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Slovakia: A Movie against Racism

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A study of the impact of a movie called Sidliskovy Dream Rhythms showed that it has quite a positive impact on reducing stereotypes and prejudices against Rroma. The movie was seen by nearly 100’000 people in Slovakia and roughly a third of that in the Czech Republic.

– Film o Rytmusovi scitlivil tínedžerov. Ovplyvnil ich názor na Rómov. In: HN Style. 16.11.2016. https://style.hnonline.sk/kultura/860599-film-o-rytmusovi-scitlivil-tinedzerov-ovplyvnil-ich-nazor-na-romov [link-preview url=”https://style.hnonline.sk/kultura/860599-film-o-rytmusovi-scitlivil-tinedzerov-ovplyvnil-ich-nazor-na-romov”]

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Slovakia: Community Centre Controversy

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Slovakia: Community Centre Controversy

The planned construction of a Rroma community Centre in Poprad, in Eastern Slovakia. A petition has been launched against the project who, according to opponents, has neither head nor tail. It will be built on the site of “illegal” dwellings where Rroma live.

– Komunitné centrum stále rozdeľuje mesto a Matejovčanov. In: Korzar Spiš. 09.11.2016. http://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20379483/komunitne-centrum-stale-rozdeluje-mesto-a-matejovcanov.html [link-preview url=”http://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20379483/komunitne-centrum-stale-rozdeluje-mesto-a-matejovcanov.html”]

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Slovakia: A Politician Advocates Segregation

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Richard Sulik, head of the rightist party Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) is openly advocating segregation of Rroma in the education system in Slovakia. He also made several other derogatory comments about minorities and LGBT.
SHAME!!!

– Segregácia pre Rómov a študentské pôžičky ako program pre školstvo? In: Dennik. 09.11.2016. https://dennikn.sk/blog/segregacia-pre-romov-a-studentske-pozicky-ako-program-pre-skolstvo/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/blog/segregacia-pre-romov-a-studentske-pozicky-ako-program-pre-skolstvo/”]

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BAD …

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A really bad article in the Slovak Press about a family of grieving Rroma in Trnava who, according to the newspaper, disrupted the work of the doctors with their mourning for their deceased relative …

– Poplach pred trnavskou nemocnicou: Skupina Rómov sa prišla rozlúčiť so svojím milovaným vajdom. In: Topky.sk. 07.11.2016. http://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1586997/Poplach-pred-trnavskou-nemocnicou–Skupina-Romov-sa-prisla-rozlucit-so-svojim-milovanym-vajdom [link-preview url=”http://www.topky.sk/cl/100370/1586997/Poplach-pred-trnavskou-nemocnicou–Skupina-Romov-sa-prisla-rozlucit-so-svojim-milovanym-vajdom”]

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Slovakia and Unemployment

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The Slovak government finally recognised that their dream to reach a low unemployment rate will require the country to tackle the question of the Rroma who are very often excluded from jobs due to rampant racism and prejudice.

– Nezamestnanosť už neznížime, prehliadame rómsky problem. In: Trend. 04.11.2016. http://blog.etrend.sk/jozef-hajko/nezamestnanost-uz-neznizime-prehliadame-romsky-problem.html [link-preview url=”http://blog.etrend.sk/jozef-hajko/nezamestnanost-uz-neznizime-prehliadame-romsky-problem.html”]

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Slovakia: Where have EU Funds Gone

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František Tanko, of the Roma Civic Union of Slovakia has been criticising the use of EU funds in Slovakia. He says that many towns and cities have received millions from the EU, but that there is nothing to show against that money.
He is unfortunately quite right …

– Predseda občianskeho združenia Únia Rómov na Slovensku František Tanko opäť kritizoval aj činnosť Úradu splnomocnenca vlády pre rómske komunity. In: Webnoviny.sk. 27.10.2016. http://www.webnoviny.sk/slovensko/clanok/1113256-tanko-obce-dostavaju-tisice-eur-na-romov-zmeny-nevidno [link-preview url=”http://www.webnoviny.sk/slovensko/clanok/1113256-tanko-obce-dostavaju-tisice-eur-na-romov-zmeny-nevidno”]

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Slovakia: Final Ban on Right Wing Patrols

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The Slovak parliament has finally voted the interdiction of the far right vigilante patrolling of trains in that country.
What took you so long?

