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Ušti nad Labem

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230 Roma in the town of Ušti nad Labem are facing expulsion as a result of the new Czech laws which make it more difficult to obtain social help. No alternative lodging have bene provided so far.

– 230 TSCHECHISCHEN ROMA STEHT RÄUMUNG BEVOR. GRUPPE GEGEN ANTIROMAISMUS RUFT ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG AUF. In: Roma Anti Discrimination Network. 31.05.2018. http://ran.eu.com/230-tschechischen-roma-steht-raumung-bevor-gruppe-gegen-antiromaismus-ruft-zur-unterstutzung-auf/ [link-preview url=”http://ran.eu.com/230-tschechischen-roma-steht-raumung-bevor-gruppe-gegen-antiromaismus-ruft-zur-unterstutzung-auf/”]

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Czech Republic: A Rom and Inclusion

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David Beňák, a Czech Rom is now heading the Czech Agency for Social Inclusion.
Well done!

– Romani community member David Beňák now director of the Czech Govt Agency for Social Inclusion. In: Romea. 02.06.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/romani-community-member-david-benak-now-director-of-the-czech-govt-agency-for-social-inclusion [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/romani-community-member-david-benak-now-director-of-the-czech-govt-agency-for-social-inclusion”]

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I Have a Dream

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Young Roma students in the Czech Republic are sharing their stories as part of a campaign in the country called “I Have a Dream”.

– Vanesa Horváthová: I hope there will be more Romani doctors, journalists, lawyers and police officers. In: Romea. 30.05.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/vanesa-horvathova-i-hope-there-will-be-more-romani-doctors-journalists-lawyers-and-police-officers#.Ww7QlzqNDfM.facebook [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/vanesa-horvathova-i-hope-there-will-be-more-romani-doctors-journalists-lawyers-and-police-officers#.Ww7QlzqNDfM.facebook”]

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Khamoro

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The Khamoro Festival opened in Prague last Sunday.

– Romské slunce nezapadne celý týden, začal festival Khamoro. In: O24. 28.05.2018. http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/kultura/2492182-romske-slunce-nezapadne-cely-tyden-zacal-festival-khamoro
– Kultura: Festival Khamoro začal ve studiu Seznamu. Poslechněte si romský All-Star Band. In: Zpravy. https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/festival-khamoro-zacal-ve-studiu-seznamu-poslechnete-si-romsky-all-star-band-47914
– IN PRAG BEGINNT FESTIVAL KHAMORO. In: Radio Prague. 28.05.2018. http://www.radio.cz/de/rubrik/nachrichten/in-prag-beginnt-festival-khamoro [link-preview url=”https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/festival-khamoro-zacal-ve-studiu-seznamu-poslechnete-si-romsky-all-star-band-47914 “]

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On Sunday, May 13th, a commemoration was held for the victims of the Holocaust on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety. The pig farm that stood on the camp site was closed very recently and this is the first time the commemoration can be held there.

– Roma Holocaust victims commemorated. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 14.05.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/05/14/roma-holocaust-victims-commemorated

– https://www.facebook.com/sdruzeniromea/videos/10156423409676543/

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Jacob’s Colours

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The novel about the Roma Holocaust and its victims, Jacob’s Colours, has been translated into Czech… Let’s hope it is also read.

– Novel about the Holocaust and its Romani victims, “Jacob’s Colours”, now in Czech translation. In: Romea. 30.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/novel-about-the-holocaust-and-its-romani-victims-jacob-s-colours-now-in-czech-translation [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/novel-about-the-holocaust-and-its-romani-victims-jacob-s-colours-now-in-czech-translation”]

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Lety – More on the Memorial

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Some further news about Lety. The Czech state will not pay for the memorial but is funding the destruction of the farm and the clean-up of the site.

– Czech state not to pay for Roma Holocaust memorial in Lety. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 26.04.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/04/26/czech-state-not-pay-roma-holocaust-memorial-lety [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2018/04/26/czech-state-not-pay-roma-holocaust-memorial-lety”]

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Czech Republic and Roma

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The US State Department report on Human Rights also criticised the Czech Republic for its discrimination against Roma.

