Ukrainian Roma refugees are sleeping in Prague’s main railway station.
A reportage from the Belgian RTBF on the Šutka in Skopje. Unfortunately with the usual stereotypes of French speakers, namely that Roma are nomads …
The Czech Republic will tighten its rules on refugees due to the influx of Roma from the Ukraine with dua Hungarian and Ukrainian nationality.
Roma are not a minority, they are Europeans.
Sinti asking to meet the mayor to understand what will happen with their settlement. Unfortunately a common pattern…
A memorial to deported Sinti and Roma in a small German town.
An article highlighting the plight of Ukrainian Roma refugees from Transcarpathia in the Czech Republic. The ones with a Hungarian passports have gone, but the ones that are still there lodge in tents in difficult circumstances.
A portrait on one of the major writer about the Polska Roma and the one who promoted the career of Papuša, the Romni poet. His books are still the bible on Roma in Poland.
Pictures of the commemoration on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety.
The president of the Czech senate attended the commemorations in Lety and stated that this is a message for tolerance towards minorities.
The treatment of Ukrainian Roma Refugees in the Czech Republic says a lot about the prevalent racism against Roma in the country.
An article on Roma employment or rather lack thereof in Slovenia. And all usual stereotypes are there, low education, they do not see the point to work and so on.
Only one thing is not mentioned: No Slovene will employ Roma …
The Roma community congratulated the recently nominated prime minister Abazović and asked him to help Roma and also to employ Roma in his prime minster office.
Not much news in France this week. A camp near Paris was dismantled; a educational book presented in Marseilles; some issues near Montpellier’s new transition camp; and a Rom condemned for aggressions in Meaux.
Well, if you are not white, you are not so welcome in Poland …
A few Romane lava in English …
The German government has adopted the concept of a Documentation Centre for Dealing with the German Occupation Regime in Europe. The monumental project is the result of many years of work and discussions about what such a place should be like.
Well, still widespread. But something is actually quite good in this survey. 90% of the respondents actually said there was racism in Germany, which is a huge step towards resolving the issue.
The president of the Czech Senate will attend the ceremonies commemorating the victims of Nazism on May 8th on the site of the former concentration camp for Roma in Lety.
Good, since the Czech are actually not really keen to acknowledge this part of history.
A few articles in the Balkan press on the celebrations of Erdelezi or Đurđevdan – simply Saint Georges day in the orthodox calendar – which fell on May 6th, and is celebrated by all Roma in the Balkans.
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