Not to forget the weekly Planeta in Serbia.
- Палета (ромски) – 18.09.2023. In: RTVS. https://media.rtv.rs/sr_ci/paleta-romski/85874
Category Archives: Serbia
Romanes Standardisation
The efforts to standardise Romanes continue. We are not in agreement with this, as the main dialect groups are quite different. The danger of creating an artificial language are quite large.
- Romski jezik i rad na njegovoj standardizaciji odvijao se poslednjih pedesetak godina. In: Telegraf. 09.09.2023. https://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/srbija/3746768-standardizacija-romskok-jezika
Subotica: festival
On Tuesday, September 12, the Roma National Council and the City of Subotica are organizing the First Festival of Roma Music, the Roma Tambura and Brass Evening, on the City Square.
- „Tambura se sluša ušima, a čuje srcem“ – Romsko tamburaško i duvačko veče, 12. Septembra. In: Subotičke. 08.09.2023. https://suboticke.rs/vesti/tambura-se-slusa-usima-a-cuje-srcem-romsko-tamburasko-i-duvacko-vece-12-septembra/
On October 23 last year, the Roma newsroom of Radio Television Serbia started broadcasting a program, called “Romanipen”. Every week, the show broadcasts topics and current events that deal with the problems and life of the Roma. The content is in Romani and Serbian.
- Ромски медији. In : RTS. 28.08.2023. https://www.rts.rs/radio/radio-beograd-1/5262519/romski-mediji.html
Serbia: Baptism
Another article that is not exactly good for Roma. This time it is a baptism of a child in Belgrade, where apparently lots of money was spent.
- Snimka krštenja u Srbiji postala viralna: Došla je trbušna plesačica, a novci su letjeli na sve strane. In: Večernji. 24.08.2023. https://www.vecernji.hr/lifestyle/snimka-krstenja-u-srbiji-postala-viralna-dosla-je-trbusna-plesacica-a-novci-su-letjeli-na-sve-strane-1704362
Serbia: Wedding and Stereotypes
A bad article about a lavish wedding in Serbia. It reinforces stereotypes.
- Na romsku svadbu u Pančevu doneli “materinu pogaču” od 75 kg: Ima veze s nevinošću mlade. In: Telegraf. 24.08.2023. https://www.telegraf.rs/jetset/vesti-jetset/3736863-sta-je-materina-pogaca-koja-se-sluzila-na-romskoj-svadbi-u-pancevu
Serbia: New Roma Centre
A new centre for Roma opened ibn the Serbian city of Pirot.
In his speech, the mayor of Pirot, Mr. Vladan Vasić, M.Sc., thanked the Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, the Council of Europe and everyone who participated in the renovation of this building. – I also thank the many Roma organizations that will find a place here for their cultural, educational, and children’s activities. I hope that as many people as possible will use this facility – said Mayor Vasić.
- Otvoren Romski centar u Pirotu. In: Naslovi. 23.08.2023. https://naslovi.net/2023-08-23/pirotske-vesti/otvoren-romski-centar-u-pirotu/34233250
Serbia: Festival
The festival of Roma culture and tradition “E kulturako” was held for the first time in Smederevska Palanka, organized by the “Amaro drom” association.
- Po prvi put u Smederevskoj Palanci realizovan romski festival “E kulturako”. In: Telegraf. 18.08.2023. https://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/srbija/3733160-festival-e-kulturako-u-smederevskoj-palanci
Festival dedicated to Šaban Bajramović
Šaban Bajramović (1936–2008), inspired many with his songs and rich creativity. The artist, who composed more than 700 songs, 20 albums and about fifty singles during his lifetime, is an inspiration to many musicians. In order to revive the memory of the legendary singer, the Association “Veseli Romi” from Niš organized, apart from that city, which is Bajramović’s birthplace, the first festival dedicated to Šaban in Belgrade as well.
- Festival posvećen Šabanu Bajramović. In: Politika. 17.08.2023. https://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/566737/Festival-posvecen-Sabanu-Bajramovicu
Maja Jovanović
Maja Jovanović is a poet and ambassador of Roma culture and literature: “I find inspiration in children”
She says that it sometimes is very difficult to bare your soul through a song. Sometimes it’s easy to write a poem, but it’s a shame if it doesn’t get into the hands of readers, especially the youngest generations.
- Maja je pesnikinja i ambasadorka romske kulture i književnosti: “U deci pronalazim inspiraciju”. In: Telegraf. 17.08.2023. https://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/srbija/3732477-maja-je-pesnikinja-i-ambasadorka-romske-kulture-i-knjizevnosti
Serbia and Roma
The event “Roma to your city” was held for the first time in 2011. “This is the eleventh presentation of Romani culture in front of the people of Piroć in this way,” says Silvija Nešić from UG “Ternipe” and adds that the event represents a platform for the promotion and respect of Romani culture, gathering talented young Romani men and women. “Over the years, the conditions for the promotion and development of Roma culture have been created, and soon, with this goal, a Roma cultural centre will be opened in Pirot,” says Nešićeva.
