Poland Archives - rroma.org https://rroma.org/fr/category/news-eastern-europe/poland/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:45:30 +0000 fr-FR hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Poland Archives - rroma.org https://rroma.org/fr/category/news-eastern-europe/poland/ 32 32 Poland: Endangered Languages https://rroma.org/fr/poland-endangered-languages/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poland-endangered-languages Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:45:30 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27240 In 1996, UNESCO developed the Atlas of Endangered Languages, which included as many as nine languages ​​from our country. These […]

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]]> In 1996, UNESCO developed the Atlas of Endangered Languages, which included as many as nine languages ​​from our country. These include Kashubian, Lower Saxon, Belarusian, Polesian, Romanes, Rusyn, Slovinian, Yiddish, Wymysorys. The fight to preserve the last of them, which is already used by a small group of older residents of Wilamowice near Bielsko-Biała, is still ongoing.

Many Polish Roma have left the country and now live in the UK.

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]]> Poland and Judges https://rroma.org/fr/poland-and-judges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poland-and-judges Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:52:06 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27191 Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar has been slowly replacing judges nominated by the previous government against the law. Most notable […]

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]]> Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar has been slowly replacing judges nominated by the previous government against the law. Most notable case, is the one of the President of the District Court in Bielsko-Biała Adam Kanafka. He became famous for issuing a ruling in which he repeated racist stereotypes towards Roma.

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]]> Poland: Poetry https://rroma.org/fr/poland-poetry/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poland-poetry Mon, 17 Feb 2025 06:48:39 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27188 Another meeting with poetry took place on Sunday afternoon at the Adam Mickiewicz Theatre. The main theme of the weekend […]

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]]> Another meeting with poetry took place on Sunday afternoon at the Adam Mickiewicz Theatre. The main theme of the weekend meeting with poetry were two important figures in literature and broadly understood culture – Jerzy Fickowski, a Polish poet, essayist, author of song lyrics, prose writer, translator and Papusza, (Bronisława Wajss) a Romni Polish poet, writing in the Romanes.

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]]> Poland and Roma https://rroma.org/fr/poland-and-roma-12/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poland-and-roma-12 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 07:37:18 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=27081 The European Court of Human Rights found that the demolition of a Roma settlement in 2015 by the city of […]

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]]> The European Court of Human Rights found that the demolition of a Roma settlement in 2015 by the city of Wrocław violated the European Convention on Human Rights. A complaint against the Polish authorities was filed by Roma, citizens of Romania.

On July 22, 2015, the city of Wrocław liquidated the Roma settlement on Paprotna Street. At the time of the demolition, the settlement consisted of five buildings. The families (adults and children) had been living in the settlement since 2009. The complaint to the ECtHR was filed in early 2016.

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]]> Poland: Disinformation https://rroma.org/fr/poland-disinformation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poland-disinformation Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:05:33 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=26999 Fighting disinformation is one of the priorities of the Polish presidency of the European Union. However, this problem is not […]

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]]> Fighting disinformation is one of the priorities of the Polish presidency of the European Union. However, this problem is not limited only to the harmful influences of Russia and Belarus. In Poland, the distorted image of Roma in the media, perpetuating long-standing stereotypes and false narratives, is having increasing consequences. The latest report by the Dom na Pograniczu Foundation is the first in Poland to reveal the scale of this phenomenon, which contributes to the further marginalization of one of the most stigmatized social groups in the country.

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]]> Roma Festival in Ciechocinek, Poland https://rroma.org/fr/roma-festival-in-ciechocinek-poland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-festival-in-ciechocinek-poland Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:11:00 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=26908 The 20th Jubilee Festival of Roma Song and Culture has begun in Ciechocinek. The festival feature musicians from several countries […]

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]]> The 20th Jubilee Festival of Roma Song and Culture has begun in Ciechocinek. The festival feature musicians from several countries as well as dance, and food.

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]]> Poland on the Genocide of the Roma https://rroma.org/fr/poland-on-the-genocide-of-the-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poland-on-the-genocide-of-the-roma Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:09:47 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=26905 An article in the Wyborca paper about the genocide off the Roma during the Holocaust. This is good, as in […]

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]]> An article in the Wyborca paper about the genocide off the Roma during the Holocaust. This is good, as in Poland, it is largely unknown to the wide public.

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]]> Auschwitz Speech https://rroma.org/fr/auschwitz-speech/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=auschwitz-speech Wed, 29 Jan 2025 07:04:21 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=26902 The speech of the director of the Auschwitz museum where he said that he’d never have survived the German selection […]

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]]> The speech of the director of the Auschwitz museum where he said that he’d never have survived the German selection process.

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]]> Poznan: Closure? https://rroma.org/fr/poznan-closure/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poznan-closure Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:55:14 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=26848 The Roma settlement, located on the former 23 Lutego Family Allotment Gardens at Umultowska and Lechicka streets in Poznań lies […]

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]]> The Roma settlement, located on the former 23 Lutego Family Allotment Gardens at Umultowska and Lechicka streets in Poznań lies on private land. Currently, court proceedings are underway regarding the city’s adverse possession of this land from 1 September 1990.

This story has been going on for years now…

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]]> Poland, Roma, and Segregation https://rroma.org/fr/poland-roma-and-segregation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=poland-roma-and-segregation Wed, 22 Jan 2025 07:37:21 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=26827 Residents of tenement houses on Sienkiewicza Street in Zabrze, Poland, are building a wall to separate themselves from their Roma […]

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]]> Residents of tenement houses on Sienkiewicza Street in Zabrze, Poland, are building a wall to separate themselves from their Roma neighbours.

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