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International Roma Day: Czech Republic

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The Roma flag hangs on the US Embassy and on the Czech Foreign Ministry (yes – not the interior). And a report from Slovakia on the events in Prague.

– Czech Foreign Ministry flies Romani flag, outgoing Foreign Minister and Justice Minister meet with Roma. In: Romea. 10.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/zech-foreign-ministry-flies-romani-flag-outgoing-foreign-minister-and-justice-minister-meet-with-roma
– US Ambassador hangs the Romani flag at the US Embassy in Prague. In: Romea. 10.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/us-ambassador-hangs-the-romani-flag-at-the-us-embassy-in-prague
– V Prahe sa začínajú oslavy Medzinárodného dňa Rómov. In: Dobre Noviny. 06.04.2018. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/128884/v-prahe-sa-zacinaju-oslavy-medzinarodneho-dna-romov [link-preview url=”https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/128884/v-prahe-sa-zacinaju-oslavy-medzinarodneho-dna-romov”]

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Slovakia, Research and Child Pornography

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David Scheffel, a Thompson Rivers University Professor (close to Vancouver, Canada) has been arrested on charges of child pornography, sexual offences and even arm trafficking. He denies the charges claiming that they stem from his study of child prostitution among Roma in Slovakia. The professor is reputed to be an expert on Roma culture.

– Thompson Rivers University Professor in Jail in Slovakia. In Kamloop this week. 10.04.2018. http://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/thompson-rivers-university-professor-in-jail-in-slovakia-1.23262600 [link-preview url=”http://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/news/thompson-rivers-university-professor-in-jail-in-slovakia-1.23262600″]

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Czech Republic and Hate Speech

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A very interesting interview of the construction of “enemies” that are used to fuel hatred in the Czech Republic and thir current increase to unprecedented levels.
Scary.

– MARTIN ŠMOK: LONG-STANDING CONSTRUCTS OF ENEMY BEING USED TO FUEL LEVELS OF HATRED UNSEEN SINCE WAR. In: Ragio Praha. 09.04.2018. http://www.radio.cz/en/section/one-on-one/martin-smok-long-standing-constructs-of-enemy-being-used-to-fuel-levels-of-hatred-unseen-since-war [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/en/section/one-on-one/martin-smok-long-standing-constructs-of-enemy-being-used-to-fuel-levels-of-hatred-unseen-since-war”]

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Germany and Bulgaria

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Stolipinovo is the largest “mahala” or Roma neighbourhood in Plovdiv. Many of its residents are now working on a regular basis in Germany – generally short term manual work in construction. And this has an influence on Stolipinovo itself. A story of two worlds!

– How the ‘Germans’ are changing the largest Roma enclave in Europe. In: Deutsche Welle. 08.04.2018. http://www.dw.com/en/how-the-germans-are-changing-the-largest-roma-enclave-in-europe/a-43298822 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/how-the-germans-are-changing-the-largest-roma-enclave-in-europe/a-43298822″]

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Poland and Roma

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Even thought there are very few Roma living in Poland, they are still facing discrimination and prejudice. A very good report on their situation.

– Poland’s Roma community battles discrimination. In: Deutsche Welle. 08.04.2018. http://www.dw.com/en/polands-roma-community-battles-discrimination/a-43273328 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/polands-roma-community-battles-discrimination/a-43273328″]

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Hungarian Elections …

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Jobbik, the extreme right party stands a very good change of being the largest opposition party in Hungary. It is officially no longer anti-Semitic and anti-Roma. Well, maybe …

– Gabor Vona seeks to make Jobbik Hungary’s official opposition. In: Euronews. 06.04.2018. http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/06/-profile-gabor-vona [link-preview url=”http://www.euronews.com/2018/04/06/-profile-gabor-vona”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Ukraine

Ukraine: Vigilantes

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Following the theft of a mobile phone in a bus in Kiev, a massive brawl started and a group of Roma was literally beaten up in the bus. This was followed in Facebook and on other social media. The fight started in trolleybus No. 30, which was moving along the route “Miloslavskaya – Kadetsky gai”, Kievite Elena Mashuk wrote in the Facebook group “Solomensky district”. “Today they beat the gypsies on the route of trolley bus No. 30 after they took the phone from my sister.”. In comments to her post, social network users supported the beaters: “They did it right”, “It’s high time”, “I hope they broke their hands”.

