Daily Archives: Februar 24, 2024

Two Years

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Two years have passed already since the beginning of the Russian aggression in the Ukraine. Two years of war, two years of mindless killings. Many refugees, and here, as we are a Romani page, let us pause to think about Roma in this war.

They were displaced, especially in the Eastern part of the country. They were killed by Russian troops in several occasions. They were deported by Russian authorities. They also fought on the Ukrainian side, with many Roma in the current army, even the normally not so accepted Roma from Transcarpathian Ukraine.

Roma refugees in Europe were confronted with racist stereotypes and had to fight there too.

Let’s hope we do not need to commemorate another year.

For those who died, may they rest in peace, and for those who live, may they do so for 100 years.

Ukraine Roma Refugees

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Two articles in the Polish press about a Romni activist and Ukrainian refugee currently in Poland.

Poznan: Telenovela

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The fate of a Roma camp in Poznan never ceases to make the headlines. This time it is because a needed environmental decision by the local government has been postponed, meaning the project of building a housing estate (and removing Roma) cannot go ahead…

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The Slovak President Zuzana Čaputová was in Dubnica nad Váhom, Slovakia to commemorate the victims of the mass murder of Roma in the Dubnica detention camp in 1945.

May they rest in peace, and congratulation to the president for this participation.

Czechia: Photographs

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An exhibition of photographs taken by young Roma from Roma settlements is being shown in Prague 400ASA gallery. They are the results of workshops with the Roma youngsters.

Well done!

Vsetin and Roma

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In 2006, the city of Vsetín turned to the Constitutional Court (ÚS) in the case of Roma eviction. The Supreme Court (NS) recently increased the compensation to several Roma families who had to move out of Vsetín. Four families with 46 NS members were awarded compensation from the city in the aggregate amount of 1.825 million crowns, the management of the Vsetín town hall considers unfair.

Serbia and Romanes

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On the occasion of the celebration of International Mother Language Day, the Romanipen Educational and Cultural Community from Kragujevac organized a public forum “Roma language – a beacon of preservation of Roma cultural identity” as part of the project “Spin the wheel of Roma culture”.

Czechia: Fake Attack

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The police stated that the attack on the Romano singer Jan Bendig in November, when he was sprinkled with flour on Český slavíkov, was staged to draw attention to himself. The attack was initially perceived as racist. Bendig now faces a fine of up to fifty thousand crowns. On the social network, the singer is sharply condemned for lying, for example by politician Matěj Gregor.

Czechia and Roma

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Report on the state of the Roma minority in the Czech Republic for the year 2022

On February 14, 2024, the Government of the Czech Republic approved the Report on the Status of the Roma Minority in the Czech Republic for 2022. The appointment of the historically first government representative for the affairs of the Roma minority, Lucie Fuková was one of the highlights. Other than that, small progress, but lots to do.

Slovakia, Schools, and Racism

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The case of a teacher in a high school in Seneca, Slovakia, who has been making racist statements, especially against Roma. He also ranted against homosexuals and made facist statemens. Students are protesting now.

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