The cause of the riot in Leeds was the removal of children by Social Services and Police from a family in Leeds.
Watch, this is dreadful.
Tag Archives: Police
Slovenia: Police Raid
Police forces are raiding the Roma settlement of Lokve in Črnomelj, Slovenia, searching for weapons and drugs. Apparently, this was prompted by a spate of shootings in the last 6 months.
- Policisti vdrli v romsko naselje Lokve. In: Delo. 07.01.2024. https://www.delo.si/novice/slovenija/policisti-vdrli-v-romsko-naselje-lokve
The infamous police raid in Moldov nad Bodvou, where Roma were beaten by the police, and then condemned for defamation against the very same police, is coming to an end, more than 9 years after the facts. Slovakia was condemned by the European Court of Human Rights, and now has settled compensations for the victims of police violence.
But .. they did not acknowledge any wrongdoing. This is bad.
- Zranených mužov po razii v osade odškodnili. Opäť zasiahli zo Štrasburgu. In: Noviny. 03.05.2024. https://www.noviny.sk/slovensko/920016-zranenych-muzov-po-razii-v-osade-odskodnili-opat-zasiahli-zo-strasburgu
Norway and Roma Register
Klaudia Wioletta, an academic, and not a whistleblower learned that the Norwegian police had created a register of Roma, a national minority in Norway, and had no choice but to subject it to public and legal scrutiny.
She first came across the Norwegian Roma “family tree” compiled by police officers during a meeting she was invited to on crime prevention activities in Oslo in the fall of 2023. The police officers wanted to expand their knowledge about Roma and invited her because in her research she dealt with issues related to Roma. She photographed the “family tree” and, suspecting that there was a register behind the graphics, accepted the invitation to another meeting with the policemen who presented it.
Her suspicions were right. During the next meeting, the officer showed her the log on his computer and explained how he created it. The register includes 14 people who have been charged in ongoing criminal cases, 74 are their close relatives and 567 other people. The register even includes Holocaust survivors, deceased persons, and Roma children.
- Zło i szkody rejestru romskiego w Norwegii. In: Mys Polska. 01.05.2024. https://myslpolska.org/2024/05/zlo-i-szkody-rejestru-romskiego-w-norwegii/
Conference in Heidelberg
Journalist Ingrid Müller-Münch will speak about “Deadly police violence against Sinti and Roma” between 1945 and 1980 on Thursday, March 21st, at 6 p.m. as part of the International Weeks Against Racism in the Documentation and Cultural Center of German Sinti and Roma in Heidelberg.
- Heidelberg, Hamburg, Hagen: Tödliche Polizeigewalt gegen Sinti und Roma. In: Presseportal. 15.03.2024. https://www.presseportal.de/pm/128332/5736113
20 Years …
Twenty years ago, Roma rioted in Trebišov, and the police intervened in the Roma settlement. The view of the article is very much tilted towards the police and maintaining order, and insists on the looting that took place in the eastern part of the country.
On the background of this riot, no words … A missed opportunity.
- Palko o rómskych rabovačkách pred 20 rokmi: Keď sa začne páchať trestná činnosť verejne a bez ostychu, štát musí ukázať silu. In: Štandart. 24.02.2024. https://standard.sk/577398/palko-o-romskych-rabovackach-pred-20-rokmi-ked-sa-zacne-pachat-trestna-cinnost-verejne-a-bez-ostychu-stat-musi-ukazat-silu
Czechia, Roma, and the Police
David Drevňák, a thirty-two-year-old Rom, received the Award of the Jihlava City Council for his many years of work with Roma youth and cultural contribution. He works as a crime prevention assistant with the city police. “There are situations that the constable can handle, but another conflict may arise. We, Roma assistants, say it in our own way with people with our Roma mentality,” says Drevňák.
- Má práce je být prodlouženou rukou strážníků, říká romský asistent prevence. In: iDnes. 17.02.2024. https://www.idnes.cz/jihlava/zpravy/vysocina-jihlava-preventista-rom-david-drevnak.A240212_776808_jihlava-zpravy_evs
Slovakia: Roma Patrols
A reportage on Roma patrols, a project funded in part by the EU which sees Roma patrolling their neighbourhoods.
