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Czech Protests

July 14, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

In his speech at today’s demonstration in front of the Government Office, pro-Roma activist from Ústí nad Labem Marcel Packert criticized the so-called patriots, who are actually extremists, xenophobes and anti-Semites. Packert warned against the dangers of associating these people with Roma.

Marcel Packert: Spojování Romů s pseudovlastenci je nebezpečné. Vláda neměří stejným metrem a diskriminuje Romy. In: Romea. 13.07.2023. https://romea.cz/cz/komentare/marcel-packert-spojovani-romu-s-pseudovlastenci-je-nebezpecne-vlada-nemeri-stejnym-metrem-a-diskriminuje-romy

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Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

July 14, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

At the initiative of the mayors of 11 municipalities in Slovenia, voters collected the necessary five thousand signatures to submit a package of proposals of changes to laws in the field of social policy and education to the National Assembly. The official aim of this package is to solve the Roma “problem”.

The proposed changes, among others, would pay the social benefits in kind instead of cash for parents not sending their children to school. The same would happen if they are in debt with utilities bills.

There have been severe critics at the proposed changes, with people calling them racist. Effectively, especially the last point on debt on bills, will mean that many Roma families will not have any money left.

Reševanje romske problematike: zmerjanje z rasisti in Golobovi s figo v žepu. In: Reporter. 13.07.2023. https://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/romska-problematika-zmerjanje-z-rasisti-in-golobovi-s-figo-v-zepu-1072865

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Czech Republic, Roma, and Ukrainians

July 14, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

This week in the Czech Republic, the police has been investigating several reports of other alleged attacks by Ukrainians on Roma. They were supposed to be in Sokolov and Přerov. The police have not yet fully completed their investigation and have not confirmed that all of the attacks actually occurred. There is a lot of misinformation being spread among the Roma, and the police have already charged one person for spreading an alarmist message.

This issue is being misused on purpose.

Romy vyděsily další údajné útoky Ukrajinců. Nenaskakujte na lži, radí policie. In: Denil. 13.07.2023. https://www.denik.cz/z_domova/romove-ukrajinci-utoky.html

Europe

OSCE and Roma

July 14, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

For the last twenty years, the OSCE has aimed at improving the situation of the Roma with an action plan. IT has achieved little, mostly because the participating states have done nothing.

20 YEARS OF ‘IMPROVING THE SITUATION OF ROMA’: THE OSCE ACTION PLAN AND THE ‘INEXCUSABLE FAILURES’ OF PARTICIPATING STATES. In: ERRC. 13.07.2023. http://www.errc.org/news/20-years-of-improving-the-situation-of-roma-the-osce-action-plan-and-the-inexcusable-failures-of-participating-states