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News Eastern Europe Poland

Limanowa

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The story of the re-housing of the Roma away from the centre of the Polish town of Limanowa is continuing. The mayor of that town bought a house in another town to re-house the Roma away from the centre of his town. The other place did not want the Roma either… Since then, there have been a succession of judgements against Limanowo, apparently to no avail yet.

– Zadyma o nowy dom dla Romów i straszenie prokuratorem. In: Sadeczanin. 10.01.2019. https://sadeczanin.info/gospodarka/zadyma-o-nowy-dom-dla-romow-i-straszenie-prokuratorem [link-preview url=”https://sadeczanin.info/gospodarka/zadyma-o-nowy-dom-dla-romow-i-straszenie-prokuratorem”]

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

Bulgaria: Racism

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The Bulgarian state is doling out collective punishment to Roma following an altercation between a Rom and a soldier.

– https://www.facebook.com/Antifascist.BG/videos/348601499292615/ [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/Antifascist.BG/videos/348601499292615/”]

News Eastern Europe Poland

Łódź Ghetto

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A commemoration was held for the 77 anniversary of the destruction of the Roma part of the Litzmannstadt Ghetto in January 1942 where more than 4’000 Rroma were killed.
May they rest in peace.

– Roma victims of Nazi German ghetto honoured in Poland. In: The First News. 10.01.2019. https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/roma-victims-of-nazi-german-ghetto-honoured-in-poland-4110 [link-preview url=”https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/roma-victims-of-nazi-german-ghetto-honoured-in-poland-4110″]

Lithuania News Eastern Europe

Lithuania: More Inclusion

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As part of its review of the framework convention on the protection of national minorities, the Council of Europe advised Lithuania to improve its social inclusion of Roma. Not a surprise, on Roma all countries, including Switzerland need to improve.

– Council of Europe advises Lithuania to improve social inclusion of Roma. In: BNN News. 09.01.2019. https://bnn-news.com/council-of-europe-advises-lithuania-to-improve-social-inclusion-of-roma-195971 [link-preview url=”https://bnn-news.com/council-of-europe-advises-lithuania-to-improve-social-inclusion-of-roma-195971″]

News Eastern Europe Serbia

Serbia: Racism

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Nataša Tasić Knežević, an Opera star and Romni was singled out for search at a local supermarket in her hometown of Novi Sad. She accuses the shop of racial profiling…

– Singled out for search at a Serbian supermarket, Roma opera superstar accuses the store of racism. In: Global Voices. 07.01.2019. https://globalvoices.org/2019/01/07/singled-out-for-search-at-a-serbian-supermarket-roma-opera-superstar-accuses-the-store-of-racism/ [link-preview url=”https://globalvoices.org/2019/01/07/singled-out-for-search-at-a-serbian-supermarket-roma-opera-superstar-accuses-the-store-of-racism/”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Roma and Work

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An article against the standard stereotype in Slovakia that Roma do not want to work. In fact, it is more the Gadže who don’t let them to.

– Najväčšiu úctu k práci majú Rómovia, ani sa jej nedotknú. Je to naozaj tak? In: SME Blogs. 08.01.2019. https://nagyova.blog.sme.sk/c/499697/najvacsiu-uctu-k-praci-maju-romovia-ani-sa-jej-nedotknu-je-to-naozaj-tak.html [link-preview url=”https://nagyova.blog.sme.sk/c/499697/najvacsiu-uctu-k-praci-maju-romovia-ani-sa-jej-nedotknu-je-to-naozaj-tak.html”]

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia and Burials

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The central cemetery of Žale in Ljubljana is still refusing to re-bury Roma victims of World War Two…
No comments …

– Javno podjetje Žale še kar zavrača pokop izvensodno umorjenih Romov. In: Reporter. 08.01.2019. https://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/javno-podjetje-zale-se-kar-zavraca-pokop-izvensodno-umorjenih-romov-680079 [link-preview url=”https://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/javno-podjetje-zale-se-kar-zavraca-pokop-izvensodno-umorjenih-romov-680079″]

Albania Kosovo News Eastern Europe Serbia

Kosovo – Serbia

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A reportage on the impact of the discussions of an eventual swap of land between Kosovo and Serbia – for the Serbs, the Albanians, but also for the Roma.

