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Slovenia: Commemorations

August 5, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

Several articles in Slovenia about the August 2^nd commemoration of the genocide of the Roma during the Holocaust. With an interesting one as to whether use “porajmos” (don’t) or “Samudaripen” (better) top denote it.

Samudaripen – spomin na genocid Romov in Sintov. In: Dnevnik. 02.08.2025. https://www.dnevnik.si/mnenja/odprta-stran/samudaripen-spomin-na-genocid-romov-in-sintov-2746395/
Ob dnevu spomina na genocid nad Romi in Sinti poudarjen pomen boja proti diskriminaciji. In: RTV SLO. 02.08.2025. https://www.rtvslo.si/evropska-unija/ob-dnevu-spomina-na-genocid-nad-romi-in-sinti-poudarjen-pomen-boja-proti-diskriminaciji/753584
S spominsko slovesnostjo so se spomnili romskih žrtev genocida. In: Svet 24. 01.08.2025. https://svet24.si/lokalno/pomurje/novice/romi-genocid-spominska-slovesnost-jozek-horvat-muc-1837502
Porajmos ali samudaripen? In: Delo. 02.08.2025. https://www.delo.si/mnenja/pisma-bralcev/porajmos-ali-samudaripen

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Czechia: Commemorations

August 5, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

Several articles in the Czech press on the August 2^nd commemoration of the genocide of the Roma during the Holocaust.

U památníku v Hodoníně na Blanensku drží lidé pietu za oběti romského holokaustu. Byly jich tisíce. In: iRozhlas. 02.08.2025. https://www.irozhlas.cz/zpravy-domov/u-pamatniku-v-hodonine-na-blanensku-drzi-lide-pietu-za-obeti-romskeho-holokaustu_2508021814_jho
Památník v Letech si připomněl oběti romského holokaustu. In: Denik. 03.08.2025. https://pisecky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/pamatnik-v-letech-si-pripomnel-obeti-romskeho-holokaustu-20250803.html
Památník v Letech si připomněl oběti romského holokaustu. In: Budejcka Drbna. 03.08.2025. https://budejcka.drbna.cz/zpravy/spolecnost/46023-pamatnik-v-letech-si-pripomnel-obeti-romskeho-holokaustu.html

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Slovak Romani Music

August 5, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The most famous Slovak musician of Roma origin, Igor Kmeťo Jr., joined forces with Tina and treated his fans to a colorful video clip for the song Av ke mande – come to me. According to the articles, the song is a celebration of temperament, love and the connection of cultures.

FOTO Rómsky BAŠAVEL Igora Kmeťa: Rozkokošená Tina, zranená moderátorka aj horúce tance! In: Novy Čas. 01.08.2025. https://www.cas.sk/prominenti/prominenti-domaci/foto-romsky-basavel-igora-kmeta-rozkokosena-tina-zranena-moderatorka-aj-horuce-tance
Igor Kmeťo ml. a Tina vás vtiahnu na pravý rómsky bašavel. In: Kokteijl. 04.07.2025. https://koktejl.azet.sk/clanok/4tcgmXT/igor-kmeto-ml-a-tina-vas-vtiahnu-na-pravy-romsky-basavel/

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Martin Korčok

August 5, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

On the occasion of the Holocaust Remembrance Day, which the world commemorates on August 2, the Director of the Holocaust Museum in Sereď – Martin Korčok, received the honorary recognition “Friend of the Roma”. The award was presented to him by Csaba Horváth from the Opre Roma Slovensko civic association, which since 2022 has been granting this symbolic recognition to people who, although not from the Roma community, actively contribute to the fight against prejudice and discrimination.

Martin Korčok, riaditeľ Múzea holokaustu v Seredi, získal ocenenie „Priateľ Rómo. In: Sered Online. 03.08.2025. https://www.seredonline.sk/2025/08/03/martin-korcok-riaditel-muzea-holokaustu-v-seredi-ziskal-ocenenie-priatel-romov/#google_vignette

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Slovakia and Commemoration

August 5, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

Many articles about the August 2^nd commemoration of the genocide of the Roma during the Holocaust.

Rómsky holokaust si v Múzeu slovenskej dediny pripomenú výstavou. In: Teraz. 02.08.2025. https://www.teraz.sk/regiony/romsky-holokaust-si-v-muzeu-slovenskej/897016-clanok.html
V Banskej Bystrici si s Úradom splnomocnenca vlády pre rómske komunity pripomíname Pamätný deň rómskeho holokaustu. In: Bystricoviny. 02.08.2025. https://www.bystricoviny.sk/titulka/v-banskej-bystrici-si-s-uradom-splnomocnenca-vlady-pre-romske-komunity-pripominame-pamatny-den-romskeho-holokaustu/
Pollák: Spomienka na rómsky holokaust je výzvou na obranu demokracie. In: Teraz. 02.08.2025. https://www.teraz.sk/spravy/ppollak-spomienka-na-romsky-holokaus/897057-clanok.html
V koncentračnom tábore Auschwitz – Birkenau vyhladili takmer 3 000 Rómov, od tragédie uplynulo už 81 rokov – FOTO. In: Veci-VErejne. 03.08.2025. https://veci-verejne.sk/v-koncentracnom-tabore-auschwitz-birkenau-vyhladili-takmer-3-000-romov-od-tragedie-uplynulo-uz-81-rokov-foto/
Daško: Tragédia rómskeho holokaustu nesmie upadnúť do zabudnutia, je aktuálnou výstrahou. In: Aktuality. 02.08.2025. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/EntehJt/dasko-tragedia-romskeho-holokaustu-nesmie-upadnut-do-zabudnutia-je-aktualnou-vystrahou/