An opinion and presentation of the situation of Roma in the Ukraine and about those who fled.
- They have never caused any war. In: Minority Rights. 28.09.2022. https://minorityrights.org/2022/09/28/roma-war/
Category Archives: Ukraine
Transcarpathian Ukraine
Volodymyr Kondur, Head of the National Minorities Department of the Secretariat of the Human Rights Commissioner of the Supreme Council of Ukraine, was on a working visit to Transcarpathia.
They held a number of meetings, in particular, they visited the Roma settlement, and also met with representatives of the Zakarpattia Oblast and Berehiv City Council.
- Закарпатських ромів відвідав уповноважений Верховної Ради України з прав людини. In: PMG. 24.09.2022. https://pmg.ua/life/110407-zakarpatskykh-romiv-vidvidav-upovnovazhenyy-verkhovnoi-rady-ukrainy-z-prav-lyudyny
Ukrainian Roma Refugees
Testimonies from Ukrainian Roma refugees in Europe. The article focuses on Moldova and Romania. What is good, is that this is being reported in the Ukrainian press, which usually tends only to report on stealing and begging Roma. Hope this will continue.
- «Ви не біженці»: як у країнах Європи приймають ромів-переселенців з України. In: Infopost. 23.08.2022. https://infopost.media/vy-ne-bizhenczi-yak-u-krayinah-yevropy-pryjmayut-romiv-pereselencziv-z-ukrayiny/
Germany, Holocaust and the Ukraine War
German and Ukrainian Sinti and Roma of different generations spoke about the Holocaust and the Russian aggression war at the virtual commemoration of the Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma.
- Virtuelles Gedenken als Erinnerung und Mahnung. In: Ha Galil. 23.08.2022. https://www.hagalil.com/2022/08/virtuelles-gedenken-2/
Ukraine Roma
An article in Spanish on the situation of Roma in the Ukraine. It is based on the visit of the Sinto MEP Romeo Franz in the Ukraine. “The situation of Roma in Ukraine is unbearable, I couldn’t believe that Roma live in such conditions in Europe,” said German Roma MEP Romeo Franz, one of the participants in the delegation that visited Ukraine, at a press conference. It is possible that soe of the Roma IDPs will suffer hunger this winter in the Ukraine.
- Ciganos da Ucrânia podem morrer de fome. IN: Abril 16.08.2022. https://www.abrilabril.pt/internacional/ciganos-da-ucrania-podem-morrer-de-fome
Spain and Ukraine
An editorial by Juan de Dios Ramirez Heredia, a lawyer, former EU MP, and a Rom activist on the unbearable situation of Roma in the Ukraine. He states: “It is dramatic to know that the situation of the Roma people in Ukraine is unbearable and that the war has greatly increased their exclusion. Conditions in the settlements are unacceptable and Roma are being discriminated against during aid distribution in the context of war.”
- La situación de los gitanos en Ucrania es insoportable. In: Noticias de Almeira. 13.08.2022. https://www.noticiasdealmeria.com/la-situacion-de-los-gitanos-en-ucrania-es-insoportable
Ukraine and Roma
Another article about Roma thieves in the Ukrainian press. This time in the Volyn region of Western Ukraine. On the pretext of telling fortune, Romnja walked into a home for the elderly and stole cash and jewellery.
This is bad on both sides: On the Romani side for stealing, as it reflects on the entire community, and on the Ukrainian side, because they fail to say that this is the consequence of utter poverty and exclusion, especially among Carpathian Roma.
- Пропонували поворожити на руці та вкрали понад 460 тисяч гривень: на Прикарпатті арештували групу ромів (ФОТО). In: Firtka. 09.08.2022. https://firtka.if.ua/blog/view/proponuvali-povorozhiti-na-rutsi-ta-vkrali-ponad-460-tisiach-griven-na-prikarpatti-areshtuvali-grupu-romiv-foto
Ukraine, the War, and Roma
Another article on the situation of Ukrainian Roma IDPs and refugees, based on the visit of the German Federal Commissioner for Sinti and Roma in the Ukraine.
- “Die Roma leiden doppelt und dreifach”. In: Der Tagesspiegel. 08.08.2022. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/krieg-in-der-ukraine-die-roma-leiden-doppelt-und-dreifach/28583172.html
Ukrainian Roma Refugees
Well, it is not good it you are a Rom. A reportage in the Czech Republic, in Moldova and in Romania. It is not better in Hungary, that we know…
- ‘You are not a refugee.’ Roma refugees fleeing war in Ukraine say they are suffering discrimination and prejudice. In: CNN. 07.08.2022. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/07/europe/ukraine-roma-refugees-intl-cmd/index.html
Ukraine and Roma IDPs
Germany’s top official for antiziganism criticizes “unacceptable conditions” in settlements for refugees and report discrimination against Ukrainian Roma in the distribution of relief supplies.
- Diskriminierung im Kriegsgebiet. In: TAZ. 05.08.2022. https://taz.de/Antiziganismus-in-der-Ukraine/!5872653/
Ukraine and Roma
More help needs to reach Roma in the Ukraine. Germany’s top official for antiziganism says Roma face structural discrimination in Ukraine.
- Germany: Commissioner urges more aid for Roma in Ukraine. In: Deutsche Welle. 05.08.2022. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-commissioner-urges-more-aid-for-roma-in-ukraine/a-62726762
Roma Holocaust Remembrance: Ukraine
Some articles in the Ukraine of the August 2nd commemoration of the Roma Holocaust.
