Monthly Archives: April 2024

Europe

Roma Week in Brussel

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Roma Week in Brussel

A video of the  Roma week in Brussel from 9 to 11 April. Organized by the ERGO network, this annual event provides a platform to raise awareness of the reality faced by Roma, Sinti and Travelers across Europe. Representatives of non-profit organizations and civil society, representatives of European institutions and international entities meet on the occasion of International Roma Day.

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Roma Settlement

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Roma Settlement

The story of a Roma settlement in Slovakia where people used to live in wooden huts with earthen floors. Now, ten years later,  they live in brick houses, and are beter off, but still no one there has completed high school.

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: 55 Years

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Slovakia: 55 Years

They supported employment, folklore and football. 55 years ago, the first Roma “non-governmental organization” was established

The Union of Gypsies and Roma started the emancipation activities of the unrecognized national minority, writes ethnographer René Lužica.

Frankreich News Westeuropa

French Chronicle …

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French Chronicle …

Unfortunately, the usual news in France about Roma this week. A so-called Transition village near Montpellier in the South of France closed after two years. The fate of the 165 Roma who still were there is uncertain. Other news: Near Nantes, a landowner is trying to get rid of a Roma camp on his lands by himself; another camp near Paris is increasing in size; and near Marseille, a fire in a camp.

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czech Mayor and Roma

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Czech Mayor and Roma

The deputy and mayor of Brno’s Černovice, Petra Quittová (STAN) made derogatory comments about a Roma family. Now many ask for her resignation. She still refuses.

She was answering questions in the municipal council on a house that is now inhabited by a Roma family. Quittová responded that the house was sold through a real estate agency, the sellers were a couple she knows personally. “They sold it to…, yes, to people, um, others, I don’t know how to say it now, simply to Roma, whom we got rid of, whom we got rid of a few years ago from Staré Černovice, who moved to Slavkov near Brno, and these people simply bought it from our people, whom I know, because they gave the highest bid,” said the mayor.

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia’s Settlements and Hygiene

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Slovakia’s Settlements and Hygiene

A local project in a Roma settlement saw the creation of a “hygiene centre”, a place where the residents of the settlement can come, take a shower, wash clothes etc. They have set up washing machines. In brief all sort of amenities that do not exist there.

Kosovo News Osteuropa

Bujanovac and Roma

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Bujanovac and Roma

An article on the local government of Bujanovac, an ethnically mixed town in Kosovo. The article bemoans the absence of Roma representatives in the assembly, which in addition is boycotted by the Serbs.

A sad story of what nationalism does to the Balkans.

News Osteuropa Polen

Poland and Roma

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Poland and Roma

An article in the Polish Vogue on  the W Stronę Dialogu Foundation campaign aimed at expanding knowledge about the Roma community in Poland and increasing its visibility in our country. People of different ages, different genders, living in different parts of Poland and representing different professions will take part in it.

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Schools and Roma

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Schools and Roma

An interesting article about integration of Roma in Slovak schools. Most non-Roma parents would prefer Roma to be in segregated schools. This is precisely what the recent research of the Centre for Environmental and Ethical Education Živica and the non-profit organization Teach, co-financed by the EU, addressed. He revealed some interesting things, namely that the majority of the public have no problem with their children going to class with a child from socially excluded communities. However, they are convinced that it would be best for Roma children to be educated in separate classes or even schools.

For as long as this attitude prevails, it will be difficult to de-segregate schools.

News Osteuropa Slowenien

Slovenia and Roma

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Slovenia and Roma

Two very different articles about Roma in Slovenia. One about a brawl between Roma in a town, the other, about children in a Roma (segregated?) kindergarten cleaning up the surroundings.

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Amnesty on Slovakia

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Amnesty on Slovakia

In its latest report, Amnesty criticised Slovakia for its discrimination against Roma. Specially, they also drew attention on cases of police brutality against Roma.

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Amnesty on Czechia

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Amnesty on Czechia

Amnesty criticised the Czech Republic for the discrimination faced by Ukrainians and for the school segregation for Roma. The latter has not improved over the last 20 years.

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Lety

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Lety

Many articles in the Czech press about the inauguration of the Lety Memorial in presence of the Czech president Petr Pavel.

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czechia and Roma Discrimination

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Czechia and Roma Discrimination

An editorial on discrimination of Roma in Czechia, but also on the comparison to other European states such as Germany and Spain. Conclusion is, well, while in other states discrimination does exist, at least it is being fought again. While in Czechia …

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