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Germany: Condemned

November 19, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The district court of Neumünster sentenced the operator of a fitness studio to a one thousand Euros fine and thus agreed with Kelly Laubinger, a Sintica from Neumünster. She had suspected that she was denied membership of the fitness studio because of her last name – Laubinger which is a name that many Sinti bear. She hopes that her recent court victory will encourage others to take action against inequality.

Ablehnung war Diskriminierung. In: TAZ. 18.11.2022. https://taz.de/Gericht-verurteilt-Fitnessstudio/!5896137/
Fitnessstudio in Neumünster wegen Diskriminierung von Sinti verurteilt. In: NDR. 18.11.2022. https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Fitnessstudio-in-Neumuenster-wegen-Diskriminierung-von-Sinti-verurteilt,urteil680.html
Neumünsteranerin gewinnt Prozess gegen Fitness-Studio: „Hoffnung für Minderheit“. In: SHZ. 18.11.2022. https://www.shz.de/lokales/artikel/sintiza-aus-neumuenster-gewinnt-diskriminierungsprozess-43588238

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Slovakia: Roma Mayors

November 19, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

A record number of Roma mayors won in the municipal elections. In the next election period, there will be 52 of them.

For comparison – in 2010, there were only 12 of them. Despite the growing number, Roma are only slowly getting involved in local government affairs.

V komunálnych voľbách zvíťazil rekordný počet rómskych starostov a starostiek. In; RTVS. 18.11.2022. https://spravy.rtvs.sk/2022/11/v-komunalnych-volbach-zvitazil-rekordny-pocet-romskych-starostov-a-starostiek/

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Czech Republic and Forced Sterilisations

November 19, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The scandalous reluctance of the Ministry of Health to compensate victims of forced sterilizations is reflected in the still deeply rooted racism in Czech society.

The Association of Women Victims of Illegal Sterilization has been fighting for compensation for affected women for several decades. Romnja were sterilized because they are Romani. Compensation for this is hampered by some officials for the same reason.

Odškodnění za sterilizaci žen brzdí strukturální anticiganismus. In: Dennik Referendum. 18.11.2022. https://denikreferendum.cz/clanek/34633-odskodneni-za-sterilizaci-zen-brzdi-strukturalni-anticiganismus

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Czech Republic: Discrimination in Education

November 19, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Marek Tatar (28), a Czech Rom, is currently studying transcultural communication in his third year at the Faculty of Education in Hradec Králové and works as a programmer in IT. Hi path to higher education was not smooth. He faced bullying in elementary school, overheard a conversation between two of his teachers in the school corridor about the fact that they didn’t want a gypsy at school, which prompted him to stop his studies. Fortunately, he was convinced by his family to do at least the minimum, which allowed him later to start studies.

It shows how discrimination and racism early on can disadvantage children from minorities for their entire lives. Fortunately, there are also example like him.

Stačilo zastání učitelky a z propadlíka je student univerzity. Marek Tatár studuje transkulturní komunikaci. In: Hate Free. 18.11.2022. https://www.hatefree.cz/clanky/stacilo-zastani-ucitelky-a-z-propadlika-je-student-univerzity-marek-tatar-studuje-transkulturni-komunikaci