– В Киеве в троллейбусе вспыхнула массовая драка из-за кражи телефона. In:
РИА Новости Украина. 05.04.2018. https://rian.com.ua/kiev/20180405/1033980976/Kiev-passagiry-izbili-gruppu-romov-ukravshyh-telefon.html [link-preview url=”https://rian.com.ua/kiev/20180405/1033980976/Kiev-passagiry-izbili-gruppu-romov-ukravshyh-telefon.html”]

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Roma in Serbia

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An article from Pakistan – yes – on Roma in Serbia and the discriminations they face in daily life.

– For Serbia’s Roma, just getting a roof over their heads is a start. In: GEO TV. 06.04.2018. https://www.geo.tv/latest/189773-for-serbias-roma-just-getting-a-roof-over-their-heads-is-a-start [link-preview url=”https://www.geo.tv/latest/189773-for-serbias-roma-just-getting-a-roof-over-their-heads-is-a-start”]

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Hungarian Elections

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An article of what is at stake for Roma in the upcoming elections and what the issues are that are relevant to them. The article focuses on Paszto, a small town and Szirak, a village in Nograd, one of the poorer regions of Hungary.

– Hungary’s impoverished Roma to vote with their pocketbooks on April 8th. In: Budapest Beacon. 04.04.2018. https://budapestbeacon.com/hungarys-impoverished-roma-to-vote-their-pocketbooks-on-april-8th-reports-abcug/ [link-preview url=”https://budapestbeacon.com/hungarys-impoverished-roma-to-vote-their-pocketbooks-on-april-8th-reports-abcug/”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Ukraine

Pavlovgrad

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The Ukrainian city of Pavlovgrad in the East of the country is being lauded for its action towards its Roma minority and its support of the Roma association “Amaro Kher”.
Good, but frankly, the situation in Ukraine is not that good for Roma.

– Intercultural cities: good practice examples. In: Council of Europe. https://www.coe.int/en/web/interculturalcities/-/successful-roma-of-pavlograd [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/interculturalcities/-/successful-roma-of-pavlograd”]

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Lety – Maybe at Last …

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The Czech State is now officially the owner of the site of the former Roma concentration camp of Lety. The pig farm is now definitively closed. Remains to be seen whether and when a commemorative monument will be erected.

– WIRD ROMA-GEDENKSTÄTTE IN LETY ENDLICH REALITÄT? In: Radio Praha. 03.04.2018. http://www.radio.cz/de/rubrik/tagesecho/wird-roma-gedenkstaette-in-lety-endlich-realitaet
– Firm transfers pig farm at site of WWII Roma camp to state. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 04.04.2018. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/04/04/firm-transfers-pig-farm-site-wwii-roma-camp-state [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/de/rubrik/tagesecho/wird-roma-gedenkstaette-in-lety-endlich-realitaet “]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Roumanie

Giuvlipen

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A long article on the theatre play “Giuvlipen” and on its actors in Romania. The journalists give a portrait of the actors and their engagement both for feminism and against racism.

– THÉÂTRE EN ROUMANIE : GIUVLIPEN, LA TROUPE QUI MET EN SCÈNE LE FÉMINISME ET L’ACTIVISME ROM. In: Le Corrier des Balkans. 28.03.2018. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Theatre-en-Roumanie-Giuvlipen-la-troupe-qui-met-en-scene-le-feminisme-et-l [link-preview url=”https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Theatre-en-Roumanie-Giuvlipen-la-troupe-qui-met-en-scene-le-feminisme-et-l”]

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Hungary, Roma, and Elections

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Even though Janos Lazar claims that Roma show one cannot integrate migrants, Roma are still being courted by Orban’s party for the upcoming elections on April 8th. A scandal just emerged where the president of the Roma Autonomy Janos Balogh was recorded trying to convince an event organiser to just bill him for fictitious events. The money would then be paid by the state, i.e. by the taxpayer.
According to some people, this is a way to pay for the organisation of Roma vote, especially in the country side.

– „Akkor kapol hatszázat, tisztán” – Választási csalást szervezhet a roma vezető. In: Magyar Nemzet. 31.03.2018. https://mno.hu/belfold/akkor-kapol-hatszazat-tisztan-valasztasi-csalast-szervezhet-a-roma-vezeto-2456960
– Választási csalást szervezhet egy roma vezető. In: Magyar Nemzet. 30.03.2018. https://mno.hu/belfold/valasztasi-csalast-szervezhet-egy-roma-vezeto-2457077 [link-preview url=”https://mno.hu/belfold/akkor-kapol-hatszazat-tisztan-valasztasi-csalast-szervezhet-a-roma-vezeto-2456960 “]

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US Embassy Prague: Internship

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The City of Prague and US Embassy are offering internships to Roma students.

