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Poznan and Roma

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Roma want to be treated with dignity as citizens and people – says Karolina Kwiatkowska, Communications and PR Director at the Central Council of Roma in Poland. A large number of Roma people live in Poznań. MOPR Poznań is trying to ensure that the integration between the Polish and Roma communities is smooth. One of the more difficult cases is the encampment on Lechicka Street.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Education and Minorities

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An article about the issue of seggregated schools versus the right to being taucht in one’s language. Background is the current drive by the Fico government to set up a school in Eastern Slovakia where teaching will be done in Romanes.

This is a false debate. All Roma who speak Romanes are dual language speakers. They speak the local language and Romanes. Desegregation is thus the key here, together with some courses about Romanes. Segregation and Romanes only schools will certainly no solve any issue.

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Slovenia: Really????

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SDS MP Anja Bah Žibert revealed that a group of Roma allegedly beat up several members of the Slovenian Army last week in Cerklje ob Krka, where the military air base is located, and allegedly used tear gas for animals. In the meantime, the Slovenian Army explains that the members of the SV were outside the barracks, outside working hours and in civilian clothes.

Really????

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Slovak R&B

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On her debut album, Slovak R&B and pop singer Erika Rein teamed up with producer Jonatan Pastirčák (Isama Zing, Pjoni). The Kamibe album features thirteen songs in three languages ​​– English, Roanes and Slovak – and combines experimentation with global pop, soul or R&B. The release of the album Kamibe introduces the single Toxic on 9/13, the entire collection is then released on Friday 27 September in cooperation with the labels Full Moon Forum and Ruka Hore.

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Slovakia, Politics, and Vulgarity

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Rudolf Huliak was responsible for a recent vulgar incident that outraged a large number of Slovaks. At Wednesday’s (September 25) session of the parliament, the vice-chairman of the National Council, Andrej Danek (SNS), was bothered by the fact that deputy Lucia Plaváková (PS) had stickers on her computer. He was bothered by the fact that these were stickers with an LGBTI motif. Plaváková did not respond to calls to remove them and objected that she did not violate the rules of procedure.

Danko kicked her out of the hall. Huliak subsequently called Plaváková a “bitch who he does not consider a woman” at a press conference.

He also took the opportunity to insult Roma …

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Slovakia and Discrimination

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Another article about Roma being refused services in a café. The cafe in the Mlyny shopping center in Nitra made a very bad headline a few days ago. A video on social networks captured the discrimination “live”. The author of the video was Marcel, whom the waitress refused to serve because he is Rom.

He came to the cafe with his friends, but they refused to let them in and order. As the waitress also said on camera, Roma are not allowed to enter the cafe because they “shout and don’t pay”.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie Ukraine

Babyn Yar

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On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi commemorated the 83rd anniversary of the massacre of more than 30,000 Jews by the Nazis and their Ukrainian collaborators in the Babyn Jar gorge near Kyiv in 1941.

“Babyn Jar is a terrifying symbol that shows that the most heinous crimes occur when the world chooses to ignore, remain silent, be indifferent and lacks the determination to stand up to evil,” Zelensky, who is of Jewish descent himself, said on the X social network.

According to official data, 100,000 – 150,000 people were killed in the Babyn Jar gorge in 1941 and 1942 during the Nazi occupation of Ukraine. The primany targets were Jews and Roma.

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Kosovo Mahala

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In two neighborhoods of Fushë-Kosovo, Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities face a lack of basic services. However, activists from a non-governmental organization have launched a project aimed at transforming these settlements. The problem in this case is the properties whose owners appear to be Serbs.

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Slovenia and Roma Children

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Slovenia held some “Roma Olympiad” in the Primary School III Murska Sobota. This grand Title covered a sports and recreational event intended for children between the ages of 4 and 9 who attend the first triad of the nine-year primary school and the last year of the kindergarten program. Special emphasis was placed on the inclusion of Roma children through sports.

Nice intentions, zero effect…

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Slovakia and Roma Culture

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The Documentation and Information Center of Roma Culture (DICRK) of the State Science Library (ŠVK) in Prešov has made available an extended virtual gallery of Roma fine art. Visitors can meet 40 personalities from the fields of literature, visual arts, film and music. The resources can be accessed via mobile phone, tablet or computer.

