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A Bishop in Hungary …

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An interview of the Bishop Miklos Beer of Vac, in Hungary… One can seriously ask oneself if he is truly applying the precepts of the church. His views on Rroma are simply not acceptable and outrageous. He wants segregation, especially in school. No further comments, read for yourself…

– Bishop Miklós Beer on the Roma, refugees and Christianity in Hungary. In: Hungarian Free Press. 26.12.2016. http://hungarianfreepress.com/2016/12/26/bishop-miklos-beer-on-the-roma-refugees-and-christianity-in-hungary/ [link-preview url=”http://hungarianfreepress.com/2016/12/26/bishop-miklos-beer-on-the-roma-refugees-and-christianity-in-hungary/”]

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Hungary and Electricity

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The story of a foundation who is giving away solar panels to poor Rroma in Hungary so that they have electricity. As they struggle to pay the bill, electricity is often lacking, even when the houses are on the grid.

– “Light bringers” help Hungary’s impoverished Roma power their homes. In: Daily Mail. 16.12.2016. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4040720/Light-bringers-help-Hungarys-impoverished-Roma-power-homes.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4040720/Light-bringers-help-Hungarys-impoverished-Roma-power-homes.html”]

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Home Guard – A Hungarian Movie

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A long review on a new Hungarian movie “Home Guard” about right wing extremists taking over a small town in Hungary. The basic problem of the movie is its obvious racial overtones, especially against Rroma who are represented exclusively as thieves, liars, etc. All stereotypes usually associated to them by the general Hungarian public are present here.
Really BAD

– “Home Guards”: A Film About Modern-Day Hungary or an Ode to Neo-Nazis? In: Los Angeles Review of Books. 09.12.2016. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/home-guards-film-modern-day-hungary-ode-neo-nazis/#! [link-preview url=”https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/home-guards-film-modern-day-hungary-ode-neo-nazis/#!”]

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Hungary and Poverty

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26.3% of the Hungarian population is at risk of poverty. This is a huge number, 2.54 Mio people. And no, contrary to what some people say, they are not all Rroma. There are “only” around 800’000 Rroma in Hungary and not all fall in that category.
This is a dismal number and it is one of the drivers of the xenophobism and anti-Rroma attitude in the country.

– KSH: 26.3% of Hungarians at risk of poverty or exclusion. In: Budapest Business Journal. 05.12.2016. http://bbj.hu/economy/ksh-263-of-hungarians-at-risk-of-poverty-or-exclusion_125761 [link-preview url=”http://bbj.hu/economy/ksh-263-of-hungarians-at-risk-of-poverty-or-exclusion_125761″]

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WHAT?????

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According to an article in Blooomberg, it is the “fear of Roma” which turned Eastern Europe against refugees… The argumentation is that the integration of Rroma failed in those countries, and thus provided an example of what could happen.
This is pretty OUTRAGEOUS as a theory…
How about real anti-migrant propaganda in Hungary, and a few other things which are much more related to extreme rightist movements?

– Fear of the Roma Turned Eastern Europe Against Refugees. In: Bloomberg. 30.11.2016. https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-30/fear-of-the-roma-turned-eastern-europe-against-refugees [link-preview url=”https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2016-11-30/fear-of-the-roma-turned-eastern-europe-against-refugees”]

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Zurich and Prostitution

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An article about the drive through that was set up for prostitutes in Zurich. Not bad in itself, but the author claims that the prostitutes are “mostly Rroma” which is false. Yes, there are some Rromnja, especially from Hungary, but it is by far not the majority.

