Students march from Belgrade to Novi Sad are demanding accountability for a deadly awning collapse in a train station in November which killed 15 people.
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00:00Sleeping in a stadium while dreaming of a brighter future.
00:05The lights of this football ground shone on university students in Serbia as they continued
00:11their march to the northern city of Novi Sad.
00:15They set off from Belgrade yesterday in an attempt to bring to justice the culprits of
00:19a railway station collapse in November that killed 15 people.
00:25While sleeping in tents and trying to keep warm by fires, they are determined to reach
00:29their goal by Saturday, when a 24-hour blockade of the city is planned.
00:34As far as we are concerned, I believe we will hold out until Novi Sad.
00:39We didn't even feel it yesterday.
00:41The only thing is that this cold weather has bothered us a little, but it's not that bad.
00:47We are all holding out. We all have the same goal.
00:51What started as a protest against suspected corruption in construction contracts has developed
00:56into the most serious challenge in years to Serbia's powerful populist leader, Aleksandar Vucic.
01:04And it seems to be paying off.
01:06This week, the country's prime minister was forced to resign after two months of daily protests.