A video of the theft by Roma of a Russian combat vehicle in the Kherson region of the Ukraine.
- Romowie kradną rosyjski pojazd bojowy ciągnikiem. In: WRP. 28.02.2022. https://www.wrp.pl/romowie-kradna-rosyjski-pojazd-bojowy-ciagnikiem-video/
Stolen
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Limanowa, Poland
The municipality of Limanowa is trying to relocate Roma families away from their current residence near the centre to a new apartment block that is planned to be built. Roma oppose the move and accuse the mayor of trying to create a Roma ghetto.
- Romowie nie chcą bloku. “Jak zrobimy strajk romski, to nawet armia nie pomoże”. In: Limanowa. 27.02.2022. https://limanowa.in/aktualnosci/romowie-nie-chca-bloku-jak–strajk-romski-to-nawet-armia-nie-pomoze/58412
- Romowie przeciwni przeprowadzce. Zapowiadają strajk. “Nawet armia nie pomoże”. In: Novy Sacz. 28.02.2022. https://nowysacz.naszemiasto.pl/limanowa-romowie-przeciwni-przeprowadzce-zapowiadaja-strajk/ar/c1-8700005
Ukrainian Appeal
Volodymyr Yakovenko, director of the Ukrainian Youth Agency for the Promotion of Roma Culture (ARCA), asked the social network for help for the Ukrainian people, who are currently facing a humanitarian catastrophe as a result of the Russian military invasion. “I call on the entire world community to appeal to its leaders to call on Russia and Belarus to withdraw their troops from Ukraine. Stop this war! We do not want this war, we want to stay alive!”
- Mladý romský aktivista z Ukrajiny: Zastavte tuto válku! Apelujte na své představitele, aby vyzvali Rusko ke stažení vojsk z Ukrajiny. In: Romea. 27.02.2022. http://www.romea.cz/cz/publicistika/komentare/mlady-romsky-aktivista-z-ukrajiny-zastavte-tuto-valku-apelujte-na-sve-predstavitele-aby-vyzvali-rusko-ke-stazeni-vojsk-z
Gypsy Thieves …
This time for a good cause: Roma stole a Russian combat tank near Kherson.
- Ukrajinskí Rómovia si pripísali úspech – zmocnili sa ruského tanku, píše iDnes. In: Trend. 27.02.2022. https://www.trend.sk/spravy/ukrajinski-romovia-pripisali-uspech-zmocnili-ruskeho-tanku-pise-idnes
Roma Help
Roma are joining the movement helping refugees from the Ukraine.
Good!
- Roma in the Czech Republic and Slovakia join aid efforts for victims of Russian aggression in Ukraine. In: Romea. 27.02.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/roma-in-the-czech-republic-and-slovakia-join-aid-efforts-for-victims-of-russian-aggression-in-ukraine
Ukraine War and Roma
We have had the first reports of Roma fleeing the war in the Ukraine and arriving in Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. At this stage it is impossible to say how many, but we are gathering more information.
Rroma Contact Point – 27.02.2022.
Margareta Matache
An interview with the Romni activist Margareta Matache.
- Litigating for Roma Rights: Interview with Dr. Margareta Matache. In: Harvard International Review. 25.02.2022. https://hir.harvard.edu/litigating-for-roma-rights/
Romania and Roma
A typical article. A few correct facts, and many stereotypes …
- Adevărul despre ținutele femeilor de etnie romă, din familiile tradiționale. Ce poartă pe sub fuste, de fapt, atunci când este frig afară. In: Substancial. 24.02.2022. https://substantial.ro/adevarul-despre-tinutele-femeilor-de-etnie-roma-din-familiile-traditionale-ce-poarta-pe-sub-fuste-de-fapt-atunci-cand-este-frig-afara/
Roma in Serbia
More than half of Roma in Serbia do not know their rights or anti-discrimination mechanisms, according to a survey “Roma Perceptions of Discrimination” initiated by the Commissioner for Equality in Serbia and supported by the German NGO GIZ.
- Srbija – sve češće se čuje glas mladih Roma. In: Deutsche Welle. 23.02.2022. https://www.dw.com/hr/srbija-sve-češće-se-čuje-glas-mladih-roma/a-60877551
Poznan and Roma
Residents are fuming against a Roma settlement in Poznan, fearing for their “safety”, complaining about noise, mess and smoke in the camp on Lechicka Street. The title says “Why do we allow 13-year-olds to get pregnant in the 21st century?”.
No comments.
