Category Archives: Ukraine

Podvinogradov … Again

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Yet another article on the Roma settlement of Podvinogradov.

– Московские доллары и тоска по Януковичу: как живут ромы-миллионеры на Закарпатье. In: Obozrevatel. 06.12.2018. https://www.obozrevatel.com/society/moskovskie-dollaryi-i-toska-po-yanukovichu-kak-zhivet-samoe-bogatoe-selo-romov-v-ukraine.htm [link-preview url=”https://www.obozrevatel.com/society/moskovskie-dollaryi-i-toska-po-yanukovichu-kak-zhivet-samoe-bogatoe-selo-romov-v-ukraine.htm”]

Roma in Transcarpathian Ukraine

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According to statistics, 80’000 Roma live in the westernmost region of the Ukraine that used to be part of the K&K empire. As with all official statistics on Roma, this means that at least 80’000 Roma live there.

– На Закарпатті проживає близько 80 тисяч ромів. In: Zaholovok. 06.12.2018. https://zaholovok.com.ua/v-uzhgorodskomu-ta-mukachivskomu-raionakh-prozhivaje-blizko-80-tisyach-romiv [link-preview url=”https://zaholovok.com.ua/v-uzhgorodskomu-ta-mukachivskomu-raionakh-prozhivaje-blizko-80-tisyach-romiv”]

Ukraine: Podvinogradov

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A Roma settlement in the Ukraine is making the headlines. Situated close to the Romanian border, the village of Podvinogradov has a collection of rich Roma mansions os a taste similar to the one across the border.

– В Украине нашли секретный табор ромов, богатству которого позавидует даже Янукович: видео. In: ZNAJ. 13.12.2018. https://znaj.ua/ru/society/192774-v-ukrajini-znayshli-sekretniy-tabir-romiv-bagatstvu-yakogo-pozazdrit-navit-yanukovich-video [link-preview url=”https://znaj.ua/ru/society/192774-v-ukrajini-znayshli-sekretniy-tabir-romiv-bagatstvu-yakogo-pozazdrit-navit-yanukovich-video”]

Ukraine: Bad Press

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Yet another negative article in the Ukrainian press. This time in Uzhgorod, in the Transcarpathian Ukraine. Roma robbing …

– В Ужгороді двоє ромів пограбували чоловіка, – соцмережі. In: Karpath News. 28.11.2018. https://karpatnews.in.ua/news/154768-v-uzhhorodi-dvoie-romiv-pohrabuvaly-cholovika-sotsmerezhi.htm [link-preview url=”https://karpatnews.in.ua/news/154768-v-uzhhorodi-dvoie-romiv-pohrabuvaly-cholovika-sotsmerezhi.htm”]

Kiev: Roma Squat Burning

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A fire in a house squatted by Roma in Kiev prompted a flurry of articles, some with the usual mention of thefts and the like…

– У Києві горів будинок ромів (ФОТО). In: One News. 25.11.2018. https://1news.com.ua/ipol/u-kiyevi-goriv-budinok-romiv-foto.html
– В столице дотла сгорел дом ромов (ФОТО). In: Depo. 25.11.2018. https://www.depo.ua/rus/life/u-stolici-vschent-vigoriv-budinok-romiv-foto-20181125875389
– У столиці вщент вигорів будинок ромів (ФОТО). In: Depo. 25.11.2018. https://www.depo.ua/ukr/life/u-stolici-vschent-vigoriv-budinok-romiv-foto-20181125875389 [link-preview url=”https://1news.com.ua/ipol/u-kiyevi-goriv-budinok-romiv-foto.html “]

Ukraine: Repression

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The Roma as targets. Scary.

– Ukraine: Roma Repression. In: Al Jazeera. 22.11.2018. https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2018/11/ukraine-roma-repression-181122060839144.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2018/11/ukraine-roma-repression-181122060839144.html”]

Ukraine – Roma Situation

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The situation of Roma in the Ukraine … Pogroms are becoming the norm.

