<span style="color: #222222;">In Serbia, thousands of people rallied in capital Belgrade yesterday against President Aleksandar Vucic. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Protesters accuse the regime of corruption and oppression of media freedoms. Protests are held weekly in the Balkan country since December against what critics describe as Vucic's slide towards autocratic rule.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Vucic, an ultra-nationalist-turned-pro European has, however,  rejected claims he has become autocratic. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Serbia, which aspires to join the European Union in 2025, was criticised by the European Commission last year over press freedoms in the country, denouncing threats, intimidation and violence against journalists. </span><br />''