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Slovenia: A Mayor Candidate

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The candidate for the office of the mayor of Kočevje, mag. Robert Tomazin was interviewed in Demokracija. Of course, he speaks about the Roma “Problem” and Roma “Crime”, and of the inaction of the government on the topic.

Same populists views about the situation in Slovenia on Roma.

Bad.

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80 Years Commemoration

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The director of Poland’s Auschwitz Museum has said it is “hard to imagine” the presence of a Russian delegation at next year’s commemoration marking 80 years since the death camp was liberated by the Red Army. Yes, indeed, especially in view of the ethnic cleansing some of the Russian troops have been doing against Roma in occupied Ukrainians regions.

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Czech Local Elections

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Romani men and women who ran for office in this year’s Czech regional elections were unsuccessful, and none of them will sit in regional councils. Elections in so-called socially excluded localities have traditionally been characterized by low turnout. However, it cannot be automatically concluded that the Roma as a whole did not go to vote, because not all Roma live in the excluded localities. From the statistics of the Czech Statistical Office, it is not possible to determine how many Roma participated in the elections and who they voted for.

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North Macedonia and Roma

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The police and the Prosecutor’s Office for Organized Crime committed direct discrimination against a Roma child from Prilep by failing to conduct a thorough and detailed investigation into how the child was injured in the head, chest and back and whether this was due to the use of excessive police force.

Surprised?

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Czech Floods, Aid, and Roma

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Some Roma in Ostrava complain about the alleged unequal treatment of officials and the reluctance to pay them flood aid. According to the testimony of some Roma who lost their property, the conditions for obtaining this assistance are discriminatory and the attitude of the office staff was in some cases arrogant. Lucie Fuková, the government commissioner for the affairs of the Roma minority, immediately began to address the situation.

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Slovenia, Partisans, and Excecutions

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Communist partisans murdered 3’450 in the cave under Macesnova gorica in early 1945. These were Slovenians prisonners of war and Roma. Some of theme still do not have a burial place. The mayor of Ljubljana refused recently that the Roma killed in this massacre be buried in the city’s cemetery.

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Czechia: Floods

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The Cech towns of Krnov and Opava are struggling with the consequences of devastating floods that affected both cities. Flooded houses, mud and damaged infrastructure crippled the lives of local residents. The Roma community, like other residents, have lost everything and are in desperate need of basic assistance, including masonry dryers, hygiene supplies and food. Rescue work is complicated by a lack of equipment and access to the most affected areas, where coordinated interventions by volunteers, organizations and the army are taking place. Every minute is now crucial for the recovery of the affected cities.

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Czechia: Freed

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The district court in Karviná released Jaromír Lukeš on parole, convicted of an arson attack on Roma in Vítkov in 2009. Lukeš was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his attack with accomplices on a Roma house in Vítkov.

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Czechia: Elections

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Regional elections will take place on Friday and Saturday in 13 regions of the Czech Republic, with the exception of Prague. In the capital city, the function of the regional council is performed by the Prague City Council, which is elected in municipal elections. Voters in these counties will begin selecting their county representatives tomorrow afternoon. In a third of the state territory, including three Prague districts, they will also have the opportunity to decide on their senators.

Let’s see how many Roma are elected this time.

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Slovenia and Roma

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On September 18, 2024, Mayor of Novo mesto Municipality Gregor Macedoni hosted Minister of Internal Affairs Boštjan Poklukar, General Director of Police Senad Jušić and Director of Novo mesto Police Administration Igor Juršič at Rotovža. The central topic of the meeting was the security situation in the municipality of Novi Sad and the related Roma issue.

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Slovenia: Shooting

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On September 8, shots were fired in the Roma settlement of Šmihel in Novo Mesto, and just a few minutes later another house caught fire. Apparently, two Roma families quarreled. One of thm reported the other for illegal construction, whereby the second shot at his neighbour.

Bad.

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Slovenia: Protests

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A protest will be held in the Slovene town of Škocjan on Thursday. The reason for the protest is the inaction of the current government regarding Roma crime.

According to th paper, the Roma “problem” in south-eastern Slovenia has reached its lowest point in the period of independent Slovenia, say representatives of civil initiatives. Despite numerous appeals from the desperate population, the authorities, which can adopt solutions and measures, do not respond. That is why the protest will take place.

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Bulgaria, Reality Show, and Roma

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A Romni who is participating in a reality show for the Bulgarian TV says she is bein ostracisd because she is a Romni.

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A Diatribe

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Another one of those extremist Slovenians diatribes. This one claims a bias against Western Civilisation (when mentionning LGBT etc.). The article says that: “Left-wing politics, the media and non-governmental organizations have been convincing us for decades that they are a neglected ethnic group.”

Bad.

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Czechia, a Military Region, and Roma

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The story of a small vilalge called Květušín in Czechia, a village that was once German, and whose population was deported after the war, and became a military district. Roma settled there and the govrnment created a special school for Roma, promising children would be taken good care. The idea, however, was the create new people, and insulate them from their Roma background.

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Czechia and Roma Employment

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On Friday morning, a round table on the topic of Roma employment in the Moravian-Silesian region took place in the community center Vesnička sužítí in the Muglinov district of Ostrava. The main topic of discussion was the question of how to break down prejudices and improve cooperation between Roma workers and employers in the region. “The Roma want to work, and entrepreneurs in the Moravian-Silesian Region are also in demand for workers, but there is still mistrust and discrimination that prevents greater integration. We have to find a way to change this situation and encourage both sides to cooperate,” said MEP Zdechovský.

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Czechia: Meeting of Roma Coordinators

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A two-day meeting of regional coordinators for Roma affairs, civil members of the Government Council for Roma Minority Affairs, Roma advisers and field workers took place in Liberec. The aim of the event was education, exchange of experience and sharing of examples of good practice in the field of Roma integration in the Czech Republic. The emphasis was on communication and cooperation between all parties involved.

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A Sad Story

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He has known success, fame and admiration, but also a rough fall to the bottom. Slovak bodybuilder of Roma origin and five-time European champion Adam Cibuľa will celebrate his 60th birthday today in the street.

“You walk around the city, sometimes people give you one or two euros for food. Then you look for a place to sleep. And the next day it’s the same all over again,” Cibuľa described to the Slovak newspaper MY Novohrad in an interview in August.

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Germany: Eviction

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Dozens of Bulgarian Roma families in Duisburg have received letters from the German municipal authorities informing them that they must vacate their apartments by mid-September 2024, according to the organisation “Stolipinovo in Europe”.

The local authorities also specify that the affected tenants are all tenants of Gertrudenstraße, Diesterwegstraße, Pestalozzistraße, Wilfriedstraße, Halskestraße and Wiesenstraße, who are in fact tenants of the company Ivere Property Management. It turns out that the company that owns the buildings, about fifty in total, has not paid electricity and water bills to the municipal property management company for months. It now intends to cut off the drinking water supply, which, according to the municipal authorities, makes the apartments unfit for consumption and leads to a mass eviction.

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Slovak Music

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On her debut album called Kamibe (Love), Slovak R&B and pop singer Erika Rein teamed up with producer Jonatán Pastirčák (Isama Zing, Pjoni). It brings thirteen songs in three languages ​​– English, Romanes, and Slovak – and combines experimentation with global pop, soul or R&B.

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