Daily Archives: December 20, 2018

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In a social network, a resident of Zaporozhye Artem Gromov posted a photo of people who, according to him, rob people of Zaporozhye using hypnosis and curses. According to some users of the social network, the Roma are involved in thefts, fraud and robberies near Zaporizhzhya hospitals, markets and other places where people gather. Some Cossacks are convinced that the police are covering the swindlers, since otherwise they would have been in prison long ago.

Odessa Riots

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Some controversy around the alleged perpetrator of the murder of a 8 years old girl that prompted the riots near Odessa in 2016. The suspect has an alibi for the time of the murder and it seems that the prosecution neglected to follow up on other traces / suspects.

– Halya Coynash: Shocking riots against Roma sparked by arrest of a man with an alibi. In: Kyiv Post. 19.12.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/halya-coynash-shocking-riots-against-roma-sparked-by-arrest-of-a-man-with-an-alibi.html
– Shocking riots against Roma in Odesa oblast sparked by arrest of a man with an alibi. In: KHPG. 19.12.2018. http://khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1544902503

Begging Ban

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A top Swedish court has given the green light to a controversial begging ban in the town of Vellinge. The original ban had been lifted by court order, but the highest administrative court has re-instated it.
Begging bans are known to be ineffective in most places they were introduced.

– Mixed Reactions as Swedish Court Green-Lights ‘Anti-Gypsy’ Begging Ban. In: Sputnik News. 19.12.2018. https://sputniknews.com/europe/201812191070825722-sweden-begging-ban/

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