– Attacked and abandoned: Ukraine’s forgotten Roma. In: Al Jazeera. 23.11.2018. https://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/europe/2018/11/attacked-abandoned-ukraine-forgotten-roma-181121121230852.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/europe/2018/11/attacked-abandoned-ukraine-forgotten-roma-181121121230852.html”]

Ukraine and Integration

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An article on whether integration of Rom in the Ukraine. Good, but … The “but” stems from the fact that the article does not differentiate and throws all Roma in a pot. And the situations are very different in the Ukraine depending on the Roma group and the regions.
Something to bear in mind.

– Could integration help Ukraine’s Roma? In: Open Democracy. 13.11.2018. https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/ganna-sokolova/can-integration-help-ukraines-roma
– Ganna Sokolova: Could integration help Ukraine’s Roma? In: Kyiv Post. 13.11.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/ganna-sokolova-could-integration-help-ukraines-roma.html [link-preview url=”https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/ganna-sokolova/can-integration-help-ukraines-roma “]

More on Ukraine

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More articles on the condemnation of Ukraine on the 2002 Pogroms in the Odessa region.

– Roma victims of pogrom in Odesa Oblast get justice in European court after 16 years. In: Kyiv Post. 07.11.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/roma-victims-of-pogrom-in-odesa-region-get-justice-in-european-court-after-16-years.html
– European court asks Ukraine to compensate Roma for 2002 attack. In: Al Jazeera. 07.11.2018. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/11/european-court-asks-ukraine-compensate-roma-2002-attack-181106174223838.html
– UNIAN: ECHR orders Ukraine to pay compensations to Roma applicants affected in 2002 ‘pogrom’. In: Kyiv Post. 06.11.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/unian-echr-orders-ukraine-to-pay-compensations-to-roma-applicants-affected-in-2002-pogrom.html [link-preview url=”https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/roma-victims-of-pogrom-in-odesa-region-get-justice-in-european-court-after-16-years.html “]

Ukraine Condemned

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The European Court of Human Rights condemned the Ukraine to pay compensations to the Roma victims of a pogrom in 2002.
Good!

– ECHR orders Ukraine to pay compensations to Roma applicants affected in 2002 “pogrom”. In: UNIAN. 06.11.2018. https://www.unian.info/society/10327374-echr-orders-ukraine-to-pay-compensations-to-roma-applicants-affected-in-2002-pogrom.html [link-preview url=”https://www.unian.info/society/10327374-echr-orders-ukraine-to-pay-compensations-to-roma-applicants-affected-in-2002-pogrom.html”]

Ukraine – House Arrests

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Four people are under house arrest in Lviv for the murder against a Rom last June. This definitively seems mild in comparison of the crime. Several of the perpetrators are minors and go to school. They also only face mild penalties (3 to 7 years of jail).

– Убивство рома на Львівщині: 4 підозрюваних під домашнім арештом, але ходять до школи. In: Hromadske. 31.10.2018. https://hromadske.ua/posts/sud-na-lvivshini-proviv-pidgotovche-zasidannya-u-spravi-pro-napad-na-romiv
– Суд провів підготовче засідання у справі про напад на табір ромів у Львові. In: 112.ua. 31.10.2018. https://ua.112.ua/suspilstvo/sud-proviv-pidhotovche-zasidannia-u-spravi-pro-napad-na-tabir-romiv-u-lvovi-468048.html
– У справі про напад на ромів у Львові провели підготовче засідання. In: UNN. 31.10.2018. https://www.unn.com.ua/uk/news/1760352-u-spravi-pro-napad-na-romiv-u-lvovi-proveli-pidgotovche-zasidannya [link-preview url=”https://hromadske.ua/posts/sud-na-lvivshini-proviv-pidgotovche-zasidannya-u-spravi-pro-napad-na-romiv “]

Roma Camp

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In Live’s Solomensky district Roma set up a camp right in the middle of the courtyard of a multi-storey apartment building.
Not a good advertisement.

