Ćacilend

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Ćacilend (ˈt͡ɕɑːt͡siˌlɛnd; Serbian Cyrillic: Ћациленд), also spelled Ćaciland, was a protest camp in Pionirski Park, in front of the Novi Dvor, seat of the president of Serbia in central Belgrade, set up in March 2025 by supporters of the ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) in opposition to the student-led anti-corruption protests and the blockades of universities. Its first residents called themselves "Students 2.0" or "students who want to study". The camp expanded to Nikola Pašić Square in front of the House of the National Assembly in April 2025, before that part was removed at the end of the year. The camp was fenced off and closed to the public, and journalists, activists and politicians were attacked in and around it on several occasions. In October 2025, the European Parliament described it as an "illegal encampment". On 25 October 2026, after Aleksandar Vučić conceded defeat in the parliamentary election, several hundred citizens removed the fences and tore down the tents, destroying...

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