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Police attacked during skirmish at Roma settlement
POLICE officers came under attack by locals at a Roma settlement near Richňava in Košice Region on September 1. Police were summoned to the settlement by paramedics because of a brawl that erupted between approximately 250-300 locals and left some of them injured.
British court convicts Roma from Slovakia of human trafficking
THREE members of a Roma gang from Slovakia were found guilty of human trafficking in the UK, The Daily Express informed, adding that the verdict is expected on Friday, August 21.
Police, Roma accounts of Zabijanec clash differ
POLICE officials claim that seven officers were injured in the Roma settlement of Zabijanec, in village of Rudňany in Košice Region, after around 200 Roma attacked them on August 1. But Roma residents of the village have different version of events and say the police attacked first.
The “People from House of Roma” festival to focus on young generation
THE NEW Generation is the theme of the 24th annual People from the House of Roma festival, which will take place in Banská Bystrica and Zvolen on August 19-22.
Bashavel moves to Old market-hall, offering rich programme indoors
THE TENTH year of the scholarship programme Divé maky / Wild Poppies that supports young talented Roma will culminate as usual with a typical Roma feast, Bašavel or Gipsy Bashavel, which shows what the gifted children have learned.
Roma band to play for Rudolf Perina, US Chargé d’affaires
THE US CHARGÉ d’affaires in Slovakia, Rudolf Perina, is to visit the municipality of Moldava nad Bodvou, in eastern Slovakia, on August 13.
Eighth Gypsy Fest attracted crowds, not just Roma
ONE OF the biggest Roma festivals, Gypsy Fest – World Roma Festival, has come to draw crowds in the streets of Slovak capital. The programme of its eighth year included various types of events, meant to connect Roma and non-Roma.
Town hits hard against local Roma
HARD-working people living near the Roma community in the town of Bánovce nad Bebravou in Trenčín Region struggle to sleep due to noise their neighbours make until the morning hours. Many of those Roma do not even pay their rent. The town now plans to adopt a system that will force misbehaving people out of the town.
Proxy Pollák: Roma Holocaust must not be forgotten
IT IS important to commemorate the Roma Holocaust, and not forget what happened during WWII, so that in future we will not have to erect memorials to those who will have fought for our freedom, Government Proxy for the Roma Communities Peter Pollák said at a commemorative event marking the Roma Holocaust in Banská Bystrica on August 1.
Police deny racially-motivated raids
OMBUDSWOMAN Jana Dubovcová points to an excessive number of searching actions in regions with numerous Roma communities demanding Police President Tibor Gašpar to check if they are racially motivated, but he denies they are.
New community centre opens in Bystrany
A NEW community centre was opened in the town of Bystrany, Košice Region, on July 28, with Government Proxy for the Roma Communities Peter Pollák in attendance.
The biggest Roma festival in Slovakia spills into Bratislava streets
THE GYPSY Fest, already a tradition in Slovakia (in its eight years) now falls under the World Roma Festival series. In Bratislava, it will bring a host of events between July 29 and 31.
US ex-professor publishes Slovak Roma children's book
IT is important not to generalise about any culture and the same applies to Roma. There is no generic Roma, says Susan Barfield, a retired professor from Montana State University Billings who recently launched a tri-lingual (Slovak-Roma-English) children’s book Deti Slnka/Children of the Sun/Khameskere čhave aiming to motivate Roma children to study.
US actors will arrive in Roma settlements again
THE ACTORS from New York’s Dramatic Adventure Theater (DAT) will come to Roma settlements in eastern Slovakia to support the personal development of children, youth, and parents from the marginalised communities.
Young local woman beaten at Detva folklore festival
THE DETVA folklore festival had, apart from many nice events, experiences and reports, also some negative coverage. A young Roma woman was beaten with a wooden rod by a skinhead and another assaulter.
British delegation visits Roma settlement in Jarovnice
A DELEGATION of three police officers from the United Kingdom visited the village of Jarovnice (Prešov Region) and its Roma settlement.
Foreign organisations protest against police brutality
THE SLOVAK government has not paid much attention to the investigation into the June 19, 2013 police raid in Roma settlement Budulovská in Moldava nad Bodvou. Instead, the government is commenting on events before the case is completed, according to the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC).
European Roma Rights Centre slams Slovak government for settlement raid
THE SLOVAK government does not pay enough attention to the investigation of the police action in Moldava nad Bodvou; instead of pressing on investigators to seek answers, it comments on the events on its own without closing the case, according to the European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC).
Ombudswoman: Constitutional Court is in the dark age
OMBUDSWOMAN Jana Dubovcová has bemoaned another rejection of a complaint by the Constitutional Court, this time concerning her motion against certain regulations arising from a piece of legislation on minimum subsistence benefits, the TASR newswire learnt on January 11.
Education system struggles to integrate marginalised groups
MARTINA Balogová is a 30-year-old employee of ETP Slovakia, a non-profit group that focuses on ethnic minorities. She applied to study at elementary school in Košice borough Šaca willing to later study social work and find a job where she could work with children.
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