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Slovakia: Community Centre Controversy

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Slovakia: Community Centre Controversy

The planned construction of a Rroma community Centre in Poprad, in Eastern Slovakia. A petition has been launched against the project who, according to opponents, has neither head nor tail. It will be built on the site of “illegal” dwellings where Rroma live.

– Komunitné centrum stále rozdeľuje mesto a Matejovčanov. In: Korzar Spiš. 09.11.2016. http://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20379483/komunitne-centrum-stale-rozdeluje-mesto-a-matejovcanov.html [link-preview url=”http://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20379483/komunitne-centrum-stale-rozdeluje-mesto-a-matejovcanov.html”]

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Slovakia: A Politician Advocates Segregation

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Richard Sulik, head of the rightist party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) is openly advocating segregation of Rroma in the education system in Slovakia. He also made several other derogatory comments about minorities and LGBT.
SHAME!!!

– Segregácia pre Rómov a študentské pôžičky ako program pre školstvo? In: Dennik. 09.11.2016. https://dennikn.sk/blog/segregacia-pre-romov-a-studentske-pozicky-ako-program-pre-skolstvo/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/blog/segregacia-pre-romov-a-studentske-pozicky-ako-program-pre-skolstvo/”]

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Slovenia: Balance Development

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The Slovenian Government is promising a balanced development plan for its south-eastern region, and furthering the integration of Rroma.
Let’s see…

– Govt promises balanced development in SE Slovenia. In: STA> 09.11.2016. https://english.sta.si/2322528/govt-promises-balanced-development-in-se-slovenia [link-preview url=”https://english.sta.si/2322528/govt-promises-balanced-development-in-se-slovenia”]

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BAD …

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A really bad article in the Slovak Press about a family of grieving Rroma in Trnava who, according to the newspaper, disrupted the work of the doctors with their mourning for their deceased relative …

– Poplach pred trnavskou nemocnicou: Skupina Rómov sa prišla rozlúčiť so svojím milovaným vajdom. In: Topky.sk. 07.11.2016. http://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1586997/Poplach-pred-trnavskou-nemocnicou–Skupina-Romov-sa-prisla-rozlucit-so-svojim-milovanym-vajdom [link-preview url=”http://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1586997/Poplach-pred-trnavskou-nemocnicou–Skupina-Romov-sa-prisla-rozlucit-so-svojim-milovanym-vajdom”]

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Auschwitz: Appeal for Peace

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Leaders from several of the main monotheistic religions have issued an appeal for peace in Auschwitz.
GOOD … especially since these monotheistic religions were often at the core of the persecutions.
BUT … Let’s be historically correct. More than one Mio of Jews were killed in Auschwitz. Yes, we agree. There were also 25’000 Rroma who were registered there. REGISTERED. More were killed. Exactly as Jews, those who were gassed immediately were not in the registers. Ca. 350 thousand Jews were registered. Let’s keep that in mind. It is to this day impossible to know how many Rroma were killed.
May they all rest in peace.

– A Auschwitz, l’appel à la paix des chefs religieux monothéistes d’Israël. In: L’Express. 02.11.2016. http://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/styles/a-auschwitz-l-appel-a-la-paix-des-chefs-religieux-monotheistes-d-israel_1846721.html [link-preview url=”http://www.lexpress.fr/actualites/1/styles/a-auschwitz-l-appel-a-la-paix-des-chefs-religieux-monotheistes-d-israel_1846721.html”]

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Bullsh*t

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The Gatestone institute wrote a piece on “no go zones” in Germany, and managed to pack a bunch of nasty and totally inacceptable stereotypes in the process… Totally beyonf the point. For example: “thousands of Bulgarians and Romanians (including Sinti and Roma “gypsies”) have flocked to Duisburg”, Sinti are locals, and the thousands are not there; “New migrants from Bulgaria and Romania are adding to the problems”, what problems, if not the ones of the journalist; this mixed with factual reporting such as “At night, Romanian residents dance on the streets, the sound system in the car supplies loud music” taken from the German Press.
Well, this article is full of stereotypes and is BAD!!!

– Inside Germany’s No-Go Zones: Part I – North Rhine-Westphalia. In: Gatestone Institute. 07.11.2016. https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9279/germany-no-go-zones-nrw [link-preview url=”https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/9279/germany-no-go-zones-nrw”]

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Croatia: Prime Minister Attends International Romanes Day

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The Croatian Prime minister Plenkovic attended the celebration of the international Romanes day in Zagreb.

