Al Jazeera is continuing its reportages on Roma in Slovakia. And they are good.
Bravo – and please continue.
Where are the other news agencies?
– Slovakia’s Roma: Living on the margins. In: Al Jazeera. 26.05.2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2017/05/slovakia-roma-living-margins-170524095312212.html [link-preview url=”http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/inpictures/2017/05/slovakia-roma-living-margins-170524095312212.html”]
Category Archives: News Eastern Europe
Czech Republic: Abuse and Death
A Czech man shouted abuse at a Rom in Chomutov, a small town in the North West of the country, and then shot the Rom … Really – This is 21st century?
– Czech Republic: Non-Romani man shouts racial abuse at 34-year-old Romani man before shooting him dead. In: Romea.cz. 27.05.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-non-romani-man-shouts-racial-abuse-at-41-year-old-romani-man-before-shooting-him-dead#.WSnTnYwttuM.facebook [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-non-romani-man-shouts-racial-abuse-at-41-year-old-romani-man-before-shooting-him-dead#.WSnTnYwttuM.facebook”]
Kosovo Relief Fund …
18 years after the facts, a relief fund is being established for displaced Roma in Kosovo. Well, less than 10% of the overall Roma population is still there. The rest have fled.
To late, to little.
– Secretary-General to Establish Trust Fund for Displaced Roma, Askhali, Egpytian Communities in Northern Kosovo Following Human Rights Panel’s Findings. In: Relief Web. 26.05.2017. http://reliefweb.int/report/serbia/secretary-general-establish-trust-fund-displaced-roma-askhali-egpytian-communities [link-preview url=”http://reliefweb.int/report/serbia/secretary-general-establish-trust-fund-displaced-roma-askhali-egpytian-communities”]
Kosovo – Crimes
Four people were found guilty of drowning 35 Roma refugees in 1999… A court in Montenegro condemned the people to prison terms – 7 years max.
This, 18 years after the facts
– 4 found guilty for drowning of 35 Kosovo Roma refugees. In: B92. 25.05.2017. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region.php?yyyy=2017&mm=05&dd=25&nav_id=101374 [link-preview url=”http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region.php?yyyy=2017&mm=05&dd=25&nav_id=101374″]
Kosovo Witnesses
An article about the dangerous lives of witnesses of UCK crimes in Kosovo. The new tribunal to close the last chapters of the Kosovo war has a problem, as witnesses are regularly intimidated, threatened, and in some prior cases, even killed.
– Zeugen leben in Kosovo gefährlich. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 23.05.2017. https://www.nzz.ch/international/aufarbeitung-der-uck-verbrechen-zeugen-leben-in-kosovo-gefaehrlich-ld.1295817 [link-preview url=”https://www.nzz.ch/international/aufarbeitung-der-uck-verbrechen-zeugen-leben-in-kosovo-gefaehrlich-ld.1295817″]
Slovakia: Police Attack
A video showing random attack of Roma by the police in the small Slovak town of Zborov in the North East of the country has surfaced. The attacks occurred on April 16th but the video was shared only recently with the ERRC.
SHAME
– Police Attack Roma Community in Slovakia: Children and Elderly Injured. In: ERRC. 24.05.2017. http://www.errc.org/article/police-attack-roma-community-in-slovakia-children-and-elderly-injured/4579 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/article/police-attack-roma-community-in-slovakia-children-and-elderly-injured/4579″]
Romanian Deportation
A BBC reportage on the deportation of Rroma to Transdiestra during World War Two. A little know chapter of the Holocaust.
– The Roma Victims of the Holocaust. In: BBC News. 23.05.2017. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0531xm3 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0531xm3″]
Slovakia and Al-Jazeera
A Slovak reaction to a reportage about Rroma in Slovakia. The Al-Jazeera reportage is considered objective, well informed, and representative, also in its political analysis.
– Týždeň vo svetových médiách: Arabská televízia o Ficovi, Kotlebovi a Rómoch. In: Aktuality. 20.05.2017. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/487788/tyzden-vo-svetovych-mediach-arabska-televizia-o-ficovi-kotlebovi-a-romoch/
– Life in Slovakia’s Roma slums: Poverty and segregation. In: Al-Jazeera. 10.05.2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/04/life-slovakia-roma-slums-poverty-segregation-170425090756677.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/487788/tyzden-vo-svetovych-mediach-arabska-televizia-o-ficovi-kotlebovi-a-romoch/ “]
Slovenia – the War and Partisans
A short article about the War in Slovenia and testimonies about summary executions carried out by partisans – also executing Rroma.
– Komunistični zločini: Umorili so kogarkoli. In: Reporter. 21.05.2017. http://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/komunisticni-zlocini-umorili-so-kogarkoli-513536 [link-preview url=”http://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/komunisticni-zlocini-umorili-so-kogarkoli-513536″]
Slovakia and the Police Case
The lawyer of the Rroma who sued the police for abuse following their arrest and abuse and who were acquitted last week, believes that the court will change the decision to free cops. According to the lawyer, it is incomprehensible that the District Court refused to accept the incriminating video as evidence without having to carry out an expert opinion. The prosecution appealed the verdict in any case.
– Advokátka týraných Rómov verí, že súd zmení rozhodnutie o oslobodení policajtov. In: Spravy Pravda. 18.05.2017. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/429913-advokatka-tyranych-romov-veri-ze-sud-zmeni-rozhodnutie-o-oslobodeni-policajtov/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/429913-advokatka-tyranych-romov-veri-ze-sud-zmeni-rozhodnutie-o-oslobodeni-policajtov/”]
Kindergartens in Romania
A view on a project in Romania that helped fund kindergartens in Romania and managed to have about 1’000 young Rroma properly enrolled in pre-school.