- Rómske občianske hliadky si v mestách, kde strážia poriadok, nevedia vynachváliť. In: TV Noviny. 10.02.2024. https://tvnoviny.sk/domace/clanok/879969-romske-obcianske-hliadky-si-v-mestach-kde-strazia-poriadok-nevedia-vynachvalit?campaignsrc=tn_clipboard
Bulgaria, Police, and Roma
The project “Improving coordination and dialogue between the police and the Roma community”, financed under the “Internal Works” Program of the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, is equipping and renovating police reception centres in Roma neighborhoods in Varna.
They are part of a total of 20 reception centres in Roma neighborhoods in oBulgaria – in Sofia, Burgas, Varna, Pazardzhik, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Vidin, Montana, Sliven and Yambol. The renovated reception areas will create better working conditions for police officers and be a point of contact for local communities when problems arise.
- Оборудват полицейски приемни в ромски махали във Варна. In: Varna 24. 05.02.2024. https://www.varna24.bg/novini/varna/Oborudvat-policeiski-priemni-v-romski-mahali-vuv-Varna-1991335
Hungary, Roma, and the Police
Hungary is increasing the stipends of Roma students studying for becoming policemen. That many Roma want to be members of the Hungarian police can be doubted, and anyhow, the stipends are ridiculous. Around 10’000 HUF for an average grade student. Per month. This amounts to 25 euros per months. And with the current inflation …
- Sokszorosára emelik a cigány származású, rendőrnek készülő középiskolások ösztöndíjait. In: telex. 31.01.2024. https://telex.hu/belfold/2024/01/31/cigany-roma-rendor-diakok-osztondij-emeles-tobbszoros
Bulgaria: Fights
A fight between two Roma families was allegedly prevented by the intervention of the police forces. The attack was supposed to take place in the “Kaltinets” district of Gorno-Oryahov, the press center of the Regional Directorate of the Police in Veliko Tarnovo announced.
- Полицияиспецчастипредотвратилисаморазправамеждуромскифамилии. In: Media Pool. 30.12.2023. https://www.mediapool.bg/politsiya-i-spetschasti-predotvratili-samorazprava-mezhdu-romski-familii-news354735.html
Slovenia and Roma
Another case of the Roma “problem” in Slovenia. In this case, the difficult cohabitation of Roma and locals in the town of Šentjernej. The people there apparently no longer feel safe in their municipality, the situation is getting worse, and their trust in state authorities to improve things is decreasing. Apparently, insecurity is indeed increasing.
- Težko sobivanje z Romi – Šentjernejčani se ne počutijo varne. In: Svet24. 23.12.2023. https://lokalno.svet24.si/2023/12/23/283600/aktualno/dl_tezko_sobivanje_z_romi___sentjernejcani_se_ne_pocutijo_varne/
Slovakia, the Police, and Roma
When a Rom complains about police’s actions, the truth is difficult to uncover. In Slovakia, the police need not fear any punishment, according to Amnesty International director Rado Sloboda.
He went to a regular work dinner but ended up in handcuffs at the police station. He claims that they pressed his head against a table, beat him and kicked him. Roma activist Zoltán Sztojka draws attention to an incident at the regional police department in Trnávka, Bratislava, where, according to his own words, he was beaten. He talks about slaps, kicks and racist insults.
- Na policajnej stanici mi nadávali do špiny a parazitov, tvrdí Róm. Neprimerané použitie sily nie je ojedinelé, Ib: Aktuality. 08.12.2023. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/BLcpxai/na-policajnej-stanici-mi-nadavali-do-spiny-a-parazitov-tvrdi-rom-neprimerane-pouzitie-sily-nie-je-ojedinele/
Germany and Roma
Not a good thing: In Chemnitz, two Roma families are making headlines for noise, insults, garbage, and in addition they are suspected of shoplifting. Whether true or not, the mere fact that such articles pop up is bad.
