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Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters

BELGRADE, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Serbian authorities detained nine active police officers and one former officer on Wednesday for allegedly using excessive force against detainees during anti-corruption protests last year in Belgrade, the country’s Interior Ministry said. Anti-corruption protests swept across Serbia, a candidate for European Union membership, in 2025 and 2026 after 16 people died when a concrete canopy on a renovated railway station in the city of Novi Sad collapsed on November 1, 20

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Coverage
6 outlets · 6 articles
first · latest
Reporting countries
United Kingdom, Portugal, Singapore
English
Countries concerned
Serbia
Justice · intensity 1.7 · tone -1.00
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Covered mainly by the Western sphere (50%); silent in Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.

Western 50%Sino-Russian & BRICS 0%Arab-Muslim world 0%Global South 50%

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  • Confirmed by 6 outlets in 6 countries.
  • Ignored by Sino-Russian & BRICS, Arab-Muslim world.
  • Propagation: first reported by srnnews.com (Portugal), . 3 outlets republished 1 headline word for word.

Headline clash across the four spheres

Western
Sino-Russian & BRICS

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Arab-Muslim world

No outlet in this sphere covers the event: blind spot.

Global South

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Event sources

  1. Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters
    srnnews.comPortugalPortugal → SerbiaEnglish
  2. Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters
    The Straits TimesSingapourSingapore → SerbiaEnglish
  3. Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters
    The GuardianRoyaume-UniUnited Kingdom → SerbiaEnglish
  4. სერბეთში გასული წლის საპროტესტო აქციების დროს დემონსტრანტების მიმართ ძალის გადამეტებისა და წამების ბრალდებით ცხრა მოქმედი და ერთი ყოფილი პოლიციელი დააკავეს
    ghn.geGEGeorgia → SerbiaGeorgian
  5. Srbija privela policajce zbog uporabe sile prema prosvjednicima
    vijesti.hrt.hrHRCroatia → SerbiaCroatian
  6. Info Icon REUTERS / Djordje Kojadinovic/Reuters Serbia Politics · Serbia Serbia detains police officers over alleged use of force against protesters 57 % Center coverage: 7 sources
    ground.newsIvory CoastCôte d’Ivoire → SerbiaUnknown language