A conference live from Budapest on May 3rd.
- Online-Vortrag: Die Situation ukrainischer Roma. In: Regio Aktuell. 15.04.2022. https://regio-aktuell24.de/online-vortrag-die-situation-ukrainischer-roma/159612
Category Archives: Ukraine
Germany, Ukraine, and Roma
The kind of articles on really doesn’t need. In the State of Thuringia, the refugees’ centres are full. But they also speak of “Roma clans”, “Roma extended families”, all the stereotypes.
Bad.
- Roma-Clans “aus der Ukraine”: Deutschlands Asyl-Kapazitäten aufgebraucht. In: Wochenblick. 22.07.2022. https://www.wochenblick.at/migrationskrise/roma-clans-aus-der-ukraine-deutschlands-asyl-kapazitaeten-aufgebraucht/
- „Landesregierung bereit zur Debatte“. In: Sür Thüringen. 22.07.2022. https://www.insuedthueringen.de/inhalt.ukraine-fluechtlinge-landesregierung-bereit-zur-debatte.05272b9a-16c5-4325-8a54-b49b56d1552c.html
Germany and Ukrainian Roma Refugees
More and more municipalities in the German state of Thuringia are turning to the Thuringian State Association of Sinti and Roma for help when taking in refugees from the Ukraine. “We have been receiving calls for help from the authorities since the beginning of July,” said chairman Jens Hellmann on Tuesday when asked. It seems that since the beginning of the month, more and more Roma who have fled have come to Thuringia by bus. Many of them are illiterate, and there are also reservations among the local population. Since then, the association’s social workers and interpreters have been traveling to the respective locations and helping with translation or accommodation.
- Verband: Hilferufe zu geflüchteten Roma aus der Ukraine. In: Die Zeit. 19.06.2022. https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-07/19/verband-hilferufe-zu-gefluechteten-roma-aus-der-ukraine?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
Roma Refugees from the Donbas
Some Roma refugees from the Donbas have fled to Lviv. Some of them have found a refuges in a catholic parish, their first contact with Catholicism. Some apparently are even converting …
No comments.
- Romowie z Donbasu we Lwowie odkrywają katolicyzm. In: Kościól. 15.07.2022. https://kosciol.wiara.pl/doc/7694290.Romowie-z-Donbasu-we-Lwowie-odkrywaja-katolicyzm
- Romowie z Donbasu we Lwowie odkrywają katolicyzm. In: Radio EM. 15.07.2022. https://www.radioem.pl/doc/7694290.Romowie-z-Donbasu-we-Lwowie-odkrywaja-katolicyzm
- Romowie z Donbasu odkrywają katolicyzm. In: eKai. 15.07.2022. https://www.ekai.pl/romowie-z-donbasu-odkrywaja-katolicyzm/
Hotline
The Documentation Centre of Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg, Germany, has opened a hotline for Roma from the Ukraine.
Good!
- Notfall-Hotline für Roma aus der Ukraine. In: HaGalil. 06.07.2022. https://www.hagalil.com/2022/07/roma-aus-der-ukraine/
Roma Refugees
Another case of different treatment of Roma refugees from the Ukraine in Germany. This time, in Bielefeld, where the housing where Roma were put definitively was not up to standards.
- Heftige Kritik am Umgang mit Flüchtlingen in Unterkunft. In: NW. 27.06.2022. https://www.nw.de/lokal/bielefeld/mitte/23294234_Heftige-Kritik-am-Umgang-mit-Fluechtlingen-in-Unterkunft.html
Czech Republic and Roma Refugees
At least someone in the Government says something…
- Commentary: Czech Govt Human Rights Commissioner declares her strong opposition to racially-motivated differential treatment of refugees, calls for solidarity. In: Romea. 26.06.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/commentary-czech-govt-human-rights-commissioner-declares-her-strong-opposition-to-racially-motivated-differential-treatment
Czech Republic and Roma
Well, Roma refugees are not welcome … We know that.
A Romea Reportage for Deutsche Welle.
- Tschechien: Flüchtlinge zweiter Klasse? In: Deutsche Welle. 17.06.2022. https://www.dw.com/de/tschechien-flüchtlinge-zweiter-klasse/av-62164928
Czech Republic, Racism, and Refugees
No Comments …
- Czech mayor makes openly racist statement that her town just wants “white” refugees from Ukraine, not children and women of Romani origin. In: Romea. 16.06.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-mayor-makes-openly-racist-statement-that-her-town-just-wants-white-refugees-from-ukraine-not-children-and-women-of
Czech Republic and Lies
The Czech police finally admitted it: The Czech government rhetoric that they would not support Roma refugees from the Ukraine because most of them have the Hungarian nationality is a lie. According to the police only 150 out of more than 5’000 registered Roma had a Hungarian passport and background.
This is called institutional racism.
