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Slovakia and Education

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A Slovak action plans wants to reduce the disparities of the level of education between Rroma and the rest of the population as well as to improve the level of financial literacy (sic… and really?) amongst Rroma.
How about integrating Rroma in the regular school system instead of placing them in special schools?

– Ravasz chce lepšiu finančnú gramotnosť Rómov a rómske deti na SŠ. In: Školsky Servis. 22.02.2017. http://skolskyservis.teraz.sk/skolstvo/ravasz-chce-lepsiu-financnu-gramotnos/32792-clanok.html [link-preview url=”http://skolskyservis.teraz.sk/skolstvo/ravasz-chce-lepsiu-financnu-gramotnos/32792-clanok.html”]

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Wales and Education

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Once again Rroma are in the news on education, being the lowest achievers according to the statistics. Bad, but actually these statistics need to be looked at carefully. If you don’t know how many Rroma there are, how can you give a percentage ????

– ‘Firmer grip’ needed on education improvement grants. In: BBC News. 21.02.2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-39032241 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-39032241″]

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Romania and Slavery

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Romania had 5 centuries of Rroma slavery and it was only abolished in 1862. The subject is still nearly taboo and is not taught in schools. It is thus quite impressive to see a theatre play in Bucharest by a Rromni.

– L’esclavage des Roms, la « Grande Honte » de la Roumanie. In: Café Babel. 20.02.2017. http://www.cafebabel.fr/societe/article/lesclavage-des-roms-la-grande-honte-de-la-roumanie.html [link-preview url=”http://www.cafebabel.fr/societe/article/lesclavage-des-roms-la-grande-honte-de-la-roumanie.html”]

France News Western Europe

France, Rroma, and Education

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A good article by the New York Times on Rroma and education in France. And on the fact that France is less than keen in getting Rroma in its school classes.

– For Roma in France, Education Is an Elusive Path to Integration. In: The New York Times. 09.02.2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/world/europe/for-roma-in-france-education-is-an-elusive-path-to-integration.html?_r=0 [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/world/europe/for-roma-in-france-education-is-an-elusive-path-to-integration.html?_r=0″]

France News Western Europe

France: A Mayor and Rroma

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A French Mayor accused of having prevented Rroam from going to school in her commune was cleared of all charges.
SHAME!!!

– Accusée d’avoir discriminé des Roms, la maire (LR) de Sucy relaxée définitivement. In: Le Parisien. 10.02.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/sucy-en-brie-94370/accusee-d-avoir-discrimine-des-roms-la-maire-lr-de-sucy-definitivement-relaxee-10-02-2017-6671394.php
– Une maire accusée d’avoir refusé de scolariser des Roms mise hors de cause. In: Europe 1. 10.02.2017. http://www.europe1.fr/societe/une-maire-accusee-davoir-refuse-de-scolariser-des-roms-mise-hors-de-cause-2974883
– Une maire accusée d’avoir refusé de scolariser des Roms relaxée. In: Boursorama. 10.02.2017. [link-preview url=”http://www.leparisien.fr/sucy-en-brie-94370/accusee-d-avoir-discrimine-des-roms-la-maire-lr-de-sucy-definitivement-relaxee-10-02-2017-6671394.php”]

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Really?

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This story is so not typical of Slovakia that one almost asks oneself how is this possible. A private school in Bratislava wants to attract Rroma, especially disabled ones to the school. The school costs over 2’00 EUR per year, a sum which is beyond the reach of many Rroma families, and subsidies will be given …

– Na súkromné bratislavské gymnázium chcú prilákať Rómov, deti na vozíčku aj z chudobných rodín. In: Dennik. 01.02.2017. https://dennikn.sk/667891/na-sukromne-bratislavske-gymnazium-chcu-prilakat-romov-deti-na-vozicku-aj-z-chudobnych-rodin/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/667891/na-sukromne-bratislavske-gymnazium-chcu-prilakat-romov-deti-na-vozicku-aj-z-chudobnych-rodin/”]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Propaganda

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A real piece of official news from Hungary. It is a letter to the editor to an article we also published here. The Orban government did a lot for Rroma. Yes, you read it. For example advocating segregation in schools (for the good of the Rroma – according to Mr. Balog, Human Resource Minister), and many more “good” deeds.
This is alternative news …

– Hungary is not ‘hell’ for Roma. In: Politico. 30.01.2017. http://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-is-not-hell-for-roma/ [link-preview url=”http://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-is-not-hell-for-roma/”]

