This weekend, a young Rom was injured in a fight, apparently by three Ukrainian. As a result, hundreds of Roma manifested in Pardubice, Czech Republic.

The organizers of the protest told ČTK that a young Rom was injured during the fight. According to them, the protesters were from all over the Czech Republic. A police spokeswoman said that one person was injured and three people were arrested in a brawl involving about 20 people on Saturday night. The police repeatedly called for calm. “We want to draw the government’s attention to the fact that we too are citizens of the Czech Republic and we do not walk around the city armed and attack. We want to live peacefully. We are here because the situation among the Roma is tense. This case from Saturday is not unique, it is only the second to be reported in the media. Conflicts between Ukrainians and Roma are increasing, I think it is unnecessary,” one of the organizers of the protest, Ferdinand Baník, told ČTK.

• Stovky Romů protestovaly v Pardubicích kvůli včerejšímu zranění mladého Roma trojicí Ukrajinců. In: Romea. 02.07.2023. https://romea.cz/cz/domaci/desitky-romu-protestuji-v-pardubicich-kvuli-vcerejsimu-zraneni-mladeho-roma-trojici-ukrajincu
• Romové po rvačce s Ukrajinci pochodovali Pardubicemi. In: Tiscali. 02.07.2023. https://zpravy.tiscali.cz/romove-po-rvacce-s-ukrajinci-pochodovali-pardubicemi-560061
• Stovky Romů se v Pardubicích vydaly na pochod městem, žádají větší bezpečnost. In: Denik. 02.07.2023. https://denikn.cz/minuta/1185217/