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Inspirational Stories

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A series of portraits of Roma role models in Slovakia. These are part of the new initiative launched a while back by the Dive association to reduce stereotypes and promote integration.

– Inšpiratívne príbehy najúspešnejších slovenských Rómov: Úprimne, dokázali by ste toto? In: Topky. 22.02.2018. http://www.topky.sk/cl/10/1690529/Inspirativne-pribehy-najuspesnych-slovenskych-Romov–Uprimne–dokazali-by-ste-toto- [link-preview url=”http://www.topky.sk/cl/10/1690529/Inspirativne-pribehy-najuspesnych-slovenskych-Romov–Uprimne–dokazali-by-ste-toto-“]

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A Parallel

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An article making a parallel between Roma and African Americans due to slavery. Historically, one has to be careful because Roma slavery existed only in Wallachia and Moldova (which later became part of Romania) and to a lesser extent in other regions of Transylvania. Nowhere else. So the parallel is very valid in Romania itself, but cannot be generalised.

– Roma and African Americans share a common struggle. In: The Guardian. 20.02.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/20/roma-african-americans-common-struggle [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/feb/20/roma-african-americans-common-struggle”]

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Czech Republic and Holocaust

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Following the statements by Tomio Okamura and consorts regarding the Roma Holocaust in the Czech Republic (almost all Roma were killed), a Czech historian reminds his fellow citizen of what really happened.

– Czech historian reminds public that cruel abuse was perpetrated at concentration camp for Roma in Moravia. In: Romea.cz. 20.02.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-historian-reminds-public-that-cruel-abuse-was-perpetrated-at-concentration-camp-for-roma-in-moravia [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-historian-reminds-public-that-cruel-abuse-was-perpetrated-at-concentration-camp-for-roma-in-moravia”]

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Really????

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The so-called “Ordnungsamt” – Office of Order – of the city of Frankfurt is in the middle of a controversy. One of their employees stamped the passport of a Romanian Romni with the official office’s stamp and wrote on the passport “Was met while aggressively begging”.
Not only is this illegal but it also reminds one of the past. Let’s hope the person who did this gets booted out.

– Ordnungsamt-Stempel im Pass einer Romni sorgt für Aufsehen. In: Merkurist. 16.02.2018. https://merkurist.de/frankfurt/repressalien-ordnungsamt-stempel-im-pass-einer-romni-sorgt-fuer-aufsehen_tIl [link-preview url=”https://merkurist.de/frankfurt/repressalien-ordnungsamt-stempel-im-pass-einer-romni-sorgt-fuer-aufsehen_tIl”]

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Holocaust Memorial Day

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The Czech Government Council is proposing to formally recognise the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (August 2nd), the day commemorating the liquidation of the Roma camp in Auschwitz.

– Gov’t council for declaring Roma Holocaust memorial day. In: The Prague Monitor. 19.02.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/02/19/govt-council-declaring-roma-holocaust-memorial-day [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2018/02/19/govt-council-declaring-roma-holocaust-memorial-day”]

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Slovakia: Stories

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Stories in Slovakia of Roma who managed to overcome the barriers that often prevents them from succeeding. One is the story of Daniel, 16 years old, speaking 5 language and who now has a scholarship. There are others.

– Toto sú príbehy Rómov, ktorí prekonali prekážky a sú vzorom pre všetkých. In: TV Noviny. 18.02.2018. http://www.tvnoviny.sk/domace/1907322_toto-su-pribehy-romov-ktori-prekonali-prekazky-a-su-vzorom-pre-vsetkych [link-preview url=”http://www.tvnoviny.sk/domace/1907322_toto-su-pribehy-romov-ktori-prekonali-prekazky-a-su-vzorom-pre-vsetkych”]

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Poland & Slovakia

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The appeal trial of three Slovakian Roma, accused of a series of frauds in Poland against older people, has now come to an end. The accused were defrauding elderly people on claims of urgent need of money for health reasons.
They risk several years behind bars.

– Białystok: koniec procesu Romów ze Słowacji oskarżonych o oszustwa. In: ONet. 16.02.2018. https://bialystok.onet.pl/bialystok-koniec-procesu-romow-ze-slowacji-oskarzonych-o-oszustwa/gmn3ssr [link-preview url=”https://bialystok.onet.pl/bialystok-koniec-procesu-romow-ze-slowacji-oskarzonych-o-oszustwa/gmn3ssr”]

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A Book

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The critique of a book inspired by the history of the Roma in former Czechoslovakia. It is easy for such books to bring out many of the stereotypes. So to be looked at carefully!

