In Serbia biggest protests since 2000: NYT

Protests in Serbia over back-to-back mass shootings last month erupted on Saturday into the largest street demonstrations in the capital, Belgrade, since demonstrators deposed Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic in 2000, according to The New York Times.

Weekly "Serbia Against Violence" protests have been gathering steam since early May, when two massacres — one at a Belgrade school, the other in nearby villages — killed 18 people and sparked outrage at what critics of the country's strongman leader, Aleksandar Vucic, call a "culture of violence" promoted by the government and loyal media outlets, The New York Times said.

The fifth and largest protest, held on Saturday, increased pressure on Mr. Vucic to meet at least some of the protesters' demands. These demands include the dismissal of senior law enforcement officials as well as the revocation of broadcasting licenses from pro-government television stations known for airing violent reality shows while ignoring opposition politicians.

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