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Ukraine: Systematic Persecution

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The UN is asking Ukraine to protect Roma from what the deem to be a systematic persecution.

– UN Urges Ukraine To Act To Protect Roma From ‘Systematic Persecution’. In: Radio Free Europe. 18.07.2018. https://www.rferl.org/a/un-urges-ukraine-to-act-to-protect-roma-from-systematic-persecution-/29374295.html
– UN experts urge Ukraine to stop ‘systematic persecution’ of Roma minority. In: UN News. 18.07.2018. https://news.un.org/en/story/2018/07/1015022
– Ukraine: Act now to stop systematic persecution of Roma. In: Scoop. 19.07.2018. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1807/S00069/ukraine-act-now-to-stop-systematic-persecution-of-roma.htm [link-preview url=”https://www.rferl.org/a/un-urges-ukraine-to-act-to-protect-roma-from-systematic-persecution-/29374295.html “]

Moscow Clean Up

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The story of the clean-up in Moscow prior and during the world cup. Clearly some Roma were affected.

– Roma Purged from World Cup as Moscow Undergoes ‘Clean-up’. In: Travellers Times. 16.07.2018. https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2018/07/roma-purged-world-cup-moscow-undergoes-clean [link-preview url=”https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2018/07/roma-purged-world-cup-moscow-undergoes-clean”]

Moscow Clean Up

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The story of the clean-up in Moscow prior and during the world cup. Clearly some Roma were affected.

– Roma Purged from World Cup as Moscow Undergoes ‘Clean-up’. In: Travellers Times. 16.07.2018. https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2018/07/roma-purged-world-cup-moscow-undergoes-clean [link-preview url=”https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2018/07/roma-purged-world-cup-moscow-undergoes-clean”]

Roma Gathering

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Roma from several countries are gathered and camp in a park in the Western Slovak spa town of Piešťany. It is apparently due to a vision of the Virgin Mary that a healer had on that spot. Many Roma – from the evangelical churches have been bringing their ill relatives are on the site.

– Rómovia z celého sveta kempujú v parku kúpeľného mesta: Do Piešťan ich láka veľká záhada! In: Novy Čas. 18.07.2018. https://www.cas.sk/clanok/718679/romovia-z-celeho-sveta-kempuju-v-parku-kupelneho-mesta-do-piestan-ich-laka-velka-zahada/
– Rómovia už niekoľko dní okupujú parčík v Piešťanoch. In: MY Trnava. 17.06.2018. https://mytrnava.sme.sk/c/20871828/romovia-uz-niekolko-dni-okupuju-parcik-v-piestanoch.html [link-preview url=”https://www.cas.sk/clanok/718679/romovia-z-celeho-sveta-kempuju-v-parku-kupelneho-mesta-do-piestan-ich-laka-velka-zahada/”]

Roma Gathering

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Roma from several countries are gathered and camp in a park in the Western Slovak spa town of Piešťany. It is apparently due to a vision of the Virgin Mary that a healer had on that spot. Many Roma – from the evangelical churches have been bringing their ill relatives are on the site.

– Rómovia z celého sveta kempujú v parku kúpeľného mesta: Do Piešťan ich láka veľká záhada! In: Novy Čas. 18.07.2018. https://www.cas.sk/clanok/718679/romovia-z-celeho-sveta-kempuju-v-parku-kupelneho-mesta-do-piestan-ich-laka-velka-zahada/
– Rómovia už niekoľko dní okupujú parčík v Piešťanoch. In: MY Trnava. 17.06.2018. https://mytrnava.sme.sk/c/20871828/romovia-uz-niekolko-dni-okupuju-parcik-v-piestanoch.html [link-preview url=”https://www.cas.sk/clanok/718679/romovia-z-celeho-sveta-kempuju-v-parku-kupelneho-mesta-do-piestan-ich-laka-velka-zahada/”]

Slovakia and Inclusion

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Romani high school student and volunteer Daniel Bund, spoke about inclusion and education with Richard Raši, Deputy Prime Minister for Investment and Informatisation at the United Nations saying that Roma should be helped, otherwise Slovakia will not prosper.

– Študent to na pôde OSN povedal na rovinu: Rómom treba pomáhať, inak Slovensko nebude prosperovať. In: Novy Čas. 16.07.2018. https://www.cas.sk/clanok/718379/student-to-na-pode-osn-povedal-na-rovinu-romom-treba-pomahat-inak-slovensko-nebude-prosperovat/ [link-preview url=”https://www.cas.sk/clanok/718379/student-to-na-pode-osn-povedal-na-rovinu-romom-treba-pomahat-inak-slovensko-nebude-prosperovat/”]

Ostrava

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Residents of a neighbourhood of Ostrava started an action to protest against their upcoming eviction.

