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The Czech Republic will strengthen passport control for refugees and provide assistance only to those fleeing the war and crossing the Ukrainian border.

Basically the statement is: Due to Roma, conditions are harder. The entire issue stems from the Hungarian Prime Minister Orban who gave Hungarian passports to many people in Transcarpathian Ukraine. Now, there are Roma with dual Ukrainian and Hungarian citizenship who obviously do not want to stay in Hungary…

ЧЕХІЯ ПОСИЛИТЬ ПРАВИЛА ЩОДО БІЖЕНЦІВ ЧЕРЕЗ НАПЛИВ РОМІВ, ЯКІ НЕЗАКОННО НАМАГАЮТЬСЯ ОТРИМАТИ ДОПОМОГУ. In: Volynews. 13.05.2022. https://www.volynnews.com/news/all/chekhiia-posylyt-pravyla-shchodo-bizhentsiv-cherez-naplyv-romiv-iaki-nezakonno-namahaiutsia-otrymaty-dopomohu/

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Prague and Roma Refugees

May 14, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Ukrainian Roma refugees are sleeping in Prague’s main railway station.

Ukraine : les réfugiés roms obligés de dormir à la Gare centrale de Prague. In: Radio Prague Interntional. 13.05.2022.https://francais.radio.cz/ukraine-les-refugies-roms-obliges-de-dormir-a-la-gare-centrale-de-prague-8750389

News Eastern Europe North Macedonia

Šutka

May 13, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

A reportage from the Belgian RTBF on the Šutka in Skopje. Unfortunately with the usual stereotypes of French speakers, namely that Roma are nomads …

François Mazure nous emmène à Chouto Orizari, la plus grande ville rom du monde. In: RTBF. 12.05.2022. https://www.rtbf.be/article/francois–nous-emmene-a-chouto-orizari-la-plus-grande-ville-rom-du-monde-10991747

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Czech Republic and Roma Refugees

May 12, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Czech Republic will tighten its rules on refugees due to the influx of Roma from the Ukraine with dua Hungarian and Ukrainian nationality.

Czechia to tighten refugee rules due to Roma influx. In: Euractiv. 11.05.2022. https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/czechia-to-tighten-refugee-rules-due-to-roma-influx/

Europe Germany News Western Europe

Not a minority

May 12, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Roma are not a minority, they are Europeans.

Gianni Jovanovic: “Sinti und Roma sind keine Minderheiten, sondern Europäer*innen”. In: HR InfoRadio. 11.05.2022. https://www.hr-inforadio.de/podcast/das-interview/gianni-jovanovic-sinti-und-roma-sind-keine-minderheiten-sondern-europaeerinnen,podcast-episode-102250.html

Italy News Western Europe

Pavia and Roma

May 12, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Sinti asking to meet the mayor to understand what will happen with their settlement. Unfortunately a common pattern…

I Sinti hanno chiesto un incontro a Fracassi. In: La Provincia Pavese. 11.05.2022. https://laprovinciapavese.gelocal.it/pavia/cronaca/2022/05/11/news/i-sinti-hanno-chiesto-un-incontro-a-fracassi-1.41434997

Germany News Western Europe

Memorial

May 11, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

A memorial to deported Sinti and Roma in a small German town.

Mahnmal für deportierte Sinti und Roma. In: WDR. 10.05.2022. https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/rheinland/mahnmal-fuer-deportierte-sinti-und-roma-in-remscheid-100.html

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe Ukraine

May 11, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article highlighting the plight of Ukrainian Roma refugees from Transcarpathia in the Czech Republic. The ones with a Hungarian passports have gone, but the ones that are still there lodge in tents in difficult circumstances.

Zbytek zakarpatských Romů v Pardubicích přežívá ve stanech. In: Novinky. 10.05.2022. https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/zbytek-zakarpatskych-romu-v-pardubicich-preziva-ve-stanech-40396543

News Eastern Europe Poland

Jerzy Ficowski

May 10, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

A portrait on one of the major writer about the Polska Roma and the one who promoted the career of Papuša, the Romni poet. His books are still the bible on Roma in Poland.

Jerzy Ficowski. Jako pierwszy opisał życie Romów. In: Polska Radio 24. 09.05.2022. https://polskieradio24.pl/39/156/artykul/2305820,jerzy-ficowski-jako-pierwszy-opisal-zycie-romow

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Commemorations in Lety

May 10, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Pictures of the commemoration on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety.

PHOTO GALLERY: Commemorative ceremony at Lety u Písku, Czech Republic 2022. In: Romea. 09.05.2022. http://www.romea.cz/img.php /news/czech/photo-gallery-commemorative-ceremony-at-lety-u-pisku-czech-republic-2022

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Czech Senate President

May 10, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The president of the Czech senate attended the commemorations in Lety and stated that this is a message for tolerance towards minorities.

President of Czech Senate says Lety commemorations are a call for people to treat minorities fairly. In: Romea. 09.05.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/president-of-czech-senate-says-lety-commemorations-are-a-call-for-people-to-treat-minorities-fairly

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Roma in the Czech Republic

May 10, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The treatment of Ukrainian Roma Refugees in the Czech Republic says a lot about the prevalent racism against Roma in the country.

Renata Berkyová at Lety u Písku: How is the current Romani society living in the Czech Republic to comprehend the open racism toward Romani refugees from Ukraine? In: Romea. 09.05.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/renata-berkyova-at-lety-u-pisku-how-is-the-current-romani-society-living-in-the-czech-republic-to-comprehend-the-open

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

May 9, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article on Roma employment or rather lack thereof in Slovenia. And all usual stereotypes are there, low education, they do not see the point to work and so on.

Only one thing is not mentioned: No Slovene will employ Roma …

DL: Zaposlovanje Romov – Raje na socialo kot v službo. In: Lokalno. 08.05.2022. https://www.lokalno.si/2022/05/08/261198/clanek/DL_Zaposlovanje_Romov___Raje_na_socialo_kot_v_sluzbo/

Montenegro News Eastern Europe

Montenegro and Roma

May 9, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Roma community congratulated the recently nominated prime minister Abazović and asked him to help Roma and also to employ Roma in his prime minster office.

Romski savjet pisao Abazoviću: Analizirati mogućnost zaposlenja pripadnika RE zajednice, možda i u kabinetu premijera. In: Vijesti. 08.05.2022. https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/drustvo/603238/romski-savjet-pisao-abazovicu-analizirati-mogucnost-zaposlenja-pripadnika-re-zajednice-mozda-i-u-kabinetu-premijera

France News Western Europe

French Chronicle …

May 8, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Not much news in France this week. A camp near Paris was dismantled; a educational book presented in Marseilles; some issues near Montpellier’s new transition camp; and a Rom condemned for aggressions in Meaux.