– Why Zurich has turned its red-light district into a drive-through, In: The Independent. 23.11.2016. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/why-zurich-is-turning-its-red-light-district-into-a-drive-through-a7429841.html [link-preview url=”http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/why-zurich-is-turning-its-red-light-district-into-a-drive-through-a7429841.html”]

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Hungary – Xenophobia

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Latest numbers on Xenophobia in Hungary. They almost make it sound positive. TO quote: “Only 21% of respondents said they would accept Arabs as their neighbors, while 32% would accept Roma, 35% Christian refugees from Syria, 45% homosexuals, 47% Chinese, 50% Americans, 51% African university students, 57% Jews, 60% rock musicians, and 76% ethnic Hungarian immigrants from Transylvania in Romania, index.hu reported”
This is more positive than saying that 79% of Hungarians would not accept Arabs as their neighbours, 68% would not accept Rroma, etc… The level of xenophobia is indeed high.

– Xenophobia skyrocketing in Hungary, surveys reveal. In: Budapest Journal. 17.11.2016. http://bbj.hu/budapest/xenophobia-skyrocketing-in-hungary-surveys-reveal_124920 [link-preview url=”http://bbj.hu/budapest/xenophobia-skyrocketing-in-hungary-surveys-reveal_124920″]

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Hungary: Rroma Fashion Designer

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A Hungarian Rroma and a fashion designer is hoping that his fashion can build bridges in the Hungarian society. We hope so, as currently the society is totally divided and exceedingly racist towards minorities, especially Rroma.

– Roma designer hopes fashion can build bridges in Hungarian society. In: Reuters. 15.11.2016. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-roma-design-idUSKBN13A1FU [link-preview url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-roma-design-idUSKBN13A1FU”]

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Hungary: Jobbik Changes?

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Vona, the leader of the Hungarian ultr-right party Jobbik is trying to make believe his party is changing fast and is shedding its racism against Rroma and Jews…
Hard to believe.

– Is Hungary’s Jobbik leader really ditching far-right past? In: BBC News. 15.11.2015. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37976687 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-37976687″]

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England: More on the Adoption

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Another article about the imminent adoption of two young Rroma girls whose parents have now returned to Hungary. As said, matters are more complex than represented here.

– Roma sisters ordered to remain with UK foster family. In: Sky News. 21.10.2016. http://news.sky.com/story/roma-sisters-ordered-to-remain-with-uk-foster-family-10625791 [link-preview url=”http://news.sky.com/story/roma-sisters-ordered-to-remain-with-uk-foster-family-10625791″]

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UK and Adoption

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Two young Rroma children who were removed in London from their parent’s home (at birth and at the age of 15 months) are now allowed to be given for adoption following a ruling of the High Court.
The children were traken away against their parents’ will because of the poverty and squalid conditions they lived in. The parent, Rroma from Hungary, meanwhile returned to Hungary.
Here, the well being of the children was used as an argument. But is it really sufficient to deprive them of their parents and to deprive the parents of their children?

– Roma sisters should be adopted, the High Court rules. In: Stowe. 19.10.2016. http://www.marilynstowe.co.uk/2016/10/19/roma-sisters-should-adopted-the-high-court-rules/ [link-preview url=”http://www.marilynstowe.co.uk/2016/10/19/roma-sisters-should-adopted-the-high-court-rules/”]

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Buddha and Rroma

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A surprising tale of Buddha in the middle of a Rroma settlement in Hungary. A school named after Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1891 – 1956), an Indian lawyer coming from the Dalits in a Rroma settlement aims at helping Rroma out of the exclusion which is too often the norm in Hungary. The school is run by Janos Orsos, a Rrom who converted to Buddhism.

– Wie Buddha in die Roma-Siedlung kam. In: Budapester Zeitung. 14.10.2016. http://www.budapester.hu/news/wie-buddha-die-roma-siedlung-kam [link-preview url=”http://www.budapester.hu/news/wie-buddha-die-roma-siedlung-kam”]

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Slovakia: Government Wants to Reduce Rroma in Special Schools

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The Slovak Government wants to reduce the number of Rroma children in special schools and to this end is focusing on pre-school training.
We hope this will works, as in Slovakia (and in the Czech Republic and Hungary) putting Rroma children in special schools is almost the norm.

