Svetlana Bozic Kraincanic is a journalist with RFE/RL's Balkan Service in Belgrade.
More than 30 people were detained at a rally organized by Serbia's biggest opposition alliance, Serbia Against Violence. Police used tear gas after protesters broke windows of the Belgrade City Council. The opposition platform alleges that pro-government hooligans were behind the violence.
Tens of thousands of people marched in Belgrade on June 9, criticizing the Serbian government's response to two mass shootings last month in which 18 people died. In response to the string of mass protests, Vucic promised early parliamentary elections and the prime minister offered her resignation.
As Serbia creeps up on 1 million confirmed cases and 8,500 deaths, officially, trust remains a crucial factor in the seemingly stalled vaccination drive to control COVID-19.
