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The original photograph of this first-grade class in the Plynárenská School in Teplice, Czech Republic sparked a wave of online racism in 2017. The word in Cyrillic superimposed on the image is "Neklan", a reference to the Facebook page named after a mythical Bohemian prince and featuring nationalist content from which the photo was shared (it has since been deleted). News server Romea.cz has blurred the faces of the pupils in order to protect their identities.
Czech Regional Court returns online hate speech case about death threats against first-graders to lower court, more evidence needed
8.11.2019 7:29 full story
Czech court gives suspended sentences and fines to "Bloc against Islamicization" followers over death threats to random pedestrians
9.10.2019 9:01 full story
Hate Killer 3000! campaign reminds bystanders in the Czech Republic how to stand up to hate
30.9.2019 13:38 full story
Czech court overturns acquittal for author of racist online comments, prosecution will continue
7.9.2019 6:57 full story
Czech Police investigating hateful online comments inciting violence against Czech Radio reporter that were sparked by politician
21.6.2019 8:45 full story
videoCzech Police have yet to take statements of 10 foreign students assaulted two weeks ago in Ostrava
2.12.2018 9:44 full story
Czech trial of racist assault on Prague tram: Eyewitnesses can still come forward, next hearing in January
11.11.2018 13:05 full story
Slovakia: Romani youth in critical condition after brutal racist attack, police say they see no racist motive and make racist remarks themselves
25.7.2018 9:26 Slovak news server Denník N reports that accusations of battery and the co-perpetration of rioting have been made against four men in their early twenties from Žilina, Slovakia. In the early morning hours of Saturday, 21 July, along with other racists, the four men identified are said to have assaulted a group of Romani people. full story
First-graders from Czech school subjected to racist attacks online receive tablets thanks to ROMEA's fundraising drive
2.7.2018 6:15 Children attending the primary school in Teplice that faced a wave of racist online commentaries in the autumn of 2017 were given tablets and other small gifts during the end-of-year celebration that were bought for them by the school with the proceeds from the ROMEA organization's fundraising campaign on their behalf. At last Thursday's celebration, graduating pupils were given a sash to wear and were accompanied by the first-graders in addition to their teachers during the ceremony. full story
Ukraine: Third arson attack against Roma in a month, firearms also used against 7 adults, 30+ children
24.5.2018 17:01 According to the Ukrainian ombudsman, on 22 May approximately 12 assailants set a Romani camp on fire in the Ternopil region of western Ukraine. At the moment of the attack there were seven adults and more than 30 young Romani children at the camp. 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 MP and educator "understands" why some are calling for murder of first-graders
11.11.2017 7:52 Speaking with the daily Týdeník Směr, Czech MP Tereza Hyťhová (Freedom and Direct Democracy - SPD), who is a pedagogue, has expressed understanding for the people who have posted death threats and other hateful commentaries recently to social networking sites beneath a photograph of a first grade class from the Prosetice quarter of Teplice. The children photographed are mostly of Arab, Romani or Vietnamese origin.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
Czech prosecutor says death threats and racist abuse committed through Facebook not necessarily crimes
2.8.2017 9:32 The ROMEA organization filed more than 10 reports of suspected crimes at the beginning of this year against persons who used online social networks to post racist verbal attacks against Romani people and members of other minorities, including threatening them with physical destruction. The Prague 1 District State Prosecutor subsequently sent just four of those reports to the Prague 1 District Police Directorate for investigation. full story
Woman assaults two headscarf-wearing women in Czech capital as they take children to swim
23.7.2017 13:26 An aggressive woman assaulted two Muslim women accompanying 13 children to the Divoka Šárka aquapark in Prague on Wednesday. The aggressor began the conflict byphotographing the Muslim women and the children. full story
ROMEA reports 10+ criminal incidents involving racist commentaries and threats on Facebook to the Czech Police
23.3.2017 16:36 During the past two months, the ROMEA organization has reported more than 10 suspected crimes involving racist posts and threats made through the Internet in which some people discussing online have verbally assaulted minorities, Roma included. In four of these cases, however, the police have not responded within the timeframe established by law for informing those who report suspected crimes as to whether police have taken any measures at all in those matters. full story
Czech Republic: Extremists sentenced to almost 7 years in prison for arson attack
26.6.2016 16:18 Tomáš Kopecký and Michal Poláček, the men responsible for an arson attack on a residential hotel occupied by Romani people in the Czech town of Aš, will serve six years and nine months in prison. The High Court in Prague sentenced them on 22 June for racially-motivated attempted murder and reckless endangerment. full story
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