– Во дворе жилого дома на Соломенке появился лагерь ромов. In: Vesti. 02.11.2018. https://vesti-ukr.com/kiev/310896-vo-dvore-zhiloho-doma-na-solomenke-pojavilsja-laher-romov [link-preview url=”https://vesti-ukr.com/kiev/310896-vo-dvore-zhiloho-doma-na-solomenke-pojavilsja-laher-romov”]

Roma Camp

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In Live’s Solomensky district Roma set up a camp right in the middle of the courtyard of a multi-storey apartment building.
Not a good advertisement.

– Во дворе жилого дома на Соломенке появился лагерь ромов. In: Vesti. 02.11.2018. https://vesti-ukr.com/kiev/310896-vo-dvore-zhiloho-doma-na-solomenke-pojavilsja-laher-romov [link-preview url=”https://vesti-ukr.com/kiev/310896-vo-dvore-zhiloho-doma-na-solomenke-pojavilsja-laher-romov”]

Kiev: Confusion …

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The Ukrainian Ombudsman demands an investigation of the eviction of Roma from the Kiev railway station by the ultra nationalist C14 organisation while the municipal guards claim it did not happen …
Difficult to know what is going on.

– Омбудсменка вимагає розслідувати можливий напад С14 на ромів на київському вокзалі. In: Hmarochos. https://hmarochos.kiev.ua/2018/10/26/ombudsmenka-vimagaye-rozsliduvati-mozhliviy-napad-s14-na-romiv-na-kiyivskomu-vokzali/
– «Муніципальна варта» заявляє, що ромів на вокзалі в Києві не розганяли. In: Hromadske. 26.10.2018. https://hromadske.ua/posts/municipalna-varta-kiyeva-zayavila-sho-romiv-na-vokzali-v-kiyevi-ne-rozganyali [link-preview url=”https://hmarochos.kiev.ua/2018/10/26/ombudsmenka-vimagaye-rozsliduvati-mozhliviy-napad-s14-na-romiv-na-kiyivskomu-vokzali/ “]

Ukraine – Railway Station

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What was to be expected occurred … After the “cleaning” of Kiev’s Railway station by the ultra-nationalist C14 movement, videos of Roma stealing in the station surfaced.
This is bad …

– THE WITNESS SHOWED HOW GYPSIES STEAL IN THE KIEV METRO. VIDEO. In: Bobr Times. 23.10.2018. https://bobrtimes.com/the-witness-showed-how-gypsies-steal-in-the-kiev-metro-video/131682/ [link-preview url=”https://bobrtimes.com/the-witness-showed-how-gypsies-steal-in-the-kiev-metro-video/131682/”]

Ukraine – C14 Again

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The ultra-nationalist movement C14 did it again: This time they “cleaned” the Kiev main railway station of Roma.
Bad.
But what is worse, is that effectively most people will applaud, as the Roma in the railway station were camping there, begging and were often accused of stealing.

– Народная инициатива: Киевский железнодорожный вокзал «зачистили» от ромов. In: Info Resist. 23.10.2018. https://inforesist.org/narodnaya-initsiativa-kievskiy-zheleznodorozhnyiy-vokzal-zachistili-ot-romov/ [link-preview url=”https://inforesist.org/narodnaya-initsiativa-kievskiy-zheleznodorozhnyiy-vokzal-zachistili-ot-romov/”]

Is it Relevant?

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One wonders – a freight train derails in Uzhgorod (Transcarpathian Ukraine)… The accident occurs near a Roma neighbourhood, and wonder, “Roma” are in all the titles…

– В Ужгороде грузовой поезд сошел на лагерь ромов. In: Cudebno Juridicheskaya Gazeta. 20.10.2018. https://sud.ua/ru/news/ukraine/127272-v-uzhgorode-gruzovoy-poezd-soshel-na-lager-romov
– В Ужгороде посреди табора ромов поезд сошел с рельсов. In: 24News. 19.10.2018. http://24news.com.ua/64077-v-uzhgorode-posredi-tabora-romov-poezd-soshel-s-relsov/ [link-preview url=”https://sud.ua/ru/news/ukraine/127272-v-uzhgorode-gruzovoy-poezd-soshel-na-lager-romov “]

Uzhgorod: Fights

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Bad news in the Ukrainian press. Five Roma have beaten two youngsters in Uzhgorod in Western Ukraine. Apparently for no reason. The fight was caught on video.
In view of the high tensions in the Ukraine, this is really bad.