– Theresa Kishkan sur la route des Roms. In: Le Devoir. 17.02.2018. http://www.ledevoir.com/lire/520314/theresa-kishkan-sur-la-route-des-roms [link-preview url=”http://www.ledevoir.com/lire/520314/theresa-kishkan-sur-la-route-des-roms”]

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Nazif Mujić Died

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The award winning Bosnian Roma actor Nazif Mujić died last Sundy in utter poverty in Bosnia, five years after having won the silver bear at the Berlin festival.
May he rest in peace.

– Bären-Gewinner Nazif Mujić stirbt mittellos in Bosnien. In: Der Tagesspiegel. 18.02.2018. http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/fuenf-jahre-nach-berlinale-triumph-baeren-gewinner-nazif-muji-stirbt-mittellos-in-bosnien/20976416.html
– Award-winning Bosnian Roma actor dies penniless. In: The Malay Online. 18.02.2018. http://www.themalaymailonline.com/showbiz/article/award-winning-bosnian-roma-actor-dies-penniless#TyRpiqBvk4HrOH7r.97
– Nazif Mujić Dies: Bosnian Actor & Berlin Award Winner. In: Deadline. 18.02.2018. http://deadline.com/2018/02/bosnian-actor-berlin-award-winner-nazif-mujic-passes-away-1202293996/
– Berlin: Bosnian Actor and Silver Bear Winner Nazif Mujic Dies at 48. In: The Hollywood Reporter. 18.02.2018. https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-bosnian-actor-silver-bear-winner-nazif-mujic-dies-at-48-1085956
– La Berlinale pleure l’acteur Nazif Mujic récompensé en 2013. In: Paris Match. 18.02.2018. http://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Cinema/La-Berlinale-pleure-l-acteur-Nazif-Mujic-recompense-en-2013-1462991
– Preminuo Nazif Mujić, dobitnik Srebrenog medvjeda. In: N1. 18.02.2018. http://ba.n1info.com/a244148/Vijesti/Vijesti/Preminuo-Nazif-Mujic.html
– Preminuo dobitnik “Srebrnog medveda” Nazif Mujić. In: Blic. 18.02.2018. https://www.blic.rs/vesti/republika-srpska/preminuo-dobitnik-srebrnog-medveda-nazif-mujic/pg0vqpt
– Nazif Mujic (1970-2018). In: CM. 19.02.2018. http://www.cmjornal.pt/mais-cm/obituario/detalhe/nazif-mujic-1970-2018
– Winnaar van Zilveren Beer voor Beste Acteur sterft in armoe. In: GVA. 18.02.2018. http://www.gva.be/cnt/dmf20180218_03363414/winnaar-van-zilveren-beer-voor-beste-acteur-sterft-in-armoede [link-preview url=”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-bosnian-actor-silver-bear-winner-nazif-mujic-dies-at-48-1085956 “]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Hungary: Increased Police Controls

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The Hungarian police has been given extended rights to conduct identity and physical checks based on a “heightened state of alert” … Note that the police conducts many checks, more than a million a year for a population of less than ten million.
There is a real fear that these extra powers will be negatively felt by the Roma minority.

– National Commissioner of Police ordains increased police control, again. In: Budapest Beacon. 17.02.2018. https://budapestbeacon.com/national-commissioner-police-ordains-increased-police-control/ [link-preview url=”https://budapestbeacon.com/national-commissioner-police-ordains-increased-police-control/”]

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Slovakia and Affirmative Action

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Martin Kotleba, the extreme rightist party leader in Slovakia is trying to stop the affirmative action program for Roma by proposing an amendment to the anti-discrimination law.
Let’s hope he fails.

– Kotleba proti pozitívnej diskriminácii: Ak je splnomocnenec pre Rómov, musí mať svojho aj majorita. In: Aktualne. 16.02.2018. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/politika/kotleba-chce-zabranit-pozitivnej-diskriminacii-ak-existuje-splnomocnenec-romov-musi-mat-svojho-aj-majorita.html [link-preview url=”https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/politika/kotleba-chce-zabranit-pozitivnej-diskriminacii-ak-existuje-splnomocnenec-romov-musi-mat-svojho-aj-majorita.html”]

Kosovo News Eastern Europe

Kosovo: The Forgotten Victims

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On the tenth anniversary of the Kosovo, Roma are often forgotten. This is bad, as the UCK actually ethnically cleansed the land of its Roma and there is little space for any minority.

