A memorial on the Hodonin camp commemorating the Rroma victims of the Holocaust will be erected in the summer. Nice… But wil they say that most Rroma were arrested and deported by the Czech themselves?
– Hodonín Memorial on wartime camp for Roma to open in summer. In: Prague Monitor. 05.01.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/01/05/hodon%C3%ADn-memorial-wartime-camp-roma-open-summer [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/01/05/hodon%C3%ADn-memorial-wartime-camp-roma-open-summer”]
A young Rrom was sentenced to 8 months of prison for racism for having shouted “Czech f*ckers” during a commemoration for the young Rrom who was killed in a pizzeria a while back. The man was his cousin.
Using terms slandering Rroma is apparently not treated the same way, otherwise, there would be many people in Jail in that country.
SHAME…
– Czech court sentences Romani man to prison for racist abuse while mourning a relative’s death. In: Romea. 22.12.2016. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-court-sentences-romani-man-to-prison-for-racist-abuse-while-mourning-a-relative-s-death [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-court-sentences-romani-man-to-prison-for-racist-abuse-while-mourning-a-relative-s-death”]
Several Rroma families will be expelled before the end of the year from their houses in Broumov as their lease expires and has not been renewed. The city does not have any social housing available, so the families have nowhere to go.
– Czech Republic: Many Romani families being evicted by year-end. In: Romea.cz. 19.12.2016. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-many-romani-families-being-evicted-by-year-end [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-many-romani-families-being-evicted-by-year-end”]
The Rroma Spirit Prize was awarded last Saturday in Prague to a journalist, Richard Samko, for his work and aid towards co-existence. Several other people received an award in other categories for their work with and for Rroma.
– Czech Roma Spirit prize awarded to journalist, academy. In: The Prague Monitor. 12.12.2016. http://praguemonitor.com/2016/12/12/czech-roma-spirit-prize-awarded-journalist-academy [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2016/12/12/czech-roma-spirit-prize-awarded-journalist-academy”]
Online hatred against Rroma is on the rise in the Czech Republic with nearly 80% of online posts about Rroma being negative.
Bad but unfortunately not surprising.
– LN: Online hatred for Czech Roma growing. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 06.12.2016. http://praguemonitor.com/2016/12/07/ln-online-hatred-czech-roma-growing [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2016/12/07/ln-online-hatred-czech-roma-growing”]
An interview with Michal Mižigar on inclusion and on the future. He speaks on schools, and on the still prevalent use of special schools to segregate Rroma. A worthy read!
Bravo Michu!
– Michal Mižigár: Inclusion is an opportunity for a better life. In: Romea.cz. 02.12.2016 http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/michal-mizigar-inclusion-is-an-opportunity-for-a-better-life [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/michal-mizigar-inclusion-is-an-opportunity-for-a-better-life”]
A Rom musician got racist comments and threats following his critique of the presence of the xenophobic band Ortel in a music award competition.
SHAME …
– Romani celebrity faces racist comments, death threats from fans of xenophobic band Ortel. In: Romea.cz. 29.11.2016. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/gypsy-cz-faces-rasist-commentaries-fans-of-xenophobic-band-ortel-threaten-to-him-with-death-they-want-to-put-newsroom-romea
– Czech Republic: More musicians criticize popularity of xenophobic band. In: Romea.cz. 28.11.2016. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-more-musicians-criticize-popularity-of-xenophobic-band [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/gypsy-cz-faces-rasist-commentaries-fans-of-xenophobic-band-ortel-threaten-to-him-with-death-they-want-to-put-newsroom-romea”]
A band known for its xenophobic and racist comments, especially against Rroma, has been nominated for an award in apopular show in the Czech Republic.
BAD …
– Czech xenophobic band Ortel nominated by public again for music award. In: Romea.cz. 26.11.2016. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-xenophobic-band-ortel-nominated-by-public-again-for-music-award [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-xenophobic-band-ortel-nominated-by-public-again-for-music-award”]
Germany has agreed to compensate the Czech Rroma who survived the Holocaust. Good, but it will not ruin Germany: 71 years after the end of the War, not many are still alive. And anyhow not many survived in the Czech lands.
A short apology from the Czech would be nice, as they deported the Rroma themselves, in 1941.
– Nemecko odškodní českých Rómov za holocaust. In: TA3.20.11.2016. http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1094728/nemecko-odskodni-ceskych-romov-za-holokaust.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1094728/nemecko-odskodni-ceskych-romov-za-holokaust.html”]
A study of the impact of a movie called Sidliskovy Dream Rhythms showed that it has quite a positive impact on reducing stereotypes and prejudices against Rroma. The movie was seen by nearly 100’000 people in Slovakia and roughly a third of that in the Czech Republic.
– Film o Rytmusovi scitlivil tínedžerov. Ovplyvnil ich názor na Rómov. In: HN Style. 16.11.2016. https://style.hnonline.sk/kultura/860599-film-o-rytmusovi-scitlivil-tinedzerov-ovplyvnil-ich-nazor-na-romov [link-preview url=”https://style.hnonline.sk/kultura/860599-film-o-rytmusovi-scitlivil-tinedzerov-ovplyvnil-ich-nazor-na-romov”]
Rroma protested in front of a pizzeria in Žatec where a young Rrom was recently killed after having been beaten up by patrons, staff and police. They demanded a formal investigation.
