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uthern Slovenia and Roma

Roma Foundation — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:42:58 +0000

Representatives of the Association of Municipalities of Slovenia (SOS) met today in Ribnica at a regional meeting of municipalities of southeastern Slovenia. In the discussion, they highlighted primarily the social challenges in the region (read Roma integration) and the need for additional financing of municipalities from the aforementioned topic due to regional characteristics.

Med večjimi izzivi regije integracija Romov in visoki stroški zimske službe. In: Radio Odeon. 30.01.2025.https://radio-odeon.com/novice/med-vecjimi-izzivi-regije-integracija-romov-in-visoki-stroske-zimske-sluzbe/

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Slovenia: “Incident”

Roma Foundation — Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:41:49 +0000

Another article on the case of a social worker who was apparently attacked by a group of Roma and was sentenced to a fine of 250 Euros for having qualified a Roma as a “Monkey”.

Andrej Brečko from Mihovice near Šentjernej said “After 11 years of volunteer work in the village community and in a local initiative to solve the Roma problem, which the state should have solved long ago, I have now even received a fine for violating public order and peace – even though I was the victim of an attack by a group of Roma. “Now in the eyes of the police, I am the violator”.

Well, treating people of being monkeys casts a doubt about his view on Roma …

Romski incident na Dolenjskem: Očital mu je, da je ‘majmun’, in dobil 250 evrov kazni. In: Slovensko Novice. 29.01.2025. https://www.slovenskenovice.si/novice/slovenija/napadla-ga-je-skupina-romov-potem-pa-je-moral-placati-kazen-na-naju-so-zaceli-kricati-naju-zmerjati-metati-zemljo-in-kamenje/#google_vignette

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Slovenia: Attack

Roma Foundation — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 09:18:21 +0000

Not good for Roma. A video surfaced of two Roma attacking and beating a student at a bus stop in Novo Mesto.

Dolenjsko razburja posnetek napada dveh Romov na dijaka. In: Nova TV. 26.01.2025. https://nova24tv.si/video-dolenjsko-razburja-posnetek-napada-dveh-romov-na-dijaka/#google_vignette
Dolenjsko razburja posnetek napada dveh Romov na dijaka. In: Moja Dolenska. 26.01.2025. https://moja-dolenjska.si/dolenjsko-razburja-posnetek-napada-dveh-romov-na-dijaka/#goog_rewarded

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Slovenia, Fascists, and Roma

Roma Foundation — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 09:17:24 +0000

In Lonjer, a then entirely Slovenian village on the outskirts of Trieste, the fascist authorities interned six Roma and Sinti between September 1940 and September 1943. The fascists confined them there after the Italian Ministry of the Interior ordered all prefects on September 11, 1940, to register Roma who were citizens of Italy and to confine those without permanent residence.

This fact as well as others were presented by Paola Trevisan in the Gopčević Palace. The historian and anthropologist dedicated her first scientific monograph to the persecution of Roma and Sinti in fascist Italy, which she presented in Trieste as part of the events marking Holocaust Remembrance Day. The author was interviewed by historian Michele Sarfatti.

Fašisti so v Lonjer internirali šest Romov. In: Primorski Dnevnik. https://www.primorski.eu/trzaska/fasisti-so-v-lonjer-internirali-sest-romov-ML1793196

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Slovenia on the Genocide

Roma Foundation — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:37:58 +0000

An article in the Slovene press about German historian Karola Fings from Heidelberg University mwho is working on the first encyclopedia on the genocide of the Roma during World War II. In an interview with the French news agency AFP, she said that in many countries the full extent of the persecution of the Roma during World War II is still unknown.

However, Fings cited the example of Estonia, where the Roma community was virtually wiped out, so that its dialect does not even exist. She added that some countries, such as Belgium, the Netherlands and Croatia, were particularly affected.

Univerza v Heidelbergu s prvo enciklopedijo o genocidu nad Romi. In: Megafon. 20.01.2025. https://megafon.si/kultura-vse/univerza-v-heidelbergu-s-prvo-enciklopedijo-o-genocidu-nad-romi/

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Slovenia, Roma, and India

Roma Foundation — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 09:37:00 +0000

The Roma Association of Slovenia, in cooperation with the Embassy of India, organized a unique event, where they explored the connections between the Hindi and Romani languages.

