13 Dec 2022 | 01:18 PM UTC
Serbia: Anti-fascist groups to demonstrate in central Belgrade, Dec. 17
Anti-fascist groups to demonstrate in central Belgrade, Serbia, Dec. 17. Increased security, localized disruptions likely.
Event
Anti-fascist groups plan to demonstrate in central Belgrade Dec. 17 to denounce repeated vandalism of the headquarters of two youth communist groups in the city, to show support for Kosovo in an ongoing dispute with Serbia, and in solidarity with Ukraine. Participants will gather at Republic Square from 17:00; attendance will likely be in the hundreds.
Additional police will deploy to monitor the action. Large crowds and associated security measures will likely prompt localized business and transport disruptions in the surrounding area; public transport services may be canceled or diverted. Isolated clashes between activists and security services or with any possible counter-protesters cannot be ruled out. Bystanders are unlikely to be directly targeted in any violence but would face an indirect threat of harm.
Advice
Avoid the demonstration as a routine security precaution and to mitigate associated disruptions. Heed instructions from security services and leave the area at the first sign of a confrontation. Check for disruptions and allow extra time for travel in the affected area the evening of Dec. 17.
