The English version of an article that was published a few days ago.
- Ukraine’s Roma activists working to help at-risk community. 07.03.2022. https://www.dw.com/en/ukraines-roma-activists-at-work-for-their-community/a-61032799
Category Archives: Ukraine
Roma Refugees – Slovakia
Hundreds of Ukrainian Roma have found temporary asylum in the community of the Apostolic Church in Pavlovce nad Uhom in eastern Slovakia.
- Útek z biedy do obrovskej neistoty. Prípad ukrajinských Rómov ukáže, či pomôžeme každému. In: Dennik. 07.03.2022. https://dennikn.sk/2756319/utek-z-biedy-do-obrovskej-neistoty-pripad-ukrajinskych-romov-ukaze-ci-pomozeme-kazdemu/
Roma Refugees – Discrimination
Many Roma from the Ukraine are facing discrimination when fleeing Ukraine.
Bad.
- Keine Hilfe für flüchtende Roma aus der Ukraine. Rassismus in Zeiten des Krieges. In: RAN. 07.03.2022. https://ran.eu.com/keine-hilfe-fur-fluchtende-roma-aus-der-ukraine-rassismus-in-zeiten-des-krieges/?fbclid=IwAR2tyvW0HB2BYOlbgC-H8IuF7DE5QlcFYko1DyaBkx8lfzPAVkQLdDivtLw
Discrimination
A bus driver from the Czech Republic refused to take a Romni and child stuck at the Slovak border.
- Czech bus drivers for refugees from Ukraine refuse to rescue Romani refugee mothers and children stuck on the Slovak border. In: Romea. 07.03.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-bus-drivers-for-refugees-from-ukraine-refuse-to-rescue-romani-refugee-mothers-and-children-stuck-on-the-slovak-border?fbclid=IwAR10SyyaEABsrckENh9o-LZEVV_3UInw_cME3X-HSuRkYbJpzsSScO5GhM4
Ukrainian Refugees in Poland
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.
- Rroma Foundation / Rroma Contact Point
Slovakia and Roma Refugees
The pastoral centre has become a refuge for Ukrainian Roma who crossed to the border crossing in Veľké Slemence into Slovakia. The pastor of the Apostolic Church, Marek Gombár, brings them with volunteers to Pavloviec nad Uhom, about 17 kilometres away.
- V Pavlovciach pomáhajú utečencom, ktorých nikto nechce. In: Pravda. 04.03.2022. https://spravy.pravda.sk/regiony/clanok/618919-v-pavlovciach-pomahaju-utecencom-ktorych-nikto-nechce/
- Pastor sa ujal rómskych utečencov. Jeho ľudí odmietli previezť, pomoc prišla z Česka. In: Aktuality. 05.03.2022. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/6LFu0MW/pastor-sa-ujal-romskych-utecencov-jeho-ludi-odmietli-previezt-pomoc-prisla-z-ceska/
Slovakia and Ukrainian Refugees
In a predominantly Roma village close to the Ukrainian border in Slovakia, Roma help the arriving refugees.
- V Pavlovciach pomáhajú utečencom, ktorých nikto nechce. In: Pravda. 04.03.2022. https://spravy.pravda.sk/regiony/clanok/618919-v-pavlovciach-pomahaju-utecencom-ktorych-nikto-nechce/
Hungary and Ukrainian Roma
A Roma pastor in Uszka, right at the Hungarian-Ukrainian border, took care of an extended Roma family with 7 women and 20 children.
- Hungarian pastor steps up to help large Roma refugee family. In: AP. 04.02.2022. https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-europe-religion-hungary-migration-4e3add6727b9de8326cfb47c87879865
Ukrainian Roma
Three Ukrainian Romnja, Tetjana, Natalia and Zola are organising humanitarian help in the Ukraine out of a bomb shelter and with the help of others in Berlin.
Many links in the article worth following.
- “Lebst du noch?” Roma organisieren Hilfe in und für die Ukraine. In: Deutsche Welle. 04.03.2022. https://www.dw.com/de/lebst-du-noch-roma-organisieren-hilfe-in-und-für-die-ukraine/a-61017665
Refugees
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.
- Nie wszyscy z Hali Kijowskiej mają gdzie pójść. “Niezwykła reakcja Polaków nie dotyczy Romów”. In: Wyborcza. 05.03.2022. https://rzeszow.wyborcza.pl/rzeszow/7,34962,28186459,nie-wszyscy-z-hali-kijowskiej-maja-gdzie-pojsc-niezwykla-reakcja.html
War in Ukraine
Many young Roma are fighting against the Russian in the Ukraine, according to Roma militants from the country.
