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Bureaucracy and Motherhood in Serbia

Categories: Eastern & Central Europe, Serbia, Citizen Media, Digital Activism, Governance, Law, Photography, Women & Gender, Youth

Marija Janković's photo of her 3-month-old baby [1] sleeping peacefully next to the 52 medical and administrative documents has received 942 ‘likes’ and 826 ‘shares’ on the Facebook page of Status Magazin [2] [sr], a Belgrade monthly, and was awarded the first prize in a photo contest run by the publication. It took Janković one year to collect all this paperwork in order to be eligible for one-time financial aid from the Serbian state. Facebook user Tanja Plava commented [3] [sr]:

And this is only the beginning :)