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Slovakia and Roma

décembre 21, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

An interview with a Czech activist living in Slovakia. She speaks about the prejudices that Roma are facing there. About stereotypes, she says:

“That Roma don’t want to work, they are just a burden and if they wanted to, they would get out of that situation right away. That’s a narrative I don’t agree with because social problems can’t be solved quickly. And people feel that it is everyone’s personal fault when they live in poverty. But often it may not be the fault of the person and his family, but the fault of the system. Especially if a person is already born into generational poverty and is not to blame.”

Nie vždy ide o predsudky, niekedy len nevieme pochopiť situáciu iného človeka. In: Aktuality. 21.12.2023. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/oIWjXPH/nie-vzdy-ide-o-predsudky-niekedy-len-nevieme-pochopit-situaciu-ineho-cloveka/

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovénie

Slovenia: Usual Narrative

décembre 21, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

A fairly usual story: Roma built houses without land deeds. Communal lands, but also on plots where they have been since before the war, and where, after the fall of socialism, they did not manage to get deeds. Here, a town ploughed a field in front of a settlement, saying this was due to garbage, but did not manage to get rid of the houses. Probably next step.

Romske hiške niso odstranili, so pa zorali občinski travnik. In: Dolenski List. 20.12.2023. https://dolenjskilist.svet24.si/2023/12/20/283504/novice/dolenjska/romske_hiske_niso_odstranili_so_pa_zorali_obcinski_travnik/