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Ctibor Nečas

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Ctibor Nečas, one of the leading researchers on the history of the Roma died on Tuesday December 19th.
May he rest in peace!

– Czech Republic: Professor Ctibor Nečas, a pioneer in researching the history of the Roma, has passed away. In: Romea. 22.12.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-professor-ctibor-necas-a-pioneer-in-researching-the-history-of-the-roma-has-passed-away
– Roma history expert Ctibor Nečas dies aged 84. In: The Prague Monitor. 22.12.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/12/22/roma-history-expert-ctibor-neč-dies-aged-84 [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-professor-ctibor-necas-a-pioneer-in-researching-the-history-of-the-roma-has-passed-away “]

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At Last …

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Milan Mazurek of Kotleba LSNS party is facing not only a high fine, but also a premature departure from the national parliament. And all because of his derogatory statements on Roma, immigrants, or Muslims that he made on Radio Frontinus on October last year.
Slow progress but progress nevertheless.

– Poslancovi ĽSNS Mazurekovi hrozí, že v parlamente skončí. In: Atkuality. 22.12.2017. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/549933/poslancovi-lsns-mazurekovi-hrozi-ze-v-parlamente-skonci/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/549933/poslancovi-lsns-mazurekovi-hrozi-ze-v-parlamente-skonci/”]

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Slovakia – No Surprise

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62% of the Slovaks would not want Roma neighbours… They are worse off than Moslems (54%), migrants (43%) and homosexuals (37%).
No surprise, unfortunately.

– Slováci to dali najavo jasne: Za susedov najčastejšie nechceme Rómov, moslimov či homosexuálov. In: Novy Čas. 18.12.2017. https://www.cas.sk/clanok/634463/slovaci-to-dali-najavo-jasne-za-susedov-najcastejsie-nechceme-romov-moslimov-ci-homosexualov/ [link-preview url=”https://www.cas.sk/clanok/634463/slovaci-to-dali-najavo-jasne-za-susedov-najcastejsie-nechceme-romov-moslimov-ci-homosexualov/”]

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Voluntary Return

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The rate of voluntary returns in Germany has drastically decreased during the year. Germany is still deporting Roma refugees from Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro and even Kosovo back to their countries following the declaration of these as “safe countries”.
Safe maybe, but not necessarily for Roma.

– Die Zahl der freiwilligen Ausreisen geht stark zurück. In: MDR Aktuell. 22.12.2017. https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/politik/regional/rueckgang-freiwillige-ausreisen-100.html [link-preview url=”https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/politik/regional/rueckgang-freiwillige-ausreisen-100.html”]

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Sido Movie

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The Central Council of German Sinti and Roma likes Sido’s movie “A bride seldom comes alone” and invited the Rapper to a conference on antitsiganism.

– Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma mag den aktuellen Film des Rappers. In: Stimme. 21.12.2017. http://www.stimme.de/deutschland-welt/panorama/tlsch/stars/star_zitat/Zentralrat-Deutscher-Sinti-und-Roma-mag-den-aktuellen-Film-des-Rappers;art136657,3959727 [link-preview url=”http://www.stimme.de/deutschland-welt/panorama/tlsch/stars/star_zitat/Zentralrat-Deutscher-Sinti-und-Roma-mag-den-aktuellen-Film-des-Rappers;art136657,3959727″]

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Slovakia: Social Benefits

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The latest numbers of people receiving social benefits in Slovakia were published. Overall 3.17% of the population is dependent on benefits, an overall decrease since last statistic.
Well, reading these numbers somewhat differently, not all Roma in Slovakia are dependent of social benefits.
In fact, in an earlier statistic published by the Slovak government, the majority of social benefits goes to non-Roma…

– Potešujúce štatistiky. Počet poberateľov sociálnych dávok klesá. In: Aktualne. 20.12.2017. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/ekonomika/slovenska-ekonomika/potesujuce-statistiky-pocet-poberatelov-socialnych-davok-klesa.html [link-preview url=”https://aktualne.centrum.sk/ekonomika/slovenska-ekonomika/potesujuce-statistiky-pocet-poberatelov-socialnych-davok-klesa.html”]

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Theatre Critique

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While discussing the latest European Theatre price, there is a critique of a play called “Roma Armee Fraktion” which made the headlines in Berlin and in Austria.

