Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czech Republic: Abuse and Death

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A Czech man shouted abuse at a Rom in Chomutov, a small town in the North West of the country, and then shot the Rom … Really – This is 21st century?

– Czech Republic: Non-Romani man shouts racial abuse at 34-year-old Romani man before shooting him dead. In: Romea.cz. 27.05.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-non-romani-man-shouts-racial-abuse-at-41-year-old-romani-man-before-shooting-him-dead#.WSnTnYwttuM.facebook [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-non-romani-man-shouts-racial-abuse-at-41-year-old-romani-man-before-shooting-him-dead#.WSnTnYwttuM.facebook”]

News Westeuropa Schweden

Sweden and the Registry

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They say sorry … They should have thought beforehand …

– Sweden Says Sorry for ‘Roma Registry,’ Recompenses Victims. In: Sputnik News. 26.05.2017. https://sputniknews.com/europe/201705261054002904-sweden-roma-registry/ [link-preview url=”https://sputniknews.com/europe/201705261054002904-sweden-roma-registry/”]

Kosovo News Osteuropa Serbien

Kosovo Relief Fund …

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18 years after the facts, a relief fund is being established for displaced Roma in Kosovo. Well, less than 10% of the overall Roma population is still there. The rest have fled.
To late, to little.

– Secretary-General to Establish Trust Fund for Displaced Roma, Askhali, Egpytian Communities in Northern Kosovo Following Human Rights Panel’s Findings. In: Relief Web. 26.05.2017. http://reliefweb.int/report/serbia/secretary-general-establish-trust-fund-displaced-roma-askhali-egpytian-communities [link-preview url=”http://reliefweb.int/report/serbia/secretary-general-establish-trust-fund-displaced-roma-askhali-egpytian-communities”]

Kosovo Montenegro News Osteuropa

Kosovo – Crimes

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Four people were found guilty of drowning 35 Roma refugees in 1999… A court in Montenegro condemned the people to prison terms – 7 years max.
This, 18 years after the facts

– 4 found guilty for drowning of 35 Kosovo Roma refugees. In: B92. 25.05.2017. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region.php?yyyy=2017&mm=05&dd=25&nav_id=101374 [link-preview url=”http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region.php?yyyy=2017&mm=05&dd=25&nav_id=101374″]

Kosovo News Osteuropa

Kosovo Witnesses

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An article about the dangerous lives of witnesses of UCK crimes in Kosovo. The new tribunal to close the last chapters of the Kosovo war has a problem, as witnesses are regularly intimidated, threatened, and in some prior cases, even killed.
– Zeugen leben in Kosovo gefährlich. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 23.05.2017. https://www.nzz.ch/international/aufarbeitung-der-uck-verbrechen-zeugen-leben-in-kosovo-gefaehrlich-ld.1295817 [link-preview url=”https://www.nzz.ch/international/aufarbeitung-der-uck-verbrechen-zeugen-leben-in-kosovo-gefaehrlich-ld.1295817″]

News Westeuropa Schweden

Sweden: Compensation

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Roma who were illegally registered in a database by the Swedish police will receive a compensation of 35’000 SEK (roughly 3’500 EUR) paid by the police. This sum will be paid to 4’700 people.
It took a while …
– Sweden’s Roma to receive state compensation. In: New Europe. 25.05.2017. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/swedens-roma-receive-state-compensation/ [link-preview url=”https://www.neweurope.eu/article/swedens-roma-receive-state-compensation/”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Police Attack

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A video showing random attack of Roma by the police in the small Slovak town of Zborov in the North East of the country has surfaced. The attacks occurred on April 16th but the video was shared only recently with the ERRC.
SHAME

– Police Attack Roma Community in Slovakia: Children and Elderly Injured. In: ERRC. 24.05.2017. http://www.errc.org/article/police-attack-roma-community-in-slovakia-children-and-elderly-injured/4579 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/article/police-attack-roma-community-in-slovakia-children-and-elderly-injured/4579″]

Österreich News Westeuropa

Austria – Romane Thana

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The exhibition Romane Thana – where Roma themselves come to word, is opening in the Westernmost part of Austria. A place that is often not welcoming to Roma.

– Vorarlberg museum will mit “Zigeuner”-Vorurteilen aufräumen. In: VOL.at. 23.05.2017. http://www.vol.at/vorarlberg-museum-will-mit-zigeuner-vorurteilen-aufraeumen/5295962
vorarlberg museum: Romane Thana. In: ORF. 23.05.2017. http://vorarlberg.orf.at/news/stories/2845120/ [link-preview url=”http://www.vol.at/vorarlberg-museum-will-mit-zigeuner-vorurteilen-aufraeumen/5295962 “]

Frankreich News Westeuropa

Saintes Marie de la Mer – Day one

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A French TV reportage on the pilgrimage is Southern France.

– SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER : DÉBUT DU PÈLERINAGE DES GITANS EN CHANSON. In: LCI. 24.05.2017. http://www.lci.fr/lifestyle/saintes-maries-de-la-mer-debut-du-pelerinage-des-gitans-en-chanson-2053081.html [link-preview url=”http://www.lci.fr/lifestyle/saintes-maries-de-la-mer-debut-du-pelerinage-des-gitans-en-chanson-2053081.html”]

Frankreich News Westeuropa

Saintes Marie de la Mer

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The yearly pilgrimage of Saintes Marie de la Mer is starting today and will last two days.

