Groundswells of youthful energy topple entrenched gov’ts

BELGRADE (AP): For over a year, residents of Serbia’s capital were blocked from entering one of the city’s most prominent parks, nestled between Parliament and the offices of…

BELGRADE (AP): For over a year, residents of Serbia’s capital were blocked from entering one of the city’s most prominent parks, nestled between Parliament and the offices of the powerful right-wing leader, Aleksandar Vučić. The reason: the park in Belgrade had been cordoned off and occupied by throngs of Vučić’s most ardent – and violent – supporters, an effective enforcer squad for the authoritarian leader tasked with intimidating and sometimes assaulting members of a growing anti-government student movement.