Good, but this is a drop of water on a hot stone. Where is the state whose responsibility it is after all?
– Guest article: Making positive changes for Roma children sustainable. In: EPHA. 15.05.2017. https://epha.org/making-positive-changes-for-roma-children-sustainable/ [link-preview url=”https://epha.org/making-positive-changes-for-roma-children-sustainable/”]
Slovak President and Rroma
The Slovak president sharply criticised the lack of results in fighting poverty among Rroma. The Slovak President said he is convinced that the failure to address Rroma issues reflects the country’s inability to manage its public affairs.
– Slovak President sharply criticizes shabby results in combating Romani poverty. In: Romea.cz. 20.05.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovak-president-sharply-criticizes-shabby-results-in-combating-romani-poverty [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovak-president-sharply-criticizes-shabby-results-in-combating-romani-poverty”]
Lety, and an Activist
An article about Jožka Miker, a Rroma activist. He engages himself among other things into closing the pig farm that stands on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety, where many relatives of his wife were killed during the war. This fight has been ongoing since at least 25 years, and is still not closed.
– JOŽKA GEGEN DIE SCHWEINEMAST – VOM KAMPF UM WÜRDIGES ERINNERN AN DAS ROMA-KZ LETY. In: Radio Prague. 18.05.2017. http://www.radio.cz/de/rubrik/kaleidoskop/jozka-gegen-die-schweinemast-vom-kampf-um-wuerdiges-erinnern-an-das-roma-kz-lety [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/de/rubrik/kaleidoskop/jozka-gegen-die-schweinemast-vom-kampf-um-wuerdiges-erinnern-an-das-roma-kz-lety”]
Slovakia, the Police, and Abuse
An article in English this time about the policemen in Kosice who abused several children and were freed by the court recently.
SHAME!
– Court again frees policemen charged with bullying Roma boys. In: The Slovak Spectator. 17.05.2017. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20535570/court-again-frees-policemen-charged-with-bullying-roma-boys.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20535570/court-again-frees-policemen-charged-with-bullying-roma-boys.html”]
A Rrom as Mayor
The success story of a mayor and a village in Hungary.
– He’s led a transformation among Roma villagers: crime down, productivity up. In: The Christian Science Monitor. 18.05.2017. https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2017/0518/He-s-led-a-transformation-among-Roma-villagers-crime-down-productivity-up [link-preview url=”https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2017/0518/He-s-led-a-transformation-among-Roma-villagers-crime-down-productivity-up”]
Russian Guitar Festival
The annual Russian Guitar Festival is in full swing with Oleg Timofeyev and Vadim Kolpakov. If you can – go!
– The annual Russian Guitar Festival: A Russian revival in its 11th instalment. In: Little Village Mag. http://littlevillagemag.com/the-annual-russian-guitar-festival-a-russian-revival-in-its-11th-installment/ [link-preview url=”http://littlevillagemag.com/the-annual-russian-guitar-festival-a-russian-revival-in-its-11th-installment/”]
Rroma Resistance Day in Romania
Some pictures of the Rroma Resistance Day in Romania.
– Romania Romania Resistence Day. In: The Gazette. 16.05.2017. http://gazette.com/romania-romania-resistence-day/article/feed/461448 [link-preview url=”http://gazette.com/romania-romania-resistence-day/article/feed/461448″]
Slovakia – 7 Years
Ten police officers were freed of all charges for their abuse of Rroma children in Lunik IX, one of the notorious Rroma neighbourhoods of Kosice. The police officers allegedly forced the Rroma under the threat of violence to kiss each other in the corridor of the District Police Department of Košice, they had to strip, were forced with a gun on their head to lick the police officer’s shooes, and so on. The cops recorded the incident on mobile phones, sending shots to other colleagues, a scrawled and scratched record she got to the editor of the SME journal and published the content.
Bad that they went free.
– Súd opäť oslobodil obžalovaných v kaze šikanovania rómskych detí. In: Spravy Pravda. 17.05.2017. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/429760-sud-opat-oslobodil-obzalovanych-v-kaze-sikanovania-romskych-deti/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/429760-sud-opat-oslobodil-obzalovanych-v-kaze-sikanovania-romskych-deti/”]
Kiev and Rroma
More than 300 people, roughly 100 families of Rroma have had to leave their homes in Kiev following threats against them. Just after the families left, 5 houses were torched.
This is ethnic cleansing and occurred just before the Europvision.
– Kiev Calling: Ethnic Cleansing Ahead of Eurovision Song Contest. In: ERRC Blog. 12.05.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/kiev-calling-ethnic-cleansing-ahead-of-eurovision-song-contest/171 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/blog/kiev-calling-ethnic-cleansing-ahead-of-eurovision-song-contest/171″]
Kosovo and Lead Poisoning
The European Roma Right Centre is demanding justice and compensation for the internally displaced Rroma in Kosovo who were quartered by the UN on a site that was severely polluted, resulting in lead poisoning for many of them.
This was 18 years ago!!!!
– ERRC Demands Justice for Kosovo Victims of Lead Poisoning. In: ERRC. 15.05.2017. http://www.errc.org/article/errc-demands-justice-for-kosovo-victims-of-lead-poisoning/4575 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/article/errc-demands-justice-for-kosovo-victims-of-lead-poisoning/4575″]
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