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Bulgaria: Outrage

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Bulgaria: Outrage

The recent attack by a Roma youngster resulted in outrage. This editorial basically says that Roma are being treaded to kindly. The journalists Anton Stefanov says “There is no age to be a freak – how long will being a minor protect you?!”

“It is precisely because of the powerlessness of the state that there should be no mercy after this case! Because tomorrow there will be fists for other children too”

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French Chronicle …

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French Chronicle …

Many articles this week in France. Most were devoted to the acquittal of the mayor of Villeron, near Paris and of 5 of the residents of that town for having voluntarily chased away Roma from a camp and destroyed their housing two years ago. The mayor clamours he is not a racist, well, that can be discussed, and one Romani organisation is considering an appeal to that decision. The other news with several articles is a fire in a Roma camp near Paris in Ris-Orangis. Other news are the usual ones: In Western France, how to distribute the “effort” among communes, i.e. how to apportion Roma to different towns; and the story of a landowner whose land has been occupied by Roma.

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Another one of those

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Another one of those

Another case of a Romano child who beat up a non-Roma Bulgarian, this time unconscious. According to the newspaper, “Everyone in Vidin knows him – a 13-year-old child, already “known” to the police, with a diagnosis of “mental retardation” and dozens of incidents behind him. He went through a Crisis Center, bullied his peers, threatened teachers, was a bully on TikTok. And yet he was left to move freely. While beating another child unconscious on the street.”

Summary: Roma are retarded violent people, and they are left free by justice. This is really bad.

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Religion and School

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Religion and School

Bulgaria introduced a mandatory religion subject with two options “Orthodoxy” and “Islam”. According to the Centre for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe” (a Roma organisation), this may cause tension in ethnically mixed areas and deepen educational segregation. Additional tension may also arise in communities that follow forms of Christianity other than Orthodoxy and Islam other than Orthodoxy, for example, various Protestant denominations, Catholicism.

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In Memoriam

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In Memoriam

Dragoljub Asković, a prominent Serbian Romano intellectual, writer and researcher of Romani history, has died at the age of 72. He was the founder of the Museum of Romani Culture in Belgrade, president of the World Parliament of the Roma and the author of a number of studies on the suffering of the Roma during

He was born on November 23, 1952 in Osipaonica near Smederevo, Serbia. He studied at the gymnasium in Smederevske Palanka and then graduated from the Faculty of Political Science in Belgrade and the Department of Ethnology at the Faculty of Philosophy. He completed his postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Law in Belgrade and received his doctorate from the UN Peacekeeping Faculty.

May he rest in peace. Te ovel I phuv loki!

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“Pleasant Racism”

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“Pleasant Racism”

Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer) called the withdrawal of social benefits from the poorest “pleasant racism”.

“During the inspection day at the Ministry of Labour, the Prime Minister once again presented the intention to import tens of thousands of foreign workers from third countries – including Muslims from Uzbekistan. At the same time, he defended the law that takes away benefits in material need from the poorest in Slovakia,” the movement said. Pollák added that while the Prime Minister wants to import tens of thousands of Muslims from Uzbekistan, he is taking away the chance for Slovak citizens to gain a foothold in the labor market at home, including the Roma. “Instead of real solutions to support domestic employment, he has chosen the path against his own citizens – importing cheap labour from abroad,” the MP emphasized.

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Slovakia: Won!

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Slovakia: Won!

According to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), the rights of two complainants, a Roma father and son, were violated after they became victims of violent intervention by the police during the first lockdown in April 2020 in Bardejov. The court found that the use of force by the police, leading to injuries such as a skull fracture in one applicant and a concussion in the other, was manifestly disproportionate and the investigation into the police violence was inadequate. TASR was informed about this by the spokesman for the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC), Jonathan Lee. The ERRC represented the applicants.

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Romania: Minister

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Romania: Minister

The appointment of Florin Manole as Minister of Labour is not just a first. It is a fracture in the status quo of a Romania accustomed to keeping the Roma in the invisible corner of democracy, writes human rights activist Ciprian Necula, in an opinion piece hosted by HotNews. It is no coincidence, he says, that the first Rom becomes a minister under duress, in a government bound by an imperative reform agenda.

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Bulgaria: Beating

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Bulgaria: Beating

Two articles in the Bulgarian press about the attack by a 13-year-old Roma boy of another non-Roma Bulgarian. Apparently the young Roma boy was not unknown to the educational system, having been already flagged as violent.

