Daily Archives: May 7, 2024

News Eastern Europe Poland

Poland: Video of a Festival

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A festival with Roma in the Spa Park attracted crowds to Ciechocinek. There were over 9,000 people at the concert at the spa. Ciechocinek is famous for its festivals.

News Eastern Europe Poland

Reportage in a Settlement

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A TV crew visited a controversial Roma settlement in Koszary, near Limanowa. The case of these Roma has filled many articles in the Polish press.

During the broadcast of the report, Roma children said in front of the camera that they were called names, ridiculed, attacked and beaten – but the young boys did not present any specific situations. Their parents told that they had no other choice than to burn refuse to heat, something what neighbours hav been complaining a lot.

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Trebišov: At Last

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More than a year after a fire ravaged a Roma settlement in Trebišov, Slovakia, a more suitable housing has been provided by a NGO. Until then, many of the Roma had to live in tents, even through the winter.

The state is pretty much absent here.

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