest.
21.28
The SNS premises in Valjevo were set on fire
Demonstrators threw torches at the premises of SNS in Valjevo and a fire broke out.
The windows were also broken on the first floor of the building.
There is no police, no sympathizers, no SNS activists.
Screenshot 2025-08-16 212847Photo: N1
21.23
The shop window of the Serbian Radical Party in Zemun was broken
A column of citizens going from Zemun to Karađorđev Square smashed the SRS headquarters, reports N1.
21.06
"You hit me in the kidney with a club for no reason"
The man came and said that he defended them, the police, until the other day when his wife and
They didn't beat the child.
"Am I endangering anyone here? Am I violent? I'm just telling you that you hit me on the kidney with a baton for no reason and pushed a woman who underwent surgery onto a car. I'll find out your names at some point. Inhumans!", one citizen addressed the police cordon at a protest in New Belgrade.
"One orca," he added.
Watch this citizen's address to the police cordon:
21.01
The Zemuns are coming.
From the other direction, those gathered from Aviatičarski square in Zemun also arrive. The two teams found themselves at a crossroads. Among them are those with phantoms.
They turned towards the food street, on the other side of the SNS premises. There is already a police cordon.
The atmosphere is very tense, even though the protest has only just begun.
Photo: Time/Marija L. JankovićProtest in Belgrade
20.58
The police guard the hall for the celebration
Police officers were spotted near the SNS premises near Stari Mercator. These are the offices where you celebrate when you win an election. The people greeted them with "kerovi, kerovi" and "av,av,av".
Photo: Time/Marija L. JankovićSNS premises in New Belgrade
20.53
The people of Novobeograd and the people of Zemun are merging
Several thousand citizens gathered near the Municipality of Novi Beograd. People came out in a strange mix - some with fantoncomas, and others with dogs and children. We go to Stari Mercator.
At the protest in Valjevo after unprecedented brutal attacks Citizens from all over western Serbia flocked to the progressive beaters. At the entrance to the city, masked police officers with long pipes are standing and checking individual vehicles.
Ivan Manić from the Valjevo coalition Svanuće told N1 that "the previous days were the most dramatic in their history."
Such a thing "has never been seen on our streets, the direct responsibility lies with the mayor, the city administration, the SNS authorities, as well as the police department," says Manić.
He explains that "on Wednesday, there was a coordinated action by SNS activists, armed bandit groups, and the police, who did not react to all of this."
viber_slika_2025-08-16_19-15-16-248Photo: DT
On the contrary, according to Manić, the progressive activists gave the signal to the cordon to move towards the citizens. And on Thursday, it was clear that the order came from the top of the police department. He personally heard when the head of the local police promised after that protest that citizens of Valjevo who dare to protest again will be faced with armed force.
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