Croatia has warned its citizens against traveling to neighboring Serbia after five Croatian activists were deported after taking part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the Serbian capital,

Croatia on Thursday recommended its nationals postpone non-essential travel to Serbia, alleging Belgrade had expelled five Croatian women citing security reasons.

Croatia has lodged a protest with Serbia after five Croatian citizens were deported from Belgrade during a civil society meeting. The incident has reignited tensions between the Balkan nations, with protests in Serbia over related governmental actions raising concerns about democratic freedoms and corruption.

Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters in Belgrade on Friday stood in silence in front of the state television RTS building for 15 minutes to commemorate victims of a railway station roof collapse for which they blame Serbian authorities.

A total of 13 foreign nationals were detained without explanation during the past night in Belgrade, after which they were expelled from Serbia with a one-year entry ban, one of the detainees told Autonomija.

Country calls on citizens to cancel planned trips to Serbia, advises Croatian nationals in country to avoid crowded places

Direct flights connecting the Serbian capital of Belgrade with various destinations along the Croatian coast are set to take off this summer.

In Belgrade, tens of thousands protested silently against the government, attributing a deadly railway station roof collapse to official negligence. The protest, led by twin brothers Lazar and Luka Stojakovic,

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Croatia recommended on Thursday that all non-essential trips to Serbia be postponed due to inappropriate and unfounded treatment of Croatian citizens.

Croatia warned its citizens Thursday to postpone unnecessary travel to neighboring Serbia after the deportation of five Croatian activists who had taken part in a meeting of civil society organizations in the Serbian capital,

On Thursday, the European Commission expressed concern over Serbia’s treatment of citizens of Croatia and other EU members, who were detained and then deported under the pretext of posing a security risk.

Surviving Croat and Slovene members of the stormy 14th Congress of the Union of Communists of Yugoslavia met to recall their delegations' historic walk-out in 1990 – which effectively ended the old Yugoslav state.