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Wroclaw: Exhibition

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It is the first presentation of the unique collection of Andrzej Grzymała-Kazłowski, founder and owner of the Museum of Roma Culture in Warsaw. This unique collection, the largest remaining in private hands was only seen online and in fragment in some exhibitions.
It is now on show at the Ethnographic Museum in Wroclaw – a Branch of the National Museum in Wroclaw until September 3rd.

– Pe drom baro… Na wielkiej drodze. Od Cyganów do Romów. In: Radio Wroclaw. 17.05.2017. http://www.radiowroclaw.pl/articles/view/66518/Pe-drom-baro-Na-wielkiej-drodze-Od-Cyganow-do-Romow

Pe drom baro… Na wielkiej Od Cyganów do Romów

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Slovakia and Al-Jazeera

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A Slovak reaction to a reportage about Rroma in Slovakia. The Al-Jazeera reportage is considered objective, well informed, and representative, also in its political analysis.

– Týždeň vo svetových médiách: Arabská televízia o Ficovi, Kotlebovi a Rómoch. In: Aktuality. 20.05.2017. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/487788/tyzden-vo-svetovych-mediach-arabska-televizia-o-ficovi-kotlebovi-a-romoch/
– Life in Slovakia’s Roma slums: Poverty and segregation. In: Al-Jazeera. 10.05.2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/04/life-slovakia-roma-slums-poverty-segregation-170425090756677.html

Aktuálne spravodajstvo na Slovensku a vo svete |

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Slovakia and the Police Case

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The lawyer of the Rroma who sued the police for abuse following their arrest and abuse and who were acquitted last week, believes that the court will change the decision to free cops. According to the lawyer, it is incomprehensible that the District Court refused to accept the incriminating video as evidence without having to carry out an expert opinion. The prosecution appealed the verdict in any case.

– Advokátka týraných Rómov verí, že súd zmení rozhodnutie o oslobodení policajtov. In: Spravy Pravda. 18.05.2017. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/429913-advokatka-tyranych-romov-veri-ze-sud-zmeni-rozhodnutie-o-oslobodeni-policajtov/

Advokátka týraných Rómov verí, že súd zmení rozhodnutie o oslobodení policajtov

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Kindergartens in Romania

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A view on a project in Romania that helped fund kindergartens in Romania and managed to have about 1’000 young Rroma properly enrolled in pre-school.
Good, but this is a drop of water on a hot stone. Where is the state whose responsibility it is after all?

– Guest article: Making positive changes for Roma children sustainable. In: EPHA. 15.05.2017. https://epha.org/making-positive-changes-for-roma-children-sustainable/

Guest article: Making positive changes for Roma children sustainable

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Slovak President and Rroma

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The Slovak president sharply criticised the lack of results in fighting poverty among Rroma. The Slovak President said he is convinced that the failure to address Rroma issues reflects the country’s inability to manage its public affairs.

– Slovak President sharply criticizes shabby results in combating Romani poverty. In: Romea.cz. 20.05.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovak-president-sharply-criticizes-shabby-results-in-combating-romani-poverty

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Lety, and an Activist

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An article about Jožka Miker, a Rroma activist. He engages himself among other things into closing the pig farm that stands on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety, where many relatives of his wife were killed during the war. This fight has been ongoing since at least 25 years, and is still not closed.

– JOŽKA GEGEN DIE SCHWEINEMAST – VOM KAMPF UM WÜRDIGES ERINNERN AN DAS ROMA-KZ LETY. In: Radio Prague. 18.05.2017. http://www.radio.cz/de/rubrik/kaleidoskop/jozka-gegen-die-schweinemast-vom-kampf-um-wuerdiges-erinnern-an-das-roma-kz-lety

Jožka gegen die Schweinemast – Vom Kampf um würdiges Erinnern an das Roma-KZ Lety | Radio Prag

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France: Angelo Garand – an Appeal

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Angelo Garand, a French Manouche from the Orléans region in Francewas killed by the police in April. The police was looking for him as he had failed to return to prison after a leave (he was condemned for two years following burglaries).
The police commando who killed him claimed he threw himself on them.
The family wants now to get full transparency on what really happened and on why he was killed. They need support – help them too!

– https://www.leetchi.com/c/solidarite-de-aurelie-garand
– See also: https://www.facebook.com/Justice-Pour-Angelo-1307118499372039/?fref=ts
– For background material: For example Libération 27.05.2017. http://www.liberation.fr/france/2017/04/27/emoi-apres-la-mort-d-un-detenu-en-cavale_1565873

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Slovakia – 7 Years

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Ten police officers were freed of all charges for their abuse of Rroma children in Lunik IX, one of the notorious Rroma neighbourhoods of Kosice. The police officers allegedly forced the Rroma under the threat of violence to kiss each other in the corridor of the District Police Department of Košice, they had to strip, were forced with a gun on their head to lick the police officer’s shooes, and so on. The cops recorded the incident on mobile phones, sending shots to other colleagues, a scrawled and scratched record she got to the editor of the SME journal and published the content.
Bad that they went free.

– Súd opäť oslobodil obžalovaných v kaze šikanovania rómskych detí. In: Spravy Pravda. 17.05.2017. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/429760-sud-opat-oslobodil-obzalovanych-v-kaze-sikanovania-romskych-deti/

Súd opäť oslobodil obžalovaných v kaze šikanovania rómskych detí

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Italy: 16 of May

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Rroma manifested en masse in Rome in the context of the 16 of May, the day of resistance commemorating the Rroma uprising in Auschwitz Birkenau in 1944. They took the opportunity to ask for civil and social inclusion.

– Rom e Sinti, sit-in a Montecitorio per l’inclusione sociale e civile. In: Roma da Leggere. 16.05.2017. http://www.romadaleggere.it/comunita-rom-e-sinti-inclusione-sociale-e-civile/
– ROM E SINTI IN PRESIDIO A ROMA NEL GIORNO DELLA LORO RESISTENZA CONTRO LE SS AD AUSCHWITZ. In: Radio Onda d’Urto. 16.05.2017. http://www.radiondadurto.org/2017/05/16/rom-e-sinti-in-presidio-a-roma-nel-giorno-della-loro-resistenza-contro-le-ss-ad-auschwitz/
Oggi a Rimini la Giornata dei Sinti in Italia. In: SMTV San Marino. 16.05.2017. http://www.smtvsanmarino.sm/attualita/2017/05/16/oggi-rimini-giornata-sinti-italia

Comunità Rom e Sinti, sit-in a Montecitorio per l'inclusione sociale e civile

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Kiev and Rroma

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More than 300 people, roughly 100 families of Rroma have had to leave their homes in Kiev following threats against them. Just after the families left, 5 houses were torched.
This is ethnic cleansing and occurred just before the Europvision.

– Kiev Calling: Ethnic Cleansing Ahead of Eurovision Song Contest. In: ERRC Blog. 12.05.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/kiev-calling-ethnic-cleansing-ahead-of-eurovision-song-contest/171

Kiev Calling: Ethnic Cleansing Ahead of Eurovision Song Contest

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