– Europäischer Theaterpreis: Gibt es kein revolutionäres, echtes Theater mehr? In: Die Presse. 19.12.2017. https://diepresse.com/home/kultur/news/5341136/Europaeischer-Theaterpreis_Gibt-es-kein-revolutionaeres-echtes [link-preview url=”https://diepresse.com/home/kultur/news/5341136/Europaeischer-Theaterpreis_Gibt-es-kein-revolutionaeres-echtes”]

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Moslems and Europe

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A scholarly work on the Moslem presence in the Balkan in the last two hundred years. And it concerns Roma too, as the fourth largest Moslem minority in the Balkans, after the Albanians, the Bosniaks, and the Turks.

– Revisiting Europe’s Muslim Heartland. In: TOL. 19.12.2017. http://www.tol.org/client/article/27422-albania-bulgaria-romania-muslims-islam-books.html [link-preview url=”http://www.tol.org/client/article/27422-albania-bulgaria-romania-muslims-islam-books.html”]

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Lety – What Next?

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Now that the pig farm in Lety is closing – a long fight goes to the end. What comes next, in view of the rising extremism in the Czech Republic is difficult to predict. This reportage shows the situation in Ušti nad Labem and it is scary.

– Czech Roma reclaim Holocaust site from pig farmers. In: Deutsche Welle. 20.12.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/czech-roma-reclaim-holocaust-site-from-pig-farmers/a-41872009 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/czech-roma-reclaim-holocaust-site-from-pig-farmers/a-41872009″]

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Interview with the Director of the Brno Roma Museum

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Jana Horvathova, the director of the Brno Roma museum gave a lengthy interview to Romea and spoke about the purchase of the pig farm on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety.

– Jana Horváthová: Today Czech society perceives removing the pig farm from the Roma genocide site as necessary. In: Romea. 19.12.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/jana-horvathova-today-czech-society-perceives-removing-the-pig-farm-from-the-roma-genocide-site-as-necessary
– Jana Horváthová: Dnes už společnost vnímá likvidaci vepřína za potřebnou. In: Romea. 19.12.2017. http://www.romea.cz/cz/romano-vodi/jana-horvathova-dnes-uz-spolecnost-vnima-likvidaci-veprina-za-potrebnou [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/jana-horvathova-today-czech-society-perceives-removing-the-pig-farm-from-the-roma-genocide-site-as-necessary “]

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Hungary: Intimidation

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A group of extreme right Hungarians is on trial for having constantly harassed and threatened members of a Roma family in Szucs. They even moved in next to them to better threaten them and their relatives.
Let’s see what the justice does.

– Vádat emeltek a roma családot fenyegető Betyársereg-tagok ellen. In: ATV. 18.12.2017. http://www.atv.hu/belfold/20171218-vadat-emeltek-a-roma-csaladot-fenyegeto-betyarsereg-tagjai-ellen [link-preview url=”http://www.atv.hu/belfold/20171218-vadat-emeltek-a-roma-csaladot-fenyegeto-betyarsereg-tagjai-ellen”]

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Hungary: Eviction

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A case of self-justice in Hungary. In a small village, the residents destroyed a house which was squatted by a Roma family who could only gather a few of their belongings.
The family had been asked to leave repeatedly and the house belonged to the village. No arrests nor any case has been brought up against the vilalgers.

– Durva önbíráskodás Székelyföldön egy roma családdal szemben. In: HVG. 19.12.2017. http://hvg.hu/vilag/20171219_Onbiraskodas_Szekelyfold_roma_csalad_onkenyes_hazfoglalas [link-preview url=”http://hvg.hu/vilag/20171219_Onbiraskodas_Szekelyfold_roma_csalad_onkenyes_hazfoglalas”]

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Bulgaria: Weird

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A children kanoo team was apparently assaulted by 11 Roma armed with picks and shovels who are now on trial.
Well the story is bizarre and the webpage is even worse so. It is openly anti Roma and relays tons of stories against them and about their “criminal” tendencies.
TO AVOID …

– Children’s Kanoo Team Attacked by 11 Gypsies With Pickaxes and Shovels. In: EU Scoop. https://www.euscoop.com/en/2017/12/18/roma-attack-childrens-kanoo-team [link-preview url=”https://www.euscoop.com/en/2017/12/18/roma-attack-childrens-kanoo-team”]

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Bulgaria: Segregated at Birth

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Seems that Bulgarian maternity wards are segregating Roma women into “Gypsy” wards. Bad.

