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Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Exhibition on the Czech Roma Holocaust

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An exhibition of the vanished world of the Czech Roma and Sinti who were killed almst to the last one during World War Two.

– Exhibition “A Vanished World” about indigenous Czech Roma and Sinti again on display in Prague. In: Romea.cz. 17.09.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/exhibition-a-vanished-world-about-indigenous-czech-roma-and-sinti-again-on-display-in-prague [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/exhibition-a-vanished-world-about-indigenous-czech-roma-and-sinti-again-on-display-in-prague”]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Hodonin

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The Roma museum will be in charge of the new memorial museum in the Hodonin Roma concentration camp.
The memorial was to be opened last August but the opening was deferred due to a controversy on who would be running it going forward.

– Roma Museum to operate new memorial in Hodonín near Kunštát. In: The Prague Monitor. 19.09.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/09/19/roma-museum-operate-new-memorial-hodon%C3%ADn-near-kunštát [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/09/19/roma-museum-operate-new-memorial-hodon%C3%ADn-near-kunštát”]

Moldova News Eastern Europe

Amnesty on Moldova nad Bodvou

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Amnesty International is calling for justice for the victims of police brutality in the Slovak city of Moldova nad Bodvou. The police was acquitted and the victims are being currently sued for defamation …

– Amnesty International: We demand justice for the victims of the Slovak Police raid on the Roma settlement of Moldava nad Bodvou. In: Romea.cz. 19.09.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/amnesty-international-we-demand-justice-for-the-victims-of-the-slovak-police-raid-on-the-roma-settlement-of-moldava-nad [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/amnesty-international-we-demand-justice-for-the-victims-of-the-slovak-police-raid-on-the-roma-settlement-of-moldava-nad”]

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia, Water, and Roma

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Many Roma still have no access to drinking water, despite numerous recommendations, the ECRI commission, has now issued conclusions on the situation in Slovenia which highlight the precarious living conditions of Roma in the country. Access to water is one of the key points in the report.

– Nova graja, ker Romi še nimajo dostopa do vode. In: Delo. 18.09.2017. http://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/nova-graja-ker-romi-se-nimajo-dostopa-do-vode.html [link-preview url=”http://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/nova-graja-ker-romi-se-nimajo-dostopa-do-vode.html”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Roma King?

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An interview with a Roma King in Slovakia. This showcases stereotypes and present kings as part of the Roma culture – which they definitively are not.

– Stretol som sa s rómskym kráľom. In: Tyždeň. 16.09.2017. https://www.tyzden.sk/spolocnost/42506/stretnutie-s-romskym-kralom/ [link-preview url=”https://www.tyzden.sk/spolocnost/42506/stretnutie-s-romskym-kralom/”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia: Model Village

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An article about the successful integration of Roma in the village of Spišský Hrhove. The village had been the subject of a long article in the New York Times (we cited it a while back).

– Láska v Spišskom Hrhove, ktorú si všimli v The New York Times. In: Dennik. 17.09.2017. https://dennikn.sk/882677/laska-v-spisskom-hrhove-ktoru-si-vsimli-v-the-new-york-times/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/882677/laska-v-spisskom-hrhove-ktoru-si-vsimli-v-the-new-york-times/”]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Prague: Disciplined …

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The deputy minister Karel Novotny was disciplined for having stated that Roma are like jellyfish, being “a nuisance, good for nothing”.
Should he not have been condemned for racism?

– Deputy minister disciplined for calling Roma jellyfish. In: Prague Monitor. 18.09.2017. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/09/18/deputy-minister-disciplined-calling-roma-jellyfish [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/09/18/deputy-minister-disciplined-calling-roma-jellyfish”]

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

Bulgaria, the US, and Schools

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The US ambassador attended a ceremony at a school for Roma children. It is a special school for ca. 80 pupils, aiming at a 0 dropout rate.
But it is a segregated school – this is really bad.

– Bulgaria: U.S. Ambassador Rubin attends ceremony at school for Roma children. In: The Sofia Globe. 16.09.2017. http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/09/16/bulgaria-u-s-ambassador-rubin-attends-ceremony-at-school-for-roma-children/ [link-preview url=”http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/09/16/bulgaria-u-s-ambassador-rubin-attends-ceremony-at-school-for-roma-children/”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia: Plan for Integration

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The government has earmarked 51 millions of euros to help to combat discrimination against Roma. Two new Action Plans, focusing on the area of ​​non-discrimination and access to the majority society, are part of the Strategy of the Slovak Republic for Roma Inclusion by 2020. The material, was presented by the interior Robert Kaliňák in co-operation with Ábel Ravasz and was approved on Wednesday by members of the government.
Let’s see …

– Vláda vyčlenila desiatky miliónov eur. Pomôžu v boji proti diskriminácii Rómov. In: Aktualne. 13.09.2017. https://aktualne.atlas.sk/slovensko/politika/vlada-vyclenila-desiatky-milionov-eur-pomozu-boji-proti-diskriminacii-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://aktualne.atlas.sk/slovensko/politika/vlada-vyclenila-desiatky-milionov-eur-pomozu-boji-proti-diskriminacii-romov.html”]

News Eastern Europe Romania

What to do in Bucharest

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Well, turns out you can take a tour of the Roma settlements and visit a Roma museum of crafts.

– What to see and do when you’re in Bucharest, Romania. In: Born to Invest. 14.09.2017. https://born2invest.com/articles/see-do-bucharest-romania/ [link-preview url=”https://born2invest.com/articles/see-do-bucharest-romania/”]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Czech Minister …

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Czech Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Karel Novotny has written on Facebook that the Roma are like jellyfish because they are “a nuisance, good for nothing.”
He should be fired immediately.