- POLIZEI FAST TÄGLICH IM EINSATZ: CHEMNITZER SONNENBERG-ANWOHNER FÜHLEN SICH NICHT MEHR SICHER. In: Tag24. 21.11.2023. https://www.tag24.de/chemnitz/lokales/polizei-fast-taeglich-im-einsatz-chemnitzer-sonnenberg-anwohner-fuehlen-sich-nicht-mehr-sicher-3018195
Greece: Again!
A third young Rom was killed by the police in Athens after a police chase. According to the police, the gun went off when the young Rom tried to grab a pistol from the police.
He is the third young Roma killed by the police in Greece in as many years.
- Third Roma Youth in Three Years Dies After Greece Police Pursuit. In: The National Herald. 12.11.2023. https://www.thenationalherald.com/third-roma-youth-in-three-years-dies-after-greece-police-pursuit/
The Czech Floyd
Stanislav Tomáš, who died two years ago in the summer after an intervention by the police, has a new tombstone at the Teplice cemetery. The police was exonerated, a conclusion that many did not accept. On his tomb, there is simply the word “Pativ”, here standing for respect.
- „Český Floyd“ Stanislav Tomáš má náhrobek. Dominuje mu romský výraz pro úctu. In: Denik. 27.10.2023. https://teplicky.denik.cz/zpravy_region/cesky-floyd-stanislav-tomas-ma-nahrobek-20231027.html
Ukraine and Roma
Unfortunately, another one of those (on both sides). Roma were arrested in Kharkiv region in Ukraine for having swindled pensioneers. They were arrested and will be tried.
The issue as usual is that this is depicted as an ethnic trait.
Bad.
- Судитимуть ромів, що прикидалися волонтерами і грабували пенсіонерів у Харкові. In: Objectiv. 27.09.2023. https://www.objectiv.tv/uk/objectively/2023/09/27/suditimut-romiv-yaki-prikidalisya-volonterami-i-grabuvali-pensioneriv-u-harkovi/
- Осудят ромов, притворявшихся волонтерами и грабивших пенсионеров в Харькове. In: Objectiv. 27.09.2023. https://www.objectiv.tv/objectively/2023/09/27/osudyat-romov-pritvoryavshihsya-volonterami-i-grabivshih-pensionerov-v-harkove/
Berlin, the Police, and Roma
A lecture by a federal police officer at the federal government’s open day in Berlin last weekend sparked sharp criticism from the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma and the religious policy spokesman for the Green parliamentary group, Volker Beck.
According to the Central Council and Beck, the representative of the Berlin Directorate of the Federal Police gave a public lecture in the Federal Ministry of the Interior entitled “Beware of thieves! How pickpockets use tricks and how you can successfully ruin their criminal journey.” In it, Roma are said to have been generally referred to as “large criminal families” organized into “criminal clans” that move through Europe. Other ethnic groups were also racially discriminated against: each ethnic group, North African or Polish, had “its own criminal methods”.
- Bundespolizist soll Sinti und Roma beleidigt haben. In: Berliner Zeitung. 14.09.2023. https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/bundespolizist-soll-sinti-und-roma-am-tag-der-offenen-tuer-im-innenministerium-beleidigt-haben-li.401903
Slovenia and Roma
The police do not officially keep statistics on crime committed by Roma, but the police can say that in municipalities with a large number of Roma, they cause up to 90 percent of all crime.
In Ivančna Gorica, the situation is so serious that the locals decided to organize the so-called village guards.
- Romskega kriminala vse več, v Ivančni Gorici organizirali celo vaške straže. In: Moja-Dolenska. 14.09.2023. https://moja-dolenjska.si/romskega-kriminala-vse-vec-v-ivancni-gorici-organizirali-celo-vaske-straze/
Kosovo: Police Brutality?
Roma gathered today in Gračanica, Kosovo, at a protest organized by the Association of Roma in Kosovo “Opre Roma”, due to the beating of a Rom by the Kosovo Police.
- KURTIJEVA POLICIJA BRUTALNO PRETUKLA ROMA? Protest u Gračanici! Šerifović: Plašimo se da dignemo svoj glas. In: Kurir. 29.08.2023. https://www.kurir.rs/vesti/politika/4230440/protest-roma-u-gracanici-jedan-od-pripadnika-te-nacionalosti-brutalno-prebijen-od-strane-tzv-policije-kosova
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