- Mieszkańcy nie chcą koczowiska Romów w Poznaniu. “Dlaczego pozwalamy na to, że w XXI wieku 13-latki zachodzą w ciążę?” In: Wyborca. 22.02.2022. https://poznan.wyborcza.pl/poznan/7,36001,28141263,nie-chca-koczowiska-romow-w-poznaniu.html
Slovakia and Covid
If you are Rom and live in Slovakia, you are twice as likely to die if you get Covid than the rest of the population.
Bad.
- Roma in Slovakia: chances of dying from COVID-19 two times higher. In: Euractiv. 21.02.2022. https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/roma-in-slovakia-chances-of-dying-from-covid-19-two-times-higher/
Bosnia and Roma
The Roma language with elements of Romani culture will be introduced in schools in the Tuzla Canton as of September, Indira Bajramović, president of the Association of Roma Women “Better Future”.
- Bajramović: Romski jezik u školama Tuzlanskog kantona od septembra. In: N1. 21.02.2022. https://ba.n1info.com/vijesti/bajramovic-romski-jezik-u-skolama-tuzlanskog-kantona-od-septembra/
Slovakia and Kindergarten
A report on a project for the inclusion of Roma in pre-school age that employed 233 Roma last year in Slovakia.
- Vlani pracovalo v rámci projektu inklúzie 233 Rómov. In: SME. 21.02.2022. https://domov.sme.sk/c/22845673/vlani-pracovalo-v-ramci-projektu-inkluzie-233-romov.html
Czech Republic and Roma
One region in the Czech Republic is re-instating caretakers in Roma communities after a 5 year hiatus.
- Czech region to reinstate Romani caretakers in socially excluded localities. In: Romea. 20.02.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-region-to-reinstate-romani-caretakers-in-socially-excluded-localities
Slovakia and Roma
A picture which is impossible not to notice.
- In a Bratislava gallery window, a Roma breastfeeds her baby. In: Slovak Spectator. 18.02.2022. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22835714/breastfeeding-roma-woman-public-display-bratislava-slovak-national-gallery.html
To look at
Pictures of a Hungarian Telep.
- Gypsy Hill. In: Carte Blanche Magazine. https://carteblanchemagazine.com/issue-42/varadi-gypsy-hill?fbclid=IwAR2Pou7woctvtAI2UmUVFkZlUVtaVZk23_yUvHujEpRUr08-7ky3izx5jpU
Bulgaria and Legal Aid
The Roma Academy of Culture and Education (RAKO) in Sliven is proposing the establishment of a Bulgarian Roma Cultural Institute. The proposal was made by Stella Kostova from RACO at the conference “Support for the Vulnerable and Roma”, organized by BTA in Sliven within the initiative “Bulgarian Voices for Europe”.
- Създаване на ромски културен институт предлагат от Ромска академия за култура и образование в Сливен. In: BTA. 18.02.2022. https://bta.bg/bg/news/bulgaria/222549-sazdavane-na-romski-kulturen-institut-predlagat-ot-romska-akademiya-za-kultura-i
Albania, Schools, and Roma
To fight against child labor, and particularly young Roma, Albanian teachers’ unions are mobilizing, trying to prevent school dropouts. But difficult to fill all the gaps of a drifting system.
- ALBANIE : LES SYNDICATS D’ENSEIGNANTS EN LUTTE CONTRE LE TRAVAIL DES ENFANTS. In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 18.02.2022. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Albanie-le-combat-des-syndicats-contre-le-travail-des-enfants
Slovenia and Roma
An unfortunately typical rant against Roma in the Slovene press. In this case, a person complaining that effectively Roma misuse social care money, that many underage woman have children, and that the Roma know “which button to press in Brussels”.
Maybe they should start by ending discrimination …
- DL: O romski problematiki. In: Lokalno. 18.02.2022. https://www.lokalno.si/2022/02/18/258173/clanek/DL_O_romski_problematiki/
Czech Publishing House
The Prague publishing house Kher publishes exclusively Romani literature. Recently, two extensive anthologies have been published: the first (Velvet blues) looks back on the 1990s, the second (Beauty is Everywhere) on the 20th century. One of the key figures in today’s Kher is the Romani filmmaker Karolína Ryvolová (1977).
- Papírové knihy přitáhly fanoušky a viděli jsme, že romské psaní má potenciál, říká Karolína Ryvolová. In: Lidovky. 17.02.2022. https://www.lidovky.cz/orientace/kultura/karolina-ryvolova-romska-literatura-psani-knihy-papirove-knihy.A220217_090552_ln_kultura_ape
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