– Deputy trade minister: Roma are like jellyfish, nuisance. In: The Prague Monitor. 15.09.2017. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/09/15/deputy-trade-minister-roma-are-jellyfish-nuisance
– DEPUTY TRADE MINISTER APOLOGIZES FOR HATE SPEECH ON FACEBOOK. In: Radio Praha. 15.09.2017. http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/deputy-trade-minister-apologizes-for-hate-speech-on-facebook
– DEPUTY TRADE MINISTER PUTS HATE SPEECH ON FACEBOOK. In: Radio Praha. 14.09.2017. http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/deputy-trade-minister-puts-hate-speech-on-facebook
– Czech deputy minister compares Roma to jellyfish in Facebook post. In: The Visegrad Group. 14.09.2017. http://www.visegradgroup.eu/news/czech-deputy-minister
– Deputy trade minister: Roma are like jellyfish, nuisance. In: European News. 15.09.2017. http://www.europe.easybranches.com/czech-republic/Deputy-trade-minister–Roma-are-like-jellyfish–nuisance-35018 [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/09/15/deputy-trade-minister-roma-are-jellyfish-nuisance “]

News Eastern Europe Romania

Cioaba …

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The latest in the Cioaba saga, and not good publicity.

– Romania’s self-proclaimed Roma king detained in EUR 5 mln tax evasion case. In: Romania Insider. 14.09.2017. https://www.romania-insider.com/roma-king-tax-evasion/ [link-preview url=”https://www.romania-insider.com/roma-king-tax-evasion/”]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Hungarian Roma Pilgrimage

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A Hungarian Catholic Roma pilgrimage West of Budapest.

– Roma seek luck and love at Catholic shrine in Hungary. In: Reuters. 11.09.2017. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-religion-roma/roma-seek-luck-and-love-at-catholic-shrine-in-hungary-idUSKCN1BM1GR [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-religion-roma/roma-seek-luck-and-love-at-catholic-shrine-in-hungary-idUSKCN1BM1GR”]

Croatia News Eastern Europe

Croatia: Commemorative Plaque for Nazis

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A commemorative plaque was unveiled in Eastern Croatia, not far from the former concentration camp of Jasenovac… This plaque uses the Ustaša slogan “Za dom spremni” [Ready for the Country] and is definitively not OK.
Bad.

– Croatie : une plaque commémorative pro-nazie réinstallée plus loin d’un ancien camp. In: Times of Israel. 08.09.2017. http://fr.timesofisrael.com/croatie-une-plaque-commemorative-pro-nazie-reinstallee-plus-loin-dun-ancien-camp/ [link-preview url=”http://fr.timesofisrael.com/croatie-une-plaque-commemorative-pro-nazie-reinstallee-plus-loin-dun-ancien-camp/”]

Kosovo News Eastern Europe

Kosovo Poisoning

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Still no progress – the UN refuses to acknowledge its guilt and much less pay any compensation to the Roma who were settled “as refugees” in a toxic dump that was a UN run “refugee” camp.
About time to pay for it?

– ONU : Dédommager les victimes d’intoxication au plomb du Kosovo. In: Human Rights Watch. 07.09.2017. https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2017/09/07/onu-dedommager-les-victimes-dintoxication-au-plomb-du-kosovo [link-preview url=”https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2017/09/07/onu-dedommager-les-victimes-dintoxication-au-plomb-du-kosovo”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Positive Example

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It works in Slovakia too … The story of a village in Eastern Slovakia which integrated its Roma population, and thrived as a result.

– Slovak Village Prospers in Partnership With Roma Residents It Once Shunned. In: The New York Times. 09.09.2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/world/europe/slovakia-roma-spissky-hrhov-integration.html [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/world/europe/slovakia-roma-spissky-hrhov-integration.html”]

Moldova News Eastern Europe

This Time in English …

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Charges levied against the Roma who were beaten up by the police in Moldova nad Bodvou. They having been beaten off are now being sued. Really – after the acquittal of the police – already a scandal, the Roma are being sued for false testimonies and defamation.

– Charges now brought against witnesses in infamous Moldava raid. In: The Slovak Spectator. 06.09.2017. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20643289/charges-now-brought-against-witnesses-in-infamous-moldava-raid.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20643289/charges-now-brought-against-witnesses-in-infamous-moldava-raid.html”]

Moldova News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia – Now the Victims are Criminals

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The Roma who sued the police for violence in Moldova nad Bodvou for having been beaten off are now being sued. Really – after the acquittal of the police – already a scandal, the Roma are being sued for false testimonies and diffamation.

– Z obetí robia páchateľov, svedkov policajnej razie v Moldave obvinili z krivej výpovede. In: Dennikn. 06.09.2017. https://dennikn.sk/872764/z-obeti-robia-pachatelov-svedkov-policajnej-razie-v-moldave-obvinili-z-krivej-vypovede/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/872764/z-obeti-robia-pachatelov-svedkov-policajnej-razie-v-moldave-obvinili-z-krivej-vypovede/”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia: Scary

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A Slovak politician Andrej Danko, thinks the Hungarian model for Roma is the one to go for, and that citizen should have the right to bear arms to defend themselves.
This is REALLY BAD!

– Danko o práci Rómov: Keby som mal oveľa väčšiu moc, prebral by som maďarský model. In: HN Online. 03.09.2017. http://hnonline.sk/slovensko/1020153-danko-o-praci-romov-keby-som-mal-ovela-vacsiu-moc-prebral-by-som-madarsky-model [link-preview url=”http://hnonline.sk/slovensko/1020153-danko-o-praci-romov-keby-som-mal-ovela-vacsiu-moc-prebral-by-som-madarsky-model”]

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