Moving of a Roma family who lives in an old building failed. The City of Limanowo, due to the lack of social housing in its area, intended to buy an apartment in another community, but failed to raise funds for this purpose.
The Roma are now left by themselves.
An interview with the commissioner for Roma minority affairs of the Czech Republic. She is being asked what the state is doing to prevent the recurrence of conflicts between Roma and Ukrainians and wether the Commissioner of the Council of Europe right when she claims that the Roma in the Czech Republic face discrimination.
The new settlement in Opovo is one of the more organized of the Vojvodina region, having been built in 2019 by a European Union project with the aim of integrating the Roma population into the local community. It was visited by representatives of the National Council of the Roma National Minority and the province on the occasion of the “Children’s Games”.
A reaction for the Roma Right Centre on the statement of a Hungarian minister blaming Roma for the 40% of analphabets in 8th grade Hungarian school.
Well, there are not 40% of Roma children in Hungary, or it there are, it will be interesting …
According to this article, a “flood” of complaints was filed with the police because of Roma renting apartments. According to the article, unsanitary conditions and neglect of parental responsibilities are often cited as a reason for the complaints.
How about mentioning poverty and discrimination?
Another unfortunate article about Roma in the Slovenian press. They speak of criminality, brutality, gangs, and the like. In this article, they “explain” that Roma are driving customers away with the intent to extorting money from the businesses.
Bad.
August 2nd is celebrated at the commemoration of the genocide of the Roma during the Holocaust since 2015. But Roma have long been second-class victims. The interest of the public in this commemoration and this part of the suppressed history is not least thanks to people like Čeija Stojka, who broke the silence. A major show is now being dedicated to Stojka at the Austrian Cultural Forum in New York.
A conservative MP from Wales created a sh*tstorm by asking his constituents whether they would (yes/no) like to see a traveller site next to their house. Police is investigating, conservative media think it is a perfectly ok question. Like “would you like to see [any other minority] a your neighbour…
Some articles from Eastern Europe on the commemoration of the Genocide of the Roma.
Recordings of Czech and Slovak Roma victims of the Holocaust are now available in a new database.
Several articles highlighting the continuing discrimination of Roma in Europe.
Many articles in many countries on the commemoration of the 79th anniversary of the liquidation of the “Zigeunerlager” in Auschwitz, the day that has been chosen as the commemoration of the genocide of the Roma during the Holocaust.
Gedenken an Roma. In: Der Standard. 02.08.2023. https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000181507/gedenken-an-roma
Recent statistics (see second article cited here) in Hungary give a dim view of the state of the education system. According to the result, 40% of the 8th grade students are functional analphabets. What is the response of the government (see first article cited here), well, according to Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister office of the Orban government, it is because of the Roma.
He is not a friend of arithmetic… If 40% of the children in Hungary are Roma, it is an interesting trend. Currently, the Roma minority in the country stands at around 10%. And it is true that their education level is low, mostly since in the countryside, they are taught in de-facto segregated schools.
An interview with Joanna Talewicz, PhD, co-founder and president of the Foundation for Dialogue and the Roma Community Centre in Warsaw on stereotypes and prejudice.
The Genocide of Roma by the National Socialists is often called the forgotten Holocaust.
According to Jens-Christian Wagner, head of the Buchenwald memorial site, the commemoration of the mass deportation and murder of Sinti and Roma under National Socialism receives too little attention. “This is a topic that is in fact not nearly as present in public as the Shoah, i.e. the murder of European Jews,” Wagner told the German Press Agency.
The Russian government forcibly evicts the “Gypsy population” from the territory of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, because they “distribute prohibited substances and violate the laws of the Russian Federation.”
In addition, in the document, they call for strengthening the controls over publications in Telegram channels – since dissatisfaction among the “Gypsy youth” with the forced deportation has become a noticeable problem for the Russian authorities.
Another Russian crime.
Manifestations of Roma against Ukrainian refugees continue in the Czech Republic. Not only due to the few incidents, but also because of the resentment of the Roma who feel that while nothing has been done in the country for them, the Ukrainians are helped more than they ever were.
The Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic has published a call in the amount of almost 60 million euros, the aim of which is to create “development teams” in selected municipalities. They will contribute to solving adverse situations with an impact on both the minority and the majority at the level of the entire residential community. They will focus on employment, education, housing and the fight against anti-Roma racism.
In the context of the commemoration of the 2nd of August, Romani Rose called the European Union to outlaw anti-Roma racism alongside antisemitism.
A commemoration of the genocide of the Roma in Oberwart on August 2nd. Obewart, Austria, is known for the 1995 bomb attack by right wind extremists which killed 4 Roma.
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