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For a year now, the citizens of Serbia, led by students, have taken to the streets and marched for days towards Novi Sad.
Yesterday evening, one day before the first anniversary of the collapse of the tent at the railway station in this city, when 16 people died, thousands of students from various cities in Serbia arrived in Novi Sad.
The students were welcomed on the streets by thousands of citizens with fireworks and cheers. The students also received thank-you cards that read: "For every step you take in the fight for freedom."
Students in Belgrade have called on citizens to gather in Belgrade today. They are expected to block intersections near the Faculty of Law or the Faculty of Agriculture to mark the one-year anniversary of the deaths of those tragically killed in the tent collapse in Novi Sad.
The November 1 protest will be a memorial rally to mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy.
Even though the largest protests in Serbia's modern history have continued for a full year, the government continues to refuse to call early parliamentary elections, the main demand of students and citizens.
President Aleksandar Vučić has been hesitant to announce a vote, occasionally hinting that it could take place sometime next year, but without specifying a date.
The tent of the newly renovated railway station in Novi Sad collapsed on November 1 at 11:52 am.
As rescue teams were still pulling out an unknown number of people trapped under tons of concrete, pro-government supporters rushed to absolve authorities of responsibility, claiming the tent had not actually been part of the renovation.
That same evening, President Vučić said that the entire station building had been renovated, except for the tent.
The day after the collapse, more than a thousand citizens gathered to block the intersection near the railway station, lighting candles and laying flowers in memory of the victims.
On November 3, the first protests began in Belgrade, with demonstrators demanding the resignation of Minister of Construction and Infrastructure Goran Vesić.
Some protesters painted their hands red, declaring that the authorities had “bloody hands.” The red hand would soon become the defining symbol of the protests.
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