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Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Interview

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An interview with Jana Horváthová, director of the Museum of Roma Culture in Brno. She says that “Negative things [about Roma] are heard a lot, although lately it has been decreasing. But recently, during the opening of the monument in Lety, there was again an abundance of hateful comments on social networks dishonouring the Roma and their culture. That’s a real shame.”

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Roma Problem in Posavje

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The sad story of Roma two settlements in the South of Slovenia where less than 1’000 Roma live. According to the article, in spite of the work of the municipalities, the situation in those settlements is bad. They say that Roma destroyed the sewers and other infrastructure that has been installed, that in spite of schools being set up, not a single Roma child has completed primary school.

The blame is on the Roma in these kinds of articles. No one asks why this is happening…

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia, Roma, and Violence

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A long article following the recent beating of a child in a school by a 14-year-old Roma boy. The child is still in hospital. The article states that the government has done nothing, and worse, is de-facto condoning. The article speaks about the Roma violence against the majority population. This is bad.

The article says “We are witnessing the escalation of Roma attacks on the majority population of Southeastern Slovenia, with the ruling coalition rejecting measures that would stop this part of the country from sliding into lawlessness for ideological reasons.”

And is also seen in the other article on the same topic.

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia, Volvo, and Roma

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The first stage of the construction of a new factory in Eastern Slovakia is complete and work is proceeding according to plans. Volvo is preparing to recruit employees at the end of next year. Volvo has committed to hire and train Roma for this new factory.

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Slovenia, Roma, and LGBT

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The Slovenian government assessed that it is very important for the Roma community living in Slovenia to be educated in the field of the LGBT+ agenda. Thus, the Ministry of Culture financed a Slovenian-Roma LGBT dictionary prepared by the DIH Association and the Roma Academic Club. The translation is written in Prekmur Romanes. The dictionary of LGBTQ+ terms explains different sexual orientations and gender identities, and the personal experience of being gay in the Roma community is also added.

News Eastern Europe Serbia

Interview with Dragan Ristić

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Dragan Ristić, producer, actor and member of the KAL group, talks to Danas about the position of Roma in Serbia, their inclusion that Europe insists on, how important education is when it comes to the minority population, prejudices that should be broken, as well as about Roma symbols.

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia, the Police, and Roma

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For the first time in the history of Slovakia, the court ruled that the police acted in a discriminatory manner during the intervention in the Roma settlement. It happened more than nine years ago in the village of Vrbnica near Michalovce. Fifteen Roma ended up in hospital after police intervention. T

he Ministry of the Interior appealed against the court’s verdict.

Europe News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia, Osada, and the EU

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Following a monitoring visit to Slovakia, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty called for an urgent housing solution for the Roma, who often live in unsatisfactory conditions without sewage or access to drinking water.

Following a monitoring visit to Slovakia, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights Michael O’Flaherty called for an urgent housing solution for the Roma, who often live in unsatisfactory conditions without sewage or access to drinking water.

Let’s see …

Latvia News Eastern Europe

Latvia and Roma

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Attitudes towards Roma in Latvian society are changing – and for the better, admitted the President of the International Association of Roma Normunds Rudevich on the air of the Open Conversation program of Latvian Radio 4. Roma, according to him, feel integrated, but there are problems that still lie ahead.

“For Roma, integration is an outdated word. We are integrated both culturally and nationally. We are looking for our place in this state, in employment – this is our main problem. It is important that people come to our events. Only with positivity can you change attitudes and kill stereotypes,” says Normunds Rudevich.

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia: Another Attack

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The story of Danijel Supančič who was stabbed by a Rom while sitting in his car waiting for his wife and child in front of a supermarket. He barely survived the attack that took place end of February and is only now returning to work. The attacker has been charged with causing serious bodily injury, but not with attempted murder.

In the interview he continues telling how Roma steal goods from the supermarkets and resell them afterwards.

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia: Brawl

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A fight, between non-Roma and Roma in Breže, Slovenia ended up badly with one person with a broken arm. According to this person, the fight was provoked and started by Roma.

Bad.

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia: Roma Problematic

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At the request of Martina Legan Janžeković, the mayor of the Municipality of Metlika, a meeting was called on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, as citizens have recently been calling for help due to daily incidents perpetrated by Roma residents.

At the outset, the mayor explained that according to unofficial data, 450 Roma live in the Metlika municipality. She emphasized that matters should not be generalized, as not all Roma are bad, but repeated acts of violence by individuals or of individual families “cast a black light” on the entire community. She added that younger Roma have become arrogant, arrogant, insolent.

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

August 2nd

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The Museum of Roma Culture in Brno will present the play The Gypsy Boxer – as a reminder of the 80th anniversary of the murder of all Roma prisoners of the so-called family camp in the concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz II-Birkenau.

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Reaction to the Slovak Experiment

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A Slovak MP, Ingrid Kosova criticizes the project of the Ministry of Education to teach Roma children in Romanes. She says that up to 65 percent of Roma children encounter segregation during education. They do not encounter other children, they lose the opportunity to escape from the environment of generational poverty. It is not just a historical, cultural or economic question. It is first and foremost a deeply moral question. The consequences of segregation in schools are humiliating and dehumanizing. First of all, politicians can change it. However, they are failing miserably, and the result is that, according to the data of the European Union, Slovakia is the worst in terms of segregation among the member states. And the situation continues to worsen.

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Slovakia and Roma Education

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The Slovak Ministry of Education launched a pilot project where Roma children are taught in Romanes. This is a scandal and cementing the segregation of Roma in school. It certainly will not help integration.

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