Media – rroma.org https://rroma.org Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:14:42 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Media – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Czechia Podcast https://rroma.org/czechia-podcast/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=czechia-podcast Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:14:42 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32276 In the twenty-second review episode of the SODAcast podcast, its authors Zdeněk Ryšavý and Patrik Banga return to this year’s celebrations of International Roma Day, the reception of Roma personalities at Prague Castle, and the debate on changes in the Agency for Social Inclusion. They also address the case of Václav Sivák, who wore a sweatshirt with a Russian flag at a press conference, the police crackdown on children in Most, and other events of recent weeks.

]]> Romani Media https://rroma.org/romani-media/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romani-media Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:59:42 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32132 Grzegorz Szczepański, assistant editor-in-chief of Romano Atmo, the Roma minority newspaper published by the Polish Roma Union in Szczecinek, discusses the most important events of the last year and what is happening now in the latest issue of “Roma Magazine.”

]]> Another one of those … https://rroma.org/another-one-of-those-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=another-one-of-those-2 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:11:45 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31813 The body of a newborn was found in a landfill in Sliven, Bulgaria. Unfortunately, the landfill is in a Roma neighbourhood.

The police confirmed that they are working on the case. The District Prosecutor’s Office in Sliven reported to bTV that a pre-trial investigation for intentional murder has been initiated and an investigation is underway. At the moment, the state prosecution cannot say whether there are traces of violence on the child’s body. However, according to witnesses, he had visible injuries. They say that they saw the body of the newborn being thrown out of a car.

]]> Romano Them https://rroma.org/romano-them-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romano-them-2 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:13:30 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31770 The Romano Them Radio show on the Belgrade Radio features Professor Husein Kicuk talks about the forced name change of Roma in Bulgaria during communism and the consequences that this policy had on the identity and Romani language. Young Roma football players in the Czech Republic faced racist insults, and local authorities and sports clubs responded with the “No to Racism” campaign and support for the community. We present the work of the Commissioner for Roma Issues in the Government of the Czech Republic, Lucie Fukova, and her contribution to the inclusion of Roma in public life.

]]> Roma TV https://rroma.org/roma-tv/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-tv Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:20:57 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31654 A television emission in Slovakia in Romanes. Here, speaking about the Holocaust and about the Mis Roma event.

]]> No Media House https://rroma.org/no-media-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-media-house Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:52:57 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30824 The Roma media house will not be built in the near future. The project, which was part of the action plans for the Strategy for Equality, Inclusion and Participation of Roma by 2030 for the years 2025-2027, no longer appears in the draft of the updated document. Changes to action plans were approved by government on Wednesday.

]]> Swiss Media and Roma https://rroma.org/swiss-media-and-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=swiss-media-and-roma Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:13:20 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30686 The Swiss Press Council decided in two cases we brought to their attention that Journalists of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and on 20 Minuten.

The «Neue Zürcher Zeitung» violated points 3 (sources) and 8 (prohibition of discrimination) of the «Declaration of the Duties and Rights of Journalists» with the article «North Africans have little to fear» and the corresponding online article. In that article, the journalist said about North African criminals: “contrary to Roma, they are not organised in criminal clans”.

With its article “Protection status S: Resentment over abuse by Roma grows” of February 12, 2024, «20 Minuten» violated points 1 (truth), 3 (withholding important information) and 8 (discrimination) of the «Declaration of the Duties and Rights of Journalists».  This article pretty much was stating that Roma refugees from the Ukraine abused the Swiss Asylum, and that many were not even Ukraininas or had false papers.

]]> Serbia, Journalists, and Roma https://rroma.org/serbia-journalists-and-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=serbia-journalists-and-roma Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:23:20 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30621 In light of recent developments in media, when it comes to insulting and belittling the Roma community, journalists and Roma activists in Serbia have initiated a meeting that would open a space for discussion with the most important institutions. The idea is to jointly review the current situation and find effective mechanisms for responding to the increasingly frequent cases of hate speech and discrimination.

]]> Roma Media House https://rroma.org/roma-media-house/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-media-house Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:09:44 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30605 “The activity entitled ‘Creation and Functioning of the Roma Media House as a Means of Improving the Media Image of Roma’ was excluded from the action plan for the priority area of ​​combating anti-Roma racism and supporting participation, whose indicative budget for the years 2025-2026 was 20,000,000 euros,” the Government Office of the Slovak Republic, confirmed in the explanatory report to the plan.

]]> Croatia: Integration https://rroma.org/croatia-integration-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=croatia-integration-2 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 16:27:08 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30549 Međimurje County invited citizens to vote online to support the story of the Međimurje Sports Network about Vjeran Balog from Parag, which has entered the competition for the best journalistic work on the topic of inclusion and tolerance in the community.

The story follows Vjeran Balog, a football coach dedicated to working with young people, who last week became the first Roma to hold a coaching diploma from the Croatian Football Federation (HNS). His example shows how motivation and focus can overcome great obstacles.

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