Well, they are not welcome anywhere, unfortunately.
- “Keiner will uns haben”. In: Wochenzeitung. 13.04.2022. https://www.kontextwochenzeitung.de/gesellschaft/576/keiner-will-uns-haben-8132.html
Roma Refugees
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Roma and Votes
A the claim by Srdjan Šajn, the leader of a Serbian Roma party, that Roma were given 2 Mio Euros to vote in the last elections.
- Srđan Šajn: Više od dva miliona evra dato Romima za glasanje. In: Danas. 13.04.2022. https://www.danas.rs/vesti/drustvo/vise-od-dva-miliona-evra-dato-romima-za-glasanje/
Roma Settlements
The sad reality of the Slovak Roma settlements, otherwise known as “Osada”. The children in the settlements grow up under constant stress and are sentenced to life in poverty even before they are born. As many as 87 percent of the population of segregated settlements live below the poverty line.
- Deti v osadách vyrastajú pod neustálym stresom. Kto chce bludný kruh generačnej chudoby opustiť, naráža na systémové bariéry. In: TV Noviny. 12.04.2022. https://tvnoviny.sk/domace/clanok/161110-pred-romskym-problemom-mnohi-zatvaraju-oci
Roma Refugees from the Ukraine
Yes, it is more difficult if you are Rom, or Arab, or African.
Bad, and sad that in the 21st century, such obscurantism still prevails.
- L’exil des Roms d’Ukraine. In: Le Courrier. 12.04.2022. https://lecourrier.ch/2022/04/11/lexil-des-roms-dukraine/
Bulgaria and Roma Camps
Two Roma camps in the city of Burgas, Bulgaria, were destroyed by the authorities. The Roma apparently came from the region of Sliven and Yambol.
- Разтуриха ромски катуни край к-с „Славейков“. In: BNR. 11.04.2022. https://bnr.bg/burgas/post/101630124/razturiha-romski-katuni-krai-k-s-slaveikov
Slovakia and Roma
A congress of young Roma was held in Bratislava from Friday, April 8th, to Sunday. It was attended by 40 young people from Roma communities from all over Slovakia, who want to contribute to the positive changes concerning the life of Roma and coexistence with other inhabitants of Slovakia.
- V Bratislave sa konal kongres mladých Rómov, výsledkom je deklarácia. In: actuality. 10.04.2022. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/TX0d8Gx/v-bratislave-sa-konal-kongres-4FhktkqTURBXy8zNGExZGRlNTY4YTY3ODdmNGIyYmI0ZDMxNjhmNjQ5Zi5qcGVnkpUDAMy9zReAzQ04lQLNB9AAwsM-romov-vysledkom-je-deklaracia/
- V Bratislave sa konal kongres mladých Rómov.In: Teraz. 10.04.2022. https://www.teraz.sk/spravy/v-bratislave-sa-konal-kongres-mladych-r/625769-clanok.html
On June 19, 2020, during the renovation and construction works at the market square in Tarnogród, the remains of Roma Holocaust victims were found. The exhumation, carried out by the Institute of National Remembrance, uncovered the remains of 22 people: 8 men, 3 women, probably 3 women, 8 children and 2 fetuses. The Roma were murdered by German gendarmes in May 1942.
The remains were buried in the parish cemetery in Prostynia. The ceremony began in the area of the Execution Site at the monument to the Roma and Sinti located next to the Treblinka I Penal Labor Camp, with the participation of the Roma community and invited guests.
- Uroczystości pogrzebowe w Prostyni. In: Muzeuym Treblinka. 08.04.2022. https://muzeumtreblinka.eu/2022/04/08/uroczystosci-pogrzebowe-w-prostyni/
Slovakia and Roma
The Slovak President, Ms. Zuzana Čaputová received Roma students in the context of the International Roma Day. She stated that the state should take all necessary systemic steps to give Roma children equal opportunities and that it is also necessary to work on personal attitudes so that people are not judged according to skin colour or ethnicity, but personal qualities.
- Čaputová: Rómske deti majú veľmi malé šance v živote uspieť, dôvodom je bludný kruh vylúčenia. In: Plus 7 Dni. 08.04.2022. https://plus7dni.pluska.sk/domov/caputova-romske-deti-maju-velmi-male-sance-zivote-uspiet-dovodom-je-bludny-kruh-vylucenia
Ukraine Refugees
A bad headline to say the least: Roma families in Munich and apparently endless issues.
- „Nerven liegen blank”: Ärger um Roma-Großfamilien in Heim für Ukraine-Geflüchtete. In: Focus. 08.04.2022. https://www.focus.de/politik/probleme-mit-bessser.png-kleinstadt-aus-sinti-und-roma-wirbel-um-heim-fuer-ukraine-fluechtlinge-in-muenchen_id_80658952.html
About April 8th
An essay by Michal Mižigar on the origins and myths of April 8th.
