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Roma Business Fair

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Roma Business Fair

A Roma business fair was held at the Grandior Hotel in Prague on November 27, presenting successful examples of business, a space for sharing experiences and new opportunities for cooperation. The event was created as an extension of an educational project focused on community development and entrepreneurship, implemented by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.

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Interview

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Interview

Education, community projects, consulting, activism, writing and support for Romani culture and identity. All of this belongs to the world of Janka Plešková, a native of Slovakia, a student at the Faculty of Arts at Charles University.

“As far as I can remember, I have always lived in two worlds, Romani and non-Romani. And I searched for myself for a very long time, I did not know where I belonged.”

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Romanes Workshop

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Romanes Workshop

A day-long series of workshops called Phen oda romanes (Say it in Romanes) took place in Prague. The aim of the project is to support the development of written Romani and to connect novice and experienced authors, journalists, translators and students of Romani studies from both the Roma and the majority society.

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Czechia: Choir

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Czechia: Choir

More than three dozen Roma children from Ostrava have had their first rehearsal of a new choir. This is the only regional branch of the well-known choir Čhavorenge under the direction of singer and choirmaster Ida Kelarová. They will rehearse regularly and hope that it will change their lives.

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Are you Rom?

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Are you Rom?

An interview with Nikolas Ferenc, a 26-year-old Roma actor, voice actor and musician. On the social network Instagram, he creates videos about Roma culture, stereotypes and prejudices that Roma men and women encounter.

When early in his career he was asked whether he was Rom, he then did not say yes.

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Phen Oda

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Phen Oda

After the successful October meeting in Třebechovice, the Phen oda romanes (Say it in Romanes) project continues with another full-day series of workshops, which will take place on November 22 in Prague. The project aims to support the development of written Romani and connect novice and experienced authors, journalists, translators and students of Romani studies from both the Roma and the majority society. The project thus offers a unique opportunity to share experiences, establish contacts and find inspiration for all those interested in contemporary Romani culture and language.

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School Segregation

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School Segregation

The segregation of Roma pupils in Czech schools is failing to be addressed. The European Commission has repeatedly ordered the Czech Republic to deal with inequalities in education. Fines of hundreds of millions of euros are looming over the Czech Republic.

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Romanes in Czechia

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Romanes in Czechia

The Faculty of Arts at Charles University publicly celebrated the International Romani Language Day for the first time on November 5th this year. The event, initiated by students of Romani studies in cooperation with teachers and the Institute of Ethnology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, offered not only expert contributions, but also a panel debate and authorial readings by Romani writers. The meeting showed that this language is not just a legacy of the past, but a living tool of communication, cultural expression and personal identity.

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New Estate

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New Estate

The plan of the city of Šluknov (Czechia) to buy out approximately 400 apartments in a socially excluded locality and transfer them to its own administration has provoked a reaction from the civil part of the Government Council for Roma Minority Affairs and the platform of Roma and pro-Roma organizations RomanoNet. Although they consider the plan to be potentially beneficial, they point out serious shortcomings in the proposal that may lead to destabilization of the community and violations of the rights of residents.

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Racism in Sports

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Racism in Sports

The police is investigating an incident in which fans of the LHK Jestřábi Prostějov hockey club chanted racist slogans and sang a song with hateful lyrics in Hodonín (Czechia) on Saturday, November 8, 2025. According to the police, an anti-conflict team intervened on the spot and stopped the illegal actions. The police are investigating the case.

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On the Election Campaign

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On the Election Campaign

The portrayal of migrants in Toni Okamura’s SPD election campaign is similar to how members of other races and social classes were portrayed in Nazi and communist propaganda, the Supreme Administrative Court (NSS) said. In today’s decision, it was critical of the SPD campaign, but it still rejected the complaint of a voter from the Central Bohemian Region. It failed to prove grossly influencing the election result, which is a condition for possible court intervention. According to the NSS, the SPD campaign speaks more about the movement itself, other parties could have reacted to it and voters ultimately made up their own minds. The decision is temporarily available on the official noticeboard.

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Fake

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Fake

The allegations of an 11 years old gadži whereby she had been brutally aggressed by Roma prompted a wave of racism against Roma.

She lied …

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Award

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Award

This year’s Prize of the Museum of Romani Culture went to activist Josef Miker from Teplice. He will receive the award for his lifelong fight against hatred and racism. He was one of those who significantly contributed to the demolition of the pig farm in Lety near Písek on the site of a former concentration camp. In the community where he lives, he helps Romani youth, poor people and the homeless.

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Conference on the Genocide

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Conference on the Genocide

Preserving the memories of the survivors and survivors of the genocide of the Roma during Holocaust and passing them on to future generations was the main topic of the three-day Czech-German conference, which took place at the Straka Academy and was dedicated to the memory of the murdered Roma and Sinti during World War II. The conference was organized by the Institute for Contemporary History of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the end of the war.

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Award in Brno

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Award in Brno

Jozef Miker, a well-known Roma activist and human rights fighter, received the Museum of Roma Culture Award for 2025. The ceremony took place on Thursday, October 23, at 4 p.m. in Brno and was broadcast live by the first Roma internet television.

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Czech Elections

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Czech Elections

A commentary on the outcome of the recent elections in Czechia. Babiš’ party, while coming first in the elections doesn’t have enough seats to form a government. His possibility is to align and enter a coalition with extreme right parties which are profoundly racist. In addition, they are pro-Russian and anti-EU, which the majority of the Czech electorate is not.

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