Students who have been marching or cycling toward Belgrade for days are expected to arrive on Friday evening for a festival-like welcome in the city. Previous student-led rallies

Serbia's capital, Belgrade, is tense as it prepares for a major anti-government rally. Populist President Aleksandar Vucic warns of planned violence, intensifying fears of clashes between protesters and government supporters.

Several hundred students have blocked Serbia’s public television station building in Belgrade as tensions soar in the Balkan country days ahead of a planned large rally billed as an endgame in months of massive anti-government protests.

Tensions were rising in Serbia days ahead of a mass anti-corruption protest as ultranationalist backers of the government flocked to the capital, sparking concerns of a confrontation between the rival camps.