– Prime Minister Plenkovic attended International Romani Language Day. In: Government of Croatia. 04.11.2016. https://vlada.gov.hr/glavni-izbornik-14951/news/prime-minister-plenkovic-attended-international-romani-language-day/19581?big=0 [link-preview url=”https://vlada.gov.hr/glavni-izbornik-14951/news/prime-minister-plenkovic-attended-international-romani-language-day/19581?big=0″]

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Slovakia and Unemployment

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The Slovak government finally recognised that their dream to reach a low unemployment rate will require the country to tackle the question of the Rroma who are very often excluded from jobs due to rampant racism and prejudice.

– Nezamestnanosť už neznížime, prehliadame rómsky problem. In: Trend. 04.11.2016. http://blog.etrend.sk/jozef-hajko/nezamestnanost-uz-neznizime-prehliadame-romsky-problem.html [link-preview url=”http://blog.etrend.sk/jozef-hajko/nezamestnanost-uz-neznizime-prehliadame-romsky-problem.html”]

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Puławy: Vote Postponed

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The municipality of Puławy postponed a vote that was meant to decide on a new program on Rroma integration in that city. The program is aiming at reducing prejudices against Rroma, at furthering their education and at integration.

– Radni odłożyli dyskusję o pomocy dla Romów. “Władza potraktowała nas z buta”. In: Dziennik. 28.11.2016. http://www.dziennikwschodni.pl/pulawy/radni-odlozyli-dyskusje-o-pomocy-dla-romow-wladza-potraktowala-nas-z-buta,n,1000188994.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dziennikwschodni.pl/pulawy/radni-odlozyli-dyskusje-o-pomocy-dla-romow-wladza-potraktowala-nas-z-buta,n,1000188994.html”]

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Germany: Petition

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A petition to prevent the deportation of a young Rromni born in Hamburg to Montenegro, a country she never saw.
Please sign!

– https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/in-hamburg-geborene-selma-darf-nicht-abgeschoben-werden [link-preview url=”https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/in-hamburg-geborene-selma-darf-nicht-abgeschoben-werden”]

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Canada Lifts Visas Requirement

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Canada will be lifting its visa requirements for Romanians and Bulgarians. This is spite of the fears of some that many Rroma from these countries would come.
Good!

– Canada to lift Romania, Bulgaria visa requirement. In: Yahooh News. 01.11.2016. https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/33062016/canada-to-lift-romania-bulgaria-visa-requirement/#page1 [link-preview url=”https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/33062016/canada-to-lift-romania-bulgaria-visa-requirement/#page1″]

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Czech Republic: Silent Protest

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Rroma protested in front of a pizzeria in Žatec where a young Rrom was recently killed after having been beaten up by patrons, staff and police. They demanded a formal investigation.
It has been more than two weeks since the events, and nothing has happened.

– Rómovia pochodovali za mŕtveho Miroslava: VIDEO pietne zhromaždenie rozháňali ťažkoodenci. In: Topky.sk. 28.10.2016. http://www.topky.sk/cl/11/1584813/Romovia-pochodovali-za-mrtveho-Miroslava–VIDEO-pietne-zhromazdenie-rozhanali-tazkoodenci [link-preview url=”http://www.topky.sk/cl/11/1584813/Romovia-pochodovali-za-mrtveho-Miroslava–VIDEO-pietne-zhromazdenie-rozhanali-tazkoodenci”]

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Poland: More Houses for Rroma

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The town of Limanowa in Southern Poland, is currently deciding whether to purchase new houses to improve the hosing situation of the Rroma there. The money comes from a government program and is meant to help three families in that town.
The debate currently is about where to buy… Surprise …

– Kupią kolejne domy dla Romów? Dziś decyzja radnych. In: Limanowa.in. 20.10.2016. http://limanowa.in/wydarzenia;kupia-kolejne-domy-dla-romow-dzis-decyzja-radnych,33729.html [link-preview url=”http://limanowa.in/wydarzenia;kupia-kolejne-domy-dla-romow-dzis-decyzja-radnych,33729.html”]

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Slovakia: Where have EU Funds Gone