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Sheffield – More on it

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More news on the Sheffield scandal where many Rroma children are being bullied out of school and where the teachers do nothing about it. This time, at long last there seem to be a bit of uproar, and a head teacher calls it by its name: RACISM …

– One in six Roma students excluded from school in Sheffield. In: Yorkshire News. 23.01.2017. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/one-in-six-roma-students-excluded-from-school-in-sheffield-1-8349035 [link-preview url=”http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/one-in-six-roma-students-excluded-from-school-in-sheffield-1-8349035″]

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Slovenia: Give them a Chance

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The project “give them a chance” was presented recently in Lendava. The project with its partners from Slovenia, Hungary and Croatia prepared a training program for teachers in various education programs and vocational training for adults taught by members of the Roma ethnic minority. As explained by Rachel Hojnik in the People’s University of Lendava the targets of this program are adult educators who work in areas where members of the Roma ethnic minority live.

– Tri države združile moči v projektu za večjo uspešnost izobraževanja odraslih Romov. In: Pomurec. 19.01.2017. http://www.pomurec.com/vsebina/41370/Tri_drzave_zdruzile_moci_v_projektu_za_vecjo_uspesnost_izobrazevanja_odraslih_Romov [link-preview url=”http://www.pomurec.com/vsebina/41370/Tri_drzave_zdruzile_moci_v_projektu_za_vecjo_uspesnost_izobrazevanja_odraslih_Romov”]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Racism in Czech Schools

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The reality in Czech schools: Racism against Rroma is prevalent. Read the article …
BAD.

– Carmen Russo: The Fight For a Better Future. Battling Racism in Czech Schools. In: Romea.cz. 12.01.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/the-fight-for-a-better-future-battling-racism-in-czech-schools-carmen-russo
– Carmen Russo: Útěk za lepší budoucností a boj s rasismem v českých školách. In: Romea.cz. 16.01.2017. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/carmen-russo-utek-za-lepsi-budoucnosti-a-boj-s-rasismem-v-ceskych-skolach [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/the-fight-for-a-better-future-battling-racism-in-czech-schools-carmen-russo “]

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Sheffield …

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Another report on the institutional racism against Rroma children in UK’s schools, this time in Sheffield.
Bad!

‘Sheffield is welcoming – but not for young Roma Slovaks’. In: The Telegraph. 19.01.2017. http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/sheffield-is-welcoming-but-not-for-young-roma-slovaks-1-8340923 [link-preview url=”http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/sheffield-is-welcoming-but-not-for-young-roma-slovaks-1-8340923″]

Hungary News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia: Wallenberg Price

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The recipients of this year Wallenberg price, named after the Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Jews in Hungary during World War Two were named. Among them there is a Rroma association, Chakra teachings of Moldava nad Bodvou. The aim of the association is to achieve integration through education.
Well done!

– Wallenbergovu cenu získalo aj slovenské rómske združenie. In: Aktuality. 17.01.2017. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/407616/wallenbergovu-cenu-ziskalo-aj-slovenske-romske-zdruzenie/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/407616/wallenbergovu-cenu-ziskalo-aj-slovenske-romske-zdruzenie/”]

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The Story of an Expulsion

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An interview of the young Rromni Leonarda Dibrani who was expulsed from France together with her family (in spite of being in school). While they were expelled to Kosovo, she now lives in Croatia, which says a lot about the “safety” of Kosovo for Rroma. And it is difficult for her.
A worthy read on the damage of mistaken Refugee policies.

– La jeune rom kosovare, expulsée avec sa famille de notre pays en 2013, a raconté son quotidien en Croatie à “BFMtv”. “Je peux venir en France quand je veux !”, a-t-elle notamment lancé. In: Planet.fr. 09.01.2017. http://www.planet.fr/international-la-nouvelle-vie-de-leonarda-en-croatie.1280920.29335.html
– Leonarda Dibrani : “J’ai envie de revenir en France pour remercier les gens qui m’ont aidée. In: France Infos. 09.01.2017. http://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/roms/expulsion-de-leonarda/leonarda-dibrani-j-ai-envie-de-revenir-en-france-pour-remercier-les-gens-qui-m-ont-aidee_2008851.html [link-preview url=”http://www.planet.fr/international-la-nouvelle-vie-de-leonarda-en-croatie.1280920.29335.html “]

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UK: Segregation …

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A study of the university of Edinburgh suggests that bullying against Rroma and travellers is widespread and sometime condoned or at least tolerated by teachers, resulting in a self imposed segregation, where these population simply cease to send their children to school.