FOTO in VIDEO: Zveza Romov Slovenije gostila veleposlanico Indije. In: Pomurec. 20.01.2025. https://www.pomurec.com/vsebina/84413/FOTO_in_VIDEO__Zveza_Romov_Slovenije_gostila_veleposlanico_Indije
FOTO in VIDEO: Odkrivanje kulturnih povezav med hindujskim in romskim jezikom v Murski Soboti. In: Sobota Info. 20.01.2025. https://sobotainfo.com/novica/lokalno/foto-video-odkrivanje-kulturnih-povezav-med-hindujskim-romskim-jezikom-v-murski

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Slovenia: Bad Reporting

Roma Foundation — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 07:41:23 +0000

A story which is symptomatic of what is going on in Slovenia right now. A Slovenian social worker’s car was pelted with stones while passing a Roma settlement in the Doljenska region. They reported it to the police. In the end, he got a fine for violating public order.

Why? Because during the altercation, he told one of the children to go f•ck yourself, you monkey.

What really happened will never come out, but the article says that Roma can do whatever they want, and ethnic Slovenes get punished…

Narobe svet na Dolenjskem: Romi metali kamenje v avto, policija je vozniku napisala kazen. In: Nad Lani. 17.01.2025. https://www.nadlani.si/novice/narobe-svet-na-dolenjskem-romi-metali-kamenje-v-avto-policija-pa-mu-je-vozniku-napisala-kazen/

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Slovenia and Anty-Gypsyism

Roma Foundation — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 08:14:15 +0000

The prize of a competition for children and youth entitled “Together against anti-Gypsyism” sponsored by the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Nationalities is somewhat controversial. Roma disagree on the name of the campaign, as there are no “Gypsies”, and locals who live near Roma settlements find it wasted money.

DL: Skupaj proti anticiganizmu – Raje bi imeli ukrepe kot natečaj. In: Lokalno Svet 24. 15.01.2025. https://lokalno.svet24.si/2025/01/15/298250/aktualno/dl_skupaj_proti_anticiganizmu___raje_bi_imeli_ukrepe_kot_natecaj/

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Roma Integration

Roma Foundation — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:16:55 +0000

Progress in Roma Integration, Establishment of a Regional Health Center, Further Development of the Economy, and Solving the Housing Problem are the Four Key Tasks Set by Kočevje Mayor Gregor Košir for 2025. He also expressed satisfaction that the municipality is not among the most indebted, which allows it greater flexibility in planning projects.

As Košir emphasizes, one of the key problems in Roma integration is their low employment rate. Of the approximately 800 Roma living in the municipality, only a few individuals are regularly employed. Therefore, one of his priorities will be to increase employment among the Roma population. In cooperation with the Employment Service, they are planning to launch the Romano program, which will be aimed at solving this problem.

Zadolževanje občine Kočevje se ne povečuje: Kaj prinaša leto 2025? In: E-UTRIP. 14.01.2025. https://e-utrip.si/zadolzevanje-obcine-kocevje-se-ne-povecuje-kaj-prinasa-leto-20252/

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Romani Policewoman

Roma Foundation — Wed, 15 Jan 2025 09:15:00 +0000

Among Slovenian police officers, there also are several Roma who are trying to build a bridge between the Roma and the majority population. One of them, a policewoman from the Murska Sobota Police Station, works in the field of Roma issues and multiculturalism.

As she told STA, her goal is not only to provide advice when working with the Roma, but also to participate in various events. “Above all, I am a bridge of communication between the Roma and the rest,” she said.

Romska policistka iz Pomurja, ki povezuje skupnosti: Kakšni so njeni izzivi? In: Pomurec. 13.01.2025. https://www.pomurec.com/vsebina/84246/Romska_policistka_iz_Pomurja__ki_povezuje_skupnosti__Kaksni_so_njeni_izzivi?

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