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20% …

January 10, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

According to a report of the Roma Education Fund, only 20% of Rroma complete their secondary education.

20% of what … According to the Hungarian official statistics, there are less than 200’000 Rroma in Hungary. According to the same government, there are more poor Rroma than that and actually, there are 600’000 Rroma in Hungary. The reality is that there are around 800’000 Rroma in Hungary.

So, which 20%?

20% des jeunes Roms terminent leurs études secondaires. In: HuLala. 04.01.2016. http://www.hu-lala.org/un-cinquieme-des-jeunes-roms-terminent-leurs-etudes-secondaires/

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First News … Bad News from Hungary

January 10, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

On the first day of the year, there is good and bad … And the bad, while still having happened in 2015 says that there is work still to be done.

In Gyöngyöspata, a village in North Eastern Hungary, a Rroma house was set ablaze. It is the sixth time this year, and no culprits have been arrested. This is not acceptable!

Novak, Benjamin. Roma family’s home set ablaze on Christmas Eve in Gyöngyöspata. In: Budapest Beacon. 30.12.2015. http://budapestbeacon.com/public-policy/roma-familys-home-set-ablaze-on-christmas-eve/30373

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A Missed Opportunity

December 13, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

The former French President, Nicolas Sarkozy again missed a good opportunity to remain silent. He again fumed against immigration, refugees, and Rroma.

Pity that France did not close their border in 1956… He would be playing with Orban in Hungary nowadays!

Nicolas Sarkozy : “L’immigration n’est pas le thème du Front national, c’est le thème des Français”. In: Atlantico. 09.12.2015. http://www.atlantico.fr/pepites/nicolas-sarkozy-immigration-est-pas-theme-front-national-c-est-theme-francais-2484824.html#0pvEsqGodXfgLUaQ.99

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An Interview of the Hungarian Press

December 13, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An interesting interview of Dalma Dojcsàk, of the Hungarian Union for Civil Liberties on the role of Hungarian Medias on the refugee question in that country.

Read the paragraph on Rroma too!

De la peur, la liberté et la responsabilité des médias: L’histoire de réfugiés en Hongrie. In: IFEX.org. 30.11.2015. http://www.ifex.org/hungary/2015/11/30/media_landscape/fr/

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Sarkozy: More Expulsions

November 15, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Sarkozy presented his security program should he be re-elected as President of France. Amongst others, he wants more expulsions of Rroma. Pity his policies were not applied when he was a migrant from Hungary …

Leplongeon, Marc. Le projet très musclé de Sarkozy pour la sécurité. In: Le Point. 03.11.2015. http://www.lepoint.fr/justice/le-projet-tres-muscle-de-sarkozy-pour-la-securite-03-11-2015-1979089_2386.php

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Homophobia, Racism: A Hungarian Study

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

A study on homosexuality within the Rroma community in Hungary and the difficulties associated with it.

Homophobia in Hungary’s Roma community. In: Hungarian Free Press. 29.10.2015. http://hungarianfreepress.com/2015/10/29/homophobia-in-hungarys-roma-community/

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Hungary: Closed Factories and Racism

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article about the general situation in Hungary. Bleak to say the least, and there is not much that is going on to improve this situation …

Traub, James. Shuttered Factories and Rants Against the Roma. In: Foreign Policy. 29.10.2015. http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/10/29/shuttered-factories-and-rants-against-the-roma-miskolc-viktor-orban-hungary/

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Womex in Budapest features Rroma on Centre Stage

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

For once, Womex, held in Budapest, featured a Rroma band on the centre stage: Romego together with Monika Lakatos. Especially in view of the situation of Rroma in Hungary, well done!

WOMEX gets underway in Hungary. In: Misicinafrica. 22.10.2015. http://musicinafrica.net/womex-gets-underway-hungary
Roma Music Celebrated at WOMEX 2015 Opening in Budapest. In: World Music Central. 21.10.2015. http://worldmusiccentral.org/2015/10/21/roma-music-celebrated-at-womex-2015-opening-in-budapest/
Feature: World Music Expo opens with Gypsy HeartBeats concert. In: Shanghai Daily. 22.10.2015. http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=306223

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Hungary: Rroma are Potential Terrorists

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Hungary’s minister of justice Laszlo Trocsanyi sayd on Monday that 12 million Rroma could potentially be joining ISIS (IS/Daech) … If they do so, it would be because they are being discriminated against. But … Rroma never did violence, bombs, and terrorism. There are Rroma Muslims, but they certainly are not radicals. This is purely populism to justify exclusion, segregation, and discrimination.

The minister later recanted, showing that on top of a lack of intellectual logic, he is not really courageous about his opinions.

DO WE HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS???

Please protest!