– When schools are ‘unsafe spaces’ for Traveller pupils. In: TES. 13.01.2017. https://www.tes.com/news/tes-magazine/tes-magazine/when-schools-are-unsafe-spaces-traveller-pupils [link-preview url=”https://www.tes.com/news/tes-magazine/tes-magazine/when-schools-are-unsafe-spaces-traveller-pupils”]

Italy News Western Europe

Italy, Camps, and Rroma

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A study of the conditions – especially for women – in camps in the Piedmont region of Italy showed unsurprisingly a low education level, deprivation, and also marriage at a young age, around 16 or 17, an increase since the last study.
What are Italians waiting for in closing these camps?

– Donne in campi Rom, bassa scolarità. In: Ansa Piemonte. 12.01.2017. http://www.ansa.it/piemonte/notizie/2017/01/12/donne-in-campi-rom-bassa-scolarita_4e1e22c6-849b-4261-b007-36ee1bf95472.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/piemonte/notizie/2017/01/12/donne-in-campi-rom-bassa-scolarita_4e1e22c6-849b-4261-b007-36ee1bf95472.html”]

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UK: Mobbing in Sheffield

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If it is correct, this is dismal. Over a quarter of Slovak Rroma children in Sheffield have stopped going to school because of mobbing there.
Bad.

– A quarter of children from Slovak Roma background have been excluded from Sheffield schools — after daily harassment from fellow students. In: Morning Star. 13.01.2017. http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-ff8f-Bullies-Force-Out-Roma-Kids#.WHhnrbGZNyo [link-preview url=”http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/a-ff8f-Bullies-Force-Out-Roma-Kids#.WHhnrbGZNyo”]

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

Bulgaria: Teenage Pregnancy

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The case of a 13 years old Rroma girl who gave birth raised the Rroma issue again in Bulgaria. As usual, on the wrong reasons … Teenage pregnancies are highly correlated to poverty and lack of education, not to cultural traits.

– Zlatka’s story of early teen motherhood again raises issues of Roma in Bulgaria. In: Sofia Globe. 05.01.2017. http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/01/05/zlatkas-story-of-early-teen-motherhood-again-raises-issues-of-roma-in-bulgaria/ [link-preview url=”http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/01/05/zlatkas-story-of-early-teen-motherhood-again-raises-issues-of-roma-in-bulgaria/”]

France News Western Europe

Racist Graffiti in Montreuil

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Seems that the French police has apprehended the author of the racist anti-Jewish and anti-Rroma tags on a pre-school in Montreuil (we reported).
Good!

– #MONTREUIL L’auteur présumé des tags antisémites et anti-roms sur l’école Anne-Frank sera jugé dans la journée. In: L’Obs. 28.12.2016. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/en-direct/a-chaud/31732-montreuil-auteur-presume-antisemites-ecole-frank-journ.html
– TAGS ANTISÉMITES ET ANTI-ROMS À MONTREUIL : LE QUADRAGÉNAIRE DEVANT LE TRIBUNAL DE BOBIGNY CE MERCREDI. In: LCI.28.12.2016. http://www.lci.fr/faits-divers/tags-antisemites-et-anti-roms-a-montreuil-le-quadragenaire-devant-la-17e-chambre-du-tribunal-correctionnel-de-bobigny-ce-mercredi-2019178.html [link-preview url=”http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/en-direct/a-chaud/31732-montreuil-auteur-presume-antisemites-ecole-frank-journ.html”]

France News Western Europe

Paris: Nazi Graffiti

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Nazis graffiti were sprayed onto a pre-school carrying the name “Anne Frank” in Montreuil, north of Paris. The slogans called for the extermination of Jews and Rroma …

– Nazi-style Graffiti Defaces Paris-area Preschool Named for Anne Frank. In: Haaretz. 26.12.2016. http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-1.761463 [link-preview url=”http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/europe/.premium-1.761463″]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

A Bishop in Hungary …

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An interview of the Bishop Miklos Beer of Vac, in Hungary… One can seriously ask oneself if he is truly applying the precepts of the church. His views on Rroma are simply not acceptable and outrageous. He wants segregation, especially in school. No further comments, read for yourself…

– Bishop Miklós Beer on the Roma, refugees and Christianity in Hungary. In: Hungarian Free Press. 26.12.2016. http://hungarianfreepress.com/2016/12/26/bishop-miklos-beer-on-the-roma-refugees-and-christianity-in-hungary/ [link-preview url=”http://hungarianfreepress.com/2016/12/26/bishop-miklos-beer-on-the-roma-refugees-and-christianity-in-hungary/”]

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