Category Archives: Slovakia

In 2013, the police in Moldavia nad Bodvou the police raided a Roma settlement. 6 Roma went to court and attacked the police for violence. This accusation was dismissed by the court, and now, the Roma are accused of false testimony against the police. One of the defendants, Róbert Rybár, was in court to present his defence.

– V kauze zbitých Rómov mohli byť porušené práva na obhajobu. In: Korzar. 14.01.2019. https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/22028156/v-kauze-zbitych-romov-z-moldavy-preveria-postup-posty.html
– Kauza zbitých Rómov z Moldavy nad Bodvou: FOTO Na košickom súde vytiahli nové dôkazy. In: Topky. 14.01.2019. https://www.topky.sk/cl/100371/1765025/Kauza-zbitych-Romov-z-Moldavy-nad-Bodvou–FOTO-Na-kosickom-sude-vytiahli-nove-dokazy [link-preview url=”https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/22028156/v-kauze-zbitych-romov-z-moldavy-preveria-postup-posty.html “]

The case of the police raid against Roma in Moldavia nad Bodvou, in which the police was cleared but the Roma victims were condemned is now heading to the European Counrt of Human Right.

– Patakyová vystúpi v prípade policajnej razie na Rómov pred Európskym súdom pre ľudské práva. In: Web Noviny. 10.01.2019. https://www.webnoviny.sk/patakyova-vystupi-v-pripade-policajnej-razie-na-romov-pred-europskym-sudom-pre-ludske-prava/
– Patakyová vstupuje v prípade razie v Moldave nad Bodvou do konania pred ESĽP. In: Pravda. 10.01.2019. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/498068-patakyova-vstupuje-v-pripade-razie-v-moldave-nad-bodvou-do-konania-pred-eslp/
– Ombudsmanka vstupuje v prípade razie v Moldave nad Bodvou do konania pred súdom v Štrasburgu. In: HNOnline. 10.01.2019. https://slovensko.hnonline.sk/1871779-ombudsmanka-vstupuje-v-pripade-razie-v-moldave-nad-bodvou-do-konania-pred-sudom-v-strasburgu
– Ombudsmanka vstupuje v prípade razie v Moldave nad Bodvou do konania pred ESĽP. In: Korzar. 10.01.2019. https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/22025940/ombudsmanka-vstupuje-v-pripade-razie-v-moldave-nad-bodvou-do-konania-pred-eslp.html [link-preview url=”https://www.webnoviny.sk/patakyova-vystupi-v-pripade-policajnej-razie-na-romov-pred-europskym-sudom-pre-ludske-prava/ “]

An article against the standard stereotype in Slovakia that Roma do not want to work. In fact, it is more the Gadže who don’t let them to.

– Najväčšiu úctu k práci majú Rómovia, ani sa jej nedotknú. Je to naozaj tak? In: SME Blogs. 08.01.2019. https://nagyova.blog.sme.sk/c/499697/najvacsiu-uctu-k-praci-maju-romovia-ani-sa-jej-nedotknu-je-to-naozaj-tak.html [link-preview url=”https://nagyova.blog.sme.sk/c/499697/najvacsiu-uctu-k-praci-maju-romovia-ani-sa-jej-nedotknu-je-to-naozaj-tak.html”]

Slovakia was condemned by the European Court of Human Right for not having investigated the racial motive of the Hurbanova massacre where a policeman murdered three Roma. The survivors of the crime have to be compensated.

– Európsky súd pre ľudské práva rozhodol o “Hurbanovskom masakre”: Išlo o rasovo motivovaný čin. In: Hlavne Spravy. 12.12.2018. https://www.hlavnespravy.sk/europsky-sud-pre-ludske-prava-rozhodol-o-hurbanovskom-masakre-islo-o-rasovo-motivovany-cin/1607152
– Európsky súd pre ľudské práva rozhodol v prípade Hurbanovského masakru. Trojnásobná vražda mala rasové pozadie. In: Noviny. 11.12.2018. https://www.noviny.sk/krimi/395931-europsky-sud-pre-ludske-prava-rozhodol-v-pripade-hurbanovskeho-masakru-trojnasobna-vrazda-mala-rasove-pozadie [link-preview url=”https://www.hlavnespravy.sk/europsky-sud-pre-ludske-prava-rozhodol-o-hurbanovskom-masakre-islo-o-rasovo-motivovany-cin/1607152 “]

The tales of Roma mothers in Slovak hospitals.
Scary!

– Slovak hospitals hold new Roma mothers against their will. In: The Washington Post. 10.12.2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/roma-mothers-held-in-slovak-hospitals-against-their-will/2018/12/10/944813cc-fc52-11e8-a17e-162b712e8fc2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.aae50c53a7ac
– Roma Mothers Held In Slovak Hospitals Against Their Will. In: Kurv. 10.12.2018. http://www.kurv.com/roma-mothers-held-in-slovak-hospitals-against-their-will/ [link-preview url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/roma-mothers-held-in-slovak-hospitals-against-their-will/2018/12/10/944813cc-fc52-11e8-a17e-162b712e8fc2_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.aae50c53a7ac “]

The public transports of Košice are hiring Roma … In fact already many work there, they just want more.
Not due to philanthropy, but to the fact that they can’t find anyone.