- Myroslav Horvat: Many Roma have gone to war to fight for Ukraine. Pray for Ukraine! In: Romea. 02.03.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/myroslav-horvat-many-roma-have-gone-to-war-to-fight-for-ukraine.pray-for-ukraine
Ukraine Border
A YouTube video of the border crossing into Hungary. The author accuses Roma to have created chaos by overtaking the line.
Bad.
Hungary and Ukrainian Roma
A pastor in Tiszabecs, right at the Hungarian Ukrainian border, helped 150-200 Roma refugees from the Ukraine. He is not alone, as in the neighbouring village of Uszka, anothe pastor also helped (see other article).
- Roma pastor in Hungarian village takes in Roma fleeing Ukraine. In: Reuters. 02.03.2022. https://www.reuters.com/world/roma-pastor-hungarian-village-takes-roma-fleeing-ukraine-2022-03-02/
Stolen
A video of the theft by Roma of a Russian combat vehicle in the Kherson region of the Ukraine.
- Romowie kradną rosyjski pojazd bojowy ciągnikiem. In: WRP. 28.02.2022. https://www.wrp.pl/romowie-kradna-rosyjski-pojazd-bojowy-ciagnikiem-video/
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.
- Romowie nie chcą bloku. “Jak zrobimy strajk romski, to nawet armia nie pomoże”. In: Limanowa. 27.02.2022. https://limanowa.in/aktualnosci/romowie-nie-chca-bloku-jak–strajk-romski-to-nawet-armia-nie-pomoze/58412
- Romowie przeciwni przeprowadzce. Zapowiadają strajk. “Nawet armia nie pomoże”. In: Novy Sacz. 28.02.2022. https://nowysacz.naszemiasto.pl/limanowa-romowie-przeciwni-przeprowadzce-zapowiadaja-strajk/ar/c1-8700005
Ukrainian Appeal
Volodymyr Yakovenko, director of the Ukrainian Youth Agency for the Promotion of Roma Culture (ARCA), asked the social network for help for the Ukrainian people, who are currently facing a humanitarian catastrophe as a result of the Russian military invasion. “I call on the entire world community to appeal to its leaders to call on Russia and Belarus to withdraw their troops from Ukraine. Stop this war! We do not want this war, we want to stay alive!”
- Mladý romský aktivista z Ukrajiny: Zastavte tuto válku! Apelujte na své představitele, aby vyzvali Rusko ke stažení vojsk z Ukrajiny. In: Romea. 27.02.2022. http://www.romea.cz/cz/publicistika/komentare/mlady-romsky-aktivista-z-ukrajiny-zastavte-tuto-valku-apelujte-na-sve-predstavitele-aby-vyzvali-rusko-ke-stazeni-vojsk-z
Gypsy Thieves …
This time for a good cause: Roma stole a Russian combat tank near Kherson.
- Ukrajinskí Rómovia si pripísali úspech – zmocnili sa ruského tanku, píše iDnes. In: Trend. 27.02.2022. https://www.trend.sk/spravy/ukrajinski-romovia-pripisali-uspech-zmocnili-ruskeho-tanku-pise-idnes
Roma Help
Roma are joining the movement helping refugees from the Ukraine.
Good!
- Roma in the Czech Republic and Slovakia join aid efforts for victims of Russian aggression in Ukraine. In: Romea. 27.02.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/roma-in-the-czech-republic-and-slovakia-join-aid-efforts-for-victims-of-russian-aggression-in-ukraine
Ukraine War and Roma
We have had the first reports of Roma fleeing the war in the Ukraine and arriving in Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. At this stage it is impossible to say how many, but we are gathering more information.
Rroma Contact Point – 27.02.2022.
Ukraine, Roma, and Education
About 30 Roma women and girls from Odesa Oblast completed financial and information literacy training, which consisted of three trainings and homework assignments. The participants of the trainings, in particular, learned to plan and manage an individual / family budget, safely work with various information and detect fakes, use government online services for employment and social assistance. According to the organisers, this will help Roma women and girls to become more financially independent and strengthen their socio-economic capacity in the difficult context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
No comments.
- Ромські жінки та дівчата навчились працювати з інформацією та планувати сімейний бюджет. In: Prostir. 16.02.2022. https://www.prostir.ua/?news=romski-zhinky-ta-divchata-navchylys-pratsyuvaty-z-informatsijeyu-ta-planuvaty-simejnyj-byudzhet
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