– USA critical of situation of Czech Roma. In: The Prague Monitor. 23.04.2018. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/04/23/usa-critical-situation-czech-roma [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/04/23/usa-critical-situation-czech-roma”]

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Condemned!

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A Czech man was condemned to 12.5 years in prison for the shooting and murder of a Rom in Ušti nad Labem. He had shot 13 bullets at a van driven by the Rom.
Cheap for a life, but better than nothing. The killer is appealing.

– VIDEO: First-instance verdict in the Chomutov shooting case – 12.5 years. In: Romea. 19.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/video-first-instance-verdict-in-the-chomutov-shooting-case-12-5-years
– BREAKING NEWS: Czech shooter of Romani man gets 12.5 years in prison. In: Romea. 17.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/breaking-news-czech-shooter-of-romani-man-gets-12-5-years-in-prison [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/video-first-instance-verdict-in-the-chomutov-shooting-case-12-5-years “]

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Lety

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Norway is ready to sponsor a monument to commemorate the victims of the Lety concentration camp in the Czech Republic.
Nice, but it would have been nicer if the Czech had done it themselves.

– Norway ready to sponsor Czech monument to Roma Holocaust. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 17.04.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/04/17/norway-ready-sponsor-czech-monument-roma-holocaust [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2018/04/17/norway-ready-sponsor-czech-monument-roma-holocaust”]

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International Roma Day: Czech Republic

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The Roma flag hangs on the US Embassy and on the Czech Foreign Ministry (yes – not the interior). And a report from Slovakia on the events in Prague.

– Czech Foreign Ministry flies Romani flag, outgoing Foreign Minister and Justice Minister meet with Roma. In: Romea. 10.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/zech-foreign-ministry-flies-romani-flag-outgoing-foreign-minister-and-justice-minister-meet-with-roma
– US Ambassador hangs the Romani flag at the US Embassy in Prague. In: Romea. 10.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/us-ambassador-hangs-the-romani-flag-at-the-us-embassy-in-prague
– V Prahe sa začínajú oslavy Medzinárodného dňa Rómov. In: Dobre Noviny. 06.04.2018. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/128884/v-prahe-sa-zacinaju-oslavy-medzinarodneho-dna-romov [link-preview url=”https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/128884/v-prahe-sa-zacinaju-oslavy-medzinarodneho-dna-romov”]

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Czech Republic and Hate Speech

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A very interesting interview of the construction of “enemies” that are used to fuel hatred in the Czech Republic and thir current increase to unprecedented levels.
Scary.

– MARTIN ŠMOK: LONG-STANDING CONSTRUCTS OF ENEMY BEING USED TO FUEL LEVELS OF HATRED UNSEEN SINCE WAR. In: Ragio Praha. 09.04.2018. http://www.radio.cz/en/section/one-on-one/martin-smok-long-standing-constructs-of-enemy-being-used-to-fuel-levels-of-hatred-unseen-since-war [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/en/section/one-on-one/martin-smok-long-standing-constructs-of-enemy-being-used-to-fuel-levels-of-hatred-unseen-since-war”]

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Lety – Maybe at Last …

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The Czech State is now officially the owner of the site of the former Roma concentration camp of Lety. The pig farm is now definitively closed. Remains to be seen whether and when a commemorative monument will be erected.

– WIRD ROMA-GEDENKSTÄTTE IN LETY ENDLICH REALITÄT? In: Radio Praha. 03.04.2018. http://www.radio.cz/de/rubrik/tagesecho/wird-roma-gedenkstaette-in-lety-endlich-realitaet
– Firm transfers pig farm at site of WWII Roma camp to state. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 04.04.2018. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/04/04/firm-transfers-pig-farm-site-wwii-roma-camp-state [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/de/rubrik/tagesecho/wird-roma-gedenkstaette-in-lety-endlich-realitaet “]

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US Embassy Prague: Internship

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The City of Prague and US Embassy are offering internships to Roma students.