Nielsen, Nicolaj. Hungary links Roma to jihadists in Syria. In: Eu Observer. 19.10.2015. https://euobserver.com/justice/130740
Horváth, Bence. A magyar igazságügy-miniszter szerint valós veszélye van annak, hogy cigányok csatlakozhatnak a dzsihádistákhoz Szíriában. In: 444. 19.10.2015. http://444.hu/2015/10/19/a-magyar-igazsagugy-miniszter-szerint-valos-veszelye-van-annak-hogy-ciganyok-csatlakozzanak-a-dzsihadistakhoz-sziriaban
Minister: European Roma could join terrorists. In: Budapest Business Journal. 20.10.2015. http://bbj.hu/politics/minister-european-roma-could-join-terrorists_105880
Trócsányi misquoted, but his comment was still inappropriate. In: Budapest Beacon. 21.10.2015. http://budapestbeacon.com/public-policy/trocsanyi-misquoted-but-his-comment-was-still-inappropriate/28537

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Hungary: Graft among Rroma Organisations

October 11, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Affairs of corruption and graft in the Rroma Autonomy (Roma National Government) are raising questions about this organisation and with the Rroma leadership in Hungary. We have always maintained that this organisation was an alibi …

Roma groups in disarray over graft, leadership. In: Budapest Times. 11.10.2015. http://budapesttimes.hu/2015/10/11/roma-groups-in-disarray-over-graft-leadership/

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Hungary: Rroma Prevented from Boarding

October 11, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Canadians are continuing their policy of denying Rroma boarding to flights from Hungary to Canada. All the while while they are slowly acknowledging that persecutions of this minority do exist in Hungary. Rroma NGos are asking for a refund from the airlines. With right!

SHAME on the Airlines!

Hungarian Roma regularly prevented from boarding Canada-bound flights. In: CBC News. 05.10.2015. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/hungarian-roma-refugee-claim-cbsa-air-transat-budapest-gabor-lukaçs-1.3257661
Roma rights group NEKI wants Air Transat to reimburse rejected passengers. In: CBC News. 06.10.2015. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/roma-hungarian-air-transat-cbsa-neki-boarding-denied-1.3259457

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Hungary: Minorities Suffer

October 11, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Minorities in Hungary bear the brunt of the anti migrant rhetoric. This is particularly the case of the Rroma in that country.

Hungary’s minorities bear brunt of anti-migrant rhetoric. In: Daily Times. 04.10.2015. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/foreign/02-Oct-2015/hungary-s-minorities-bear-brunt-of-anti-migrant-rhetoric

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Argument against Compassion: A Must Read for Counterarguments

September 23, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Read this… Badly thought arguments, and the way against them on the refugee crisis. The paragraph on Rroma is particularly scary: The argument goes as follows: Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria have not managed to integrated their Rroma, so they cannot take on any refugees.

The right way to say it: Nationalistic policies have tried to ethnicise and segregate minorities, and these have failed. Has nothing to do with refugees, and all to do with tolerance.

Smilov, Daniel. The argument against compassion: Europe and the refugees. In: Open Democracy. 14.09.2015. https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/daniel-smilov/argument-against-compassion-europe-and-refugees

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Shame on Orban Manifestation

September 23, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

During a manifestation against Orban’s policies on refugees, Jenő Setét, a Rroma activist slammed Orbán for its policies and statements on Hungary’s Rroma. Recently Orban even stated that he would not wish other countries to live with such a minority…

Péter Juhász: Shame on you Viktor Orbán! In: Budapest Beacon. 13.09.2015. http://budapestbeacon.com/public-policy/peter-juhasz-shame-on-you-viktor-orban/27218

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Migrant Crisis: Orban says there are too many Rroma

September 23, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Read this … Orban effectively says Hungary cannot take refugees as they have several hundred thousand Gypsies… And that he doesn’t ask anyone to live with such numbers.
Well for one, there are 800’000 according to the cogernment, and they beat the Hungarians to Europe.
SHAME!

– Asylum seekers get a result but it’s not over yet. In: Budapest Times. 12.09.2015. http://budapesttimes.hu/2015/09/12/asylum-seekers-get-a-result-but-its-not-over-yet/

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European Walls!

September 10, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An opinion piece on the walls that are being erected in various places like Hungary, Estonia, Slovakia, sometimes to prevent people from going in, but also, as in Slovakia, to segregate Rroma.

SCARY

Dempsey, Judy. Europeans, Tear Down These Walls. In: Newsweek. 31.08.2015. http://www.newsweek.com/europeans-tear-down-these-walls-367302

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Canada accepts more Rroma Asylum Requests

September 1, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

In view of the mounting evidence of discrimination against Rroma in Hungary, Canada is accepting more asylum applications from Hungarian Rroma.

AT LAST!

Canada accepting more Roma asylum-seekers amid growing evidence of persecution in Hungary. In: National Post. 24.08.2015. http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canada-accepting-more-roma-asylum-seekers-amid-growing-evidence-of-persecution-in-hungary

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Hungary EU Aid

August 30, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

5 Mio EUR were spent in Hungary (via the Roma Autonomy) in training 1’000 babysitters, something that is thought to be worth 250’000 EUR. This exemplifies how NOT to do Rroma projects.

Hungary spends $5.4 million training 1000 baby-sitters. In: The Budapest Beacon. 12.08.2015. http://budapestbeacon.com/public-policy/hungary-spends-5-4-million-training-1000-baby-sitters/26178

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Hungary and Magyars

August 16, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Short article on the multicultural debate in Hungary. Mr. Orban should well remember that when Hungarian was introduced as a national language at the end of the 19^th century (very late), only 30% of the population spoke it …

The Multicultural Debate in Hungary. In: New Europe. 07.08.2015. http://www.neurope.eu/article/the-multicultural-debate-in-hungary/

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Erpatak: Far right terror in a small Hungarian town

August 10, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

A chilling article on a small town in Hungary and of his extreme rightist mayor. Scary reality for many Rroma in Hungary.

A SHAME

Érpatak: a Hungarian town living under far-right terror. In: Hungarian Free Press. 03.08.2015. http://hungarianfreepress.com/2015/08/03/erpatak-a-hungarian-town-living-under-far-right-terror/