- “Romi svome gradu 2023” – Raznolikost i bogatstvo romske kulture. In: Pirotske Vesti. 12.08.2023. https://www.pirotskevesti.rs/romi-svome-gradu-2023-raznolikost-i-bogatstvo-romske-kulture/
Serbia: The Opovo Settlement
The new settlement in Opovo is one of the more organized of the Vojvodina region, having been built in 2019 by a European Union project with the aim of integrating the Roma population into the local community. It was visited by representatives of the National Council of the Roma National Minority and the province on the occasion of the “Children’s Games”.
- Opovo – primer dobre prakse inkluzije Roma. In: RTV. 04.08.2023. https://www.rtv.rs/sr_lat/vojvodina/banat/opovo-primer-dobre-prakse-inkluzije-roma_1465710.html
Serbia and Romnja
According to research by domestic and international organizations, the biggest problems Roma women face are insufficient education, gender equality and frequent discrimination in the family and society. These difficulties, which the Roma people have been facing for decades, can only be solved by the association and joint action of young, educated and charismatic women – said Živana Živanović, expert associate of the provincial secretariat for education and member of the municipal council in charge of social policy, youth and sports in the municipality of Sremski Karlovci.
- Obrazovanjem protiv predrasuda: Solidarnost je ključ u rešavanju problema Romkinja. In: Telegraf. 21.07.2023. https://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/srbija/3717619-solidarnost-je-kljuc-u-resavanju-problema-romkinja
Palić European Film Festival
The film festival in Palić, Serbia, amongst others will feature the movie “Three thousand numbered parts” by Adam Časi. The movie is based on a theatre play, directed by Časi, staged in Budapest and then moved to Berlin. Supported by the Open Society Foundation, the creative team composed exclusively of Roma has been working together for the sixth year in the desire to educate marginalized Roma through artistic activity. Roma boys and girls act, sing, dance, satirically referring to their own painful life stories, continuous traumas and experiences that left scars on their hands. Cruel, seasoned with dark humour, a political film against injustice, prejudice, discrimination and racism towards the Roma – the largest European minority.
- “Zarobljen” Vasilisa Kacupisa i “Tri hiljade numerisanih delova” Adama Časija na programu Palića. In: Telegraf. 20.07.2023. https://www.telegraf.rs/pop-i-kultura/film-tv/3717315-zarobljen-vasilisa-kacupisa-na-programu-palica
Serbia: Journalist and Rom
Zoran Saitović, editor-in-chief of the ROMinfomedia portal from Leskovac, Serbia, spoke about the difficulties he faces in his career as a journalist, but also as an activist in the fight for minorities and human rights in nowadays Serbia.
- Položaj novinara u Srbiji je težak, a ako ste Rom onda je dvostruko teži. In: Telegraf. 14.07.2023. https://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/srbija/3713928-polozaj-novinara-u-srbiji-je-tezak-a-ako-ste-rom-onda-je-dvostruko-tezi
Serbia – Horrible
The story of an unqualified teaching assistant is accused of having sexually harassed more than 20 children in a kindergarten with mostly Roma. In another kindergarten, an assistant molested more than 50 children in the same Vojvodina region.
Bad.
- Opština Odžaci: Osumnjičeni pedagoški asistent nije smeo da ostaje sam sa decom. In: N1 Info. 11.07.2023. https://n1info.rs/vesti/opstina-odzaci-pedagoski-asistent-poslat-kao-ispomoc-zbog-malog-broja-vaspitaca/
Serbia: Journalism Workshop
The first workshop organized by the Ecumenical Humanitarian Organization (EHO) on the topic “Journalists in the world of discrimination and anti-Gypsyism” was held on June 29 and 30 in Novi Sad at the premises of EHO. The project is supported by the Swiss organization HEKS/EPER, and is implemented by the Ecumenical Humanitarian Organization Novi Sad in partnership with 7 municipalities in Serbia.
- Prva radionica “Novinari u svetu diskriminacije i anticiganizma” uspešno održana u Novom Sadu. In: Telegraf. 03.07.2023. https://www.telegraf.rs/vesti/srbija/3705656-novinari-u-svetu-diskriminacije-i-anticiganizma
Paleta
A TV program from the Vojvodina (Serbia) TV in Romanes with Serbian translations.
- Палета (ромски). 26.06.2023. https://media.rtv.rs/sr_ci/paleta-romski/84218
Serbia and Statistics
The Serbian language is the mother tongue of 84.4 percent of the population of Serbia according to the latest numbers published by the Serbian Republic Institute of Statistics.
After Serbian, the most represented mother tongues are Hungarian, 2.6 percent, Bosnian, 2.2 percent, Romani, 1.2 percent, and Albanian, 1.0 percent.
We can only guess that many Roma simply wrote their mother tongue is Serbian (or Hungarian).
- Srpski jezik maternji za 84,4 odsto građana Srbije, 81,1 odsto stanovnika pravoslavci. In: Politika. 19.06.2023. https://www.politika.rs/sr/clanak/558213/srpski-jezik-pravoslavlje-vera-srbija
Some Acoustic Music
An acoustic recording of Roma songs arranged in pop.
- ACOUSTIC ROMALE: Album sa 11 pesama u akustičnom pop aranžmanu (NOVO) (Uživo) (Love&Live). In: Telegraf. 02.06.2023. https://www.telegraf.rs/pop-i-kultura/muzika/3689661-acoustic-romale-album-sa-11-pesama-u-akusticnom-pop-aranzmanu-novo-uzivo-lovelive
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