Daily Archives: April 11, 2018

Brawl in Cataluña

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A brutal fight between football fans and Roma occurred during the night of Saturday to Sunday in Cornella de Llobregat near Barcelona. Several Roma were hospitalised. Reasons for the brawl are not known yet.

– Brutal street fight erupts ‘between Barcelona football fans and gypsies’ as they brawl with bottles and poles in Spanish town centre. In: The Sun. 10.04.2018. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/6014735/video-barcelona-football-fans-gypsies-fight-spain/

Slovakia, Research and Child Pornography

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David Scheffel, a Thompson Rivers University Professor (close to Vancouver, Canada) has been arrested on charges of child pornography, sexual offences and even arm trafficking. He denies the charges claiming that they stem from his study of child prostitution among Roma in Slovakia. The professor is reputed to be an expert on Roma culture.

– Thompson Rivers University Professor in Jail in Slovakia. In Kamloop this week. 10.04.2018. http://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/thompson-rivers-university-professor-in-jail-in-slovakia-1.23262600

Czech Republic and Hate Speech

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A very interesting interview of the construction of “enemies” that are used to fuel hatred in the Czech Republic and thir current increase to unprecedented levels.
Scary.

– MARTIN ŠMOK: LONG-STANDING CONSTRUCTS OF ENEMY BEING USED TO FUEL LEVELS OF HATRED UNSEEN SINCE WAR. In: Ragio Praha. 09.04.2018. http://www.radio.cz/en/section/one-on-one/martin-smok-long-standing-constructs-of-enemy-being-used-to-fuel-levels-of-hatred-unseen-since-war

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