– Entre Kosovo et Serbie, le spectre d’un échange de territoires. In: Le Temps. 04.01.2019. https://www.letemps.ch/monde/entre-kosovo-serbie-spectre-dun-echange-territoires [link-preview url=”https://www.letemps.ch/monde/entre-kosovo-serbie-spectre-dun-echange-territoires”]

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

It’s the poor – you fool …

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Sofia is extremely polluted, due to its increasing urbanisation, the switch to individual heating vs. the old centralised socialist system, and too many cars.
But according to the press, the real cause are the Roma … Because they drive old cars and heat with wood.
It is always easier to have someone else to blame.

– BULGARIE : POLLUTION DE L’AIR À SOFIA, C’EST LA FAUTE AUX PAUVRES ! In: Le Courrier des Balkans. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/bulgarie-sofia-pollution-air-voiture-chauffage [link-preview url=”https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/bulgarie-sofia-pollution-air-voiture-chauffage”]

News Eastern Europe

Clichés

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An article about young photographers in Eastern Europe… The first subject is a total cliché – Roma witches … No comments.

– Five local photographers sharing fascinating stories from Eastern Europe. In: Daze Digital. 03.01.2019. https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/42412/1/five-local-photographers-sharing-fascinating-stories-from-eastern-europe [link-preview url=”https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/42412/1/five-local-photographers-sharing-fascinating-stories-from-eastern-europe”]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Hungary, Schools, and Issues

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The story of a small village in the North East of Hungary with a large Rroma minority, and the setup of a special school to help Roma have a better education. This additional school was set up by a Roma association, and has been facing issues (relocation etc.) in the village.

– Miért elégedetlenek Lucfalván a tanodával? In: Index. 03.01.2019. https://index.hu/belfold/2019/01/03/lucfalva_nograd_megye_tanoda/ [link-preview url=”https://index.hu/belfold/2019/01/03/lucfalva_nograd_megye_tanoda/”]

News Eastern Europe

Not Good

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An article about an accidental death triggering a feud between two Roma families. All the stereotypes are there …

– Gitanos: dos muertes y la desaparición de un clan. In: Imneuquen. 30.12.2018. https://www.lmneuquen.com/gitanos-dos-muertes-y-la-desaparicion-un-clan-n618240 [link-preview url=”https://www.lmneuquen.com/gitanos-dos-muertes-y-la-desaparicion-un-clan-n618240″]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia and Labour

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The Vice-Governor of the Slovak Central Bank, Ľudovít Ódor, said in an interview that
“It is high time to talk more openly about controlled migration, activation of the Roma minority, brain drain and education system in Slovakia.” The focus is on getting more skilled worked in the country.

– SLOVENSKO potrebuje riadenú MIGRÁCIU a RÓMOV aktivizovať. In: Dennik. 28.12.2018. http://dennikpolitika.sk/archiv/51321 [link-preview url=”http://dennikpolitika.sk/archiv/51321”]

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Ukraine: More on the Attack

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Law enforcers completed a pre-trial investigation into the attack on the Roma camp in Lviv in May 2018 which resulted in one dead Rom and there injured ones. A criminal case against an adult organizer and nine juvenile offenders were transferred to court. This is on Friday, December 28, according to the prosecutor’s office of the region.

– Напад на табір ромів у Львові: розслідування завершилося. In: Korrespondent. 28.12.2018. https://ua.korrespondent.net/city/lvov/4048504-napad-na-tabir-romiv-u-lvovi-rozsliduvannia-zavershylosia
– Розслідування нападу на табір ромів у Львові завершено: 10 осіб постануть перед судом. In: Warta 1. 28.12.2018. https://varta1.com.ua/rozsliduvannya-napadu-na-tabir-romiv-u-lvovi-zaversheno-10-osib-postanut-pered-sudom/ [link-preview url=”https://ua.korrespondent.net/city/lvov/4048504-napad-na-tabir-romiv-u-lvovi-rozsliduvannia-zavershylosia “]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Budapest: Roma Theatre

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The tale of a group of young Roma actors who perform all over Hungary and now maybe beyond.