– Slovakia bans far-right train patrols targeting Roma. In: Yahooh News. 26.10.2016. https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/33006061/slovakia-bans-far-right-train-patrols-targeting-roma/#page1 [link-preview url=”https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/33006061/slovakia-bans-far-right-train-patrols-targeting-roma/#page1″]

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Slovakia: I am Rom

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A Rroma blogger from Slovakia says what it means to be Rrom in that country. “I am Rom … Therefore I am different, do I have four arms, two human hearts? Who am I to say, where I was a Rom?”

– Som Róm… In: SME Blog. 18.10.2016. http://jozefkmeto.blog.sme.sk/c/436064/som-rom.html [link-preview url=”http://jozefkmeto.blog.sme.sk/c/436064/som-rom.html”]

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The Slovakian Village of Spišský Hrhov was awarded the European Roma Spirit Award 2016 in the category of village and city. It is the first time that such an award aimed at inclusion and integration has been given to a village or town in Slovakia. Maybe something is changing?

– Spišský Hrhov získal medzinárodnú cenu za riešenie problémov Rómov. In: Korzár Spiš. 12.10.2016. http://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20353123/spissky-hrhov-ziskal-medzinarodne-ocenenie-za-riesenie-problemov-romov.html#ixzz4N8kQePG5

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Slovakia: Government Wants to Reduce Rroma in Special Schools

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The Slovak Government wants to reduce the number of Rroma children in special schools and to this end is focusing on pre-school training.
We hope this will works, as in Slovakia (and in the Czech Republic and Hungary) putting Rroma children in special schools is almost the norm.

– Vláda chce znížiť počet Rómov v špeciálnych školách. In: TA3. 10.10.2016. http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1092332/vlada-chce-znizit-pocet-romov-v-specialnych-skolach.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1092332/vlada-chce-znizit-pocet-romov-v-specialnych-skolach.html”]

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Slovakia: The Origins of Racism

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An article on the origins of the current racism in Slovakia, which, according to the author can be traced to the “Shock therapy after the fall of the Iron Curtain” which brought “Slovakia capitalism without its natural development, which often lasted even 100 years” resulting in a “real capitalism without the bourgeoisie, without intellectual elite that would have supported it.” The author also goes back further to the fact that Slovakia was built on the remnants of the Austrian Hungarian Empire, but forgetting that the policies of exclusion and racism were started under that regime in the 18th century.

– Pôvody rasizmu a šovinizmu na Slovensku. In: Dennik. 06.10.2016. https://dennikn.sk/blog/povody-rasizmu-a-sovinizmu-na-slovensku/ [link-preview url=””]

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Slovakia: Kotleba wants to Round up Asocial Rroma

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Martin Kotleba, the rightist extremist in Slovakia wants to round up “asocial” Rroma and force them to work.
Last time we heard such statements, it was under Hitler.
SHAME!!!

– Marián Kotleba chce nahnať cigánskych “asociálov” do práce… In: SME Blog. 06.10.2016. http://jozefkmeto.blog.sme.sk/c/434903/marian-kotleba-chce-nahnat-ciganskych-asocialov-do-prace.html [link-preview url=”http://jozefkmeto.blog.sme.sk/c/434903/marian-kotleba-chce-nahnat-ciganskych-asocialov-do-prace.html”]

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Slovakia: Social Care and Rroma

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An interesting article on the social care in Slovakia, which, in the eyes of the social workers, does not work properly in Slovakia. These workers, in this case one who has been working with Rroma since the floods in 1988 in Jarovnice, floods which killed many Rroma, do not want to leave the settlements and continue helping. They are facing larger and larger hurdles.

– Roky pracuje s Rómami: Mnohí úradníci do osady ani nechceli ísť. In: Aktuality.sk. 06.10.2016. http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/378942/roky-pracuje-s-romami-mnohi-uradnici-do-osady-ani-nechceli-ist/ [link-preview url=”http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/378942/roky-pracuje-s-romami-mnohi-uradnici-do-osady-ani-nechceli-ist/”]

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Gypsy Wedding

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The video of an expensive (but not necessarily chic) wedding of Rroma in Slovakia has gone viral. And resulted in articles in several papers.
Not the best advertisement for Rroma to say the least, if you want to stop stereotypes.