– Біля Драмтеатру в Ужгороді група ромів напала на юнаків, у одного важкий струс мозку з втратою пам’яті (ВІДЕО). In: 0312. 09.10.2018. https://www.0312.ua/news/2180456/bila-dramteatru-v-uzgorodi-grupa-romiv-napala-na-unakiv-u-odnogo-vazkij-strus-mozku-z-vtratou-pamati-video
– В Ужгороді поліція розшукує ромів, які побили двох юнаків (ВІДЕО). In: Zak. 12.10.2018. https://zak.depo.ua/ukr/zak/v-uzhgorodi-policiya-rozshukuye-romiv-yaki-pobili-dvoh-yunakiv-video-20181012852049 [link-preview url=”https://www.0312.ua/news/2180456/bila-dramteatru-v-uzgorodi-grupa-romiv-napala-na-unakiv-u-odnogo-vazkij-strus-mozku-z-vtratou-pamati-video “]

Not the Answer

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An explosive device was thrown into the flat of Sergei Mazur, the coordinator of the extreme nationalist party C14 who triggered pogroms against Roma and who is under house arrest.
This is not the solution – have him go to jail – much better.

– Под Киевом пытались взорвать координатора C14, подозреваемого в погроме ромов. In: Realist. 10.10.2018. https://realist.online/news/pod-kievom-pytalis-vzorvat-koordinatora-c14-podozrevaemogo-v-pogrome-romov
– На Украине в квартиру устроившего погромы в лагере ромов националиста бросили взрывное устройство. In: Belosuurrian Politring. https://politring.com/mir/21243-na-ukraine-v-kvartiru-ustroivshego-pogromy-v-lagere-romov-nacionalista-brosili-vzryvnoe-ustroystvo.html [link-preview url=”https://realist.online/news/pod-kievom-pytalis-vzorvat-koordinatora-c14-podozrevaemogo-v-pogrome-romov “]

Ukraine – Murder

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Bad press on Roma – according to articles in several newspapers, following a row among Roma squatters in a derelict house in Kiev, one person was killed.
Bad it happened, but one can doubt that every murder in the Ukraine is given such as news coverage.

– В Киеве на Русановке в заброшенном доме мужчину до смерти забили молотком. In: Informator. 03.10.2018. https://kiev.informator.ua/2018/10/03/v-kieve-razborki-romov-zakonchilis-krovavym-ishodom/
– В Киеве в таборе ромов произошли кровавые разборки: фото с места убийства. In: Apostrof. O3.10.2018. https://apostrophe.ua/news/society/kiev/2018-10-03/v-kieve-v-tabore-romov-proizoshli-krovavyie-razborki-foto-s-mesta-ubiystva/142404
– На Русановских садах в таборе ромов забили насмерть молотком одного из его жителей (фото). In: Kiev Vlast. 03.10.2018. http://kievvlast.com.ua/news/na-rusanovskih-sadah-v-tabore-romov-zabili-nasmert-molotkom-odnogo-iz-ego-zhitelej-foto
– В лагере ромов на столичной Русановке произошло жестокое убийсвто. In: Vesti. 03.10.2018. https://vesti-ukr.com/kiev/306063-v-lahere-romov-na-rusanovke-proizoshlo-zhestokoe-ubijsvto [link-preview url=”https://kiev.informator.ua/2018/10/03/v-kieve-razborki-romov-zakonchilis-krovavym-ishodom/ “]

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