– Residents of Czech neighborhood announce “Two Weeks of Vigilance” to protest their impending eviction. In: Romea. 16.07.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/residents-of-czech-neighborhood-announce-two-weeks-of-vigilance-to-protest-their-impending-eviction [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/residents-of-czech-neighborhood-announce-two-weeks-of-vigilance-to-protest-their-impending-eviction”]

Ukraine and Integration

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Guess who is taking charge of the Roma integration in Odessa in the Ukraine… The police.
The head of the Department of Juvenile Prevention of the Odessa City Police Department, Colonel of Police Vitaliy Kapulyak, spoke with the head of the Romani congress, with whom he discussed ways of overcoming the problems related to violations of the legislation and minor offences by young Roma.
Well, this won’t really work, won’t it?

– Одесская полиция занялась интеграцией ромов в украинское общество. In: Slovo. 13.07.2018. http://slovo.odessa.ua/news/28630-odesskaya-policiya-zanyalas-integraciey-romov-v-ukrainskoe-obschestvo.html [link-preview url=”http://slovo.odessa.ua/news/28630-odesskaya-policiya-zanyalas-integraciey-romov-v-ukrainskoe-obschestvo.html”]

Ukraine: Kindergarten Burns

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A kindergarten burnt down in Mukachevo in Western Ukraine. The police is investigating and suspects arson.

– На Закарпатье горел детский сад ромов. In: Telegraf. 15.06.2018. https://telegraf.com.ua/ukraina/mestnyiy/4251045-na-zakarpate-gorel-detskiy-sad-romov.html
– На Закарпатье сгорел детский сад ромов. In: RBC. 15.07.2018. https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/zakarpate-sgorel-detskiy-sad-romov-1531671705.html
– На Закарпатті згорів ромський дитячий садок. In: RBK. 15.07.2018. https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/zakarpate-sgorel-detskiy-sad-romov-1531671705.html [link-preview url=”https://telegraf.com.ua/ukraina/mestnyiy/4251045-na-zakarpate-gorel-detskiy-sad-romov.html “]

Croatia and its Past

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An interview of Goran Miljan, author of the book “Croatia and the Rise of Fascism” published by Tauruns (2018).

– La Croatie face à son passé fasciste. In: La Liberté. 13.07.2018. https://www.laliberte.ch/news/magazine/societe/la-croatie-face-a-son-passe-fasciste-447094 [link-preview url=”https://www.laliberte.ch/news/magazine/societe/la-croatie-face-a-son-passe-fasciste-447094″]

REALLY ????

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The president of the ultra nationalist Ukrainian C14, Eugene Karas missed a good opportunity to shut up. In an interview with Glavkom, he described how, according to him, in Ukraine it is possible to “socialize” Roma and described how his group “polices” the streets of Ukrainian cities.
As a reminder – C14 was behind the attack in Kiev against a Roma camp.

– Націоналісти запропонували рецепт соціалізації ромів в Україні Повний. In: Glavkom. 13.07.2018. https://glavcom.ua/news/nacionalisti-zaproponuvali-recept-socializaciji-romiv-v-ukrajini-512457.html [link-preview url=”https://glavcom.ua/news/nacionalisti-zaproponuvali-recept-socializaciji-romiv-v-ukrajini-512457.html”]

Roma in the Ukraine

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In a UNN interview, a human rights activist, Zemfira Kondur, vice president of the Russian Chikryli Women’s Foundation said that today, up to 400,000 Roma live in Ukraine, but only 5-7% of the total live in camps and migrate around the country. The official numbers of Roma are much lower, essentially because most Roma simply don’t declare their origins.

– Today, up to 400,000 Roma live in Ukraine, but only 5-7% of the total live in camps and migrate to the country. In: UNN. 12.07.2018. http://www.unn.com.ua/uk/exclusive/1740902-pravozakhisnitsya-lishe-5-7-romiv-v-ukrayini-vedut-taboroviy-sposib-zhittya [link-preview url=”http://www.unn.com.ua/uk/exclusive/1740902-pravozakhisnitsya-lishe-5-7-romiv-v-ukrayini-vedut-taboroviy-sposib-zhittya”]

Slovakia and Researcher

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The Canadian university professor David Scheffel (63) has been in custody since last November for allegedly sexual offenses with children. He claims the photographs of naked children are related to his research on Roma. He also said he was studying the sexual practices among Roma.
REALLY????

– Obvinený kanadský profesor: Pred súdom opisoval sexuálne praktiky Rómov! In: Pluska. 11.07.2018. https://www1.pluska.sk/Krimi/Obvineny-kanadsky-profesor-Pred-sudom-opisoval-sexualne-praktiky-Romov [link-preview url=”https://www1.pluska.sk/Krimi/Obvineny-kanadsky-profesor-Pred-sudom-opisoval-sexualne-praktiky-Romov”]

Ukraine: Suspect Named

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Finally, a suspect was named in the case of the destruction of the Roma camp in Kiev in April. It is Sergei Mazur, the coordinator of C14, an ultra-nationalist organisation.

