16 days of Activism against Violence against Women

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WHY THEY ARE NOT AMONG US?images from street
performance gtsilent silhouetteslt

• 16 days of Activism against Violence against
  Women
• 25th November 10th December 2003.
• Serbia and Montenegro

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• WHY THEY ARE NOT AMONG US?
• In Serbia, 31 women have been killed by their
  husbands or current/ex partners since the
  beginning of 2003 till November.
• This performance is dedicated to them.
• This fact is horrifying, but we are aware that
  this is just the tip of the iceberg, and that
  many women here and around the world are
  suffering different forms of violence. We are
  also aware that society doesn't have the right
  attitude and efficient response in terms of
  protection and safety of victims and survivors of
  violence.

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Belgrade
C.N. (53) Sremska Mitrovica Killed by more than
10 knife stabs by her deserted husband. He was
drunk when he killed her. He is sentenced to 4
years and 10 months.
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I.H. (19) Novi Sad Killed by several gunshots
by her ex partner. She was involved in
relationship with him for few months. Her partner
was a police officer.
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D.A. (17) Subotica Killed by several knife
stabs in her chests while protecting her mother
from violent partner.
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Lj.P. (25) Beograd Killed in the presence of
her two-year old son, while in bathtub, with 22
knife stabs.
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Novi Sad
M.S. (41) Bor Killed by the shotgun by her
husband. He had license for gun though he was
alcoholic.
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A.S. (25) Srpski Miletic Husband killed her by
automatic gun in the presence of three-year old
son. Husband also killed her brother (25).
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Zrenjanin
M.M. (18) Mladenovac Killed by the gun by her
ex-partner because she didnt want to renew the
relationship.
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A.M. (33) Pirot Wounded while sitting in café,
by the man who was obsessed with her. Died on the
way to hospital. All his harassments were
reported to police.
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E.D. (24) Pirot Strangled by her partner.
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D.N. (70) - Pancevo Killed by gunshots by her
husband. Pushed down the stairs with visible
wounds all over her body.
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D.Z. (26) - Paracin Killed on the street, in
front of the court, by her ex-husband who fired 8
bullets to her. He was sentenced to 10 years. She
had three minor children.
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Kikinda
B.Z. (19) - Kragujevac Killed by knife stabs by
her husband because he was jealous. Police
intervened several times in the past.
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M.P. (25) - Beograd Killed by the gunshots by her
partner.
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D.N. (50) - Malo Crnice Killed by axe by her
husband.
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Velika Plana
E.M. (37) - Subotica Stabbed to death by her
husband.
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Lj.K. (29) - Kragujevac Stabbed to death by her
husband in presence of her twelve year old
daughter.
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K.. (31) - Backa Palanka Stabbed to death by her
husband.
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S.S. (35) Vladicin Han Stabbed to death by her
husband.
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S.S. (69) Beograd Killed by her husband, while
sleeping, by several axe hits.
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Prijepolje
M.R. Beograd Killed by her husband by gunshots
in the presence of son (25). Police intervened
and prevented the murder of daughter and
son-in-law.
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D.B. (60) Negotin Strangled by her fiancé.
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S.G. (39) Leskovac Killed by her partner. He
stabbed her to death and than burned her in her
own house.
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Uzice
J.J. (45) Jagodina Partner killed her while
sleeping by stabbing the knife in her throat. She
had four children.
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R.M. (72) Pirot Battered to death.
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Sabac
B.K. (29) Smederevo Killed by the man she was
not involved with, a work colleague. She reported
harassments to authorities but nobody responded.
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J.M. (35) Pancevo Killed by husband she
divorced three months before, by hammer slams.
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M.D. (56) agubica Killed by log by her husband.
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A.R. (35) Novi Sad Battered to death by her
fiancé.
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Grocka
B.K. (45) Leskovac Killed by several gunshots
by her husband the she left recently before. Her
son (23) was also wounded.
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S.S. eleznik Husband chopped her head off
while sleeping.
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Z.Ð. Poarevac Battered to death.
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WHY THEY ARE NOT AMONG US?
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Organizers of the campaign in Serbia gtgt
Autonomous Womens Center and Women at Work from
Belgrade. Performers in SILENT SILHOUETTES gtgt
Biljana Stankovic, Saka Rakef, Jelisaveta
Novakovic, Vesna Bujoevic, Romana Caran, Sladana
Rackov, Zoe Gudovic Director of street
performancegtgt Jelena Dakic Music used in this
presentation gtgt Garbarek/Brahem Rammy