Fresh clashes erupted between protesters and riot police in Serbia’s capital Belgrade and other cities on the fifth consecutive night of unrest.

Fresh clashes erupted late Saturday (august 17) between protesters and riot police in Serbia's capital Belgrade and other cities, on the fifth consecutive night of unrest. Almost daily protests have gripped Serbia since November,

The situation has put pressure on Serbia's increasingly autocratic President Aleksandar Vucic, who has refused the protesters' demand to call an early parliamentary election.