– Prague and US Embassy offer internships to Roma students. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 27.03.2018. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/03/28/prague-and-us-embassy-offer-internships-roma-students [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/03/28/prague-and-us-embassy-offer-internships-roma-students”]

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Brno: A Park Named after a Rom

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A park in the city of Brno was named after Eugen “Jank” Horvath, a Roma folk musician.

– V Brně pojmenovali park po romském primáši Eugenu Horváthovi, podařilo se to napodruhé. In: Romea. 28.03.2018. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/v-brne-pojmenovali-park-po-romskem-primasi-eugenu-horvathovi-podarilo-se-to-napodruhe
– Park in Brno City named after Roma musician. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 28.03.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/03/28/park-brno-city-named-after-roma-musician [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/v-brne-pojmenovali-park-po-romskem-primasi-eugenu-horvathovi-podarilo-se-to-napodruhe “]

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Czech Republic: Attack

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A Romni was brutally assaulted in the street of a small Czech city for no apparent reason. The police refused to comment to Romea – a Roma organisations – but was happy to give lots of information to a local TV station.
No comments…

– Brutal assailant attacks Romani woman in front of her children, Czech Police can’t get their stories straight. In: Romea.cz. 23.03.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/brutal-assailant-attacks-romani-woman-in-front-of-her-children-czech-police-can-t-get-their-stories-straight [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/brutal-assailant-attacks-romani-woman-in-front-of-her-children-czech-police-can-t-get-their-stories-straight”]

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Exhibition in Brno

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The Roma museum in Brno opened an exhibition of the works of Anrej Pešta, a photographer who documented the Roma live in Czechoslovakia in the 1960-80s.

– Andrej Pešta: Mire sveti / Světy Andreje Pešty. In: ArtMap. 22.03.2018. http://www.artmap.cz/en/andrej-pesta-mire-sveti-svety-andreje-pesty
– Andrej Pešta: Mire sveti / Světy Andreje Pešty. In: Go To Brno. https://www.gotobrno.cz/akce/andrej-pesta-mire-sveti-svety-andreje-pesty/
– Brno Museum displays Roma photographer’s unique works. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 26.03.2018. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/03/26/brno-museum-displays-roma-photographers-unique-works [link-preview url=”https://www.gotobrno.cz/akce/andrej-pesta-mire-sveti-svety-andreje-pesty/ “]

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Demonstration in Prague

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The video of the Roma manifestation against racism and against Okamura, the MP and president of the rightist party who effectively denies the Roma Holocaust.

– https://www.facebook.com/DVTV.cz/videos/1994264534155876/ [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/DVTV.cz/videos/1994264534155876/”]

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Norway and Lety

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The Norwegian Government wants to fund a memorial for the Roma victims of the Holocaust on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety, in the Czech Republic.

– Norway wants to fund Czech Roma Holocaust memorial. In: The Prague Monitor. 15.03.2018. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/03/15/norway-wants-fund-czech-roma-holocaust-memorial [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/03/15/norway-wants-fund-czech-roma-holocaust-memorial”]

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Exhibition in Nitra, Slovakia

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An exhibition on the premises of the Nitra Gallery will last until 30 April and will showcase the HateFree project, which was first presented in the DOX Center of Contemporary Art in Prague. This project is responding to an increase in hate towards minorities in the Czech Republic. In its present form, the exhibition was established in cooperation with the Museum of Romany Culture in Brno and presents the work of artists from Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary.

– Nitrianska galéria ponúka pohľad na postavenie Rómov v spoločnosti. In: 24 Hod. 10.03.2018. http://www.24hod.sk/nitrianska-galeria-ponuka-pohlad-na-postavenie-romov-v-spolocnosti-cl572473.html [link-preview url=”http://www.24hod.sk/nitrianska-galeria-ponuka-pohlad-na-postavenie-romov-v-spolocnosti-cl572473.html”]

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