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Poland and Roma Refugees

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Poland and Roma Refugees

There is a bitter saying about the hospitality that the Polish government boasts in the world: everyone helps the Ukrainians, and the Roma help the Roma.

In brief, the Poles do not want them. At the end of March, when the war was already a month old, one of the volunteers said she called the voivode’s helpline to place a group of Ukrainian Roma in a refugee centre. She heard: “Gypsies have lice and we don’t take them.”

Czech Republic, Roma Refugees and Hungarians

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Czech Republic, Roma Refugees and Hungarians

There is more and more talk about refugees from Ukraine who have Hungarian passports in addition to Ukrainian citizenship. Politicians talk about these refugees mainly in connection with the Roma fleeing the Russian aggression in Ukraine. The South Moravian Governor Jan Grolich from KDU-ČSL was the first to mention “Hungarian Ukrainians” without any knowledge and context and to to accuse them to abuse social benefits in the Czech Republic. The mayor of the capital city of Prague, Zdeněk Hřib, also justifies the Hungarian citizenship not to register them.

As said, the Orban government granted many residents of Transcarpathian Ukraine the Hungarian cisitzenship.

Czech Republic and Roma Refugees

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Czech Republic and Roma Refugees

The authorities in the Czech Republic are effectively refusing to register Roma refugees from the Ukraine and send them further to Hungary and to Germany. Officially, the reason is that many of these refugees also have a Hungarian passport, something that Orban granted to many resident of the Transcarpathian Ukraine.

Ukrainian Refugees in the Czech Republic

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Ukrainian Roma who also hold a Hungarian passport, of which there are quite a few as Orban gave the citizenship to anyone speaking Hungarian in the Ukraine, face difficulties in the Czech Republic: They are denied help and being told to go to Hungary.

EU Human Right Commissioner

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EU Human Right Commissioner

Dunja Mijatović, the Council of Europe Human Right commissioner stated “… my thoughts are with Ukrainian Roma who not only suffer from the consequences of the horrific war in Ukraine but also often face discrimination and prejudices in Europe when fleeing Ukraine.”

Roma Refugees in the Czech Republic

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Roma Refugees in the Czech Republic

In an interview with Právo, the director of the non-profit organization Khamoro, which focuses on helping the Roma minority, explained why it is a problem for Roma refugees from Ukraine to find accommodation. It is called racism …

Roma Refugees and Hungary

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Roma Refugees and Hungary

Some Romnja were prevented from leaving the Ukraine several times before being able to cross into Hungary.

Bad.

Roma Refugees in Germany

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Roma Refugees in Germany

“A small town made up of Sinti and Roma” is developing on the Munich exhibition grounds. The member of parliament Andreas Lorenz (CSU) visited the exhibition halls on Sunday (March 3rd). His conclusion: “Today, 2,100 people are housed here. 1,200 of them are children. 90 percent are Sinti and Roma.” Apparently not all those who arrive come from the Ukraine. “Around 30 percent have no papers”, can be heard in the exhibition halls. Lorenz: “I found that many don’t even know the Ukrainian government districts.”

Unfortunate

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Unfortunate

Such articles do not help, but then, the facts are not good either.

A group of Roma refugees from the Ukraine rioted when they were told they would need to lodge in a gym. They were expecting a hotel…

Roma Refugees

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Roma Refugees

Roma refugees from the Ukraine are complaining of discrimination in Germany.

German Trains and Roma

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German Trains and Roma

Romani Rose, chairman of the Council of German Sinti and Roma denounces the racism shown by personnel from the Deutsche Bahn against Roma refugees from the Ukraine.

Especially the German train company should be somewhat cautious in this matter…

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