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Rome – Demolitions

April 9, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

A series of articles about the demolition of two villas in Rome belonging to “Sinti clans”. The houses were in violation of the building code and the legal proceedings go back to 2010.

As for the “Sinti clans”, well, there are a few doubts that these are “clans” and “Sinti”.

Demolite le ville extralusso del clan sinti Josipovic a Borgata Finocchio. In: La Republica. 08.04.2025. https://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2025/04/08/news/borgata_finocchio_ville_clan_sinti_josipovic_demolite-424114467/
Blitz antiabusivismo a Roma: abbattuti due immobili costruiti da sinti. In: il Giornale Popolare. 08.04.2025. https://ilgiornalepopolare.it/blitz-antiabusivismo-a-roma-abbattuti-due-immobili-costruiti-da-sinti/
Le due case abusive costruite da una famiglia sinti e abbattute con le ruspe dopo 15 anni. In; Virgilion. 08.04.2025. https://www.virgilio.it/italia/roma/notizielocali/le_due_case_abusive_costruite_da_una_famiglia_sinti_e_abbattute_con_le_ruspe_dopo_15_anni-74974380.html
Roma, al via demolizione ville abusive clan sinti a borgata Finocchio. In: Radio Roma. 08.04.2025. https://www.radioroma.it/2025/04/08/roma-al-via-demolizione-ville-abusive-clan-sinti-a-borgata-finocchio/#google_vignette

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LGBT+ Roma

April 9, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

David Tišer is a well-known Czech Roma activist. He is the director of the Ara Art organization, which also supports LGBT+ people among the Roma. In his interview, he was asked why some Roma consider queer people ritually unclean and why coming out among Roma can be even harder than in mainstream society.

Kvír Rómov niektoré rodiny považujú za nečistých a vyhadzujú riad, z ktorého jedli, inde ich celkom vylúčia z komunity, vraví aktivista. In: Dennik N. 08.04.2025. https://dennikn.sk/4565997/kvir-romov-niektore-rodiny-povazuju-za-necistych-a-vyhadzuju-riad-z-ktoreho-jedli-inde-ich-celkom-vylucia-z-komunity-vravi-aktivista/

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Illegal Houses

April 9, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The mayor of the village of Torysa near Sabinov has ordered the residents of the settlement to remove illegal buildings. They are using the land on which their homes stand without any legal title. The government’s plenipotentiary for Roma communities Alexander Daško is looking for a systemic solution with the mayor of the village of Torysa. The demolition of 77 illegal dwellings would deprive four hundred Roma of a roof over their heads. Miriam Žiaková, director of the media department of the Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities, informed about this.

Čo bude so stovkami Rómov? V osade na východe, kde majú zbúrať domy, hľadajú riešenie. In: Dnes 24. 08.04.2025. https://presov.dnes24.sk/okres/ostatne/co-bude-so-stovkami-romov-v-osade-na-vychode-kde-maju-zburat-domy-hladaju-riesenie-461499

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Politics and Roma

April 9, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The chairman of the political party “Progressive Slovakia”, Michal Šimečka, said: “Approximately 440,000 Roma live in Slovakia. A huge number of them face discrimination, open or hidden hatred or violence every day. And I am not just talking about the thousands of them who live in settlements without sewage and drinking water.”

According to the chairman of the Progressive Slovakia, by excluding them, we are unnecessarily losing the potential, wasting the talent and job opportunities of tens of thousands of people who could be an enrichment for our society – humanly, culturally and economically.

Máločo ilustruje potrebu rovnosti tak výrazne, ako osud a životné podmienky Rómov a Rómok na Slovensku. In: Progresivne. 08.04.2025. https://progresivne.sk/maloco-ilustruje-potrebu-rovnosti-tak-vyrazne-ako-osud-a-zivotne-podmienky-romov-a-romok-na-slovensku/
Obrovské množstvo Rómov denne čelí diskriminácii, upozorňuje Šimečka. In: SME. 08.04.2025. https://domov.sme.sk/c/23475101/obrovske-mnozstvo-romov-denne-celi-diskriminacii-upozornuje-simecka.html