– Gypsy’s Pilgrimage in Les Saintes Maries de la Mer. In: Avignon-Provence. http://www.avignon-et-provence.com/en/traditions/gypsys-pilgrimage-saintes-maries-de-mer [link-preview url=”http://www.avignon-et-provence.com/en/traditions/gypsys-pilgrimage-saintes-maries-de-mer”]

Deutschland News Westeuropa

Roma for Roma

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The Hildegard-Langrenne is Germany’s first foundation founded by Roma and Sinti for Roma and Sinti. It wants to further the inclusion of this minority in the education system and as started a new program searching for role models to help Roma and Sinti who want to work in pedagogy.

– Programm “Vorbilder gesucht” fördert Teilhabe am Arbeitsleben. In: Deutschlandfunk. 23.05.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-bildungschancen-fuer-sinti-und-roma-programm-vorbilder.680.de.html?dram:article_id=386905 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-bildungschancen-fuer-sinti-und-roma-programm-vorbilder.680.de.html?dram:article_id=386905″]

News Osteuropa Rumänien

Romanian Deportation

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A BBC reportage on the deportation of Rroma to Transdiestra during World War Two. A little know chapter of the Holocaust.

– The Roma Victims of the Holocaust. In: BBC News. 23.05.2017. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0531xm3 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0531xm3″]

Österreich News Westeuropa

Vienna: Commemoration

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A commemoration was held on the Barankapark in Vienna, a place where, before the war, Rroma and Sinti camped. This commemoration has been held for the last 20 years in honour of the victims of the deportations.

– Künstler gedenken Roma und Sinti. In: ORF. 20.05.2017. http://wien.orf.at/news/stories/2844403/ [link-preview url=”http://wien.orf.at/news/stories/2844403/”]

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Wroclaw: Exhibition

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It is the first presentation of the unique collection of Andrzej Grzymała-Kazłowski, founder and owner of the Museum of Roma Culture in Warsaw. This unique collection, the largest remaining in private hands was only seen online and in fragment in some exhibitions.
It is now on show at the Ethnographic Museum in Wroclaw – a Branch of the National Museum in Wroclaw until September 3rd.

– Pe drom baro… Na wielkiej drodze. Od Cyganów do Romów. In: Radio Wroclaw. 17.05.2017. http://www.radiowroclaw.pl/articles/view/66518/Pe-drom-baro-Na-wielkiej-drodze-Od-Cyganow-do-Romow [link-preview url=”http://www.radiowroclaw.pl/articles/view/66518/Pe-drom-baro-Na-wielkiej-drodze-Od-Cyganow-do-Romow”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia and Al-Jazeera

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A Slovak reaction to a reportage about Rroma in Slovakia. The Al-Jazeera reportage is considered objective, well informed, and representative, also in its political analysis.

– Týždeň vo svetových médiách: Arabská televízia o Ficovi, Kotlebovi a Rómoch. In: Aktuality. 20.05.2017. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/487788/tyzden-vo-svetovych-mediach-arabska-televizia-o-ficovi-kotlebovi-a-romoch/
– Life in Slovakia’s Roma slums: Poverty and segregation. In: Al-Jazeera. 10.05.2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/04/life-slovakia-roma-slums-poverty-segregation-170425090756677.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/487788/tyzden-vo-svetovych-mediach-arabska-televizia-o-ficovi-kotlebovi-a-romoch/ “]

News Osteuropa Slowenien

Slovenia – the War and Partisans

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A short article about the War in Slovenia and testimonies about summary executions carried out by partisans – also executing Rroma.

– Komunistični zločini: Umorili so kogarkoli. In: Reporter. 21.05.2017. http://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/komunisticni-zlocini-umorili-so-kogarkoli-513536 [link-preview url=”http://reporter.si/clanek/slovenija/komunisticni-zlocini-umorili-so-kogarkoli-513536″]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia and the Police Case

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The lawyer of the Rroma who sued the police for abuse following their arrest and abuse and who were acquitted last week, believes that the court will change the decision to free cops. According to the lawyer, it is incomprehensible that the District Court refused to accept the incriminating video as evidence without having to carry out an expert opinion. The prosecution appealed the verdict in any case.

– Advokátka týraných Rómov verí, že súd zmení rozhodnutie o oslobodení policajtov. In: Spravy Pravda. 18.05.2017. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/429913-advokatka-tyranych-romov-veri-ze-sud-zmeni-rozhodnutie-o-oslobodeni-policajtov/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/429913-advokatka-tyranych-romov-veri-ze-sud-zmeni-rozhodnutie-o-oslobodeni-policajtov/”]

News Osteuropa Rumänien

Kindergartens in Romania

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A view on a project in Romania that helped fund kindergartens in Romania and managed to have about 1’000 young Rroma properly enrolled in pre-school.
Good, but this is a drop of water on a hot stone. Where is the state whose responsibility it is after all?

– Guest article: Making positive changes for Roma children sustainable. In: EPHA. 15.05.2017. https://epha.org/making-positive-changes-for-roma-children-sustainable/ [link-preview url=”https://epha.org/making-positive-changes-for-roma-children-sustainable/”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovak President and Rroma

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The Slovak president sharply criticised the lack of results in fighting poverty among Rroma. The Slovak President said he is convinced that the failure to address Rroma issues reflects the country’s inability to manage its public affairs.

– Slovak President sharply criticizes shabby results in combating Romani poverty. In: Romea.cz. 20.05.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovak-president-sharply-criticizes-shabby-results-in-combating-romani-poverty [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovak-president-sharply-criticizes-shabby-results-in-combating-romani-poverty”]

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