Category Archives: Czech Republic

A video of the altercation between Roma and Ukrainians in the Czech town of Pardubice emerged over the weekend. The brawl left on young Rom wounded and resulted in manifestations by Roma in the town.

• Romea TV https://youtu.be/8r9_5ugU6fw
• Nové video z rvačky v Pardubicích ukazuje probíhající konflikt a zřejmě i samotné zranění mladého Roma nožem. In: Romea. 03.07.2023. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/nove-video-z-rvacky-v-pardubicich-ukazuje-probihajici-konflikt-a-zrejme-i-samotne-zraneni-mladeho-roma-nozem

Less than a hundred people took part in an anti-Ukrainian xenophobic demonstration in Brno on June 24th, which was organized by pro-Russian disinformation Jakub Netík. Together with David Mezei, they tried to use the death of young Roma Nicolas to stir up anti-Ukrainian sentiments. Classic pro-Russian propaganda was heard at the demonstration, as well as calls for the resignation of the government.

• Protiukrajinská xenofobní demonstrace v Brně: Proruský dezinformátor Netík, hysterický David Mezei a novopečený ochránce Romů Volný. In: Romea. 24.06.2023. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/protiukrajinska-xenofobni-demonstrace-v-brne-prorusky-dezinformator-netik-hystericky-david-mezei-a-novopeceny-ochrance-romu-volny

On Saturday, June 17, a memorial service was held on the Old Town Square for a young Roma killed in Brno. The representatives of the Roma and Ukrainian minorities strongly rejected the spreading wave of hatred and xenophobia.

• Romové a Ukrajinci společně proti xenofobii a principu kolektivní viny. In: Denik Referendum. 19.06.2023. https://denikreferendum.cz/clanek/35346-romove-aukrajinci-spolecne-proti-xenofobii-a-principu-kolektivni-viny

About two hundred Roma gathered at the beginning of Cejl Street in Brno yesterday at 2 p.m., who had arrived there to guard against an alleged demonstration by Ukrainians. The police came to calm the situation. The tension between the two minorities increased after the recent violent incident at the Brno dam in which a Roma man died.

• Na brněnském Cejlu se shromáždilo asi dvě stě Romů, situaci přišla zklidnit policie. In: Denik. 18.06.2023. https://denikn.cz/minuta/1173964/

A report on the manifestation last Saturday that saw around 1’000 participants. It was spontaneous gathering. Already before two o’clock, when the event started, there were several hundred people on the square in front of the theater – apart from journalists and a few individuals from the majority, they were mostly Roma. Not many people outside the community came to share Roma grief and anger.

This time, the reason could also be that the otherwise solidary part of the Brno majority was discouraged by the anti-Ukrainian framing of the demonstration originally planned for the same time and place, which, however, the organizer herself cancelled precisely because of the fear of spreading hatred and collective guilt.

• Část Romů volala v Brně po spravedlnosti, část po pomstě. In: A2larm. 19.06.2023. https://a2larm.cz/2023/06/cast-romu-volala-v-brne-po-spravedlnosti-cast-po-pomste/

Following the murder of a young Rom in Brno last week at the hands of a Ukrainian, manifestations were held, notably in Prague with both Roma and Ukrainians denouncing racism and bigotry.

• FOTOGALERIE a VIDEO: Romové a Ukrajinci vyjádřili na společné akci v Praze odpor proti násilí a xenofobii. In: Romea. 17.06.2023. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/fotogalerie-romove-a-ukrajinci-vyjadrili-na-spolecne-akci-v-praze-odpor-proti-nasili-a-xenofobii
• Ukrajinské iniciativě stále nikdo nepotvrdil, že Roma v Brně zabil Ukrajinec. In: Brněnská Drbna. 18.06.2023. https://brnenska.drbna.cz/zpravy/spolecnost/27542-ukrajinske-iniciative-stale-nikdo-nepotvrdil-ze-roma-v-brne-zabil-ukrajinec.html?utm_source=copy
• Vybičované vášne v Brne: Veľký pochod za mŕtveho Róma! Nechýbala spoločná modlitba. In: Topky. 18.06.2023. https://www.topky.sk/cl/11/2541773/Vybicovane-vasne-v-Brne–Velky-pochod-za-mrtveho-Roma–Nechybala-spolocna-modlitba

Government Commissioner for Roma Minority Affairs Lucie Fuková will take part in a commemorative event on the Old Town Square in Prague today. Representatives of Roma and Ukrainians will meet there. The event is organized by PULS Europe and the Czechoslovak Roma Union, in cooperation with the Olašské Roma Union.