– Cigánynak akartam születni, mert cigánynak lenni jó. In: 444. 26.12.2018. https://444.hu/2018/12/26/ciganynak-akartam-szuletni-mert-ciganynak-lenni-jo [link-preview url=”https://444.hu/2018/12/26/ciganynak-akartam-szuletni-mert-ciganynak-lenni-jo”]

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Adopted

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The fate of a Slovak Rom adopted at the age of one and a half in Sweden. Interview and a proof of what the environment can do …

– Narodil sa v osade, adoptovali si ho Švédi: Vo Švédsku sa k migrantom správajú asi ako Slováci k Rómom. In: Dennik. 28.12.2018. https://dennikn.sk/1335595/narodil-sa-v-osade-adoptovali-si-ho-svedi-vo-svedsku-sa-k-migrantom-spravaju-asi-ako-slovaci-k-romom/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/1335595/narodil-sa-v-osade-adoptovali-si-ho-svedi-vo-svedsku-sa-k-migrantom-spravaju-asi-ako-slovaci-k-romom/”]

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Lvov Attacks

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The preliminary enquiry in the attack on a Roma camp in Lvov in May that left one Rom dead and three injured has been completed. One adult and two minors were involved in the murder.

– Нападение на ромов во Львове: завершено досудебное расследование. In: Fokus. 28.12.2018. https://focus.ua/ukraine/416278-napadenie-na-romov-vo-lvove-sud-vynes-prigovor.html [link-preview url=”https://focus.ua/ukraine/416278-napadenie-na-romov-vo-lvove-sud-vynes-prigovor.html”]

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia – No Comments

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The Slovenian state wants to bury the Roma killed during World War Two in the central Ljubljana cemetery of Žale, but the cemetery management rejects it, which is unheard of. The victims were killed by Partisan units between 1941 and 1945.

– “Nezaslišano in nesprejemljivo”: Janković Romov, ki so jih ubili partizani, ne pusti pokopati na Žalah, je ogorčen Stres. In: Reporter. 20.12.2018. https://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/nezaslisano-in-nesprejemljivo-jankovic-romov-ki-so-jih-ubili-partizani-ne-pusti-pokopati-na-zalah-je-ogorcen-stres-677143
– Na Žalah zavračajo obtožbe o nespoštovanju do pokojnih Romov. In: SIOL. 20.12.2018. https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/na-zalah-zavracajo-obtozbe-o-nespostovanju-do-pokojnih-romov-486091
– Pravica do pokopa Romov na Žalah. In: Družina. 21.12.2018. https://www.druzina.si/ICD/spletnastran.nsf/clanek/pravica-do-pokopa-romov-na-zalah [link-preview url=”https://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/nezaslisano-in-nesprejemljivo-jankovic-romov-ki-so-jih-ubili-partizani-ne-pusti-pokopati-na-zalah-je-ogorcen-stres-677143 “]

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

Bulgaria and Islam

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Bulgaria significantly increased state funding for religions, including Islam, in an attempt to prevent radical Islam. The bad point here is that the Roma are mentioned in the same sentence together with radical Islam. And while many Roma are Moslems, up till now they haven’t radicalised at all. Anyhow, best weapon against this is integration …

– La Bulgarie légifère pour mieux contrôler l’islam radical. In: i24 Europe. 21.12.2018. https://www.i24news.tv/fr/actu/international/europe/191452-181221-la-bulgarie-legifere-pour-mieux-controler-l-islam-radical [link-preview url=”https://www.i24news.tv/fr/actu/international/europe/191452-181221-la-bulgarie-legifere-pour-mieux-controler-l-islam-radical”]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Unique

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The recent manifestations against the latest laws passed by the Orban government (the so-called slave laws) saw a unique constellation: The flag of the extreme right party Jobbik next to the Roma flag.
It highlights the range of opposition to the laws.

– Egymás mellett lengett a romák és a Jobbik zászlója. In: 444. 17.12.2018. https://444.hu/2018/12/17/egymas-mellett-lengett-a-romak-es-a-jobbik-zaszlaja [link-preview url=”https://444.hu/2018/12/17/egymas-mellett-lengett-a-romak-es-a-jobbik-zaszlaja”]

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