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Eva Davidová

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The Czech sociologist and ethnologist Eva Davidová died on Friday 21st of September at the age of 85.
May she rest in peace.

– Czech Republic: Eva Davidová, an ethnographer who loved Romani people, has passed away. In: Romea. 2609.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-eva-davidova-an-ethnographer-who-loved-romani-people-has-passed-away
– DÉCÈS D’EVA DAVIDOVÁ, SOCIOLOGUE ET SPÉCIALISTE DES ROMS. In: Radio Prague. 26.09.2018. https://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/infos/deces-deva-davidova-sociologue-et-specialiste-des-roms [link-preview url=”https://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/infos/deces-deva-davidova-sociologue-et-specialiste-des-roms”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia and Work

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Yet another article in the Slovakian press about the need to employ local Roma rather than rely on immigrants from other countries. This article describes some of the reasons behind the large unemployment of Roma in Slovakia.

– Príležitosť pre ľudí z osád. In: Nazory Pravda. 28.09.2018. https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/485894-prilezitost-pre-ludi-z-osad/ [link-preview url=”https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/485894-prilezitost-pre-ludi-z-osad/”]

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Slovenia and Salvini

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The Slovenian Press started reporting on Salvini’s effort to close all Roma camps within five years in Italy.

– Italijanska vlada s strožjo zakonodajo nad mafijce, teroriste in migrante. In: RTV. 24.09.2018. https://www.rtvslo.si/svet/evropa/italijanska-vlada-s-strozjo-zakonodajo-nad-mafijce-teroriste-in-migrante/466856
– Salvini bi do konca mandata zaprl vsa nezakonita romska naselja. In: STA. 24.09.2018. https://www.sta.si/2556101/salvini-bi-do-konca-mandata-zaprl-vsa-nezakonita-romska-naselja [link-preview url=”https://www.rtvslo.si/svet/evropa/italijanska-vlada-s-strozjo-zakonodajo-nad-mafijce-teroriste-in-migrante/466856 “]

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Slovenia: Efforts

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A community centre will be opened in the largest Roma settlement in Slovenia. Let’s see what this brings.

– Roma village to get community centre. In: STA. 25.09.2018. https://english.sta.si/2556442/roma-village-to-get-community-centre [link-preview url=”https://english.sta.si/2556442/roma-village-to-get-community-centre”]

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Miloš Zeman …

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Fairly harsh critique of Miloš Zeman, the current Czech president in the Slovak press. In a visit in a small community, Kojetín in the Olomouc region, and upon learning that the locals were afraid about unemployed Roma moving to their town, he chipped in:
“I am definitely not a friend of Communism, but during Communism the Roma had to work. Mostly they worked like dredgers, and when they refused to work, they went to jail”
No comments …

– Zeman navštevuje kraje, aby tam urážal novinárov, mimovládky a Rómov. In: SME. 27.09.2018. https://svet.sme.sk/c/20924231/zeman-chodi-po-cesku-a-nadava-na-romov.html
– Zeman o strachu z Rómov: Ľuďom odmietajúcim prácu by nemali byť vyplácané dávky. In: Hlavnne Spravy. 25.09.2018. https://www.hlavnespravy.sk/zeman-o-strachu-z-romov-ludom-odmietajucim-pracu-nemali-byt-vyplacane-davky/1530624 [link-preview url=”https://svet.sme.sk/c/20924231/zeman-chodi-po-cesku-a-nadava-na-romov.html “]

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Slovenia: Moving …

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The town of Kočevje in Slovenia wants to move Roma to another location as they live in a zone that has been declared a future industrial zone.
Several residents are wary of this and are refusing to move.

– »Industrijska cona ni namenjena peki odojkov« In: Delo. 27.09.2018. https://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/industrijska-cona-ni-namenjena-peki-odojkov-96233.html [link-preview url=”https://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/industrijska-cona-ni-namenjena-peki-odojkov-96233.html”]

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Buzescu

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The home of the most “Roma palaces”, the Romanian city of Buzescu goes to Asia, and apparently also to the national geographic next month.

– It looks like the quarter Gypsy millionaires. Photo. In: MiceTimes. 24.09.2018. http://micetimes.asia/it-looks-like-the-quarter-gypsy-millionaires-photo/ [link-preview url=”http://micetimes.asia/it-looks-like-the-quarter-gypsy-millionaires-photo/”]

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Czech Republic …

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Torture and racism … Some articles in the Czech press about a Rom who was tortured by the police.