– Košické technické služby v novej kampani hovoria, že do zimnej údržby radi prijmú aj Rómov. In: Dennik. 04.12.2018. https://dennikn.sk/1316040/kosicke-technicke-sluzby-v-novej-kampani-hovoria-ze-do-zimnej-udrzby-radi-prijmu-aj-romov/
– Košická firma bojuje v náborovej kampani proti predsudkom v zamestnávaní Rómov. In: Strategie. 05.12.2018. https://strategie.hnonline.sk/marketing/1854126-kosicka-firma-bojuje-v-naborovej-kampani-proti-predsudkom-v-zamestnavani-romov [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/1316040/kosicke-technicke-sluzby-v-novej-kampani-hovoria-ze-do-zimnej-udrzby-radi-prijmu-aj-romov/ “]

A Slovak architect says that Slovakia has the money and all that is needed to give proper housing to the Roma community. Only the municipalities willing to take the step are missing.
How true.

– Domy pre Rómov? Máme peniaze aj systém, chýbajú len ochotné obce, hovorí architektka. In: Tyzden. 05.12.2018. https://www.tyzden.sk/rozhovory/52065/domy-pre-romov-mame-peniaze-aj-system-chybaju-len-ochotne-obce-hovori-architektka/ [link-preview url=”https://www.tyzden.sk/rozhovory/52065/domy-pre-romov-mame-peniaze-aj-system-chybaju-len-ochotne-obce-hovori-architektka/”]

Four Romani girls and their mothers died in a fire of their house in Richnava in Eastern Slovakia. The police is investigating the cause of the fire as well as investigating racist comments on their own Facebook page following the fire.

– Pri tragickom požiari v Richnave zahynula matka a jej štyri deti (video). In: SME. 30.11.2018. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20974394/richnava-poziar-zabil-styri-deti-uhorela-aj-ich-matka.html
– Slovakia: Four Romani girls and their mother die in house fire, police investigate racist comments about the news on their own Facebook page. In: Romea. 02.12.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovakia-four-romani-girls-and-their-mother-die-in-house-fire-police-investigate-racist-comments-about-the-news-on-their
– Slovakia house fire kills 4 children, 1 adult. In: Texomas. 30.11.2018. https://www.texomashomepage.com/news/slovakia-house-fire-kills-4-children-1-adult/1628979100
– Foto: Štyri deti zahynuli pri požiari v obci Richnava, hasiči likvidovali oheň niekoľko hodín. In: Webnoviny. 30.11.2018. https://www.webnoviny.sk/foto-poziar-chatrce-v-richnave-neprezili-styri-deti/
– Pri požiaru v osade v obci Richnava zahynuli štyri deti. In: Dennik Postoj. 30.11.2018. https://www.postoj.sk/38448/pri-poziaru-v-osade-v-obci-richnava-zahynuli-styri-deti [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20974394/richnava-poziar-zabil-styri-deti-uhorela-aj-ich-matka.html “]

The tales of several Roma children from Slovakia who were adopted in Sweden.

– Romani people adopted as children from Slovakia to Sweden 20 years ago revisit their native settlement. In: Romea. 29.11.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/romani-people-adopted-as-children-from-slovakia-to-sweden-20-years-ago-revisit-their-native-settlement [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/romani-people-adopted-as-children-from-slovakia-to-sweden-20-years-ago-revisit-their-native-settlement”]

There are 41 mayors in Slovakia who are Roma. Highest number ever, but well below the Roma population percentage in the country. Still some way to go.

– Slovakia has 41 Romani mayors – 39 male and two female – a record high. In: Romea. 13.11.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovakia-has-41-romani-mayors-39-male-and-two-female-a-record-high [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovakia-has-41-romani-mayors-39-male-and-two-female-a-record-high”]

The laureates of the Roma Spirit 2018 have been disclosed in Slovakia. The prizes go to organisations and individuals in various categories who are furthering Roma and their integration.
Congratulations!

– Poznáme laureátov jubilejného 10. ročníka Roma Spirit. In: Hlavne spravy. 27.11.2018. https://www.hlavnespravy.sk/pozname-laureatov-jubilejneho-10-rocnika-roma-spirit/1591746 [link-preview url=”https://www.hlavnespravy.sk/pozname-laureatov-jubilejneho-10-rocnika-roma-spirit/1591746″]

Anna Jurova, a Sloval scholar, died November 13.
May she rest in peace.

– A great Slovak. In: The Slovak Spectator. 26.11.2018. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20967618/a-great-slovak.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20967618/a-great-slovak.html”]

Yet another headline we could do without … This time on Slovak Roma in the UK.

– Police probe ‘whip attack’ by children in Sheffield. In: BBC News. 22.11.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-46310377 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-46310377″]

The Slovak town of Nitra published a competition for the construction of a community centre for Roma living in the Orechov dvor site on the outskirts of the city.
They had deemed the old one no longer fit for purpose and closed it.

– Výstavbu komunitného centra pre Rómov. Nitra vypísala súťaž. In: Dennik. 23.11.2018. http://dennikpolitika.sk/archiv/46837 [link-preview url=”http://dennikpolitika.sk/archiv/46837″]