– Полиция сообщила о подозрении участнику разгона лагеря ромов на Лысой горе в Киеве. In: 112.ua. 10.07.2018. https://112.ua/glavnye-novosti/policiya-soobshhila-o-podozrenii-uchastniku-razgona-lagerya-romov-na-lysoy-gore-v-kieve-453329.html
– Нападение на ромов на Лысой горе: координатору С14 сообщили о подозрении. In: RBK.ua. 10.07.2018. https://www.rbc.ua/rus/news/napadenie-romov-lysoy-gore-soobshcheno-podozrenii-1531241692.html [link-preview url=”https://112.ua/glavnye-novosti/policiya-soobshhila-o-podozrenii-uchastniku-razgona-lagerya-romov-na-lysoy-gore-v-kieve-453329.html “]

Slovakia: Court Decision

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The Regional Court in Prešov definitively decided that the town of Sabinov and the Ministry of Construction acted in a discriminatory manner in the way they handled Roma and non-Roma inhabitants when moving homes in the city centre. They had decided to move the Rom out of the town’s centre.

– Sabinov a ministerstvo podľa súdu pri vysťahovaní Rómov diskriminovalo. In: Korzar. 12.07.2018. https://presov.korzar.sme.sk/c/20868844/mesto-sabinov-a-rezort-vystavby-podla-sudu-konali-diskriminacne-pri-vystahovani-romov.html
– Sabinovských Rómov presťahovali diskriminačne, rozhodol o tom súd. In: TA3. 12.07.2018. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1131767/sabinovskych-romov-prestahovali-diskriminacne-rozhodol-o-tom-sud.html [link-preview url=”https://presov.korzar.sme.sk/c/20868844/mesto-sabinov-a-rezort-vystavby-podla-sudu-konali-diskriminacne-pri-vystahovani-romov.html “]

Hungary: Discrimination

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The Hungarian Scout movement is being accused of bias against Roma and other religions. Not really surprising in Hungary and especially in view of the movement’s history.

– HUNGARIAN SCOUTING ASSOCATION IS ACCUSED OF ANTI-ROMA PREJUDICE. In: Hungarian Spectrum. 12.07.2018. http://hungarianspectrum.org/2018/07/12/hungarian-scouting-assocation-is-accused-of-anti-roma-prejudice/ [link-preview url=”http://hungarianspectrum.org/2018/07/12/hungarian-scouting-assocation-is-accused-of-anti-roma-prejudice/”]

Slovakia and Children

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An article about the decline in fertility among women in Slovakia. The rate has decreased to 1.3 overall and to 3 for poor Roma living in settlements. This is roughly (for both categories a 50% decrease since 1920.

– Mrzutá prax v osadách. Ľudia iné hovoria a iné napokon robia. In: Aktuality. 11.07.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/603679/mrzuta-prax-v-osadach-ludia-ine-hovoria-a-ine-napokon-robia/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/603679/mrzuta-prax-v-osadach-ludia-ine-hovoria-a-ine-napokon-robia/”]

Ukraine: Commission

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A permanent working group was set up in Ukraine to deal with the integration and protection of Roma rights. According to the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the working group includes representatives of the National Police, the State Migration Service, the National Academy of Internal Affairs, the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine, the Ministry of Social Policy, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Culture, the SBU, the KSCA, as well as Roma NGOs.
Let’s see what it brings …

– В Україні створено спецгрупу для захисту ромів. In: UA News. 10.07.2018. https://ua.news/ua/v-ukrayini-stvoreno-spetsgrupu-dlya-zahystu-romiv/
– МВС створило групу із захисту та інтеграції ромів у суспільство. In: Glavkom. 10.07.2018. https://glavcom.ua/news/mvs-stvorilo-grupu-iz-zahistu-ta-integraciji-romiv-u-suspilstvo–511629.html
– В Україні почала роботу група з питань захисту та інтеграції ромів. In: Vysoki Zamok. 10.07.2018. https://wz.lviv.ua/news/374019-v-ukraini-pochala-robotu-hrupa-z-pytan-zakhystu-ta-intehratsii-romiv [link-preview url=”https://ua.news/ua/v-ukrayini-stvoreno-spetsgrupu-dlya-zahystu-romiv/ “]

Slovakia and Roma

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Discussions on Roma integration, access to school, and sustainability of Roma programs is being discussed in Slovakia. This article centres on three topics, education, especially for women; poverty; and unemployment.

– Riešenia i úspešné príklady sú, no chýba vytrvalosť v rómskej otázke. In: SME Blogs. 09.07.2018. https://michalsivak1.blog.sme.sk/c/487888/riesenia-i-uspesne-priklady-su-no-chyba-vytrvalost-v-romskej-otazke.html [link-preview url=”https://michalsivak1.blog.sme.sk/c/487888/riesenia-i-uspesne-priklady-su-no-chyba-vytrvalost-v-romskej-otazke.html”]

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