Monthly Archives: May 2022

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Khamoro Festival

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The concerts of the bands Imperio and Connection on Sunday at the Prague Exhibition Grounds started the international festival of Romani culture Khamoro. The core of the event, which will last until June 4, will be Romani music. Visitors can also watch a theatrical performance and a parade of artists through the centre of Prague is also planned. The festival is organized by Slovo 21 and Studio Production Saga.

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Khamoro Festival

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The International Roma Festival started in Prague on May 29 and will last until June 4. This is the 24th year of the festival, which brings Romani music combined with Yiddish music, gypsy jazz and tambourine tones to the city streets. In addition to concerts, people can also look forward to an accompanying program in the form of exhibitions, theatre performances or a procession of artists through the centre of Prague. Jelena Silajdžicová, the director of the organization Slovo 21, and the production manager of the festival, Inka Jurková, promise this varied program.

Germany News Western Europe

Hate Speech in Germany

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Well, unfortunately, not much is done about it in Germany, at least not on the internet.

Austria News Western Europe

Austria – Commemoration

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The Baranka Park commemoration took place for the 14th time last Saturday. The association “Voice of Diversity” organises these to commemorate the Roma and Sinti victims of National Socialism and to celebrate and convey the life and culture of the Roma and Sinti as well as Jewish and Viennese culture.

News Middle East

Turkey and Roma

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The Turkish government is planning an action plan on Roma in the country. It is a bit of a joke to speak about housing after the ruling party and Mr. Erdogan expelled the Roma from Istanbul oldest Roma neighbourhood to make space for his supporters, ending a millennium of Roma presence there.

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

Bulgaria and Illegal burials

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A well know Bulgarian TV presented was accused of racism for saying the illegal burials in Bulgaria are the work of “Roma”. He slipped even further saying he is using “To say ‘Roma’ is like saying a man or a woman”.

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

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There are several Romanes words that are commonly used in Slovakia by the majority population. This article proposes a quiz, prepared together with the Romathan Theatre of Košice.

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Prague and Roma Refugees

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An article on the fate of Roma refugees from the Ukraine camping at the railway station in Prague. The Prague government denies them help given to Ukrainian refugees, as many of these Roma also have a Hungarian passport.

Moldova News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Roma Refugees – Moldova

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In an environment where discriminatory attitudes toward Roma are widespread, Moldovan authorities have allowed – and in some cases suggested to volunteers – to prevent Roma refugees from staying in official accommodation, according to a report by Human Rights Watch.

Sad.

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Ukraine, Roma, Refugees

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A Ukrainian summary of the Guardian article about Roma refugees from Transcarpathia. The article in which it is called a “festering crisis,” the newspaper describes how hundreds of people sleep in unsanitary conditions at the train station and asks about the actions of the Czech authorities.

“Unlike other Ukrainians who were offered refugee visas, these families found they had nowhere to go and no one needed them,” the newspaper writes.

Europe

Roma in Europe

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Lower life expectancy, limited access to health services, violation of human rights… So many factors that affect the mental health of some 10 million Roma in Europe. Associations are sounding the alarm.

France News Western Europe

Saintes Marie de la Mer

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The pilgrimage of Saintes Marie de la Mer has started.

Germany News Western Europe

Germany and Roma

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Mehmet Daimaguler is the Federal Government’s first Antiziganism Commissioner. In the interview he talks about the Sinti and Roma Holocaust, about their scandalous treatment in the post-war period and about the ongoing discrimination.

Europe

New Foundation

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The Open Society Foundations (OSF) has established a pan-European Roma independent foundation. Under the leadership of Zeljka Jovanovice, the current director of the OSF Roma Initiatives Office, the new European Roma Foundation will become the largest European Roma foundation ever. It will be financed by the OSF for ten years, which it will build on.

“I am proud to announce on the occasion of International Roma Resistance Day that we are taking our long-term commitment and commitment to the Roma to the next level,” said George Soros, founder and chairman of the OSF, on May 16.

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