An opinion and presentation of the situation of Roma in the Ukraine and about those who fled.
- They have never caused any war. In: Minority Rights. 28.09.2022. https://minorityrights.org/2022/09/28/roma-war/
Tag Archives: War
Survivor and Refugee
An 83 years old Rom from the Ukraine, who survived World War Two, has now been forced to flee his country due to the Russian invasion.
Ukrainian Roma Refugees
Testimonies from Ukrainian Roma refugees in Europe. The article focuses on Moldova and Romania. What is good, is that this is being reported in the Ukrainian press, which usually tends only to report on stealing and begging Roma. Hope this will continue.
- «Ви не біженці»: як у країнах Європи приймають ромів-переселенців з України. In: Infopost. 23.08.2022. https://infopost.media/vy-ne-bizhenczi-yak-u-krayinah-yevropy-pryjmayut-romiv-pereselencziv-z-ukrayiny/
Germany, Holocaust and the Ukraine War
German and Ukrainian Sinti and Roma of different generations spoke about the Holocaust and the Russian aggression war at the virtual commemoration of the Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma.
- Virtuelles Gedenken als Erinnerung und Mahnung. In: Ha Galil. 23.08.2022. https://www.hagalil.com/2022/08/virtuelles-gedenken-2/
Ukraine Roma
An article in Spanish on the situation of Roma in the Ukraine. It is based on the visit of the Sinto MEP Romeo Franz in the Ukraine. “The situation of Roma in Ukraine is unbearable, I couldn’t believe that Roma live in such conditions in Europe,” said German Roma MEP Romeo Franz, one of the participants in the delegation that visited Ukraine, at a press conference. It is possible that soe of the Roma IDPs will suffer hunger this winter in the Ukraine.
- Ciganos da Ucrânia podem morrer de fome. IN: Abril 16.08.2022. https://www.abrilabril.pt/internacional/ciganos-da-ucrania-podem-morrer-de-fome
Ukraine, the War, and Roma
Another article on the situation of Ukrainian Roma IDPs and refugees, based on the visit of the German Federal Commissioner for Sinti and Roma in the Ukraine.
- “Die Roma leiden doppelt und dreifach”. In: Der Tagesspiegel. 08.08.2022. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/krieg-in-der-ukraine-die-roma-leiden-doppelt-und-dreifach/28583172.html
Ukraine and Roma IDPs
Germany’s top official for antiziganism criticizes “unacceptable conditions” in settlements for refugees and report discrimination against Ukrainian Roma in the distribution of relief supplies.
- Diskriminierung im Kriegsgebiet. In: TAZ. 05.08.2022. https://taz.de/Antiziganismus-in-der-Ukraine/!5872653/
Ukraine and Roma
More help needs to reach Roma in the Ukraine. Germany’s top official for antiziganism says Roma face structural discrimination in Ukraine.
- Germany: Commissioner urges more aid for Roma in Ukraine. In: Deutsche Welle. 05.08.2022. https://www.dw.com/en/germany-commissioner-urges-more-aid-for-roma-in-ukraine/a-62726762
Ukraine’s Roma
Many Roma are fighting in the ranks of the Ukrainian army. They, however, fear that once the war is over, discriminations will return.
- Ukraine’s long-persecuted Roma minority joins war effort. In: Al Jazeera. 26.04.2022. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/26/ukraines-persecuted-roma-community-joins-war-effort
Ukrainian Roma
They say it: Putin is killing us.
- Romani refugees from Ukraine pass through Czech Republic on their way to Germany, tell those aiding them that “Putin is killing us!” In: Romea. 25.04.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/romani-refugees-from-ukraine-pass-through-czech-republic-on-their-way-to-germany-tell-those-aiding-them-that-putin-is
Interview
A group of Roma soldiers has been serving on the war front line in Ukraine for two weeks now. They are all from one city, but now, like other Roma in Ukraine, they have volunteered to defend their homeland from a barbaric attack by the Russian army. “We get up at four or five in the morning, as needed. There are days when we don’t sleep at all,” says a Romani soldier from the Ukrainian army in an exclusive interview with ROMEA TV.
- ROMEA TV EXKLUZIVNĚ: Rozhovor s romskými vojáky sloužící v ukrajinské armádě přímo na frontové linii. In: Romea. 29.03.2022. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/romea-tv-exkluzivne-rozhovor-s-romskymi-vojaky-slouzici-v-ukrajinske-armade-primo-na-frontove-linii
Ukrainian Roma
Three Ukrainian Romnja, Tetjana, Natalia and Zola are organising humanitarian help in the Ukraine out of a bomb shelter and with the help of others in Berlin.
Many links in the article worth following.
- “Lebst du noch?” Roma organisieren Hilfe in und für die Ukraine. In: Deutsche Welle. 04.03.2022. https://www.dw.com/de/lebst-du-noch-roma-organisieren-hilfe-in-und-für-die-ukraine/a-61017665
War in Ukraine
Many young Roma are fighting against the Russian in the Ukraine, according to Roma militants from the country.
- Myroslav Horvat: Many Roma have gone to war to fight for Ukraine. Pray for Ukraine! In: Romea. 02.03.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/myroslav-horvat-many-roma-have-gone-to-war-to-fight-for-ukraine.pray-for-ukraine
Stolen
A video of the theft by Roma of a Russian combat vehicle in the Kherson region of the Ukraine.
- Romowie kradną rosyjski pojazd bojowy ciągnikiem. In: WRP. 28.02.2022. https://www.wrp.pl/romowie-kradna-rosyjski-pojazd-bojowy-ciagnikiem-video/
Ukrainian Appeal
Volodymyr Yakovenko, director of the Ukrainian Youth Agency for the Promotion of Roma Culture (ARCA), asked the social network for help for the Ukrainian people, who are currently facing a humanitarian catastrophe as a result of the Russian military invasion. “I call on the entire world community to appeal to its leaders to call on Russia and Belarus to withdraw their troops from Ukraine. Stop this war! We do not want this war, we want to stay alive!”
- Mladý romský aktivista z Ukrajiny: Zastavte tuto válku! Apelujte na své představitele, aby vyzvali Rusko ke stažení vojsk z Ukrajiny. In: Romea. 27.02.2022. http://www.romea.cz/cz/publicistika/komentare/mlady-romsky-aktivista-z-ukrajiny-zastavte-tuto-valku-apelujte-na-sve-predstavitele-aby-vyzvali-rusko-ke-stazeni-vojsk-z
Gypsy Thieves …
This time for a good cause: Roma stole a Russian combat tank near Kherson.
- Ukrajinskí Rómovia si pripísali úspech – zmocnili sa ruského tanku, píše iDnes. In: Trend. 27.02.2022. https://www.trend.sk/spravy/ukrajinski-romovia-pripisali-uspech-zmocnili-ruskeho-tanku-pise-idnes
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