- Tchéquie : les mensonges des autorités pour justifier leur rejet des réfugiés roms d’Ukraine. In: Le Courrier d’Europe Central. 14.06.2022. https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/tchequie-les-mensonges-des-autorites-pour-justifier-leur-rejet-des-refugies-roms-dukraine/
Really ????
The Czech have been saying that they had many Roma refugees from the Ukraine that had a Hungarian passport, thus justifying the blanket denial of help.
Well, it is not quite like that. 150 Roma out of 5’000 had a Hungarian passport, according to the Czech police.
- Czech Police tell public broadcaster that of more than 5 000 Romani refugees from Ukraine who have been vetted, just 150 have Hungarian passports. In: ROMEA. 12.06.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-police-tell-public-broadcaster-that-of-more-than-5-000-romani-refugees-from-ukraine-who-have-been-vetted-just-150
Not Welcome
An article highlighting the fact that Roma refugees from the Ukraine are not welcome.
- GUERRE EN UKRAINE : LES RÉFUGIÉS ROMS NE SONT NULLE PART LES BIENVENUS. In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 08.06.2022. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Guerre-en-Ukraine-les-refugies-roms-ne-sont-pas-les-bienvenus
Roma in Lviv
Refugees in the Ukraine have issues. They have even more when they are Roma.
An interview and views from the Ukraine.
- У переселенців багато проблем, а у ромів – вдвічі більше, – львівський ром. In: Vgolos. 07.06.2022. https://vgolos.ua/news/u-pereselenciv-bagato-problem-a-u-romiv—vdvichi-bilshe—lvivskiy-rom-volonter_1421520.html
Playing for Refugees
The artists of the Khamoro festival performed in a refugee camp.
- KHAMORO World Roma Festival visits refugee camp in Czech capital, Vojta Lavička and the Surmaj brothers perform there. In: Romea. 05.06.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/khamoro-world-roma-festival-visits-refugee-camp-in-czech-capital-vojta-lavicka-and-the-surmaj-brothers-perform-there
Call for Proposals
The Council of Europe Project “Strengthening the protection of national minorities, including Roma and minority languages in Ukraine” is launching a call for proposals to receive Grants for activities protecting the rights of national minorities and Roma, as well as the implementation of the Council of Europe standards in the context of Russian military aggression against Ukraine.
- CALL FOR PROPOSALS – GRANTS. In: COE. 03.06.2022. https://www.coe.int/en/web/kyiv/-/call-for-proposals-gran-1
Ukraine Roma Refugees in Poland
An article on Ukrainian Roma in Poland, and the story of discriminations in Poland and in the Ukraine.
- Ukraińscy Romowie: Uciekliśmy przed tą samą wojną. In: Plus. Gazeta Krakowska. 03.06.2022. https://plus.gazetakrakowska.pl/ukrainscy-romowie-ucieklismy-przed-ta-sama-wojna/ar/c15-16412611
Ukrainian Roma
An interview with Ms. Talewicz-Kwiatkowska on the situation of Roma in the Ukraine, on the reasons of their flight, and on racism.
- “Viele Rom:nja fürchteten sich vor Rassismus in den Notunterkünften”. In: Die Zeit. 02.06.2022. https://www.zeit.de/zett/2022-05/gefluechtete-romnja-ukraine-russisches-militaer?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
Ukrainian Roma Refugees
Well, they have to fight against stereotypes, and since quite a few of them do not have Ukrainian IDs or passports, they are being accused of not being from there.
Bad.
- Wie geflüchtete Roma aus der Ukraine gegen Vorurteile kämpfen. In: Bayrische Rundfunk. 01.06.2022. https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/wie-gefluechtete-roma-aus-der-ukraine-gegen-vorurteile-kaempfen,T7PCdEQ
Ukrainian Roma and the Czechs
The Czech government is denying Roma from the Ukraine who have a Hungarian passport or no Ukrainian proof of citizenship asylum. They ended up sleeping in Prague’s central railway station. Now, they will no longer be allowed to and are being put up in a tent camp. On Tuesday (May 31), they opened another temporary tent town for them, and the state offers them the opportunity to return home or to Hungary, if they also have Hungarian citizenship, free of charge. The editor of RTVS Boris Kršňák dealt with the topic at Rádiožurárna on Radio Slovakia.
- Rómovia z Ukrajiny už nebudú môcť prespávať na pražskej hlavnej stanici. In: RTV. 31.05.2022. https://spravy.rtvs.sk/2022/05/romovia-z-ukrajiny-uz-nebudu-moct-prespavat-na-prazskej-hlavnej-stanici/
Prague and Roma Refugees
An article on the fate of Roma refugees from the Ukraine camping at the railway station in Prague. The Prague government denies them help given to Ukrainian refugees, as many of these Roma also have a Hungarian passport.
- ‘They won’t accept us’: Roma refugees forced to camp at Prague train station. In: The Guardian. 25.06.2022. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/may/25/they-wont-accept-us-roma-refugees-forced-to-camp-at-prague-train-station
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