It has been more than two weeks since the events, and nothing has happened.
– Rómovia pochodovali za mŕtveho Miroslava: VIDEO pietne zhromaždenie rozháňali ťažkoodenci. In: Topky.sk. 28.10.2016. http://www.topky.sk/cl/11/1584813/Romovia-pochodovali-za-mrtveho-Miroslava–VIDEO-pietne-zhromazdenie-rozhanali-tazkoodenci [link-preview url=”http://www.topky.sk/cl/11/1584813/Romovia-pochodovali-za-mrtveho-Miroslava–VIDEO-pietne-zhromazdenie-rozhanali-tazkoodenci”]
An association opened up a park for the practice of “Parkour” a kind of obstacle race set in a city environment. The park is open to all and is aimed at poor children, many of which are Rroma.
– A Plzeň, un terrain de parkour pour surmonter les barrières sociales. In: Radio Prague. 19.10.2016. http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/faits/a-plzen-un-terrain-de-parkour-pour-surmonter-les-barrieres-sociales [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/faits/a-plzen-un-terrain-de-parkour-pour-surmonter-les-barrieres-sociales”]
Several members of the Czech Council of Roma Minority affairs are demanding in an open letter that the suspicious death of a young Rrom in Žatec be investigated. The boy died on October 18th after having been apparently beaten up by the workers at a restaurant as well as by several patrons there and finally by the police.
BAD
– Civil society members of Czech Govt Roma Council demand thorough investigation of Romani man’s death as soon as possible. In: Romea.cz. 23.10.2016. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/civil-society-members-of-czech-govt-roma-council-demand-thorough-investigation-of-romani-man-s-death-as-soon-as-possible#.WAzWHk2X5Lo.facebook
– Členové romské rady žádají důsledné prošetření smrti Roma v Žatci v co nejkratším čase. In: Romea.cz. 23.10.2016. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/clenove-romske-rady-zadaji-dusledne-prosetreni-smrti-roma-v-zatci-v-co-nejkratsim-case [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/civil-society-members-of-czech-govt-roma-council-demand-thorough-investigation-of-romani-man-s-death-as-soon-as-possible#.WAzWHk2X5Lo.facebook”]
The Slovak Government wants to reduce the number of Rroma children in special schools and to this end is focusing on pre-school training.
We hope this will works, as in Slovakia (and in the Czech Republic and Hungary) putting Rroma children in special schools is almost the norm.
– Vláda chce znížiť počet Rómov v špeciálnych školách. In: TA3. 10.10.2016. http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1092332/vlada-chce-znizit-pocet-romov-v-specialnych-skolach.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1092332/vlada-chce-znizit-pocet-romov-v-specialnych-skolach.html”]
Not sure what to say – but this is certainly not the thing we would copy …
The election of Miss Roma in Ostrava in the Czech Republic.
– VIDEO: V Ostravě proběhla Miss Gypsy 2016. Pořadatelé podpořili Natálku Kudrikovou. In: Romea.cz. 01.10.2016. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/video-v-ostrave-probiha-miss-gypsy-2016-ma-podporit-i-natalku-kudrikovou [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/video-v-ostrave-probiha-miss-gypsy-2016-ma-podporit-i-natalku-kudrikovou”]
An article about the difficulties encountered by Rroma in the Czech school system as told by one Rromni who managed to study and who is now engaged in politics aiming at helping fellow Rroma.
– Into the Mainstream. In: TOL. 03.10.2016. http://www.tol.org/client/article/26360-roma-czech-republic-stejskalova.html [link-preview url=”http://www.tol.org/client/article/26360-roma-czech-republic-stejskalova.html”]
A reportage on a new Rroma fashion label in Prague “Gypsy MaMa” entirely produced by Rroma from some of the worst Czech Ghettoes.
– Gypsy MaMa : des vêtements pour lutter contre les préjugés. In: Radio Prague. 27.09.2016. http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/panorama/gypsy-mama-des-vetements-pour-lutter-contre-les-prejuges [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/panorama/gypsy-mama-des-vetements-pour-lutter-contre-les-prejuges”]
A Rroma dance festival took place in Česka Lipa, Czech Republic. 200 young Rroma danced to various tunes, showing their skills and the fact that they haven’t lost their old dancing traditions- Festival romského tance ukázal, že mladí stále umějí držet traduce. In: Denik. 29.09.2016. http://www.denik.cz/liberecky-kraj/festival-romskeho-tance-ukazal-ze-mladi-stale-umeji-drzet-tradice-20160928.html [link-preview url=”http://www.denik.cz/liberecky-kraj/festival-romskeho-tance-ukazal-ze-mladi-stale-umeji-drzet-tradice-20160928.html”]
An article about the Rroma football club against whom no one wants to play, just because they are Rroma.
Racism is rampant in the Czech Republic.
– “WE’RE NOT RACIST, WE JUST DON’T LIKE GYPSIES” – MEET THE ROMANY FOOTBALL CLUB OTHER TEAMS REFUSE TO PLAY. In: Vice Sport. https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/were-not-racist-we-just-dont-like-gypsies-meet-the-romany-football-club-other-teams-refuse-to-play [link-preview url=””]
Some clarifications on social housing in the Czech Republic. This theme has been taken by rightist parties saying this policy is open for abuses and of course will be abused by Rroma… Here’s what the Minister has to day.
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