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Slovakia and Racism

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In Nitra, Slovakia, a group of young Roma, including a well-known activist and athlete, experienced being refused entry to a cafe just because they are Roma. One of the men shared his experience on social media, detailing what happened, adding videos and later a photo of another encounter.

When they arrived at the cafe, the waitress warned them that Roma were not allowed to enter. The young man expressed his shock and disappointment at this approach. He stated that he did not understand why all Roma should be judged by the behavior of a few individuals.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Pologne

Poland: Memorial

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A memorial to Roma killed in 1944 was dedicated recently in Dębina Gorzędowska to commemorate the tragic events of 1944, when approximately 60 Roma were killed by German gendarmes. Among those gathered were not only witnesses to history, but also their descendants.

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Poland: Memorial

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The ceremony of consecration of the monument to the Roma people murdered in 1944 in Dębina Gorzędowska. The place of the tragedy was a small forest grove near the villages of Kocierzowy, Wąglin and Gertrudów. Here, in July 1944, about 60 Roma lost their lives. Women, children and men were shot by German gendarmes. A dozen or so people survived from the camp in Dębina Gorzędowska, mainly children, who were outside the camp at the time of the massacre. As a result of the exhumations, the remains were laid to rest in the Roman Catholic parish cemetery in Konstantynów Łódzki. On September 24, the monument was consecrated by Father Dean Leszek Kaźmierczak.

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Slovenia and Roma

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A manifestation will be held, aimed at drawing attention to the long-standing problem of violence at Šentjernej Primary School, which was mostly initiated by Roma children, supporting the father of the abused child during the last incident, and demanding measures that will lead to an improvement in the security situation at the elementary school.

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Czecha: Floods

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During the weekend, a group of Roma volunteers joined in helping people affected by the recent floods in Krnov, where thousands of people are still without electricity and water supplies. On Sunday, September 22, 2024, four Roma associations from different parts of the Czech Republic went to the affected area to provide material and physical support. Volunteers distributed food and actively participated in cleaning the city. Krnov is among the cities that were hit the hardest by the flood. Up to 80 percent of its territory was under water.

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Croatia: Brawl

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A criminal complaint was filed against the member of parliament of the Roma national minority, Veljko Kajtazi, to the State Attorney’s Office in Zagreb for alleged violence against Suzana Krčmar, the president of the Association of Roma in the Republic of Croatia “Kali Sara”, of which he is the honorary president.

Apparenttly, the incident happened two months ago when Kajtazi allegedly physically assaulted Krčmar during an official trip to Beli Manastir, and then in the association’s office in front of several witnesses.

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Czechia, Floods, and Roma

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Roma from Ostrava and the surrounding area, who were affected by the recent floods, still report cases of unequal treatment in the provision of aid. The director of the Labor Office rejects accusations of unequal treatment of Roma affected by floods. Government agent Fuková has the opposite information.

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Slovenia: A Mayor Candidate

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The candidate for the office of the mayor of Kočevje, mag. Robert Tomazin was interviewed in Demokracija. Of course, he speaks about the Roma “Problem” and Roma “Crime”, and of the inaction of the government on the topic.

Same populists views about the situation in Slovenia on Roma.

Bad.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Pologne

80 Years Commemoration

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The director of Poland’s Auschwitz Museum has said it is “hard to imagine” the presence of a Russian delegation at next year’s commemoration marking 80 years since the death camp was liberated by the Red Army. Yes, indeed, especially in view of the ethnic cleansing some of the Russian troops have been doing against Roma in occupied Ukrainians regions.

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Czech Local Elections

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Romani men and women who ran for office in this year’s Czech regional elections were unsuccessful, and none of them will sit in regional councils. Elections in so-called socially excluded localities have traditionally been characterized by low turnout. However, it cannot be automatically concluded that the Roma as a whole did not go to vote, because not all Roma live in the excluded localities. From the statistics of the Czech Statistical Office, it is not possible to determine how many Roma participated in the elections and who they voted for.

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