Ida Kelarová
The half-empty branch of the Potrefená husa chain in the Dejvice quarter of Prague where the Romani musician Ida Kelarová and a group of children were refused service in 2019. (PHOTO: Ida Kelarová)
Czech restaurant chain apologizes to Romani musician for refusal of service
14.6.2019 9:06 full story
Czech restaurant says reservations, not racism, were why a Romani group was not seated despite empty tables
4.6.2019 8:59 full story
Czech gunman who fired warning shots over Romani children at summer camp has his sentence reduced to a fine
9.5.2019 12:10 full story
videoCzech Philharmonic celebrates International Romani Day with Romani literature and musicians
11.4.2019 8:34 full story
Romani musician Ida Kelarová on verdict against gunman: We're disappointed the Czech court ignored the racist motivation
1.11.2018 16:27 full story
Czech courts give suspended sentence to man who fired warning shots at Romani children
27.10.2018 15:32 Martin Kout, the man indicted for having fired warning shots at a children's camp in Jiřetín pod Jedlovou (Děčín district) and having racially abused both those attending and organizing the camp in 2016, has been given a conditional sentence of six months, suspended for 12 months, and the weapon he used in the crime - categorized as that of rioting - has been confiscated. Romani children were attending the camp at the time. full story
Czech trial of shooting at Romani music camp hears testimony about shooter's verbal abuse as well
23.5.2018 16:37 Court testimony by another eyewitness to the 2016 shooting incident at a summer camp continued yesterday at the District Court in Děčín. Martin Kout is accused of having fired a gun and racially abused those attending a children's camp in 2016.full story
Czech Public Defender of Rights says police failed in their response to shooting at children's camp
22.4.2018 8:55 The Czech Police, according to the Public Defender of Rights, committed an error in the case of shooting incidents at a summer camp in the town of Jiřetín pod Jedlovou (Děčín district) attended by Romani children from Ida Kelarová's choral ensemble. The police did not visit the camp after the shootings were reported and made light of the situation. full storyRomani children from choir whose summer camp was shot at write to Czech PM, Police, seeking apology
6.4.2018 15:51 Romani children from the Čhavorenge choral ensemble led by Ida Kelarová have written a letter to the Czech Police and to Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš in which they remind them of the incident they experienced during the summer of 2016 and the fact the Czech Police have not yet apologized to them for their response. "In August 2016 we were at the Romano drom summer school for the arts. As we returned from a treasure hunt, a gentlemen ran out of his house shouting racist abuse at us. He then fired a weapon. It was absolutely close by. We were all terrified. We were afraid somebody would assault us. There were some very young children among us," the children's letter reads. full story
Czech court holds trial of man who threatened Romani children with gunfire at summer camp
1.11.2017 12:56 Last week the District Court in Děčín opened the trial of the shooting and vulgar verbal assault committed against children participating in the Čhavorenge children's choir ensemble, directed by Ida Kelarová, in the Děčín area in August 2016. The trial was scheduled after the defendant, Martin Kout, objected to a court order finding him guilty of rioting. full story
Romani musician Ida Kelarová to present young Romani musicians she has coached in concert Friday with the Czech Philharmonic
27.6.2017 7:21 This Friday, 30 June, at 19:00 the Great Hall at the Museum in Chrudim, Czech Republic, will resound with a grand concert performance by the Czech Philharmonic and 120Romani children under the direction of the Romani musician Ida Kelarová. On Saturday, 1 July, the children will perform in the Social Hall of the M-KLUB in the town of Vysoké Mýto. full story
Romani children's choir joins Czech Philharmonic for 17 November celebration
Prague, 17.11.2014 5:53, (ROMEA) The Czech Philharmonic is commemorating the events connected with 17 November through a grand concert in the Dvořák Hall of Prague's Rudolfinum on International Students' Day. Young musicians in the Czech Student Philharmonic, under the baton of Marko Ivanović, will perform Czech and international works inspired by heroism. full story
Slovakia: Members of the Czech Philharmonic to perform in Romani settlements
Prague, 29.7.2014 16:42, (ROMEA) The following is a press release from the Czech Philharmonic: full story
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