In addition to other demonstrations, protesters held the weekly "Stop, Serbia" (Serbian: Застани, Србијо, Zastani, Srbijo) traffic blockades, conducted from 11:52 am, the time when the canopy collapsed in Novi Sad, to 12:07 pm, in order to symbolically mark the 15 lives lost in the disaster.

[65] On 21 November, Vladimir Đukanović, a high-ranking member of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), commented on the protests on his Twitter account: "We must fight against anarcho-terrorists, fake commie intellectuals, the pseudo-elite that is ravaging Serbia with anti-Serbian attitudes.

Once his vehicle stopped, the gathered protesters attacked him, however, he was immediately protected by undercover police standing nearby and allowed to leave the area without legal repercussions.

The names of the Croatian students were published without their consent in the pro-government media and, upon leaving Serbia, they were given alcoholic beverages with a note to "send their regards to SOA" by the Serbian border police.

[115] On 31 December, Vučić announced the formation of a "loyalist faction" within the SNS, whose "17,000 members swore a blood oath in secrecy", who are "pro-Russian oriented" and are "a bit too extreme for [his] taste".

][118] This statement caused a lot of debate: according to some analysts, it is directed not towards the protesters, but towards the more reluctant members of SNS,[119] whereas others expressed doubt that Vučić can gather 17,000 loyal activists.

[134] On 12 January, around 20,000 students and citizens gathered in front of the Constitutional Court of Serbia in Belgrade, demanding the prosecution of those responsible for the canopy collapse and expressing their support to the school workers' union which announced a possible general strike.

[137][138] On 14 January, the largest education workers' union (NSPRS) announced a one-day general strike, displeased with the government policy towards teachers and professors.

[144][better source needed][145] This incident caused a widespread outrage: later during the day, thousands rallied in Belgrade, Novi Sad, Zrenjanin, Kragujevac and Kraljevo, whereas in Niš, some of the faculty professors joined the student blockade.

[176] In the Belgrade municipality of Surčin, dozens of hooded people, allegedly tied to SNS, tried to forcefully enter an elementary school which was on strike, and verbally threatened the principal and teachers.

[188] In the evening hours of 21 January, undercover police stormed the Belgrade hotel where students from abroad were staying for an international conference, organized by ERSTE Foundation.

Despite that, there were no reported incidents within the city; however, in the Belgrade municipality of Voždovac, local residents attempted to physically stop a bus driving SNS supporters to Jagodina.

[237] Around 3 am on 28 January, students putting up posters in Novi Sad were attacked by masked persons carrying baseball bats in front of the local offices of SNS.

[242] At a press conference held at 11 am, prime minister Miloš Vučević, and mayor of Novi Sad Milan Đurić, both members of SNS, resigned, citing the attack as the reason.

[249] In the evening hours, in Novi Sad, Belgrade, Čačak, Kragujevac, Niš and Pirot, thousands gathered in a march of solidarity with the attacked students.

[251] Following Vučević's resignation, president Vučić said he would pardon students and university teachers charged in connection with the protests and announced a major cabinet reshuffle, adding that he was considering on whether to call parliamentary elections or appoint a new government.

Medical workers were blocking the street in front of their workplace at the central psychiatric hospital, commemorating the victims with 15 minutes of silence, when a black Volkswagen drove right through them in full speed.

[271][272] Over a hundred taxi drivers from Belgrade announced a departure on 2 February at 1 pm from Nikola Tesla Airport, in order to transport students back from Novi Sad free of charge.

[276][277] On 1 February, on the Day of the City and the three-month anniversary of the canopy collapse, large crowds gathered at the entrance to Novi Sad – columns of cars waited for hours at the toll gates to join the protests and blockade.

Describing the process of internal reception in more detail, the former minister said that his ministry was not mentioned anywhere in the mutual communication regarding the handover, and that his assistant Anita Dimoski was familiar with the correspondence because she was always named as the recipient of the emails.

[314] Slovenian newspapers Večer and Delo published speculations that Goran Vesić and Belgrade mayor Aleksandar Šapić had both left Serbia and were currently residing in privately-owned mansions in Trieste, Italy.

[322] Serbian newspaper Danas published an article revealing that Marko Tošin, one of the attackers who stormed out of the SNS offices in Novi Sad on 28 January and broke a female student's jaw with a baseball bat, was released from custody merely a day after the arrest.

[323] According to Forbes Serbia, the families of the victims of the Novi Sad accident were interested in joining the criminal prosecution by pressing charges against the persons responsible for the death of their loved ones.

[324] Former dean and professor of the Belgrade Faculty of Civil Engineering, Vladan Kuzmanović, stated that Aleksandar Vučić and Miloš Vučević essentially led the Railway Station reconstruction in Novi Sad.

Afterwards, the gathered crowd moved towards the city hall, where they left a message for the mayor, Stevan Bakić,[335] an SNS member, who previously compared the protesters with World War Two Croatian fascists and accused them of "destroying Serbia".

Hundreds of farmers and protesters entered the Bogatić municipality building, where a public hearing was scheduled to take place, and physically carried the local chairman of the SNS outside.

[351] In the afternoon hours, students running a relay marathon from Kragujevac to Belgrade, reached Mladenovac, where over a hundred locals gathered along their route to applaud and cheer them on.

The debate was held at the request of the Social Democrats, and the majority of MEPs supported the protests, saying "Serbian students are the voice of hope and awareness of the entire Balkans".

Those include Sarajevo,[511] Banja Luka,[512] Zagreb,[513] Rijeka,[513] Split,[514] Osijek,[514] Ljubljana,[515][516] Paris,[515][517] Brussels,[518][515][519] Trieste,[520] Milan,[518] Athens,[521] London,[518] Cambridge,[522] Dublin,[516] Budapest,[516][522] Vienna,[523] Graz,[522] Berlin,[517] Frankfurt,[524] Hamburg,[525] Stuttgart,[526] Bonn,[516] Munich,[522] Zurich,[517] Bern,[527] Basel,[528] The Hague,[529] Amsterdam,[530] Barcelona,[518] Madrid,[518] Gran Canaria,[522] Prague,[531] Stockholm,[517] Oslo,[532] Reykjavík,[533] Valletta,[534] Washington DC,[535][536] Boston,[535] Nantucket,[536] Chicago,[536] Miami,[536] Tampa,[536] Houston,[536] Los Angeles,[536] Stanford, California,[537] New York City,[519][518] San Francisco,[538] San Diego,[533] Toronto,[539][536] Vancouver,[535][536] Calgary,[535] Montreal,[533] Ottawa,[533]Melbourne and Geneva.

[522] Additionally, the Russian section of the Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei, designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, publicly called for the overthrow of Vučić's regime in Serbia.