– Vláda chce znížiť počet Rómov v špeciálnych školách. In: TA3. 10.10.2016. http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1092332/vlada-chce-znizit-pocet-romov-v-specialnych-skolach.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1092332/vlada-chce-znizit-pocet-romov-v-specialnych-skolach.html”]

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Hungary: A book on Holocaust and Rroma

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A recent fiction book in Hungary is tackling the touchy subjects of Holocaust and racism against Rroma.
GOOD

– Endre Farkas: Never, Again. In: The Hungarian Free Press. 04.10.2016. http://hungarianfreepress.com/2016/10/04/endre-farkas-never-again/ [link-preview url=”http://hungarianfreepress.com/2016/10/04/endre-farkas-never-again/”]

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Hungary: School Segregation

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The European Commission opened legal proceedings against Hungary about their continued segregation of Rroma in the school system.
It is about time!

– En Hongrie, la ségrégation scolaire des enfants roms s’aggrave. In: Le Monde. 26.09.2016. http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2016/09/26/en-hongrie-la-segregation-scolaire-des-enfants-roms-s-aggrave_5003404_3214.html?xtmc=roms&xtcr=1 [link-preview url=”http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2016/09/26/en-hongrie-la-segregation-scolaire-des-enfants-roms-s-aggrave_5003404_3214.html?xtmc=roms&xtcr=1″]

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Hungary: Jobbik against Rroma Spending

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The Hungarian extreme rightist party Jobbik is attacking the government plans to spend 91 billion forint for Rroma integration during the next 4 years and accused the government of “election racism” …
One thing is clear though, Jobbik is certainly racist.

– Jobbik attacks Roma spending. In: Budapest Times. 25.09.2016. http://budapesttimes.hu/2016/09/25/jobbik-attacks-roma-spending/ [link-preview url=”http://budapesttimes.hu/2016/09/25/jobbik-attacks-roma-spending/”]

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Not all that is called Gold in golden …

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A new musical opened up in Hungary. It is called Somnakaj – gold in Rromanes, and is a “Gypsy” musical. These types of things are not always positive, as they often tend to use the standard stereotypes that people have, thus reinforcing them …

– THE FATES AND THE CULTURE OF THE GYPSIES ON THE STAGE – SOMNAKAJ DEBUTS AT NATIONAL THEATER. In: Hungary Today. 20.09.2016. http://hungarytoday.hu/news/fates-culture-gypsies-stage-somnakaj-71743 [link-preview url=”http://hungarytoday.hu/news/fates-culture-gypsies-stage-somnakaj-71743″]

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Hungary: Rroma vs. Migrants

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This is fast becoming a farce… The Orban government is now betting on Rroma integration to resolve demographic problems.
The segregate, they discriminate, and now this.

– Orbán setzt auf Roma statt Migranten. In: Die Presse. 19.09.2016. http://diepresse.com/home/panorama/welt/5088101/Orban-setzt-auf-Roma-statt-Migranten [link-preview url=”http://diepresse.com/home/panorama/welt/5088101/Orban-setzt-auf-Roma-statt-Migranten”]

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Hungary Urged to End “Benevolent Segregation”

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What can be “benevolent” about segregation? This is simply segregation, and is practised enthusiastically in Hungary in villages, in schools, and wherever possible.
End these practices.

– Experts urge Hungary to end ‘benevolent segregation’ of Roma. In: Fox News. 19.09.2016. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/09/19/experts-urge-hungary-to-end-benevolent-segregation-roma.html
– Europe rights body demands Hungary end Roma segregation. In: The Standard. 19.09.2016. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking-news.php?id=79721 [link-preview url=”http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/09/19/experts-urge-hungary-to-end-benevolent-segregation-roma.html
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Hungary: School Segregation Continues

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Hungary: School Segregation Continues

What a surprise … In spite of the condemnation of the EU and the urging of the EU Commission, Hungary continues to segregate Rroma in its school system. A chilling read, but not a surprise since the Human Resource Minister, Mr. Zoltan Balog advocates this segregation.

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