An article on the deportation of Roma to the Łodz/Litzmannstadt Ghetto. In September 1941, the Reich Central Statistical Office decided to deport 5,000 Roma from the Austro-Hungarian border to Poland, where they were imprisoned in the Łódź ghetto (Litzmannstadt Ghetto).
An activist fined for hanging a Czech Flag blended with a Roma one. What is going on?
Elena Marushiakova and Veselin Popov have received the Romanipe Award in connection with their long-term work in
the field of Roma research
In 2016, a Pogrom against Roma took place in Loshchinovka, near Odessa. No Roma were hurt as they had fled prior to the start of the pogrom. The origins of the pogrom was the brutal murder of an 8 year old girl and the fact that a Rom was initially accused of it. This accusation was dropped later.
Roma went to court to protest against the eviction and against the actions of several village officials., including the police which did not do anything to protect the Roma.
They lost – the eviction is apparently “self-government” of the village.
BAD.
A discussion with Karolína Ryvolová, romologue, translator. She did Romani Studies at the university, learnt Romanes, and became a translator and editor in the publisher “Kher”. She just published a book called “O mulo! Stories about the spirit of the dead”.
The view of the opposition on the unfolding scandal around Attila Sztojka, Director General of the Directorate General for Social Opportunity (TEF)
Many Roma children and adolescents in Belgrade are forced to work. They do not go to school regularly, and cultural practices and sports activities are often beyond their reach. The (per)Spective project wants to open the doors of cinemas and museums to them.
The pianist Miroslav Rác decided to dedicate his music to the victims of the Holocaust. Especially on the Roma one.
Miroslav Rác grew up in a family of musicians and was drawn to music as a child. “I chose the piano. I’ve been living classical music since I was a child,” he explains.
His family had a tragic personal experience. “Many of my parents’ relatives died in concentration camps. My grandfather was even in a few, but fortunately he survived them.” That is why Rác has been intensively concentrating on the Holocaust since studying at the Dezider Kardoš Conservatory in Topoľčany.
Women, overwhelmingly Romnja, who were forced-sterilised in Czechoslovakia and in the Czech Republic between 1966 and 2012 (yes, that late) can claim 300’000 Czech Koruna (about 12’000 EUR) compensation from the state.
It took a long while and doesn’t repair the damage.
A former Czech MP is facing prosecution for having said Lety was not a concentration camp.
Good!
The Bulgarian poetess and Romni Sali Ibrahim has passed away. May she rest in peace.
A large Roma funeral made it to the papers. Hundreds of Roma came to say goodbye to Eva Riessová, a resident of Přerov, whom everyone liked, according to locals. The mourning procession went from the church of St. Vavřince to the cemetery on busy roads and the police had to control the traffic.
The commissioner for Roma relations of the Hungarian Interior Ministry has been recorded saying that he would fund programs if the organisations put forward candidates to the government’s liking
The Vasilitsa Roma Festival project brings together the efforts of two artists who have proven themselves on the world stage – Bulgarian Roma and ethnic Bulgarians – for a valuable educational initiative and the creation of a highly artistic creative product, as well as for their presentation to the public.
A Roma Radio called “Dikh” [there is also a Dikh TV, hence the name] opened in Hungary. The owner of Dikh TV is close to the Orban Regime.
Attila Sztojka, Director General of the Directorate General for Social Opportunity (TEF) has been recorded coercing Roma politicians from the Hungarian Roma autonomy to support Fidesz, the party of the prime minister Orban and propose candidates which are “fitting”.
Bad, but it shows the corruption of the system.
A good judgement on hate speech in a country rife with it.
A rich Rom, dubbed by the press as “Baron” collects old cars. The most valuable one is probably the Soviet “Seagull”, which was previously owned by the powerful chairman of the KGB, and later the general secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Yuri Andropov. The car was purchased by the Baron in Yalta.
An article on the struggle of the Roma in Leskovac, Serbia. They see their problem, above all, in their own disunity and weak organization, and the struggle for functions that will bring someone the most personal, but not collective benefits.
Well, this is not the only issue to be frank.
An article about a schoolteacher, teaching at a Roma school, who says schoolbooks need to be made more attractive. To make it easier for Roma children, she designed special workbooks with letters for dyslexics.
She definitively helps Roma in her school. Whether her approach is the right one remains to be seen.
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