Cities in Serbia have been rocked by daily protests demanding accountability since the collapse of a concrete awning at a train station in Novi Sad on 1 November killed 15 people.
University students have organised the protests, blaming the tragedy on widespread corruption and substandard work on two recent renovations at the station.
Prosecutors have arrested 13 people over the tragedy, including former transport minister Goran Vesic.
Vesic was later released, which fuelled public scepticism over the honesty of the investigation into the tragedy, and discontent with the government of President Aleksandar Vučić, Euronews reports.
Protests include traffic blockades around the country every Friday for 15 minutes at 11:52am, the exact time the concrete awning on the front of the station crashed onto people below, under the slogan “15 minutes for the 15 victims”.
The death toll rose to 15 after one victim died from their injuries.
The movement’s symbol — a red handprint telling authorities they have blood on their hands — has been used by students and others backing the protests.
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