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Czechoslovakia and Sterilisation

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After years of struggle led by victims of illegal sterilizations, the Czech Senate approved, in July 2021, a bill aimed at compensating the thousands of Roma women who were illegally sterilized by the Czechoslovak, then Czech, authorities. between 1966 and 2012.

A summary of the history and struggle.

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Slovakia: Action Plan

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Slovakia: Action Plan

The Strategy for Equality, Inclusion and Roma Participation until 2030 is now officially translated into a first action plan. The proposal of assignments and tasks for the period 2022 – 2024 was approved by the government at its Wednesday meeting.

The action plan proposes measures in five priority areas. The areas of employment, education, health and housing are key to meeting the goals of the strategy, special emphasis is also placed on intensifying interventions in the fight against anti-Roma racism.

Let’s see.

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Roma Refugees and Hungary

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Roma Refugees and Hungary

Some Romnja were prevented from leaving the Ukraine several times before being able to cross into Hungary.

Bad.

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Roma Refugees in Germany

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Roma Refugees in Germany

“A small town made up of Sinti and Roma” is developing on the Munich exhibition grounds. The member of parliament Andreas Lorenz (CSU) visited the exhibition halls on Sunday (March 3rd). His conclusion: “Today, 2,100 people are housed here. 1,200 of them are children. 90 percent are Sinti and Roma.” Apparently not all those who arrive come from the Ukraine. “Around 30 percent have no papers”, can be heard in the exhibition halls. Lorenz: “I found that many don’t even know the Ukrainian government districts.”

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Pavlína Radlová

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Pavlína Radlová

The funeral of Pavlína Radlová, the founder of the R-mosty organisation was held in Prague last Friday.

May she rest in peace.

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Unfortunate

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Unfortunate

Such articles do not help, but then, the facts are not good either.

A group of Roma refugees from the Ukraine rioted when they were told they would need to lodge in a gym. They were expecting a hotel…

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Roma Refugees

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Roma Refugees

Roma refugees from the Ukraine are complaining of discrimination in Germany.

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German Trains and Roma

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German Trains and Roma

Romani Rose, chairman of the Council of German Sinti and Roma denounces the racism shown by personnel from the Deutsche Bahn against Roma refugees from the Ukraine.

Especially the German train company should be somewhat cautious in this matter…

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Manheim and Ukrainian Roma

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Manheim and Ukrainian Roma

A description of the racist incident in the Manheim train station.

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Slovakia and Roma

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Slovakia and Roma

Slovakia has a big problem with discrimination against the Roma. Amnesty International, the world’s largest human rights NGO, has published its annual report on the state of human rights in the world in 2021 and the report highlights the problems with discrimination against Roma in the country.

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Interview

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A group of Roma soldiers has been serving on the war front line in Ukraine for two weeks now. They are all from one city, but now, like other Roma in Ukraine, they have volunteered to defend their homeland from a barbaric attack by the Russian army. “We get up at four or five in the morning, as needed. There are days when we don’t sleep at all,” says a Romani soldier from the Ukrainian army in an exclusive interview with ROMEA TV.

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Hungarian Elections

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Hungarian Elections

A campaign is underway in Hungary to prevent vote buying among Roma, a practice that is quite common unfortunately. The Clean Vote campaign is trying to draw attention to electoral abuses, mostly in poor Roma settlements. “Unfortunately, thousands of people in Hungary are influenced in the exercise of their voting rights. This endangers the cleanliness of the elections, thus the democratic system of Hungary, ” they write on their website.

Their advice: “Even if you accept 5-10 thousand forints, no one can enter the booth with you” …

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