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redakceAuthor's articles![]() The 11th BARUVAS meeting of Romani students took place in August 2020 at the Doubravka Education and Recreation Center in the Czech Republic. (PHOTO: Petr Zewlakk Vrabec)
ROMEA gives 94 Romani students at Czech colleges and high schools scholarships, program is in its fifth year1.12.2020 14:36 full storyCzech Republic's Vietnamese community gives free face masks and refreshments to emergency responders, firefighters, police and others19.3.2020 14:43 full story![]() Czech ombudsman to control discrimination agenda, head of the legal section steps down to work for his deputy27.2.2020 8:07 full story![]() Slovakia: Opponents of fascist party prevent it from assembling, play Romani music27.1.2020 5:57 full story![]() Czech media reports Human Rights Commissioner co-authored communist-era paper alleging Roma are predetermined to commit crimes17.1.2020 18:42 full story![]() Pirate Party partners with Romani residents to attempt improvement of infamous Czech housing estate25.8.2019 9:20 full story![]() UN budget cuts endanger human rights monitoring - deadline to join NGO letter is TOMORROW 26 MAY25.5.2019 9:23 full story![]() Czech Republic: Romani family harassed by xenophobic neighbors with vulgar abuse and threats28.4.2019 15:34 full story![]() Civil society members of the Czech Govt Roma Council seek meeting with Czech Interior Minister and PM over recent interethnic violence16.4.2019 12:47 full storyROMEA organization's standpoint on the use of the term "Gypsy" in literature9.2.2019 11:58 full story![]() ROMEA's scholarship recipients encouraged to motivate those around them28.10.2018 18:20 On Friday, 19 October, the celebratory gathering of Romani students who have been awarded scholarships through the Romani Scholarship Program for the 2018/19 academic year took place at the Old Town Hall in Prague. The program is in its third year of implementation by the ROMEA organization. full story![]() Czech President's staff criticize inclusion of "Freedom and Direct Democracy" party in extremism report19.6.2018 9:25 Czech President Zeman's staff are criticizing the inclusion of the "Freedom and Direct Democracy" (SPD) party of Tomio Okamura among the actors mentioned in the Report on Extremism for 2017 produced by the Department of Crime Prevention and Security Policy at the Czech Interior Ministry. According to the Office of the President, the SPD should not be mentioned by the report. full story![]() Social worker associations ask Czech city not to "abuse" social work18.6.2018 13:58 Three associations of professional social workers - the Association of Educators in Social Work, the Social Workers' Society, and the Professional Chamber of Social Workers - have sent open letters about the housing crisis developing in the Czech city of Ústí nad Labem, and news server Romea.cz is publishing both letters in full translation below. One of the letters is addressed to fellow social workers there and calls on them to perform their jobs in accordance with "social work values" when fulfilling the city's commissions. full story![]() Czech NGO ROMEA launches I HAVE A DREAM! campaign to support Romani students24.4.2018 14:23 The ROMEA organization, in collaboration with Bader Philanthropies, has launched another campaign to support students as part of their Scholarship Program for Romani students of colleges, high schools and technical schools. The campaign is entitled I HAVE DREAM! and clearly references the strong message of human rights fighter Martin Luther King, Jr., who was a central representatives of the movement for the equality of African-Americans in the USA. full story![]() Live online press conference 11 AM TODAY: Czech school targeted by racists hosts fundraisers from "THEY WANT TO GAS THEM, WE WANT TO SEND THEM TO SCHOOL!"7.2.2018 9:23 A press conference announcing the results of the fundraising campaign by ROMEA called "THEY WANT TO GAS THEM, WE WANT TO SEND THEM TO SCHOOL!", which immediately responded to the wave of online hatred and racism last year against first-graders at a primary school in Teplice, Czech Republic will be broadcast live online today at 11 AM. The press conference will feature a discussion and the delivery of the money raised and will take place at the school itself on Plynárenská Street. The press conference will feature a discussion of the issues involved, the delivery of the money raised, and will take place at the school itself on Plynárenská Street. full story![]() Czech city's transit authority admits ticket-checker should not have touched Romani child but otherwise backs her13.1.2018 11:48 The transit authority of the City of Ústí nad Labem (DPMUL) issued a press release yesterday acknowledging that their ticket-checker was not authorized to grab a boy's hand while doing her job on one of the city buses recently. However, the DPMUL is alleging that the boy was vulgar to her and refused to take his backpack off, so they are standing by their employee in the matter. full story![]() videoVIDEO: Czech ticket-checker assaults Romani boy, removes children from bus, police tell commuter not to film it12.1.2018 11:52 Yesterday's morning commute by children attending the Trmice Primary School was made unpleasant by an incident on a public transportation bus managed by the City of Ústí nad Labem when a ticket-checker physically assaulted a Romani boy and removed several other children from a bus. The children all had valid tickets. full story![]() More Romani figures announce their presidential favorites - still definitely not Zeman9.1.2018 15:57 The first round of elections of the President of the Czech Republic will happen this Friday and Saturday. News server Romea.cz has conducted an extensive survey asking Romani people who they will vote for. full story |