– Policisté měli z muže vymlátit přiznání, hrozí jim až osm let! In: TN.cz. 17.09.2018. http://tn.nova.cz/clanek/policiste-meli-z-muze-vymlatit-priznani-hrozi-jim-az-osm-let.html
– Generální inspekce stíhá dva budějovické policisty kvůli mučení Roma. Přinutili ho k doznání ve věci, kterou nespáchal. In: Romea. 17.09.2018. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/generalni-inspekce-stiha-dva-budejovicke-policisty-kvuli-muceni-roma-prinutili-ho-k-doznani-ve-veci-kterou-nespachal
– Czech Inspector-General prosecuting two police officers for torturing Romani man into a false confession. In: Romea. 17.09.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-inspector-general-prosecuting-two-police-officers-for-torturing-romani-man-into-a-false-confession#.W6CHARTFQoE.facebook [link-preview url=”http://tn.nova.cz/clanek/policiste-meli-z-muze-vymlatit-priznani-hrozi-jim-az-osm-let.html “]

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Vote !

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An appeal to vote in the Czech Republic.

– Lucie Fuková: There’s no excuse for not voting. In: Romea. 23.09.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/lucie-fukova-there-s-no-excuse-for-not-voting [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/lucie-fukova-there-s-no-excuse-for-not-voting”]

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Czech Republic …

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Quite amazing when the French press, especially one close to the right, publishes an article about torture and racism in the Czech Republic.
If anyone has articles about it in the Czech press, please forward!

– En République tchèque, deux policiers accusés d’avoir torturé un homme d’origine rom. In: Paris Match. 17.09.2018. https://www.parismatch.com/Actu/International/En-Republique-tcheque-deux-policiers-accuses-d-avoir-torture-un-homme-d-origine-rom-1574893 [link-preview url=”https://www.parismatch.com/Actu/International/En-Republique-tcheque-deux-policiers-accuses-d-avoir-torture-un-homme-d-origine-rom-1574893″]

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Ukraine: Shock …

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A entrepreneur in Lviv hires 5 Roma for work. And he is shocked – yes shocked – that they work, are clean, and think …
That is not the shocking part of the story.

– У Львівській області підприємець влаштував на роботу ромів. In: To e Lviv. 18.08.2018. https://inlviv.in.ua/lviv/u-lvivskij-oblasti-pidpryyemets-vlashtuvav-na-robotu-romiv [link-preview url=”https://inlviv.in.ua/lviv/u-lvivskij-oblasti-pidpryyemets-vlashtuvav-na-robotu-romiv”]

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Ukraine – Reactions

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Ukrainian reactions to the BBC reportage on Roma in the Ukraine. Unfortunately, they really took the worst excerpts in this articles – perpetuating some of the standard stereotypes.

– “На підлозі туалетний папір і 13 дітей”: репортаж про жахливу бідність ромів в Україні. In: Obrozrevatel. 21.09.2018. https://www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/city/news/na-pidlozi-tualetnij-papir-i-13-ditej-reportazh-pro-zhahlivu-bidnist-romiv-v-ukraini.htm [link-preview url=”https://www.obozrevatel.com/ukr/city/news/na-pidlozi-tualetnij-papir-i-13-ditej-reportazh-pro-zhahlivu-bidnist-romiv-v-ukraini.htm”]

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Ukraine and Roma

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A reportage from the BBC on Roma in the Ukraine. Well, on some of the Roma in the Ukraine. As usual, the complexity is somewhat lost. There are Carpathian Roma, Servi (Vlax), Ursarja and Kirimlides (Balkan), and of course Xaladytka Roma.

– Ukraine’s Roma living on fringes of society. In: BBC News. 20.09.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/45565634/ukraine-s-roma-living-on-fringes-of-society [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/av/45565634/ukraine-s-roma-living-on-fringes-of-society”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia: Attack and Indictment

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Two men were arrested by the Slovak police of an aggression against Roma. After a discussion, the men had aggressed the Roma with a handgun and a large knife.
Good that this is being taken seriously.

