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In Belgrade on June 17, the seventh protest was held with the motto "Serbia against violence". During the rally in the Serbian capital, it was warned that the protests will be radicalized from next week if the protesters' demands are not met.
After the organizers gave speeches, the protesters started marching along a highway, which was closed to traffic until 21:00.
Protests were also held in Novi Sad, Niš and Kragujevac.
The protests started after two mass murders that shocked Serbia in early May. The protesters are demanding the dismissal of the Minister of Internal Affairs and the Security and Information Agency, as well as the members of the Electronic Media Regulator and the leadership of the Public Service of Serbia.
The protesters are also demanding the closure of tabloids that spread violence and the acquisition of national frequencies for television stations that promote violence through their programs.
Smiljan Banjaç, a radio journalist who took part in the protest in Belgrade, said that citizens naively believed "that a terrible tragedy will befall us", but instead they were only offended.
"If the demands are not met, we will take more concrete actions in the next protest," he said.
He said that next time, in addition to Belgrade, Nis and Novi Sad, ten other cities will be blocked.
"Either the violence will stop, or Serbia will stop", he emphasized.
Pavle Cicvariç, a student at the University of Belgrade, said that previous generations in the 1990s had overthrown the regime that had promoted violence.
"They succeeded, and now it's up to us to topple the same regime. Students will no longer remain silent and will act against any injustice that will be done," he said.
These protests in Serbia started a month ago and they are being called by opposition parliamentary groups, such as the People's Party, the Democratic Party and the coalition of the Left Greens. However, opposition parties have said that the protests are not political.
Meanwhile, at the request of 61 deputies in the Parliament of Serbia, the discussion on the dismissal of the Minister of the Interior, Bratislava Gashič, has started. The session held on June 15 was also attended by the Serbian Prime Minister, Ana Bërnabiç, who said that she "absolutely" will not propose the dismissal of Gashiq. According to her, he is carrying out his work with responsibility and seriousness.
The parliamentary debate on this issue will continue on June 21. The Serbian government has accused the opposition of "politicizing the tragedy". REL
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