Silva Mesojedec sent a letter to the Domovina editors in which he presents his eleven-point analysis of the state of the Roma issue, its causes and possible solutions. To quote her letter:
1964: 64 Roma lived in Žabjak (census of Roma in Dolenjska).
1971: the study mentions 37 Roma families and 200 Roma.
1984: 214 Roma are mentioned.
2014: there are about 700 Roma.
Today, the number is around 1,000 Roma.
Until 1984, the state at least systematically monitored the number. Then – nothing more. This is not a coincidence, but evidence of a completely wrong attitude towards the Roma issue: if you don’t measure the problem, you don’t solve it either. There are no statistics, no strategy, no responsibility.
In brief, Roma multiply. Ever had doubts about statistics? 10% of the population in the Balkan are Roma. The 64 in 1964 was an illusion …
- [Prejeli smo] »O romski problematiki ne govorite več abstraktno.« Analiza in predlogi v 11 točkah. In: Domovina. 15.11.2025. https://www.domovina.je/prejeli-smo-o-romski-problematiki-ne-govorite-vec-abstraktno-analiza-in-predlogi-v-11-tockah
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