Tag Archives: Attacks

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Slovenia: Manifestation

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On Saturday, September 28, a protest was held in Šentjerne in support of a parent who physically attacked an elementary school student because he allegedly bullied his son. It turned out that the Roma child who was attacked was not the perpetrator of peer violence at all. The protesters also pointed out the violence that Roma children allegedly cause in school.

This is called racism…

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Slovenia: Really????

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SDS MP Anja Bah Žibert revealed that a group of Roma allegedly beat up several members of the Slovenian Army last week in Cerklje ob Krka, where the military air base is located, and allegedly used tear gas for animals. In the meantime, the Slovenian Army explains that the members of the SV were outside the barracks, outside working hours and in civilian clothes.

Really????

France News Western Europe

French Chronicle …

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French Chronicle …

Only notable news in France this week about Roma is about the arrestation of three people for a tentative of arson on a Roma camp. Clearly, the fact that the three were of North African origins opened doors to some of the most extreme rightist parties, alothough some of their followers did the same.

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Czechia: Freed

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The district court in Karviná released Jaromír Lukeš on parole, convicted of an arson attack on Roma in Vítkov in 2009. Lukeš was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his attack with accomplices on a Roma house in Vítkov.

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Slovene Violence

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Another article about the incident in a School in Eastern Slovenia where a non-Roma father entered in school and aggressed a young Roma with whom his son had had an argument. The Roma child and a teacher were injusred in the attack.

If it had been the other way around, one would have spoken of the Roma “Problem” and Roma violence …

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Slovenia and Violence

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In the Novo Mesto region of Slovenia, a 48 years old man entered a school and beat up a Roma child. Well, the man is not a Rom, and, according to the article, “The police continue to gather information and determine all the circumstances. In order to clarify all the circumstances, they will conduct interviews with representatives of the school, children and parents. Based on the findings, appropriate action will be taken against the 48-year-old.”

Spot the issue? Just imagine it had been the other way around.

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Slovenia and Roma

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Another one of those bad news: Apparently, a group of young Roma surrounded a young boy, and, was blackmailed and humiliated. Why this happened is not said, only that the boy had been “loud”.

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Slovenia: About the Attack

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Two articles about the attack on policemen by Roma. The policemen were trying to arrest an underage driver and were prevented by his relatives. The articles bemoan the inaction of the government, the impunity of Roma, and the fact that one of the attacker was released almost immediately after arrest.

Bad.

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Slovenia, the Police, and Roma

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Following the attack by Roma on policemen trying to arrest two juveniles, the Slovenian police reacted. The Police Union of Slovenia warned of the deterioration of the security situation in some areas of the country. The Ministry of the Interior and the police strongly condemn any violence and attack on police officers, who must be dealt with and punished accordingly. They are actively solving the challenges regarding the Roma community and they believe that in the dialogue between the local community, the state and the Roma population, they will make important steps towards improvement, they stated in response to the union appeal.

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Slovenia: Attack

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On Sunday, several members of the Roma community clashed with the police officers who arrested the underage driver. The Roma then tried to prevent the arrest by hitting, pushing and threatening the police. Two police officers were slightly injured. The editorial office of 24UR received a video of the attack, and their journalist spoke with representatives of one of the Roma communities from the Kočevje area, who are outraged that “they are all being thrown into the same bin.”

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Slovenia: Another Attack

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The story of Danijel Supančič who was stabbed by a Rom while sitting in his car waiting for his wife and child in front of a supermarket. He barely survived the attack that took place end of February and is only now returning to work. The attacker has been charged with causing serious bodily injury, but not with attempted murder.

In the interview he continues telling how Roma steal goods from the supermarkets and resell them afterwards.

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Roma Gang

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Two articles in the Czech press about a gang of young Roma in the town of Šternberk who beat up a young girl and broke her nose.

This is bad for all Roma.

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Slovenia, Schools, and Roma

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An emergency meeting of the Slovenian Commission for Petitions, Human Rights and Equal Opportunities was held in the National Assembly yesterday on the role of the Parents’ Council of the Velika Dolina Elementary School in connection with the attack on a student at the Velika Dolina Primary School.

According to the mayor of the town where the attack occurred, the government does not want to talk about Roma issues. The session was also not attended by members of the commission from the left parties. They said they estimate that it is indecent and inappropriate for the Commission to serve as a platform for spreading intolerance and pointing fingers by convening the meeting.

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French Chronicle …

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More news this week on Roma in France, and not all good. First, a man shot and wounded several Roma in a camp near Montpellier. Most probably another racist attack. In Marseilles, three Roma were wounded in a knife attack following a collision. The motive there is unclear.  In Nantes, in Western France, planning has started for the closure of a large Roma camp.  Then, several articles about a catalytic converter theft and traffic network which was dismantled in Romania after a theft committed in Calvados in Western France. This organized criminal group is said to have transported more than 900 catalytic converters through Roma camps in the Paris region.

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Slovenia and Roma

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There was an altercation between Roma and non-Roma in an elementary school in the municipality of Brežice, Slovenia. This made the news in the country, and a controversy arose as the mayor of Brežice wrote in social media “a Roma student attacked an eighth-grader in class.” The question raised whether this is an incitation to racial hatred or not.

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Poland and Roma

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On June 11, in the centre of Warsaw, Dariusz Gabor, the father of the famous singer Vika Gabor, was brutally attacked by a 34-year-old man. He severely beat Dariusz Gabor and sprayed him with gas. Viki was also injured. A few hours after the attack, the singer’s sister issued a statement. — Unfortunately, Polish society has a big problem with accepting and treating Roma.

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

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The police charged a 78-year-old man with the crime of disorderly conduct and violence against a group of residents, who, according to findings so far, threatened a Roma family in Svitavy with an ax and a gun in his hand at the beginning of May. The Romea.cz server reported on the incident that took place on the street. The witness said the man called people “black monkeys” and threatened to kill them. The police are also investigating a possible racial motive for the crime.

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Czechia: Mediation

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A round table, attended by representatives of the police, as well as the local Roma and Ukrainian communities, together with the mayor Lukáš Seifert and the representative for the Roma minority Lucie Fuková, took place in the Knight’s Hall of the Vlašské dvor in Kutná Hora. The aim of the meeting was to calm the tense situation after the recent attack by a Ukrainian of a Rom between, which culminated in a Roma demonstration on Palackého náměstí with a parade on Masarykova Street.

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Fico and his Attacker

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Apparently, the person who shot the Slovak Prime Minister yesterday is a writer from a small town in central Slovakia who has also published racist statements against Roma.

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Czechia: Attack

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Czechia: Attack

A young Roma family from Svitavy was the victim of an attack by an older man who allegedly racially abused them and threatened them with death. He apparently even pointed an unloaded gun at the partner of a young Roma woman and pulled the trigger. The incident took place on Friday, May 3, around 6 p.m., when the woman and her friend stopped their car at a relative’s house. The police confirmed to the news website Romea.cz that they are investigating the case, but did not prove a racial motive for the attack even though he called them “black monkeys”.

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