Roma Transitions

18/12/2022

They Only Think of the Gypsies When It’s Time to Vote
The poorest of the poor still vote for Hungary’s ruling party.
https://tol.org/client/article/they-only-think-of-the-gypsies-when-its-time-to-vote.html

18/08/2022

Minorities - - It is shameful for politicians to use poverty in the settlements for their own benefit, says the former government official in charge of communities. https://tol.org/client/article/distorted-reality.html

It is shameful for politicians to use poverty in the settlements for their own benefit, says the former government official in charge of Roma communities. From Dennik N.

15/05/2022

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A firsthand account of the racism facing Ukrainian Roma refugees in the Czech Republic. From Romea.cz.

05/05/2022

https://tol.org/client/article/a-proud-patchwork.html
Art & architecture, Roma culture

Poland’s pavilion at the Venice Biennale features important female figures in Romani culture depicted in fabric. From Romea.cz.

11/03/2022

Pinpointing the size of Slovakia’s Roma population reflects questions of identity. From Dennik N.

21/01/2022

Minorities - Roma Slavery: From Recognition to Reconciliation

🇷🇴 Understanding between and non-Roma can only happen when both sides acknowledge and take responsibility for a painful past. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3qJrmxP
Translated from Decât o Revistă

23/09/2021

27/08/2021

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How two young girls in the Czech and Slovak republics overcame dire poverty and early childhood trauma to achieve sporting success.
https://tol.org/client/article/running-for-life.html

How two young girls in the Czech and Slovak republics overcame dire poverty and early childhood trauma to achieve sporting success.

23/08/2021

Southeastern Europe -https://tol.org/client/article/north-macedonia-expels-russian-diplomat.html
The Romanian self-proclaimed “King of the Roma” launched a cryptocurrency meant to bring together Romani communities worldwide, BIRN reports. The Gypsycoin project is backed by an initial investment of 50,000 euros from its mastermind Daniel Cioaba and his associates, according to Romanian media. The project’s website says it is “an ecosystem designed to support the development of Roma communities,” based on “a trading and charity system with a focus on facilitating education.” In addition to leading the Romanian charter of the International Romani Union, Daniel Cioaba is also an evangelical Christian pastor and the son of the late Florin Cioaba, who proclaimed himself “International King of the Roma” in 1997.

25/05/2021

Anti-Roma sentiment is once again spreading on social media in and many politicians are using Facebook's lack of response to their advantage. https://bit.ly/2Sk1BFJ

Politicians flood Facebook with anti-Roma posts and distorted facts about government proposal. From Dennik N.

17/05/2021

10/03/2021

We've been experiencing lockdowns for one year now, and we want to hear how it has been affecting journalists and media professionals around the world. We'll be sharing your photos and reflections every Wednesday.

Whether it’s an interesting interview set-up due to social distancing, a weird work from home situation or something entirely different, we’re keen to see how journalists, photographers and other media professionals have handled working during a pandemic.

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01/03/2021

Meet the Romani Beth Harmon! Her father and coach spoke about the slights Agata and the other Roma children face due to their ethnicity, such as women “grabbing their handbags and checking to see if things were in place” at chess tournaments. https://bit.ly/3dA67sp

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27/01/2021

Roma Minorities in Georgia - Desperate Times in a Roma Village

21/12/2020

Anti-Roma speech and acts will land perpetrators behind bars in Romania. The new law stipulates prison terms of up to five years for distributing anti-Roma materials or content.
https://tol.org/client/article/landmark-romanian-ruling-punishes-anti-roma-acts-with-jail-terms.html

Plus, a gay marriage ban in Hungary, prisoner swap in the Caucasus, and more.

19/11/2020

https://tol.org/client/article/a-time-to-heal-the-body-politic.html
As the COVID-19 situation in the Czech Republic has gone from bad to worse this fall – a striking contrast to the country’s model behavior in the spring – little has been written about the specific challenges faced by the country’s . This is the second part of a two-part series. The first part was an interview with a leading Czech Romani activist who decried the government’s failure to address the situation of socially excluded groups during the pandemic.

A prominent member of the Czech Romani community laments “a near-complete inability to warn Roma about the dangers of COVID itself.”

05/11/2020

A leading Czech activist lashes out against the government’s failure to address the situation of socially excluded groups during the . First of a two-part series.

Benign Neglect - Transitions Online
https://tol.org/client/article/benign-neglect.html

A leading Czech Roma activist lashes out against the government’s failure to address the situation of socially excluded groups during the pandemic. First of a two-part series.

25/09/2020

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/spain-apologizes-to-roma-for-institutional-racism/1927707 ://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/spain-apologizes-to-roma-for-institutional-racism/1927707 #

Pablo Iglesias admits Spain repressed Roma community throughout history - Anadolu Agency

16/09/2020

https://theconversation.com/amp/the-hidden-impact-of-coronavirus-on-gypsy-roma-travellers-141015

Discrimination and stigma towards Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities make them uniquely at risk of COVID-19, but we often lack the data needed to turn that around.

11/08/2020

11/08/2020

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16/07/2020

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Do Black Lives Matter in Czechia?
https://www.tol.org/client/article/28987-do-black-lives-matter-in-czechia.html
America’s ongoing turmoil doesn’t map perfectly onto reality. But there is one shared feature: structural , in its symbolic and practical meanings. and practical meanings.

https://www.tol.org/client/article/28987-do-black-lives-matter-in-czechia.html

23/06/2020

This week at Transitions, our partners from Slovak newspaper Dennik N look at
success stories of Slovak Roma children who, with the help of mentors and
stipends from the Roma Education Fund, excel at their studies, and, after
graduation, give back to their community. For other inspiring stories about regional approaches that work, visit the Solutions Journalism section on our website. https://www.tol.org/client/interest/solutions-journalism.html

There are many stories of unsuccessful Roma children; this one from Slovakia is about how they can be helped effectively. From Dennik N.

08/06/2020

ATTN: Join us & & for a Practical Webinar on June 17 at 3PM CET Tackling the COVID-19 Infodemic - It's free webinar open to everyone upon registration at https://tinyurl.com/ya43okr8

Debates on disinformation and misinformation related to COVID-19 have dominated discussions in the media industry, but what specific actions can we take to tackle the spread of false or misleading information? What tools should we use and how can we find and motivate the people who will do the monit...

15/05/2020

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15/04/2020

Stop stealing our culture, Romany Gypsy community says

Robert Lovell is an elder of the Gypsy Romany community in NZ. He and other Romany campaigners have been trying to fight the constant, ongoing cultural appropriation they're faced with here in NZ.

Romany Gypsies are fed up with Kiwis stealing their culture. They say being a Gypsy is not a lifestyle choice.

02/04/2020

Squeezed into settlements and cut off from healthcare and sanitation, Roma communities are especially vulnerable in the face of COVID-19. Helping them is in everyone’s interests.

09/12/2019

Family & Education

Lois Brookes-Jones is the first person in her family to go to university - but she says it's tough.

08/10/2019

Switzerland recognises its nomadic people as a national minority but a decline in the number of stopping areas is threatening their way of life.

02/10/2019

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