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Slovakia, Police, and Roma

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In 2009, several policemen were accused of having abused Roma after their arrest in Košice. The case has been in court ever since. The appeal court effectively cleared the policemen in a controversial judgement staing that the testimonies of the victims were contradictory.
The regional court of Košice cancelled the verdict from the appeal court and referred the case back to the lower court.
Good, let’s hope this continues!

– Kauza policajnej šikany Rómov sa vracia na súd. In: Trend. 04.05.2018. https://www.etrend.sk/ekonomika/kauza-policajnej-sikany-romov-sa-vracia-na-sud.html [link-preview url=”https://www.etrend.sk/ekonomika/kauza-policajnej-sikany-romov-sa-vracia-na-sud.html”]

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Hungary: Racism

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Members of the Roma band “Pasrno Grast” were refused entry in a disco in Budapest on most probably on the grounds of them being Roma. This in spite of the fact that the band is well known in Hungary and its concerts are attended by many non-Roma Hungarians.
Unfortunately, not surprising in Hungary.

– Nem engedték be egy pesti diszkóba a roma Parno Graszt zenekar tagjait. In: Index Culture. 29.04.2018. https://index.hu/kultur/2018/04/29/parno_graszt_diszko_diszkriminacio/ [link-preview url=”https://index.hu/kultur/2018/04/29/parno_graszt_diszko_diszkriminacio/”]

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Slovakia: Controversy

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A controversy erupted in Slovakia about subsidies for culture. The Slovak Fund for the Promotion of the Culture of National Minorities set money aside for the Roma. It now turns out that the organisations whose members sat on the committee for the attribution of these funds received a large part of them.
Young Roma signed a petition and pointed out that several of these organisations did not have their headquarters clearly identified and did not really engage in the activities for which they received funds.

– Dostali dotácie, o ktorých mali sami rozhodovať. SNS zvoláva výbor. In: SME Domov. 30.04.2018. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20815692/romovia-parlamentny-vybor-sns-dotacie-romska-kultura-fpknm.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20815692/romovia-parlamentny-vybor-sns-dotacie-romska-kultura-fpknm.html”]

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Slovakia: Work

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The rapid fall of unemployment in Slovakia is helping Roma: They are increasingly being hired. Currently, one estimates that there are around 100’000 unemployed Roma in the country.

– Pracovný boom nahráva aj Rómom. No k práci sa dostávajú ako poslední. In: HN Slovensko. 27.04.2018. https://slovensko.hnonline.sk/1735402-pracovny-boom-nahrava-aj-romom-no-k-praci-sa-dostavaju-ako-posledni [link-preview url=”https://slovensko.hnonline.sk/1735402-pracovny-boom-nahrava-aj-romom-no-k-praci-sa-dostavaju-ako-posledni”]

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Jacob’s Colours

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The novel about the Roma Holocaust and its victims, Jacob’s Colours, has been translated into Czech… Let’s hope it is also read.

– Novel about the Holocaust and its Romani victims, “Jacob’s Colours”, now in Czech translation. In: Romea. 30.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/novel-about-the-holocaust-and-its-romani-victims-jacob-s-colours-now-in-czech-translation [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/novel-about-the-holocaust-and-its-romani-victims-jacob-s-colours-now-in-czech-translation”]

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Slovakia: Segregation

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The Roma Monitoring Report, prepared for the European Commission notes several cases of blatant segregation in the Slovak school system. Children are put in special school (nothing new), and teachers of such schools were even documented offering bribes to the parents to get the children in their schools. In many cases, the children were almost automatically “diagnosed” with mental illness, boosting the revenue of the school.
Clearly, these schools do not do much in matters of education.
SHAME!

– Segregácia Rómov sa presúva zo základných škôl už aj na stredné. In: Slovensko Honline. 25.04.2018. https://slovensko.hnonline.sk/1734001-segregacia-romov-sa-presuva-zo-zakladnych-skol-uz-aj-na-stredne [link-preview url=”https://slovensko.hnonline.sk/1734001-segregacia-romov-sa-presuva-zo-zakladnych-skol-uz-aj-na-stredne”]

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Ukraine: Another one!!!

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A new video of an attack against Roma – this time arson – surfaced in Ukraine. This shortly after the Pogrom that was widely commented. Here, people are seen setting fire to a flat in a privately owned house occupied by Roma.

– https://youtu.be/rOGHYMOIYgE
Опубликовано видео, как радикалы сожгли дом ромов в Киеве. In: РИА Новости Украина. 27.04.2018. https://rian.com.ua/video/20180427/1034675249/Kiev-radikaly-sozhgli-dom-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://youtu.be/rOGHYMOIYgE “]

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Ukraine – More

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C14, the group that attacked the Roma camp in Kiev last week originally posted photos on Facebook claiming that they had simply gone to the site to collect garbage. Only later did the videos of the attacks emerge, some of them posted by C14th members.

