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Nikola Taragoš, director of the Romodrom organization, speaking on Wenceslas Square in Prague, Czech Republic on 17 November 2021, Struggle for Freedom and Democracy Day. (PHOTO: YouTube.com)
Romani NGO director tells thousands in Czech capital that he wants non-Roma and Romani people to find a common language and path forward
18.11.2021 5:42 full story
LIVE BROADCAST: Czech politicians and public commemorate 17 November anniversary in Prague
17.11.2021 14:19 full story
Czechoslovakia's 1989 Velvet Revolution: 800 000 people in Prague chanted "Long live the Roma"
17.11.2021 8:37 full story
Ciprian Necula on 30 years of freedom: Roma are not demanding their rights, that's why people are ignoring us
18.11.2019 7:40 full story
videoThirty years of freedom: Roma in the Czech Republic wanted totalitarianism to end, value the chance to do business, lament antigypsyism
17.11.2019 8:20 full story
Romani politicans as part of the November 1989 Velvet Revolution
Prague, 17.11.2014 20:49, (ROMEA) A quarter of a century ago, the totalitarian regime under the leadership of the Communist Party fell in what was then Czechoslovakia - but how were Romani people involved in the so-called Velvet Revolution? Did you know that on 25 November 1989, 800 000 people gathered on Letná Plain in Prague chanted "Long live the Roma"? full story
Czechs mark Velvet Revolution by asking President to resign, neo-Nazis harass ROMEA
Prague, 17.11.2014 18:13, (ROMEA) People marked the 25th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on Národní třída in Prague with a demonstration there this morning that was attended by thousands. Demonstrators protested against Czech President Miloš Zeman and called for him to resign. full story
Czech Republic: Pig farm on Holocaust site allegorized in parade
Prague, 20.11.2013 0:49, (ROMEA) On 17 November, the Czech state holiday celebrating democracy and freedom, the Slave of Race (Otrokem Rasy) initiative participated in an event in Prague called the Velvet Fair (Sametové posvícení). Our particular topic was the Romani Holocaust at Lety by Písek and our contribution was appropriately called "SOMETHING STINKS HERE". full story