An essay on Roma in Ukraine. With unfortunately several inexact facts (Slavery did not exist in Ukraine at all) and some generalisation ignoring the differences between Roma groups.
A convoy of buses is driving towards the Polish Ukrainian border with the aim of bringing back 170 refugees.
Dr. Hanna Machińska, Polsih deputy Ombudsman declared in an interview that Poland is applying double standards concerning refugees. Better not be coloured or Rom…
Bad.
We organised yesterday the transfer of 11 Roma from the Odessa region to Lithuania where they have relatives.
Rroma Foundation/Rroma Contact Point
Well, no surprise, unfortunately. They face discrimination. No surprise because the attitudes of the countries to where they flee are negative towards Roma.
Bad.
Roma in Serbia are actively courted by political parties, but have very little political clout when it comes to elections in spite of their large number in Serbia.
A discussion with Romnja refugees from the Ukraine in Slovakia.
Better not be Rom or African at the Ukrainian Slovak border. Bus drivers there refused Roma, even forbade them the use of toilets, and many of them were left for days at the border.
Bad.
Some places we visited in Poland with Roma refugees.
Waplewo: 85 Roma, out of which 46 children. From Lutsk, Ukraine.
Krzyżowice: 12 Roma of which 6 children. From Odessa. They want to go to Lithuania where they have relatives.
Wasilków: 102 Roma out of which 56 children. From Wolynië.
Currently no help from the Polish state.
A worrisome trend in Slovakia where Roma communities are moved out to outskirts or in formerly vacant buildings and left to rot there. Basically, municipalities try to get rid of Roma and minimise investment to Roma neighbourhood.
Bad.
Not surprising, unfortunately.
“Revolutionaries” on the one hand, “pioneers” of the fight against discrimination against Roma on the modern music scene, girls who stand not only for the rights of Roma women, but for all women – Silvia Sinani, Zlata Ristic, Diana and Zivka Iva Ferhatovic, Selma and Elma Dalipi , make up the band Pretty Loud.
Officially, anyone from the Ukraine is welcome in the EU. Well, unless you are Rom or are amongst the foreigners who are in Ukraine, many of them from Africa ort the Middle East.
Bad.
What does the very low number of Roma in Hungary who wear glasses say about their situation: Basically, it says they are left out of the health system.
A reportage in Lviv’s railway station with the plight of Roma, often because they have no identity papers, a problem in the Ukraine.
Roma refugees from the Ukraine face additional hurdles and discrimination.
Bad.
The English version of an article that was published a few days ago.
Hundreds of Ukrainian Roma have found temporary asylum in the community of the Apostolic Church in Pavlovce nad Uhom in eastern Slovakia.
Many Roma from the Ukraine are facing discrimination when fleeing Ukraine.
Bad.
A bus driver from the Czech Republic refused to take a Romni and child stuck at the Slovak border.
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