– THE ULTIMATE BIG FAT GYPSY WEDDING Romani bride wearing £175,000 wedding dress is showered in gold and money at ceremony in Slovakia. In: The Sun. 03.10.2016. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1900897/romani-gypsy-bride-wedding-dress-slovakia/
– Dieses slowakische Pärchen zeigt, wie “Big Fat Gypsy Wedding” geht. In: Stern. 03.10.2016. http://www.stern.de/panorama/weltgeschehen/big-fat-gypsy-wedding–dieses-slowakische-paerchen-zeigt–wie-man-richtig-protzt-7086212.html
– Big Fat Gypsy Wedding: 19χρονη Ρομά με χρυσό νυφικό αξίας 200.000 ευρώ [βίντεο] In: Iefimerida. 04.10.2016. http://www.iefimerida.gr/news/292149/big-fat-gypsy-wedding-19hroni-roma-me-hryso-nyfiko-axias-200000-eyro-vinteo#ixzz4M5bGbgce [link-preview url=”http://www.stern.de/panorama/weltgeschehen/big-fat-gypsy-wedding–dieses-slowakische-paerchen-zeigt–wie-man-richtig-protzt-7086212.html
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Slovakia: No Rroma Please

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Slovakia: No Rroma Please

Job advertisement in Slovakia are full of discriminatory or racist comments. One example: “Roma, do not call us” … And this in the EU.SHAME!- Employers: Roma, do not call us! In: Slovak Spectator. 27.09.2016. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20287329/employers-roma-do-not-call-us.html [link-preview url=”http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20287329/employers-roma-do-not-call-us.html”]

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Slovakia: Scary“

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Lamp posts will not only be used for street lighting” according to Marian Kotleba, the leader of the far right party |Our Slovakia”.Scary when one knows his views on Rroma.- Kandelábre nebudeme používať iba na osvetlenie ulíc. In: Dennik. 28.09.2016. https://dennikn.sk/blog/kandelabre-nebudeme-pouzivat-iba-na-osvetlenie-ulic/ [link-preview url=””]

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Rroma in the Slovak town of Velky near Kosiče are being housed in mobile homes and caravans instead of regular houses, this for economical reasons as it is cheaper for the municipality.
In spite of the fact that Rroma in Slovakia have NEVER lived in caravans before. How about a bit of integration instead of further segregation!

– Rómovia vo Veľkej Ide žijú aj v karavanoch. Podľa starostu sa to osvedčilo. In: Korzar. 23.09.2016. http://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20284128/romovia-vo-velkej-ide-ziju-aj-v-karavanoch-podla-starostu-sa-to-osvedcilo.html

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Slovakia: Economic Growth as a Social Engine

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A commentary from Slovakia arguing that the increased growth experienced by the country recently can be an engine for the integration of Rroma in that country. Slovakia is increasingly importing workers from as far as Bulgaria and is only slowly starting to hire local Rroma. And there are more than enough who are willing to work.

– Komentár Lukáša Krivošíka: Nedostatok pracovníkov? Šanca pre Rómov. In: Aktuality.sk. 23.09.2016. http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/375701/komentar-lukasa-krivosika-nedostatok-pracovnikov-sanca-pre-romov/ [link-preview url=”http://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/375701/komentar-lukasa-krivosika-nedostatok-pracovnikov-sanca-pre-romov/”]

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Slovakia: Online Mentoring

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A new project has been started in Slovakia aiming at mentoring gifted young Rroma children.These children all come from segregated Rroma settlements, right now in the region of Kosice.
GOOD!

– Rozbiehajú on-line mentoring Schopné deti. In: Korzar – Kosiče. 19.09.2016. http://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20274810/rozbiehaju-on-line-mentoring-schopne-deti.html [link-preview url=”http://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20274810/rozbiehaju-on-line-mentoring-schopne-deti.html”]

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Slovakia: Extremists Patrols in Trains

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Slovakia: Extremists Patrols in Trains

The right wing party of Kotleba has launched vigilantes patrols in trains in Slovakia. This followed the alleged attack of a women by a Rrom near Levice.

Thankfully, the government is acting fast and is declaring these patrols to be illegal.

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