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Slovenia and Roma

Juli 19, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

In a statement to the media today, Interior Minister Boštjan Poklukar condemned the violence committed by members of the Roma community against individuals. He stressed that every act of violence is unacceptable, unnecessary and condemnable.

“All criminal acts of violent attacks on individuals, both the mayor of the municipality of Ribnica and the two attacks in Šentjernej and near Ljubljana, have been investigated. The Slovenian police have arrested the perpetrators. Some are in custody. The police here have successfully investigated these criminal acts. I condemn this kind of violence committed by representatives of the Roma community against individuals. This is unacceptable. I believe that the justice system will do what is necessary,” he said.

Even he is slowly but surely ethicizing crime. This is bad.

Poklukar: Pri protestih je šlo za festival opozicijskih strank. In: 24UR. 17.07.2025. https://www.24ur.com/novice/slovenija/poklukar-o-romski-problematiki-in-stanju-varnosti-v-drzavi.html
Notranji minister Poklukar trdi, da sistem, tudi ko gre za kaznovanje Romov, deluje učinkovito, policija vse preišče in jih po potrebi pridrži. In: Zanima. 17.07.2025. https://www.zanima.me/notranji-minister-poklukar-trdi-da-sistem-tudi-ko-gre-za-kaznovanje-romov-deluje-ucinkovito-policija-vse-preisce-in-jih-po-potrebi-pridrzi/
Napadi romov: Poglejte, kakšna množica ljudi se je zbrala na protestu. Se bo končno kaj spremenilo? In: Planet TV. 17.07.2025. https://www.planet-tv.si/clanek/napadi-romov-poglejte-kaksna-mnozica-ljudi-se-je-zbrala-na-protestu-se-bo-koncno-kaj-spremenilo/
Notranji minister Poklukar se norčuje iz protestnikov, ki so bili v Šentjerneju in Ljubljani. In: Nova 24 TV. 18.07.2025. https://nova24tv.si/notranji-minister-poklukar-se-norcuje-iz-protestnikov-ki-so-bili-v-sentjerneju-in-ljubljani/

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Roma in Slovenia

Juli 19, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Slovenian Roma Community Association Umbrella-Dežnik and the European Roma Organization ERO have called for an end to the political incitement of intolerance towards the Roma community in an open letter. Criminal acts are not caused by the Roma community, but by individuals, warns the president of the Slovenian Roma Association Jožek Horvat Muc.

As members of the Roma community, we are deeply saddened and concerned that the entire Roma community has to suffer due to the recent actions of individual Roma, which we strongly, strongly condemn and distance ourselves from. It is unacceptable that incidents of individuals are used as an excuse to spread collective guilt and stigmatization. Crime has no nationality, and it must not have an excuse,” the Association of the Roma Community of Slovenia Umbrella-Dežnik and the European Roma Organization ERO wrote in an open letter.

They are right!

V romski skupnosti pozivajo k prenehanju razpihovanja nestrpnosti. In: Dnevnik 18.07.2025. https://www.dnevnik.si/novice/slovenija/v-romski-skupnosti-pozivajo-k-prenehanju-razpihovanja-nestrpnosti-2744949/

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Another Mayor on Roma

Juli 19, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

Novo Mesto (Slovenia) Mayor Gregor Macedoni spoke about the Roma “issue”, calling for systemic solutions. According to him, security has been steadily deteriorating in recent years, especially in southeastern Slovenia. We are really seeing this on the ground. Above all, it is worrying and real, and should also concern everyone in Ljubljana, that these crimes are increasingly bold and violent, that they are directed at officials… Police officers are being beaten, teachers are being slapped, doctors in the emergency room are being threatened. So, in this country we do not know how to respond systematically. The police are on the ground, but the system will also have to adapt to these new forms of crimes.

Macedoni: Država bo morala razumeti, da je na terenu res hudo. In: MMC. RTV Slovenia.16.07.2025. https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/macedoni-drzava-bo-morala-razumeti-da-je-na-terenu-res-hudo/752160

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A Mayor on Roma

Juli 19, 2025 Published by: Roma Foundation

Jože Simončič, Mayor of the Municipality of Šentjernej in Slovenia: “Some Roma are very rich, others are poor, even very poor. The rich drive good cars, they afford to travel and luxurious parties, prestigious clothes and jewelry. All this is noticeable. But the poor among them are taken away from everything, they are charged huge interest for lending money, there is a lot of extortion.”

All innuendos, all without proof, all to complain about the laxity of the legislation.

Bad.

Župan Simončič: “Preko Romov in okrog Romov se vrti veliko gotovine, ki nima porekla in nima sledi”. In: Nova 24 TV. 18.07.2025. https://nova24tv.si/zupan-simoncic-preko-romov-in-okrog-romov-se-vrti-veliko-gotovine-ki-nima-porekla-in-nima-sledi/