Is real change coming to Serbia?

Is real change coming to Serbia?

Author: Katy Lee and Dominic Kraemer June 5, 2025 Duration: 43:08

Serbia’s government has come under intense pressure since a deadly disaster at Novi Sad’s main railway station last November. Student-led protests have spiralled into a nation-wide resistance movement and for months, Serbians have been speaking out against corruption, a lack of accountability, and a culture of impunity in Aleksandar Vučić’s regime. But if you’re listening to this from Western Europe, or indeed much of the rest of the world, the odd headline is probably all you’ve seen. 

 

What are these protests really about? And what makes them different? This week, an in-depth conversation about what it’s like to be living through a potential turning point in Serbian history.

 

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Co-hosts: Wojciech Oleksiak and Katy Lee

Editorial support: Morgan Childs, Dominic Kraemer and Katz Laszlo

Production, scoring and mixing: Wojciech Oleksiak 

Music by Jim Barne, Mobygratis and Epidemic Sounds

With thanks to Nikola Radić


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