March 28, 2023 - rroma.org

The Church and Refugees in the Ukraine

March 28, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

Bishop of Kielce Jan Piotrowski in the company of the Latin Metropolitan of Lviv, Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki visited the parish of St. John Paul II in Lviv and the nearly hundred refugees who live there.

Despite the language barrier, Bishop Piotrowski also talked with Roma children studying in the parish school “Alav” (meaning “word”) organized for them, which, together with the parish priest, Fr. Grzegorz Draus, they sang their own original parish anthem and in Polish “Zielony Mosteczek”. It was a testimony to the success of students who speak Russian and Ukrainian, as well as Hungarian or Romani, on a daily basis.

Bp Piotrowski odwiedził uchodźców w parafii św. Jana Pawła II we Lwowie. In: Misyjne. 28.03.2023. https://misyjne.pl/bp-piotrowski-odwiedzil-uchodzcow-w-parafii-sw-jana-pawla-ii-we-lwowie/

News Eastern Europe Poland

Poland, Foreigners, and Minorities

March 28, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

Latest statistics on whom the Poles like and dislike. Unfortunately, no surprise that nearly 50% of the Poles dislike Roma. What is surprising, is that Roma are only in 4^th position, after Russians, Arabs, and Byelorussians (in that order)…

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Poles’ dislike of Russians, Belarusians, Hungarians and Germans has grown amid war, finds study. In: Notes from Poland. 27.03.2023. https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/03/27/poles-dislike-of-russians-belarusians-hungarians-and-germans-has-grown-amid-war-finds-study/

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Discrimination in Slovakia

March 28, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

According to the recommendations of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, Slovakia must take the necessary measures to eliminate discrimination and segregation of Roma children in education.

The annual report of Amnesty International Slovakia (AIS) for the year 2022 states that in 2022, systemic discrimination against Roma continued in Slovakia. Roma children are systematically denied the right to education and protection from discrimination in primary education. Investigations into inappropriate use of police force are insufficient.

Aj vlani na Slovensku pretrvávala systémová diskriminácia Rómov. In: Aktuality. 28.03.2023. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/673D4Ai/aj-vlani-na-slovensku-pretrvavala-systemova-diskriminacia-romov/