– Pracujúcich Rómov napadli dvaja ozbrojenci. Putujú za mreže. In: TA3. 19.09.2018. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1136553/pracujucich-romov-napadli-dvaja-ozbrojenci-putuju-za-mreze.html
– Polícia zadržala dvoch mužov, ktorí so zbraňou bezdôvodne napadli Rómov. In: Spravy Pravda. 19.09.2018. https://spravy.pravda.sk/regiony/clanok/484722-policia-zadrzala-dvoch-muzov-ktori-so-zbranou-bezdovodne-napadli-romov/
– Dvaja Trnavčania napadli skupinku pracujúcich Rómov. In: My Trnava. 19.09.2018. https://mytrnava.sme.sk/c/20917408/dvaja-trnavcania-napadli-skupinku-pracujucich-romov.html
– Extrémistický čin v Trnave: Dvojica mužov bezdôvodne napadla Rómov so zbraňou a nožom. In: Topky. 19.09.2018. https://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1739027/Extremisticky-cin-v-Trnave–Dvojica-muzov-bezdovodne-napadla-Romov-so-zbranou-a-nozom
– Muži napadli skupinu Rómov počas výkopových prác, najskôr im vynadali a potom prišli so zbraňami. In: Spravy Pozri. 19.09.2018. https://spravy.pozri.sk/clanok/muzi-napadli-skupinu-romov-pocas-vykopovych-prac-najskor-im-vynadali-a-potom-prisli-so-zbranami/1345518 [link-preview url=”https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1136553/pracujucich-romov-napadli-dvaja-ozbrojenci-putuju-za-mreze.html “]

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Pilgrimage

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The traditional yearly pilgrimage in Svatý Kopeček near Olomouc in the Czech Repuvblic took place this week end.

– Romové se sjeli k Olomouci na pouť, dorazilo jich pár stovek. In: Tyden. 15.09.2018. https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/relax/ostatni/romove-se-sjeli-k-olomouci-na-pout-dorazilo-jich-par-stovek_496099.html
– UN PÈLERINAGE ROM TRADITIONNEL PRÉVU SAMEDI À CÔTÉ D’OLOMOUC. In: Radio Praha. 11.09.2018. https://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/infos/un-pelerinage-rom-traditionnel-prevu-samedi-a-cote-dolomouc [link-preview url=”https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/relax/ostatni/romove-se-sjeli-k-olomouci-na-pout-dorazilo-jich-par-stovek_496099.html “]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Pilgrimage

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The traditional yearly pilgrimage in Svatý Kopeček near Olomouc in the Czech Repuvblic took place this week end.

– Romové se sjeli k Olomouci na pouť, dorazilo jich pár stovek. In: Tyden. 15.09.2018. https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/relax/ostatni/romove-se-sjeli-k-olomouci-na-pout-dorazilo-jich-par-stovek_496099.html
– UN PÈLERINAGE ROM TRADITIONNEL PRÉVU SAMEDI À CÔTÉ D’OLOMOUC. In: Radio Praha. 11.09.2018. https://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/infos/un-pelerinage-rom-traditionnel-prevu-samedi-a-cote-dolomouc [link-preview url=”https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/relax/ostatni/romove-se-sjeli-k-olomouci-na-pout-dorazilo-jich-par-stovek_496099.html “]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Pilgrimage

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The traditional yearly pilgrimage in Svatý Kopeček near Olomouc in the Czech Repuvblic took place this week end.

– Romové se sjeli k Olomouci na pouť, dorazilo jich pár stovek. In: Tyden. 15.09.2018. https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/relax/ostatni/romove-se-sjeli-k-olomouci-na-pout-dorazilo-jich-par-stovek_496099.html
– UN PÈLERINAGE ROM TRADITIONNEL PRÉVU SAMEDI À CÔTÉ D’OLOMOUC. In: Radio Praha. 11.09.2018. https://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/infos/un-pelerinage-rom-traditionnel-prevu-samedi-a-cote-dolomouc [link-preview url=”https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/relax/ostatni/romove-se-sjeli-k-olomouci-na-pout-dorazilo-jich-par-stovek_496099.html “]

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A Picture

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The photograph of a young Roma girl in Slovakia on a podium (in first place) but without any sports equipment says a lot about the situation of Roma in Slovakia.
The fact that the president was there helped popularise the picture.

– Slovaquie : la jeune fille rom en ballerines qui a rencontré le president. In: Le Courrier d’Europe Centrale. 10.09.2018. https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/ [link-preview url=”https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/”]

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A Picture

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The photograph of a young Roma girl in Slovakia on a podium (in first place) but without any sports equipment says a lot about the situation of Roma in Slovakia.
The fact that the president was there helped popularise the picture.

– Slovaquie : la jeune fille rom en ballerines qui a rencontré le president. In: Le Courrier d’Europe Centrale. 10.09.2018. https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/ [link-preview url=”https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/”]

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A Picture

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The photograph of a young Roma girl in Slovakia on a podium (in first place) but without any sports equipment says a lot about the situation of Roma in Slovakia.
The fact that the president was there helped popularise the picture.

– Slovaquie : la jeune fille rom en ballerines qui a rencontré le president. In: Le Courrier d’Europe Centrale. 10.09.2018. https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/ [link-preview url=”https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-jeune-fille-rom-en-ballerines-qui-a-emue-la-slovaquie/”]

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