– Шабаш на Лысой горе. Как националисты после дня рождения Гитлера напали на табор ромов и к чему это привело. In: Strana. 27.04.2018. https://strana.ua/news/138410-razhrom-tabora-romov-reaktsija-vlastej-i-natsionalistov.html [link-preview url=”https://strana.ua/news/138410-razhrom-tabora-romov-reaktsija-vlastej-i-natsionalistov.html”]

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Poland: In Court

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IsAmUxPompa is one of the most popular Polish youtubers. His channel is watched by nearly 1.8 million people. While most of the films have to do with games, he has also uploaded films with definitively racist content and the prosecutor’s office is accusing him of insulting a group of Roma origin. Initially, the defence of Szymon K. even applied for conditional dismissal of the case, which the court ultimately did not agree to. He is now to be judged.
Let’s hope also condemned – which is far from certain in Poland nowadays.

– Znany polski Youtuber przed sądem. Ten proces przejdzie do historii. In: Inn Poland. 25.04.2018. http://innpoland.pl/142987,youtuber-isamuxpompa-przed-sadem-za-obrazanie-romow-i-nienawisc-w-filmach
– Youtuber znieważył i obraził Romów? Ruszył jego proces. On sam nie pojawił się w sądzie. In: Głoswielkopolski. 25.04.2018. http://www.gloswielkopolski.pl/kryminalna-wielkopolska/a/youtuber-zniewazyl-i-obrazil-romow-ruszyl-jego-proces-on-sam-nie-pojawil-sie-w-sadzie,13124358/ [link-preview url=”http://innpoland.pl/142987,youtuber-isamuxpompa-przed-sadem-za-obrazanie-romow-i-nienawisc-w-filmach “]

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Ukraine: More

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More on the Kiev attacks against Roma.

– Halya Coynash: Appalling images from neo-Nazi C14 attack on Roma camp force police to retract denial. In: Kyiv Post. 26.04.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/halya-coynash-appalling-images-neo-nazi-c14-attack-roma-camp-force-police-retract-denial.html [link-preview url=”https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/halya-coynash-appalling-images-neo-nazi-c14-attack-roma-camp-force-police-retract-denial.html”]

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Cirque Romanes

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An interview of the director of the Cirque Romanes, a Roma circus in Paris. As usual in the French press, the big mix up between Tsiganes, Roms (only Romanian), Gitans, Manouches etc.
One could wish the French journalists could educate themselves.

– L’invité culture. Alexandre Romanes, un cirque unique. In: France TV Info. 28.04.2018. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l-invite-culture/l-invite-culture-alexandre-romanes-un-cirque-unique_2704826.html [link-preview url=”https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l-invite-culture/l-invite-culture-alexandre-romanes-un-cirque-unique_2704826.html”]

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Slovakia, Roma, and the Press

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In the media, Roma are mostly depicted as a problem and as criminals. They are the most negatively represented group in Slovakia. Majority views sees them as a threat. These are just a few conclusions resulting from the Strategy for Mitigating Stereotypes and Prejudices against the Roma Population, prepared for the Interior Ministry.
This is also shown, by the research carried out by Romano Kher – the Roma House and the Institute for Well-Managed Society. Most media reports on Roma in which respondents’ residence was identifiable were talking about Roma in settlements. However, according to the latest Atlas of Roma Communities in 2013, the majority of Roma live scattered among the majority. Only about 18% of the Roma live in segregated settlements outside the municipality. In absolute figures this translates to about 74-thousand people.

– Médiá Rómov často vykresľujú ako špinavých a žijúcich v osade. Aké to má dopady? In: Slovensko.honline. 22.04.2018. https://slovensko.hnonline.sk/1732327-media-romov-casto-vykresluju-ako-spinavych-a-zijucich-v-osade-ake-to-ma-dopady [link-preview url=”https://slovensko.hnonline.sk/1732327-media-romov-casto-vykresluju-ako-spinavych-a-zijucich-v-osade-ake-to-ma-dopady”]

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Lety – More on the Memorial

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Some further news about Lety. The Czech state will not pay for the memorial but is funding the destruction of the farm and the clean-up of the site.

– Czech state not to pay for Roma Holocaust memorial in Lety. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 26.04.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/04/26/czech-state-not-pay-roma-holocaust-memorial-lety [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2018/04/26/czech-state-not-pay-roma-holocaust-memorial-lety”]

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Kiev – Further Reports

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Another report of the attack in Kiev last week. The police is now “reacting” but of course where nowhere to be seen when it happened.

