Serbian protesters are back on the streets as clashes with government loyalists escalate

Thousands of anti-government protesters are back on the streets of Serbia after two days of clashes with loyalists of populist President Aleksandar Vucic and riot police that left dozens injured or detained. The unrest this week marks a serious escalation following more than nine months of largely peaceful demonstrations led by Serbia’s university students that have shaken Vucic’s firm grip on power in the Balkan country. Groups of young protesters shouted, “He is finished” on Thursday and demolished the offices of Vucic’s ruling Serbian Progressive Party in the northern city of Novi Sad where clashes took place a day earlier with the party supporters.