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Czechia, Roma, and Ukrainians

Roma Foundation — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 08:33:26 +0000

An interview with the coordinator of a facility for children in unfavourable situation who explains that they now have Roma and Ukrainians amongst their client, and that they had to deal with prejudice towards Roma.

Velkou výzvou bylo zvládání předsudků mezi romskou a ukrajinskou částí našich klientů, říká koordinátor Pixly. In: Pleňská. 18.03.2025. https://plzenska.drbna.cz/zpravy/17336-velkou-vyzvou-bylo-zvladani-predsudku-mezi-romskou-a-ukrajinskou-casti-nasich-klientu-rika-koordinator-pixly.html

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Ukraine, Russia, and Roma

Roma Foundation — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:33:32 +0000

An official of the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic attempted to recruit researcher and Roma community leader Yanush Panchenko to work with the ethnic minorities and persuade them to participate and vote in the referendum. Under enormous pressure, he fled occupied Kakhovka.

https://www.facebook.com/radiochiriklo/posts/pfbid02sk5pjP7XEjmJWnRHyFu6yrM5HCDjZzaE4m9mcnwxnpMVY9PzcvmmqYjG3cgiNtggl

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Poland and Roma Refugees

Roma Foundation — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 09:43:46 +0000

25,000 Roma fled from Ukraine to Poland according to this article, which also states that “Most families were completely illiterate”… Both statements are definitively wrong. There are more Roma refugees, and many are well integrated.

Now four journalists and reporters have published a book describing their plight. “The War of Our Times” by Maria Kądzielska-Koper, Arleta Bojke, Michał Owerczuk and Tomasz Piechal is a collection of ten stories.

Z Ukrainy do Polski uciekło 25 tys. Romów. „Większość rodzin była całkowicie niepiśmienna”. In: Wprost. 07.03.2025. https://www.msn.com/pl-pl/wiadomosci/polska/z-ukrainy-do-polski-uciekło-25-tys-romów-większość-rodzin-była-całkowicie-niepiśmienna/ar-AA1kxVFW?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1

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Czechia, Roma, and Ukrainians

Roma Foundation — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:45:31 +0000

An editorial by Kamila Plachetkov, a Czech Romni who tries to understand why some Roma are spreading hatred against Ukrainians in Czechia. She says: “I have been watching with great concern how hatred in the Czech Republic, which for many years was directed primarily against Roma, is turning against Ukrainians. But what shocks me most is the fact that some Roma are also participating in this hatred.”

Kamila Plachetková: Romové by měli vědět, kam vede nenávist. Proč ji někteří teď šíří proti Ukrajincům a podporují extremisty? In: Romea. 01.03.2025. https://romea.cz/cz/komentare/kamila-plachetkova-romove-by-meli-vedet-kam-vede-nenavist-proc-ji-nekteri-ted-siri-proti-ukrajincum-a-podporuji-extremisty

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Ukrainian Roma

Roma Foundation — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 07:13:43 +0000

Roma who fled from Ukraine to Germany and the European Union after the Russian attack want to network better. In Göttingen, Roma representatives living in exile founded the association “Ukrainian Roma Advocacy Alliance” (Aura) on Tuesday. “Many Ukrainian Roma abroad do not even know what kind of help is available here,” said Aura board member Janush Panchenko. “We want to inform people about these offers and also advocate for the interests of the Ukrainian Roma in our host countries.” Projects in the areas of political education, culture, humanitarian and legal aid are also planned. In Germany, the association wants to work closely with the Society for Threatened Peoples, among others.

Ukrainische Roma im Exil wollen sich vernetzen. In: ND. 18.02.2025. https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1189154.ukraine-krieg-ukrainische-roma-im-exil-wollen-sich-vernetzen.html

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Hungary and Transcarpathian Roma

Roma Foundation — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:50:29 +0000

On Wednesday, February 12, the Metropolitan Court in Hungary ruled on the lawsuit of Transcarpathian families, who were evicted from shelters in August 2024 after the Hungarian government’s decision to limit assistance to Ukrainians from non-frontline regions. The court ordered the state to initiate a new procedure for granting asylum to 84 Ukrainian refugees from Transcarpathia.

Astonishing when you know Hungary.

Біженці із Закарпаття виграли суд в угорського уряду, за рішенням якого їх виселили з притулків. In: Zaxid. 13.02.2025. https://zaxid.net/bizhentsi_iz_zakarpattya_vigrali_sud_v_ugorskogo_uryadu_za_rishennyam_yakogo_yih_viselili_z_pritulkiv_n1603819

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Transcarpathian Roma

Roma Foundation — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:49:19 +0000

An unusual article about Roma in the Ukrainian Transcarpathian region. It states that over 10’000 Roma have left the region, and that the rest is living under difficult conditions. Journalists from the website zaholovok.com.ua talked with Myroslav Horvat, leader of the Roma community, Ivan Jonash, deputy of the Mukachevo City Council, and Viktor Ilchak, a serviceman of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, about what the past year was like for the Roma community, whether changes are felt, whether there are positive developments, as well as about the negatives.

Понад 10 тисяч закарпатських ромів виїхало, решта об’єднуються у непростих умовах. In: 0312. 14.02.2025. https://www.0312.ua/news/3903062/ponad-10-tisac-zakarpatskih-romiv-viihalo-resta-obednuutsa-u-neprostih-umovah

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Ukraine and Roma Registration

Roma Foundation — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 12:48:04 +0000

Ukraine is pushing forward registering and issuing papers to its Roma minority. For very long, this did not happen. Now they need soldiers…

Yes, it is equal opportunity as the article says, but … You also have to appreciate the traditional Ukrainian shirt on the illustration.

In January 2025, thanks to the employees of the Shostka Department of the Migration Service, a 14-year-old citizen of Roma nationality received an ID card for the first time.

Документування ромів: важливий крок до рівних можливостей. In: DMSU. https://dmsu.gov.ua/news/region/17888.html

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Transcarpathian Ukraine: Raids

Roma Foundation — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 07:55:34 +0000

News on the Hungarian TV about the current raids on Roma settlements in Transcarpathian Ukraine. According to the news, “even the sick and half-blind are being dragged to the front, and companies do not have enough workers to carry out their tasks”.

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?mibextid=WC7FNe&v=1413523512949840&rdid=DZ3sqqoCElq7Lwes

Az ukrán területvédelmi erők toborzóparancsnok helyettese szerint Ukrajnának militarista polgári országgá kellene válnia
Ukrajna mindeközben egyre nagyobb bajban van. Már a betegeket és a félvak embereket is elhurcolják a frontra, a vállalatoknál pedig nincs elég munkaerő a feladatok ellátásához. Egyre kegyetlenebb kényszersorozás zajlik az országban. Az ukrán területvédelmi erők toborzóparancsnok-helyettese azt mondta, hogy a háború után megfosztják az alapvető állampolgári jogoktól azokat, akik nem szolgáltak a hadseregben és felelős állást sem tölthetnek be.
Posted by M1 on Wednesday 29 January 2025

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Breaking News: Raids in Transcarpathia

Roma Foundation — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:19:21 +0000

Our sources in Transcarpathia indicate that the Ukrainian Military Police is raiding Roma settlements in the region and taking men to enrol them in the army.

Many of them do not have even yet Ukrainian papers …

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