- Понад 4000 людей загинули за ніч: світ згадує трагедію геноциду ромів під час ІІ Світової. In: Ukrinform. 02.08.2022. https://zahid.espreso.tv/ponad-4000-lyudej-zaginuli-za-nich-svit-zgaduye-tragediyu-genocidu-romiv-pid-chas-ii-svitovoyi
- У музеї Бабиного Яру буде експозиція, присвячена геноциду ромів. In:In: Ukrinform. 02.08.2022. https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-culture/3541885-u-muzei-babinogo-aru-bude-ekspozicia-prisvacena-genocidu-romiv.html
- У День пам’яті жертв геноциду ромів генсек Ради Європи закликала боротися з дискримінацією. In: Ukrinform. 02.08.2022. https://www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-world/3541972-u-den-pamati-zertv-genocidu-romiv-gensek-radi-evropi-zaklikala-borotisa-z-diskriminacieu.html
Ukraine Refugees in the Czech Republic
It is not good, as one third of them have experienced discrimination, and children are not enrolled in school.
A shame.
- Czech research finds one-third of Romani refugees from Ukraine have experienced discrimination here, most children are not in education, dual citizenship has not been “abused” by them. In: Romea. 01.08.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-research-finds-one-third-of-romani-refugees-from-ukraine-have-experienced-discrimination-here-most-children-are-not-2
Krakow – Legal Aid
Layers in Krakow are helping Ukrainian refugees to obtain residency, health care, and other necessary things. It is a free service.
Good!
- Krakowscy adwokaci z pomocą uchodźcom z Ukrainy. Uruchomili specjalny punkt z poradami prawnymi dla nich. In: Wyborca. 08.03.2022. https://krakow.wyborcza.pl/krakow/7,44425,28197050,krakowscy-adwokaci-z-pomoca-uchodzcom-z-ukrainy-uruchomili.html
Ukrainian Roma Refugees in Poland
The W Stronę Dialogu Foundation, together with the Feminist Fund, has drawn attention to discrimination of Roma refugees in Poland. According to an aid organization volunteer, “Roma people are treated with contempt”. They are also segregated, and treated differently.
Not good.
- “Osoby romskie oddziela się od ukraińskich, dzieci czasem nie dostają łóżek, śpią na podłodze”. In O Feminin. 13.04.2022. https://www.ofeminin.pl/swiat-kobiet/to-dla-nas-wazne/osoby-romskie-oddziela-sie-od-ukrainskich-dzieci-czasem-nie-dostaja-lozek/44xkefl
Online Conference
A conference live from Budapest on May 3rd.
- Online-Vortrag: Die Situation ukrainischer Roma. In: Regio Aktuell. 15.04.2022. https://regio-aktuell24.de/online-vortrag-die-situation-ukrainischer-roma/159612
Germany, Ukraine, and Roma
The kind of articles on really doesn’t need. In the State of Thuringia, the refugees’ centres are full. But they also speak of “Roma clans”, “Roma extended families”, all the stereotypes.
Bad.
- Roma-Clans “aus der Ukraine”: Deutschlands Asyl-Kapazitäten aufgebraucht. In: Wochenblick. 22.07.2022. https://www.wochenblick.at/migrationskrise/roma-clans-aus-der-ukraine-deutschlands-asyl-kapazitaeten-aufgebraucht/
- „Landesregierung bereit zur Debatte“. In: Sür Thüringen. 22.07.2022. https://www.insuedthueringen.de/inhalt.ukraine-fluechtlinge-landesregierung-bereit-zur-debatte.05272b9a-16c5-4325-8a54-b49b56d1552c.html
Germany and Ukrainian Roma Refugees
More and more municipalities in the German state of Thuringia are turning to the Thuringian State Association of Sinti and Roma for help when taking in refugees from the Ukraine. “We have been receiving calls for help from the authorities since the beginning of July,” said chairman Jens Hellmann on Tuesday when asked. It seems that since the beginning of the month, more and more Roma who have fled have come to Thuringia by bus. Many of them are illiterate, and there are also reservations among the local population. Since then, the association’s social workers and interpreters have been traveling to the respective locations and helping with translation or accommodation.
- Verband: Hilferufe zu geflüchteten Roma aus der Ukraine. In: Die Zeit. 19.06.2022. https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-07/19/verband-hilferufe-zu-gefluechteten-roma-aus-der-ukraine?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
Roma Refugees from the Donbas
Some Roma refugees from the Donbas have fled to Lviv. Some of them have found a refuges in a catholic parish, their first contact with Catholicism. Some apparently are even converting …
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- Romowie z Donbasu we Lwowie odkrywają katolicyzm. In: Kościól. 15.07.2022. https://kosciol.wiara.pl/doc/7694290.Romowie-z-Donbasu-we-Lwowie-odkrywaja-katolicyzm
- Romowie z Donbasu we Lwowie odkrywają katolicyzm. In: Radio EM. 15.07.2022. https://www.radioem.pl/doc/7694290.Romowie-z-Donbasu-we-Lwowie-odkrywaja-katolicyzm
- Romowie z Donbasu odkrywają katolicyzm. In: eKai. 15.07.2022. https://www.ekai.pl/romowie-z-donbasu-odkrywaja-katolicyzm/
Hotline
The Documentation Centre of Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg, Germany, has opened a hotline for Roma from the Ukraine.
Good!
- Notfall-Hotline für Roma aus der Ukraine. In: HaGalil. 06.07.2022. https://www.hagalil.com/2022/07/roma-aus-der-ukraine/
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