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František Tanko, of the Roma Civic Union of Slovakia has been criticising the use of EU funds in Slovakia. He says that many towns and cities have received millions from the EU, but that there is nothing to show against that money.
He is unfortunately quite right …

– Predseda občianskeho združenia Únia Rómov na Slovensku František Tanko opäť kritizoval aj činnosť Úradu splnomocnenca vlády pre rómske komunity. In: Webnoviny.sk. 27.10.2016. http://www.webnoviny.sk/slovensko/clanok/1113256-tanko-obce-dostavaju-tisice-eur-na-romov-zmeny-nevidno [link-preview url=”http://www.webnoviny.sk/slovensko/clanok/1113256-tanko-obce-dostavaju-tisice-eur-na-romov-zmeny-nevidno”]

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Romania: Inexistent Rroma

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An article about the plight of very visible Rroma who have no papers, birth certificates or other documents demonstrating their identities. There are unfortunately quite a number of such cases in the country.

– Romania’s ‘invisible’ Roma battle for identity. In: Digital Journal. 27.10.2016. http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/romania-s-invisible-roma-battle-for-identity/article/478184 [link-preview url=”http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/romania-s-invisible-roma-battle-for-identity/article/478184″]

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Slovakia: Final Ban on Right Wing Patrols

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The Slovak parliament has finally voted the interdiction of the far right vigilante patrolling of trains in that country.
What took you so long?

– Slovakia bans far-right train patrols targeting Roma. In: Yahooh News. 26.10.2016. https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/33006061/slovakia-bans-far-right-train-patrols-targeting-roma/#page1 [link-preview url=”https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/33006061/slovakia-bans-far-right-train-patrols-targeting-roma/#page1″]

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Plzeň, Czech Republic – New Initiative

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An association opened up a park for the practice of “Parkour” a kind of obstacle race set in a city environment. The park is open to all and is aimed at poor children, many of which are Rroma.

– A Plzeň, un terrain de parkour pour surmonter les barrières sociales. In: Radio Prague. 19.10.2016. http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/faits/a-plzen-un-terrain-de-parkour-pour-surmonter-les-barrieres-sociales [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/faits/a-plzen-un-terrain-de-parkour-pour-surmonter-les-barrieres-sociales”]

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Czech Republic: Demands for Investigation

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Several members of the Czech Council of Roma Minority affairs are demanding in an open letter that the suspicious death of a young Rrom in Žatec be investigated. The boy died on October 18th after having been apparently beaten up by the workers at a restaurant as well as by several patrons there and finally by the police.
BAD

– Civil society members of Czech Govt Roma Council demand thorough investigation of Romani man’s death as soon as possible. In: Romea.cz. 23.10.2016. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/civil-society-members-of-czech-govt-roma-council-demand-thorough-investigation-of-romani-man-s-death-as-soon-as-possible#.WAzWHk2X5Lo.facebook
– Členové romské rady žádají důsledné prošetření smrti Roma v Žatci v co nejkratším čase. In: Romea.cz. 23.10.2016. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/clenove-romske-rady-zadaji-dusledne-prosetreni-smrti-roma-v-zatci-v-co-nejkratsim-case [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/civil-society-members-of-czech-govt-roma-council-demand-thorough-investigation-of-romani-man-s-death-as-soon-as-possible#.WAzWHk2X5Lo.facebook”]

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Slovakia: I am Rom

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A Rroma blogger from Slovakia says what it means to be Rrom in that country. “I am Rom … Therefore I am different, do I have four arms, two human hearts? Who am I to say, where I was a Rom?”

– Som Róm… In: SME Blog. 18.10.2016. http://jozefkmeto.blog.sme.sk/c/436064/som-rom.html [link-preview url=”http://jozefkmeto.blog.sme.sk/c/436064/som-rom.html”]

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Reportage on the Shutka

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A French reportage in the Shutka in Skopje, Macedonia.

– Gael Turine, la rue tranquille d’une capitale Rom. In: France Info. 22.10.2016. http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/des-mots-de-minuit/photos-parlees/gael-turine-la-rue-tranquille-d-une-capitale-rom-247501 [link-preview url=”http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/des-mots-de-minuit/photos-parlees/gael-turine-la-rue-tranquille-d-une-capitale-rom-247501″]

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