– Prague and US Embassy offer internships to Roma students. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 27.03.2018. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/03/28/prague-and-us-embassy-offer-internships-roma-students [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/03/28/prague-and-us-embassy-offer-internships-roma-students”]

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Janos Lazar: Slovak Reactions

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Incredulity on the Slovakian side at the statements of Janos Lazar, one of Orban’s staunchest supporters on Roma and Migrants whereby the situation of Roma shows one cannot integrate migrants. He said that Roma could not be integrated even in 600 years…
Mind you, Mr. Lazar was in charge of the integration of Roma between 2008 and 2012 with the money of Georges Soros … What an irony.

– Maďarský minister pochybuje o začlenení prisťahovalcov: Nepodarí sa ich integrovať tak ako ani Rómov. In: Aktuality. 29.03.2018. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/zahranicie/europa/madarsky-minister-pochybuje-zacleneni-imigrantov-pristahovalcov-nepodari-integrovat-tak-ako-ani-romov.html
– Maďarský minister to povedal narovinu: Prisťahovalcov sa nepodarí integrovať, ako ani Rómov. In: Topky. 29.03.2018. http://www.topky.sk/cl/11/1699931/madarsky-minister-to-povedal-narovinu-pristahovalcov-sa-nepodari-integrovat-ako-ani-romov
– Maďarský minister: Migrantov nezačleníme. S Cigánmi sa to nepodarilo za 600 rokov. In: HNSvet. 29.03.2018. https://hnonline.sk/svet/1719700-madarsky-minister-migrantov-nezaclenime-s-ciganmi-sa-to-nepodarilo-za-600-rokov [link-preview url=”https://aktualne.centrum.sk/zahranicie/europa/madarsky-minister-pochybuje-zacleneni-imigrantov-pristahovalcov-nepodari-integrovat-tak-ako-ani-romov.html “]

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Roma Education Fund

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Positions available at the Roma Education Fund.

– Positions Available: Two Country Coordinators for VELUX Foundations Project Shaping Academic and Employment Skills for Young Roma in Hungary and Slovakia. In: Roma Education Fund. http://www.romaeducationfund.org/news/ref/news-and-events/positions-available-two-country-coordinators-velux-foundations-project-shap [link-preview url=”http://www.romaeducationfund.org/news/ref/news-and-events/positions-available-two-country-coordinators-velux-foundations-project-shap”]

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Hungarian Roma in Toronto

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The story of Joszef who fled Hungary to Canada and has now settled in Toronto. Good that one speaks of the situation in Hungary.

– Seeking asylum: How one Roma family fled persecution for safety in Canada. In: City News. 29.03.2018. http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/03/29/seeking-asylum-one-roma-family-fled-persecution-safety-canada/ [link-preview url=”http://toronto.citynews.ca/2018/03/29/seeking-asylum-one-roma-family-fled-persecution-safety-canada/”]

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Hungary – WHAT????

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According to Janos Lazar, a close ally of Victor Orban, the Roma are the proof that migrants cannot be integrated.
Another racist …

– Orbán ally hits anti-Roma note ahead of election. In: Politico. 29.03.2018. https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-ally-hits-anti-roma-minority-migration-note-ahead-of-hungary-election/ [link-preview url=”https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-ally-hits-anti-roma-minority-migration-note-ahead-of-hungary-election/”]

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Brno: A Park Named after a Rom

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A park in the city of Brno was named after Eugen “Jank” Horvath, a Roma folk musician.

– V Brně pojmenovali park po romském primáši Eugenu Horváthovi, podařilo se to napodruhé. In: Romea. 28.03.2018. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/v-brne-pojmenovali-park-po-romskem-primasi-eugenu-horvathovi-podarilo-se-to-napodruhe
– Park in Brno City named after Roma musician. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 28.03.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/03/28/park-brno-city-named-after-roma-musician [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/v-brne-pojmenovali-park-po-romskem-primasi-eugenu-horvathovi-podarilo-se-to-napodruhe “]

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Hungary and Roma

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The Hungarian child protection agency is systematically removing Roma children from their families but the Hungarian state does nothing to combat extreme poverty. The agency is now being sued.

– EMMI sued for taking away too many Roma children from their families due to poverty. In: The Budapest Beacon. 28.03.2018. https://budapestbeacon.com/emmi-sued-for-taking-too-many-roma-children-taken-away-from-their-families-due-to-poverty/ [link-preview url=”https://budapestbeacon.com/emmi-sued-for-taking-too-many-roma-children-taken-away-from-their-families-due-to-poverty/”]

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