– ‘Roma Segregated’ in Bulgarian Maternity Wards. In: Balkan Insight. 18.12.2017. https://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/roma-segregated-in-bulgarian-maternity-wards-12-17-2017 [link-preview url=”https://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/roma-segregated-in-bulgarian-maternity-wards-12-17-2017″]

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Jobbik: In Case You Had Any Doubts

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A Jobbik Party member, Tibor Ágoston, in Debrecen (Eastern Hungary), created an uproar when he opposed a scholarship for a gifted Roma student. He spoke against the support of the student:
“If we once say that Arany János Talent-Care Program, then arrange the talents and not those who want to give a chance to show whether he is gifted or not. Or let’s do a program called Rostás Winnetou, and it’s a catch-up program. ”
No further comments …

– A Jobbik képviselője nem volt hajlandó megszavazni egy roma diák ösztöndíját. In: 444. 17.12.2017. https://444.hu/2017/12/17/a-jobbik-kepviseloje-nem-volt-hajlando-megszavazni-egy-roma-diak-osztondijat
– NEM SZAVAZTA MEG A ROMA DIÁK TÁMOGATÁSÁT A HOLOKAUSZTTAGADÓ JOBBIKOS. In: Kōzelet. 17.12.2017. https://vs.hu/kozelet/osszes/nem-szavazta-meg-a-roma-diak-tamogatasat-a-holokauszttagado-jobbikos-1217
– Nem támogatta a roma fiatal ösztöndíját a holokauszttagadó jobbikos. In: Zoom. 17.12.2017. https://zoom.hu/hir/2017/12/17/nem-tamogatta-a-roma-fiatal-osztondijat-a-holokauszttagado-jobbikos/
– Megvonta volna egy roma fiataltól a támogatást a holokauszttagadó jobbikos. In: Index. 17.12.2017. https://index.hu/belfold/2017/12/17/megvonta_volna_egy_roma_fiataltol_a_tamogatast_a_holokauszttagado_jobbikos/
– Csak a jobbikos képviselő szavazott a roma fiatal támogatása ellen. In” HVG. 17.12.2017. http://hvg.hu/itthon/20171216_Csak_a_jobbikos_kepviselo_szavazott_a_roma_fiatal_tamogatasa_ellen?utm_expid=1324304-23.8USXuGWPRhWtdjJmATShwQ.0&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F [link-preview url=”https://444.hu/2017/12/17/a-jobbik-kepviseloje-nem-volt-hajlando-megszavazni-egy-roma-diak-osztondijat “]

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Hungary Jobbik

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The extreme right party Jobbik in Hungary is claiming a change of heart. It will no longer be anti-Semitic nor against Roma according to its leader Gabor Vona.
He may have changed his mind, but his party’s mem829389bers certainly have not. (See the other article on Jobbik today).

– Head of Hungary’s Nationalist Jobbik Party Denounces Party’s Past anti-Semitism. In: Haaretz. 17.12.2017. https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/1.829389 [link-preview url=”https://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/1.829389″]

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More on the UN and Slovakia

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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on the Slovak Government to take effective measures to eliminate the discrimination of the Roma minority.
Let’s see what this brings.

– Výbor OSN kritizuje Slovensko za diskrimináciu Rómov. In: SME. 14.12.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20718811/vybor-osn-kritizuje-slovensko-za-diskriminaciu-romskej-mensiny.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20718811/vybor-osn-kritizuje-slovensko-za-diskriminaciu-romskej-mensiny.html”]

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75 Years Ago

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An article in English on the Auschwitz laws issued by Himmler that started the deportation and Holocaust for Sinti and Roma.

– Remembering Himmler’s ‘Auschwitz decree’ to exterminate Roma and Sinti. In: Deutsche Welle. 16.12.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/remembering-himmlers-auschwitz-decree-to-exterminate-roma-and-sinti/a-41824830 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/remembering-himmlers-auschwitz-decree-to-exterminate-roma-and-sinti/a-41824830″]

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How Bad Can it Get?

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Reading this article, one cannot but ask how bad journalism can get. It seems this is a very deep pit indeed. This article manages to present all stereotypes, mixes travellers and Roma and well, is of really bad taste …
What else can one expect from this paper…

– It’s a big fat gypsy Christmas! Granddaughter of Traveller king Paddy Doherty’s delight as Santa brings her a new CHALET (and schoolgirl wants it to be just as bling as her grandpa’s). In: Daily Mail. 14.12.2017. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5156507/Gypsy-king-Paddy-Doherty-lavishes-gifts-family.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5156507/Gypsy-king-Paddy-Doherty-lavishes-gifts-family.html”]

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