Why a student protest movement is challenging 12 years of Vučić rule in Serbia

October 20, 2026 · 9:00 am 3 sources

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• Serbian prosecutor who investigated Belgrade Trump tower project ‘targeted with spyware’
  The Guardian · October 20, 2026 09:00
  Apparent attempt to hack Rade Bajić’s iPhone comes amid efforts to undermine landmark criminal case A Serbian prosecutor who investigated the authorities’ allegedly illegal scheme to help the Trumps build a tower in Belgrade has been targeted with advanced spyware, expert analysis indicates. The…
• A student protest movement has gripped Serbia for two years. This weekend it will try to take power
  The Guardian · October 21, 2026 04:00
  Unorthodox campaign is challenging the ruling party’s 12-year reign with a bold democratic experiment On a cool autumn evening, a team of Serbian student volunteers went canvassing in the housing estates of Krnjača, a Belgrade suburb. They were equipped with lanyards emblazoned with the word…

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• Pegasus Spyware Infection Confirmed on Serbian University Rector's iPhone Days Before Election
  The Hacker News · October 20, 2026 12:59
  The iPhone of Vladan Đokić, rector of the University of Belgrade and a prominent supporter of Serbia's student protest movement, was infected with NSO Group's Pegasus spyware in 2026, the Citizen Lab said on October 19. The finding came six days before Serbia's October 25 snap parliamentary…