Serbia's police used teargas and crowd control vehicles on Friday evening in Belgrade to disperse anti-government protesters who threw firecrackers and flares at police officers in what is seen as a major escalation of the nine-month-long protests.

Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets across Serbia on Thursday, smashing windows of the governing party's headquarters in Novi Sad. In Belgrade, police fired tear gas to disperse protesters after clashes erupted with the president's supporters.

Serbia's police use tear gas and crowd control vehicles to disperse anti-government protesters :: August 15, 2025 :: Belgrade, Serbia The protesters gathered at around 8 p.m. (1800 GMT) in front of the army headquarters building that was bombed in 1999 by NATO.