- Michal Mižigár: 8. duben, Mezinárodní den Romů – Co o tomto svátku víme? Jaké mýty o něm kolují? In: Romea. 08.04.2022. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/michal-mizigar-8.duben-mezinarodni-den-romu-co-o-tomto-svatku-vime-jake-myty-o-nem-koluji
Uzhhorod and the International Roma Day
Celebrations in Uzhgorod of the international Roma day. The Transcarpathian region of the Ukraine is one with the highest number of Roma in the country.
- “Сьогодні нас об’єднала Україна”: в Ужгороді відзначили 51 річницю Міжнародного дня ромів. In: Suspilne.media. 08.04.2022. https://suspilne.media/227095-v-uzgorodi-prosatimutsa-iz-zagiblim-zahisnikom-maksimom-dubovim/
Czechoslovakia and Sterilisation
After years of struggle led by victims of illegal sterilizations, the Czech Senate approved, in July 2021, a bill aimed at compensating the thousands of Roma women who were illegally sterilized by the Czechoslovak, then Czech, authorities. between 1966 and 2012.
A summary of the history and struggle.
- La stérilisation contrainte des femmes roms en Tchécoslovaquie puis en Tchéquie, « une pratique eugéniste à visée raciale ». In: Le Courrier d’Europe Centrale. 08.04.2022. https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-sterilisation-contrainte-des-femmes-roms-en-tchecoslovaquie-puis-en-tchequie-une-pratique-eugeniste-a-visee-raciale/
Without Papers
Roma refugees from the Ukraine without valid documents are not welcome.
Bad.
- Ohne Pass nicht willkommen. In: ND Aktuell. 07.04.2022. https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1162845.ukraine-fluechtlinge-in-berlin-ohne-pass-nicht-willkommen.html
Małgorzata Mirga-Tas: Polish, Roma, European
An article about Poland at this year’s Venice Biennale.
- Artystka Małgorzata Mirga-Tas: Polka, Romka, Europejka. In: Vogue. 06.04.2022. https://www.vogue.pl/a/malgorzata-mirga-tas-reprezentantka-polski-na-biennale-sztuk-w-wenecji
Slovakia: Action Plan
The Strategy for Equality, Inclusion and Roma Participation until 2030 is now officially translated into a first action plan. The proposal of assignments and tasks for the period 2022 – 2024 was approved by the government at its Wednesday meeting.
The action plan proposes measures in five priority areas. The areas of employment, education, health and housing are key to meeting the goals of the strategy, special emphasis is also placed on intensifying interventions in the fight against anti-Roma racism.
Let’s see.
- Vláda schválila prvý akčný plán Stratégie inklúzie Rómov do roku 2030. In: Teraz. 06.04.2022. https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/vlada-schvalila-prvy-akcny-plan-st/624820-clanok.html
Germany: Please go further
Or how a town sends Roma refugees from the Ukraine further away…
- Bielefeld schickt ukrainische Roma weiter nach Bochum. In: Westfalen Blatt. 06.04.2022. https://www.westfalen-blatt.de/owl/bielefeld/bielefeld-schickt-ukrainische-roma-weiter-nach-bochum-2554630?pid=true
Roma Refugees and Hungary
Some Romnja were prevented from leaving the Ukraine several times before being able to cross into Hungary.
Bad.
- Romani mothers and children groundlessly prevented from leaving Ukraine three times before finally crossing into Hungary. In: Romea. 04.04.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/romani-mothers-and-children-groundlessly-prevented-from-leaving-ukraine-three-times-before-finally-crossing-into-hungary
Roma Refugees in Germany
“A small town made up of Sinti and Roma” is developing on the Munich exhibition grounds. The member of parliament Andreas Lorenz (CSU) visited the exhibition halls on Sunday (March 3rd). His conclusion: “Today, 2,100 people are housed here. 1,200 of them are children. 90 percent are Sinti and Roma.” Apparently not all those who arrive come from the Ukraine. “Around 30 percent have no papers”, can be heard in the exhibition halls. Lorenz: “I found that many don’t even know the Ukrainian government districts.”
- Ukraine-Flüchtlinge: Münchner Messe wird zur Kleinstadt von Sinti und Roma!. In: Deutschland Kurier. 04.04.2022. https://deutschlandkurier.de/2022/04/ukraine-fluechtlinge-muenchner-messe-wird-zur-kleinstadt-von-sinti-und-roma/
Pavlína Radlová
The funeral of Pavlína Radlová, the founder of the R-mosty organisation was held in Prague last Friday.
May she rest in peace.
- Funeral held in Czech capital for Pavlína Radlová, a pivotal member of the Romani community and civil society. In: Romea. 03.04.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/funeral-held-in-czech-capital-for-pavlina-radlova-a-pivotal-member-of-the-romani-community-and-civil-society
Roma refugees in Czechia
An article on Roma refugees from the Ukraine that were welcomed by Roma in the Moravian region of the Czech republic.
- Romští uprchlíci z Ukrajiny skončili na Moravě. A našli tam společnou řeč. In: Seznam Pravy. 03.04.2022. https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/porady-zahady-pomahaji-ukrajinskym-romum-v-cesku-a-nepotrebuji-ani-tlumocnika-196631
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