"General strike" is a term that is being heard increasingly often and loudly at student protests, where university faculties across Serbia have been under blockade for two months. On 20 January, thousands of people chanted the slogan at a joint gathering of some educators and students in central Belgrade.

The general strike takes place all across Serbia. Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Belgrade on January 24, demanding justice for the victims and accountability for the collapse of a reconstructed concrete canopy at Novi Sad central railway station that killed 15 people.

After three months of protests, demonstrators in Serbia are calling for a general strike. Serbia is at a crossroads. This is the stark message at the heart of the protests that have been taking place in Serbia for three months and show no signs of abating.

Student organisers in Serbia called for a general strike this week, according to an announcement Wednesday, in the latest move to increase pressure on

By Tatyana Kekic in Belgrade Large parts of Serbian society are out on strike on January 24, as students, cultural institutions and workers across various sectors rally in solidarity with ongoing protests against the government.