The protests were spawned by the deadly collapse of a train station roof in Novi Sad that became a flashpoint for wider discontent.

But the former construction minister Goran Vesic has been released from detention, fueling doubts over the investigation’s independence. The main railway station in Novi Sad was renovated twice ...

A student-led strike in Serbia on Friday closed down numerous businesses and many people didn’t go to work as populist President Aleksandar Vucic planned a big rally to counter growing anti-government ...