What is bad is that both articles flag this are Roma vs. Bulgarians (Roma there are in the region before the Bulgarians arrived), and pander to stereotypes. This is bad and dangerous.

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Roma Problem

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Roma Problem

An article which effectively attacks money spent on Roma. The article is perhaps well meant, but panders to stereotypes. They live in bad conditions, law doesn’t apply to them, and since the government failed, many municipalities are taking the law in their own hands.

In the last ten years, approximatively between 60 and 90 million euros have been spent on integration, without visible results. In addition, according to the article, an additional 100 to 150 million euros have been spend in the same period on Roma programs.

The question not asked is where this money vanished? Certainly not in Roma hands …

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Slovenia and Roma Minority

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Slovenia and Roma Minority

The Government Office for Nationalities of the Republic of Slovenia, which operates under Luka Mesec’s Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, sent a proposal for an amendment to the Roma Community Act for public discussion. The purpose of the amendment is said to be to upgrade the legal framework for a more effective integration of the Roma community into Slovenian society.

The new law brings four key changes: it introduces municipal coordinators as a bridge between the state and local levels, changes the composition of the Council of the Roma Community of the Republic of Slovenia (the Council), regulates the basis for co-financing associations, and speeds up procedures for spatial planning of Roma settlements.

Jožek Horvat Muc, a Roma activist, warns that the proposed changes mean a break in continuity in solving Roma issues and a devaluation of the long-standing work of institutions operating in Murska Sobota.

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Racism against Roma in Germany

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Racism against Roma in Germany

Antiziganism Reporting and Information Center in Germany (MIA), has documented the nature and scale of antiziganism in the country in its latest annual report.

The report recorded 1,678 antiziganism cases in 2024, ranging from verbal abuse to assaults — a significant increase on the 621 reported in its first edition, published for the year 2022.

Bad.

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Glastonbury and Roma

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Glastonbury and Roma

The musical formation Songs of Roma will perform at one of the largest and most famous music festivals in the world in Glastonbury in the United Kingdom. They will present the Romani repertoire and will also lead a workshop on traditional singing. The festival takes place from June 25 to 29 and will offer a varied cultural program focused, among other things, on the Romani community.

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Roma Terrorism?

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Roma Terrorism?

An article that is unfortunately typical of the current media stories about Roma. Here, the article states that “Due to the state’s inaction, intolerable conditions and complete ignoring of their warnings, the citizens there are getting closer to the point where, due to the threat to their own security, they will be forced to take justice into their own hands. This is the most extreme alarm and the last warning to the state!” wrote the president of the regional civil initiative responsible for resolving Roma issues in SE Slovenia, Silvo Mesojedec, in a public letter to deputies, ministers and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia.

Bad.

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Inclusion in Slovakia

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Inclusion in Slovakia

At a working meeting in Valaská, representatives of community centers or social enterprises, the Government Plenipotentiary for Roma Communities Alexander Daško, and the Acting Head of the European Commission Representation in the Slovak Republic discussed effective and sustainable support for Roma inclusion in Slovakia. The aim was, among other things, to summarise experiences and good practice examples in the context of the creation of the new EU programming period.

Well, let’s hope that they come up with better ways than planting trees – which is currently part of the program …

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Bulgaria, Politics, Religion, and Elections

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Bulgaria, Politics, Religion, and Elections

In this article, a “Gypsy” pastor agitates his people from the Druzhba district to vote in the by-elections for Yasen Rusev the PP-DB mayoral candidate. Marin Tikhomirov became famous after a pre-election event in the “Filipovtsi” district, to which he personally invited several politicians.

  • Цигански пастор агитира “неговите хора” от кв. “Дружба” да гласуват на частичните избори за кандидата за кмет на ПП-ДБ. In: Tribune. 23.06.2025. https://tribune.bg/bg/obshtini/tsiganski-pastor-agitira-negov/
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Zaharna Fabrika

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Zaharna Fabrika

Two months after the demolition of the illegal buildings in the capital’s “Zaharna Fabrika” district, a flash mob was held in support of the evicted Roma families. The organizers of the peaceful protest demand that the Bulgarian authorities provide all those affected with suitable alternative housing, medical care and social support.

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UK: Rape

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UK: Rape

Three Slovak Roma are facing charges in the United Kingdom for the brutal rape of a 12-year-old girl according to the Mirror. They held the minor for three days. They gave her drugs and repeatedly sexually abused her.

This is bad.

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