• Společně proti xenofobii a rasismu: Romská vládní zmocněnkyně Lucie Fuková uctí památku tragicky zesnulého Roma na pietní akci v Praze. In: Romea. 16.06.2023. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/spolecne-proti-xenofobii-a-rasismu-vladni-zmocnenkyne-lucie-fukova-ucti-pamatku-tragicky-zesnuleho-roma-na-pietni-akci-v-praze

An interview with Nick Budai, a Roma activist in Brno, Czech Republic following the murder of a Rom by a Ukrainian last Saturday.

He portrays the Brno Roma community, shaken by the violent death of a young man at the dam a few days ago, as a diverse mass of people with diverse opinions and attitudes. He admits that things are boiling so much among the Roma in the South Moravian metropolis that some of them can hear about manipulations and extreme attitudes. However, he believes that the upcoming Saturday pieta will take place in a calm and dignified manner.

• Romové vědí, že kolektivní vina je zlo. Emoce v nich ale vřou, říká aktivista. In: IDnes. 16.06.2023. https://www.idnes.cz/brno/zpravy/romove-pieta-rozhovor-nick-budai-aktivista.A230616_110318_brno-zpravy_coch

Following the murder of a young Rom by a Ukrainian las Saturday in Brno, Ukrainians and Roma clashed in the city resulting in the police intervening. What is also tragic is that the extreme right is also using this murder to protest the presence of Ukrainian refugees.

This is bad.

• Konflikt znepriatelených táborov Rómov a Ukrajincov: Zasahovali policajti. In: Noviny. 14.06.2023. https://www.noviny.sk/krimi/803151-konflikt-znepriatelenych-taborov-romov-a-ukrajincov-zasahovali-policajti
• Ukrajinský nôž a rómska hudba pri priehrade. In: Štandard. 15.06.2023. https://standard.sk/371725/ukrajinsky-noz-a-romska-hudba-pri-priehrade
• Dráma v Brne: V centre sa strhla masová bitka Rómov a Ukrajincov, začalo sa to nevinne. In: Topky. 13.06.2023. https://www.topky.sk/cl/11/2538849/Drama-v-Brne–V-centre-sa-strhla-masova-bitka-Romov-a-Ukrajincov–zacalo-sa-to-nevinne
• Dezoláti s Rómami proti Ukrajincom! In: SME. 13.06.2023. https://blog.sme.sk/strapko/spolocnost/dezolati-s-romami-proti-ukrajincom

A 23 years old Rom was killed last Saturday in Brno. He and his friend were heading towards a place to watch a firework when they were attacked apparently because of the music they were listening to. The perpetrator is apparently a Ukrainian.

What is worse, this murder initiated a huge amount of abuse online.

Bad.

• Smrt mladého Roma v Brně: Vládní zmocněnkyně Fuková vyjádřila lítost a vyzvala k zachování klidu. Odmítá paušalizaci. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/smrt-mladeho-roma-v-brne-vladni-zmocnenkyne-fukova-vyjadrila-litost-a-vyzvala-k-zachovani-klidu-odmita-pausalizaci
• Romové po tragédii v Brně mírní vášně. Byl to čin jednotlivce, ne všech Ukrajinců. In: TN Nova. 12.06.2023. https://tn.nova.cz/zpravodajstvi/clanek/508779-romove-po-tragedii-v-brne-mirni-vasne-byl-to-cin-jednotlivce-ne-cele-skupiny-ukrajincu?campaignsrc=tn_clipboard
• Nikolas (†23) zemřel v Brně kvůli hudbě! Vražda vyvolala vášně. In: https://www.blesk.cz/clanek/regiony-brno-brno-krimi/745707/nikolas-23-zemrel-v-brne-kvuli-hudbe-vrazda-vyvolala-vasne.html