A big protest “Serbia Against Violence” held in Belgrade against violence in Serbian society following two mass shootings last week
A big protest “Serbia Against Violence” held in Belgrade against violence in Serbian society following two mass shootings last week
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>A peaceful and silent protest organized by the Serbian opposition against violence in Serbian society following two mass shootings last week was held Monday in Belgrade.The organizers said that, according to police estimates, the “Serbia Against Violence” protest was attended by over 50 thousand people. Protest rallies were also held in other Serbian cities.
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>The protesters’ demands are as follows:
1. Urgent end to the further promotion of violence in the media and public space, the dismissal of the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Media (REM) Council members, a shutdown of print media and tabloids that promote hatred and violence and continuously violate the journalists’ code of ethics, revoking national broadcasting licenses of television stations that promote violence, such as Pink TV and Happy TV, and immediate cancellation of programs that promote violence, immorality and aggression on televisions with a national frequency, such as reality shows.
2. Dismissals of Education Minsiter Branko Ruzic (who handed in his resignation on Sunday), Internal Affairs Minister Bratislav Gasic and Security Information Agency (BIA) director Aleksandar Vulin.
3. An urgent session of parliament at which the responsibility of the government and the security situation in the country will be considered, as well as long-term solutions that must be implemented so that such events never happen again.
The crowd also called for Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic’s resignation and for the dismissal of the Serbian state TV (RTS) management.
Photos and videos [here](https://n1info.rs/vesti/protest-opozicije-srbija-protiv-nasilja/).
Next one announced for Friday, should be even more people!