– Police Break Silence After Video Shows Far-Right Attack On Kyiv Roma. Radio Free Europe. 26.04.2018. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-police-break-silence-after-video-shows-far-right-attack-on-kyiv-roma/29194216.html [link-preview url=”https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-police-break-silence-after-video-shows-far-right-attack-on-kyiv-roma/29194216.html”]

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Frankfurt: Solidarity

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A demonstration for solidarity towards inhabitants of a ghetto in Frankfurt took place yesterday. The ghetto, in a former industrial compound, is almost exclusively inhabited by Roma from Romania.

– Demo für Solidarität mit Roma. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 27.04.2018. http://www.fr.de/frankfurt/frankfurt-gutleutstrasse-demo-fuer-solidaritaet-mit-roma-a-1496077 [link-preview url=”http://www.fr.de/frankfurt/frankfurt-gutleutstrasse-demo-fuer-solidaritaet-mit-roma-a-1496077″]

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Kiev – Reactions at Last

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The police in Kiev finally acted. After having done nothing during the pogrom, they have no opened a criminal investigation …
Better late than never.

– Police open case over Roma camp dispersal video. In: LB. 25.04.2018. https://en.lb.ua/news/2018/04/25/5932_police_open_case_over_roma_camp.html [link-preview url=”https://en.lb.ua/news/2018/04/25/5932_police_open_case_over_roma_camp.html”]

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Slovakia: Education and Inclusion

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NGOs in Slovakia have criticised the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (MŠVVaŠ) of the Slovak Republic on their implementation of inclusive education of pupils from socially disadvantaged environment based on the approved Strategy of the Roma Integration for 2020.
The criticism is based on the NGOs monitoring report on the implementation of measures of the national Roma integration strategy in Slovakia that was delivered to the EU.

– Inkluzívne vzdelávanie má zlepšiť stratégiu začlenenia Rómov. In: Dobre Noviny. 25.04.2018. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/130454/inkluzivne-vzdelavanie-ma-zlepsit-strategiu-zaclenenia-romov [link-preview url=”https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/130454/inkluzivne-vzdelavanie-ma-zlepsit-strategiu-zaclenenia-romov”]

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More on the Ukraine Attacks

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Representatives of the nationalist organization C14 drove the Roma out of the camp on the Bald Mountain in Kiev and burnt their tents and belongings. Law enforcers did not react in any way.
According to the Roma, things did not go so smoothly. The Roma from the camp told us that the nationalists from C14 threatened them with knives, stones, and even pistols. As the “Gromadske radio” reports, all Roma families have now returned to Transcarpathia.
So far, only Ukrainian and Slovak Media have reported this event.

– Погромы в Киеве. Националисты против ромов. In: Korrespondent. 25.04.2018. https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/3964931-pohromy-v-kyeve-natsyonalysty-protyv-romov
– Rómovia utekali pred radikálmi na Ukrajine. In: Aktualny. 25.04.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/584360/romovia-utekali-pred-radikalmi-na-ukrajine/ [link-preview url=”https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/3964931-pohromy-v-kyeve-natsyonalysty-protyv-romov “]

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Czech Republic and Roma

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The US State Department report on Human Rights also criticised the Czech Republic for its discrimination against Roma.

– USA critical of situation of Czech Roma. In: The Prague Monitor. 23.04.2018. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/04/23/usa-critical-situation-czech-roma [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/04/23/usa-critical-situation-czech-roma”]

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Slovakia and the US

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According to the US Government, following an assessment of the US Department of State in their annual report on Human Rights, the main problems of Slovakia are corruption and discrimination against Roma. The report was published last Friday.

– USA kritizujú Slovensko za korupciu a diskrimináciu Rómov. In: Aktualny. 21.04.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/583139/usa-kritizuju-slovensko-za-korupciu-a-diskriminaciu-romov/
– USA kritizujú Slovensko za korupciu, diskrimináciu Rómov a špeciálneho prokurátora Kováčika. In: TV Noviny. 21.04.2018. http://www.tvnoviny.sk/zahranicne/1916181_usa-kritizuju-slovensko-za-korupciu-diskriminaciu-romov-a-specialneho-prokuratora-kovacika
– Korupcia či diskriminácia Rómov. USA v správe o ľudských právach kritizujú Slovensko. In: Aktualne Centrum. 21.04.2018. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/spolocnost/korupcia-ci-diskriminacia-romov-usa-sprave-ludskych-pravach-kritizuju-slovensko.html
– USA nás kritizujú za korupciu a diskrimináciu Rómov. In: Trend. 21.04.2018. https://www.etrend.sk/ekonomika/usa-nas-kritizuju-za-korupciu-a-diskriminaciu-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/583139/usa-kritizuju-slovensko-za-korupciu-a-diskriminaciu-romov/ “]

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