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Holocaust educators visit Lithuania

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US Holocaust educators from Florida visited Lithuania to share and develop strategies on some of the controversial aspects (i.e. local participation) of the Holocaust; to better understand what happened in Lithuania; to learn international law; to understand prejudices and to fight against them. On prejudice, they will also discuss the one against Rroma. Let’s see!

Bulgarie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Bulgaria: OSCE urges Bulgaria to halt evictions

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Bulgaria: OSCE urges Bulgaria to halt evictions

The OSCE has been urging Bulgaria to halt the evictions of Rroma in the village of Garmen. Gerge Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) also added: “Politicians should lead by example and refrain from anti-Roma rhetoric to gain support from the electorate.”

We agree wholeheartedly!

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

British delegation visits Jarovnice

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British delegation visits Jarovnice

A delegation of British police officers has been visiting the Rroma settlement of Jarovnice in Eastern Slovakia to understand the issues faced by Rroma in Slovakia and the ones that they face when migrating to other countries.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est North Macedonia

Rroma Refugees: Interview with the Macedonian Rroma Minister

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Rroma Refugees: Interview with the Macedonian Rroma Minister

An interesting interview of Nezdet Mustafas, the Rroma minister without portfolio of the Macedonian government on the motivations of refugees and the situation of Rroma in Macedonia in general. To take with a grain of salt, as Mustafas is working for the ultra nationalistic current government of Macedonia.

Hongire Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

OSCE tells Hungary to sort out Rroma housing

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OSCE tells Hungary to sort out Rroma housing

The OSCE stated in a report, that greater effort were required in Hungary to find sustainable non discriminatory housing solution for Hungary’s Rroma minority. Well done, and yet another proof of what is really going on there.

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Czech town wants the army to deal with migrants

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Czech town wants the army to deal with migrants

The city of Usti nad Labem, which is already known for issues with Rroma and general racism (they once built a wall around a Rroma settlement), has called for the army to deal with the problem of Rroma, be they locals or migrants, often from neighbouring Slovakia.

Are they totally out of their mind? The army is not there to deal with migrants, nor to improve security, this is the affair of the police and of the law.

Bulgarie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Prejudice against Jews and Rroma in Bulgaria

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Prejudice against Jews and Rroma in Bulgaria

A US State department report on Bulgaria notes the increased prejudice against Jews and Rroma as well as the increasing number of incidents related to ethnicity. The press, according to the report, describes Rroma and other minorities in “discriminatory and abusive language”, thus contributing to the issue.

Scary…

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

European Roma Right Center slams Slovak Government

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European Roma Right Center slams Slovak Government

The European Roma Right Center (ERRC) slammed the Slovak government on the second anniversary of the police raid in the Rroma settlement of Moldava nad Bodvou on June 19, 2013. The police violence and actions have not been investigated at all, especially the question of the necessity of such a raid.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Council of Europe wants clear goals for the inclusion of Rroma and disabled

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Council of Europe wants clear goals for the inclusion of Rroma and disabled

While we certainly greet the fact that the council of Europe wants to advance its Human Rights Goals as well as the statements of its commissioner for Human Rights, Nils Muižnieks, the journalists should have taken care of his formulation in the title… The story is somewhat different if you are disabled or if you are Rrom in Slovakia.

Bulgarie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Nouvelles suisses

Switzerland pays 8 Mio CHF to Bulgaria for Rroma Integration

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Switzerland pays 8 Mio CHF to Bulgaria for Rroma Integration

Switzerland just signed an agreement with Bulgaria providing 8 Mio Swiss Francs to the municipalities of Burgas, Ruses, and Sliven to further Rroma (and other minorities) inclusion, centring on education and basic health care. In view of the more and more extremist views of the general population towards minorities and Rroma in particular, this in a country that used to be tolerant, one wonders whether this is the right approach.

Bulgarie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Plovdiv Rroma ask for the resignation of the Bulgarian health minister

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Plovdiv Rroma ask for the resignation of the Bulgarian health minister

Rroma in Plovdiv asked for the resignation of the minister of health in Bulgaria because of his xenophobic statements. In one of these, he compared Rroma to “stock” and to “horses”.

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Serbian Rroma being deported from Germany

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Serbian Rroma being deported from Germany

An article on a Rroma family from Serbia who had asked for asylum in that country and now faces deportation back to Serbia. Germany, since it declared Serbia to be a safe country now regularly deports Rroma from that country who ask for asylum.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Slovaquie

Human Trafficking in UK

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Human Trafficking in UK

Two Roma from Slovakia are in court, being accused of having trafficked women from Slovakia for weddings to migrants from non EU countries, mostly to Asians. The scheme flew off after one of the women was raped by a Pakistani man to whom she had been “sold”. While it seems that not all the defendant are Rroma, they were “assisted” in recruiting the women by a Rroma family.

This, once again has nothing to do with Rroma and all to do with poverty and crime…

Bulgarie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Increasing Getthoisation in Bulgaria

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Increasing Getthoisation in Bulgaria

Interesting article about the situation of Rroma in Bulgaria and their increasing victimisation and isolation based on observations on the Rroma Mahala (neighbourhood) of Iztok in the city of Pazardjik.

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Another Article on the rising tensions in Bulgaria

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Another Article on the rising tensions in Bulgaria

A summary of the events and latest developments in the rising tensions in Bulgaria and on the increasing instrumentalisation of Rroma among rightist parties.

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