Novi Sad vigil honours eight femicide victims
At Freedom Square in Novi Sad, the Women for Change activist group held eight minutes of silence for eight women killed in Serbia since the start of the year. The action followed three femicides in the previous ten days; participants called for more effective protection of women and highlighted the circulation of footage of a killing near Bor on social media.
What matters
The action
Women for Change held eight minutes of silence at Freedom Square for eight women killed in Serbia in 2026.
Why now
Organisers linked the action to three femicides in Serbia during the previous ten days.
Call to institutions
Speakers called on institutions to provide protection before violence becomes fatal; this is the participants’ position.
Breakdown by publication
How sources frame this story
Mobile shows the first 2; the full breakdown is available on desktop.
N1: eight minutes for eight women
N1 reports that Women for Change held eight minutes of silence in Novi Sad, matching the number of women killed in Serbia since the year began. Activist Maja Vasić said three femicides occurred in the previous ten days and called for earlier institutional action.
021: action at Freedom Square
021 reports that eight minutes of silence at Freedom Square honoured eight femicide victims in Serbia this year. The action followed three new cases in the previous ten days.
Overall takeaway
The action records a civic response to recent killings of women, not a new government decision; calls for changes to protection are the organisers’ position.