– Les Roms du Kosovo, victimes oubliées de la guerre. In: TV5. 16.02.2018. http://information.tv5monde.com/en-continu/les-roms-du-kosovo-victimes-oubliees-de-la-guerre-221038
– Ashkali, Gorani, Croates: le crépuscule des plus petites minorités du Kosovo. In: Le Temps. https://www.letemps.ch/monde/ashkali-gorani-croates-crepuscule-plus-petites-minorites-kosovo [link-preview url=”https://www.letemps.ch/monde/ashkali-gorani-croates-crepuscule-plus-petites-minorites-kosovo”]

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Uzhgorod – First School

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An article about one of the first Roma school which opened in Uzhgorod in 1926, at that time in Czechoslovakia. It also describes the osada in the city and the living conditions. A good read.

– Втрачений Ужгород: як у місті відкрили першу в Європі ромську школу (Фото). In: Prozahid. 17.02.2018. http://prozahid.com/content-56914.html [link-preview url=”http://prozahid.com/content-56914.html”]

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Salzburg: Beggars and Snow

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An article on the plight of beggars – in some case Romanian Roma – during the winter. Lack of shelters, sleeping in the rough, poverty. Is this the “organised criminal beggar bands”?

– Drama um die Bettler in Schnee und Eiseskälte. In: Die Krone. 15.02.2018. http://www.krone.at/1641271 [link-preview url=”http://www.krone.at/1641271″]

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Slovakia: More on the Initiative

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Another article on the new campaign against discrimination in Slovakia. This is gathering momentum, which is really good.

– Divé maky predstavili liek na predsudky a extrémizmus: Viac úspešných Rómov. In: Bratislava Noviny. 15.02.2018. https://www.bratislavskenoviny.sk/zivot-v-meste/48406-dive-maky-predstavili-liek-na-predsudky-a-extremizmus-viac-uspesnych-romov [link-preview url=”https://www.bratislavskenoviny.sk/zivot-v-meste/48406-dive-maky-predstavili-liek-na-predsudky-a-extremizmus-viac-uspesnych-romov”]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Brno: Protests

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A manifestation took place in Brno, Czech Republic, to protest the Holocaust denial by politicians of the extreme rightist party SPD and its leader Tomio Okamura.
We need more of these, and also in other countries!

– Brno procession protests against Roma Holocaust denial. In: The Prague Monitor. 16.02.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/02/16/brno-procession-protests-against-roma-holocaust-denial [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2018/02/16/brno-procession-protests-against-roma-holocaust-denial”]

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Slovenia: Really?

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The news that isn’t one: The police confiscated “several pieces of weapons” and “smaller quantities of drugs” in several Roma settlements as they had received information that Roma were engaged in weapon dealing…
If they were and are, it is a real retail operation judging by the reported numbers… How about the simpler explanation of poverty and petty criminality?

– Roma settlements targeted in weapons bust. In: STA. 16.02.2018. https://english.sta.si/2483082/roma-settlements-targeted-in-weapons-bust [link-preview url=”https://english.sta.si/2483082/roma-settlements-targeted-in-weapons-bust”]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Hungary and Roma

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A reportage in Hungary on Roma children removed from their families to be put into homes under really bad conditions. The reportage is on the “sensational” side, but the fact remains.

– ‘Nightmare’ plight of the Roma children being taken from their families and placed at risk of abuse in Hungary’s state-run care homes is exposed in shocking documentary. In: The Daily Mail. 15.02.2018. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5387799/Documentary-explores-anti-Gypsy-crisis-Hungary.html
– ‘They love me’: Roma mum worries her children will be taken. In: The Daily Mail. 15.02.2018. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/femail/video-1627740/Video-love-Roma-mum-worries-children-taken.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5387799/Documentary-explores-anti-Gypsy-crisis-Hungary.html “]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Lety

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Norway is contributing money to build a memorial on the ground of the former concentration camp of Lety.

– Norway Grants to contribute to new Roma Holocaust memorial. In: The Prague Monitor. 14.02.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/02/14/norway-grants-contribute-new-roma-holocaust-memorial [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2018/02/14/norway-grants-contribute-new-roma-holocaust-memorial”]

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