The Roma settlements (called Osada) are is so poor conditions that tuberculosis is quite common. And it is difficult to heal (it is often resistant against many antibiotics). Slovakia is trying to tackle the problem, forming staff who will work in the settlement themselves.
– V boji s tuberkulózou v osadách majú pomôcť aj terénni pracovníci. In: Korzar. 09.07.2017. https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20554751/v-boji-s-tuberkulozou-v-osadach-maju-pomoct-aj-terenni-pracovnici.html#axzz4jaOqLf6Z
A successful dancer openly says she is a Romni. Good but not easy in a country where Roma are continuously discriminated upon.
– Úspešná tanečníčka: Nie je hanbou byť Rómom. In: Aktuality. 08.06.2017. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/494935/uspesna-tanecnicka-nie-je-hanbou-byt-rom/
The Ombudsman judged that the city of Helsinki acted rightfully in refusing to open a shelter for Roma.
Really???
– Ombudsman: Helsinki city acted lawfully in Roma shelter refusal. In: Yle. 07.06.2017. https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/ombudsman_helsinki_city_acted_lawfully_in_roma_shelter_refusal/9654632
Two more articles on the opening of the European Roma Institute for Art in Berlin last Thursday. From the New York Times and the Smithonian.
– Lifting Up the Arts and Culture of Europe’s Roma in Berlin. In: The New York Times. 09.07.2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/09/arts/design/lifting-up-the-arts-and-culture-of-europes-roma-in-berlin.html?_r=0
First-Ever Roma Cultural Institution Opens in Europe. In: The Smithonian. 09.07.2017. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/first-ever-roma-cultural-institution-opens-europe-180963620/
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