October 25, 2016 - rroma.org

UK: Rroma Insecure

October 25, 2016 Published by: RF

A new report by a think tank shows that Rroma in the UK are deeply insecure following the Brexit vote and the subsequent uncertainty and increased anti-immigrant rhetoric. There are an estimated 80 to 300’000 Rroma in the UK, and the EU was contributing around 1.1 Bio pounds a year for their integration.

– Roma in UK ‘deeply insecure’ after vote to leave EU, thinktank says. In: The Guardian. 24.10.2016. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/24/roma-in-uk-deeply-insecure-after-vote-to-leave-eu-thinktank-says

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Plzeň, Czech Republic – New Initiative

October 25, 2016 Published by: RF

An association opened up a park for the practice of “Parkour” a kind of obstacle race set in a city environment. The park is open to all and is aimed at poor children, many of which are Rroma.

– A Plzeň, un terrain de parkour pour surmonter les barrières sociales. In: Radio Prague. 19.10.2016. http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/faits/a-plzen-un-terrain-de-parkour-pour-surmonter-les-barrieres-sociales

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Czech Republic: Demands for Investigation

October 25, 2016 Published by: RF

Several members of the Czech Council of Roma Minority affairs are demanding in an open letter that the suspicious death of a young Rrom in Žatec be investigated. The boy died on October 18th after having been apparently beaten up by the workers at a restaurant as well as by several patrons there and finally by the police.
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– Civil society members of Czech Govt Roma Council demand thorough investigation of Romani man’s death as soon as possible. In: Romea.cz. 23.10.2016. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/civil-society-members-of-czech-govt-roma-council-demand-thorough-investigation-of-romani-man-s-death-as-soon-as-possible#.WAzWHk2X5Lo.facebook
– Členové romské rady žádají důsledné prošetření smrti Roma v Žatci v co nejkratším čase. In: Romea.cz. 23.10.2016. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/clenove-romske-rady-zadaji-dusledne-prosetreni-smrti-roma-v-zatci-v-co-nejkratsim-case