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Ukrainian Refugees

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Ukrainian Refugees

Two articles in the French Press on refugees from the Ukraine. In Budapest and in Warsaw. In Budapest, Roma have been sent to a vagrant shelter, and in Warsaw, they struggle to find lodgings.

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Poland and Roma Refugees

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Poland and Roma Refugees

Right after the outbreak of the war, two Roma women and eight children came. The oldest crossed the border barefoot. They have not been registered. It is not known what happened to them. They disappeared – says Dr. Joanna Talewicz-Kwiatkowska, who has been supporting the Roma community for two decades, president of the Foundation for the Website of Dialogue and co-founder of the Poland-Roma-Ukraine group on Facebook.

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Poland and Refugees

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Poland and 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.

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Poland and Roma Refugees

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Poland and Roma Refugees

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.

  • Rroma Foundation / Rroma Contact Point.
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Ukrainian Refugees in Poland

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We have news of several groups of Roma in Poland. One group of elderly people, women and children arrived initially in Przemiśl, and are now in Waplewo. They are from Lutsk. Another group of ca. 15 people, originally from the Odessa region is currently is trying to get to Lithuania where they have relatives. They lack money to pay for the transport. Another group is stuck in Młyny at the border.

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Refugees

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The openhearted welcome of Poles towards Ukrainians stops when they are Roma. Several of them are stuck in Młyny on the Polish-Ukrainian Border.

We have reports of others in Przemyśl.

Numbers are unclear but rather small according to our informations.

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Limanowa, Poland

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Limanowa, Poland

The municipality of Limanowa is trying to relocate Roma families away from their current residence near the centre to a new apartment block that is planned to be built. Roma oppose the move and accuse the mayor of trying to create a Roma ghetto.

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Poznan and Roma

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Poznan and Roma

Residents are fuming against a Roma settlement in Poznan, fearing for their “safety”, complaining about noise, mess and smoke in the camp on Lechicka Street. The title says “Why do we allow 13-year-olds to get pregnant in the 21st century?”.

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Małgorzata Mirga-Tas

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Małgorzata Mirga-Tas

The project “Obscuring the world” by Małgorzata Mirga-Tas will be presented in the Polish Pavilion at the 59th International Art Exhibition. The fact that a Romni can represent Poland seems to be quite new to the country…

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Poland and Roma

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Poland and Roma

A typical article on Roma. This time, they state “The world of the Roma, despite being so close to us, still appears to many Poles as a hermetic, closed world. Undoubtedly, Roma artists bring it closer to us.”  They thus manage a set of stereotypes in one go. It gets worse, as they also say that one of the most popular gypsy artists in Poland, Patrycja Runo was cursed by some of the Roma because she fell in love with a Pole.

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Poland and Roma

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Tourists in Zakopane in the Tatra Mountains can be attracted not only by the views, trails and fried oscypek cheese, but also by music. And it’s not the one performed by highlander bands. In recent days, a video recording the performance of Roma bands in Krupówki has become a hit on the Internet. However, the opinions of Internet users about this artistic attraction are divided.

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Litzmannstadt Ghetto

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Litzmannstadt Ghetto

An article on the deportation of Roma to the Łodz/Litzmannstadt Ghetto. In September 1941, the Reich Central Statistical Office decided to deport 5,000 Roma from the Austro-Hungarian border to Poland, where they were imprisoned in the Łódź ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto).

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Poland – Some projects

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Poland – Some projects

An overview of some grants in a Polish city of Kędzierzyn-Koźle in Southern Poland. 8’000 Zlotys – around 1’740 EUR … For Sport and art for children is science, Day of Roma Culture and Tradition, Retrofitting the Roma studio (a special place to help Roma children), and Roma culinary adventures – together and healthy.

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Poland – Limanowa

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Poland – Limanowa

The endless story of the efforts by the municipality of Limanowa in Poland to evict Roma from the town and re-settle them outside of it has finally come to an end. A court has ruled that the eviction is no acceptable.

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75 Years Ago

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75 Years Ago

May 16th market the 75th anniversary of the Roma Uprising in Auschwitz.

May the victims rest in peace.

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Poland: Youtuber Condemned

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A well-known youtuber “IsAmUxPompa” has been found guilty of offending Roma and sentenced by a court. He has to pay a fine of 3’000 Polish Zlotys. A first in the contry.

– Poznań: Znany youtuber IsAmUxPompa winny obrażania Romów i skazany przez sąd. Ma zapłacić grzywnę. In: Głos Wielkopolski. 19.03.2019. https://gloswielkopolski.pl/poznan-znany-youtuber-isamuxpompa-winny-obrazania-romow-i-skazany-przez-sad-ma-zaplacic-grzywne/ar/13977243
– Poznań: Znany youtuber IsAmUxPompa winny obrażania Romów i skazany przez sąd. Ma zapłacić grzywnę. In: Gazeta Pomorska. 19.03.2019. https://pomorska.pl/poznan-znany-youtuber-isamuxpompa-winny-obrazania-romow-i-skazany-przez-sad-ma-zaplacic-grzywne/ar/13977243 [link-preview url=”https://gloswielkopolski.pl/poznan-znany-youtuber-isamuxpompa-winny-obrazania-romow-i-skazany-przez-sad-ma-zaplacic-grzywne/ar/13977243 “]

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Threats

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Court case in Poland of two people who threatened to kill a group of Roma. Let’s see what they will be condemned to.

– Grozili śmiercią grupie Romów. Teraz stanęli przed sądem. In: Radio Opole. 12.03.2019. http://radio.opole.pl/100,271804,grozili-smiercia-grupie-romow-teraz-staneli-prze
– Grozili śmiercią grupie Romów. Ruszył proces mieszkańców Prudnika. In: Naszemiasto. 12.03.2019. http://opole.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/grozili-smiercia-grupie-romow-ruszyl-proces-mieszkancow,5032589,art,t,id,tm.html [link-preview url=”http://radio.opole.pl/100,271804,grozili-smiercia-grupie-romow-teraz-staneli-prze “]

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Poland and Youtube

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A Polish youtuber is under trial in Poland for having insulted Roma in many youtube videos he posted. He is one of the most popular contributor in Poland.
Judgement in mid February.

– Znany youtuber znieważył Romów? Wyrok w jego sprawie w połowie lutego. In: Głos Wielkopolski. 01.02.2019. https://gloswielkopolski.pl/znany-youtuber-zniewazyl-romow-wyrok-w-jego-sprawie-w-polowie-lutego/ar/13854302 [link-preview url=”https://gloswielkopolski.pl/znany-youtuber-zniewazyl-romow-wyrok-w-jego-sprawie-w-polowie-lutego/ar/13854302″]

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