Stereotypy
Václav Marhoul (left) and Petr Kotlár (right) (2020). (PHOTO: Jan Dobrovský)
Romani child actor from The Painted Bird rejects tv role in the Czech Republic of "bad g*psy child"
10.6.2021 7:13 full story
Performer Jan Bendig declines invitation to join discussion on ROMEA TV, issues social media statement about his TV series
13.4.2021 8:08 full story
Czech footballer Ondřej Kúdela, centre-back for Slavia Prague, accused of racism in Glasgow
22.3.2021 7:07 full story
Chess player, age 11, is a Romani talent from Slovakia who is defeating adult competitors
23.2.2021 8:04 full story
Czech primary school materials feature a total of 71 sentences about Roma - and they promote stereotypes
5.9.2020 16:16 full story
Volkswagen apologizes for racist advertisement, claiming it was "unintentional"
21.6.2020 14:20 full storyCivil society members of the Czech Govt Council on Roma Minority Affairs say Křeček is unacceptable as Public Defender of Rights
17.1.2020 18:02 full story
Romani rapper Alex Dzurko's new video criticizes "Facebook warriors" and racists, laments social divisions
23.11.2019 13:27 full story
Slovakia: Romani barber builds salon in small town despite local prejudices
17.4.2018 9:07 Dalibor Ferenc has fought to the end and won what he has long been desiring, namely, the opportunity to build his own hairdressing salon in a small town in the Žilina Region in northern Slovakia. The 23-year-old has managed to overcome a difficult period during which strong prejudices from those around him arose as barriers to his plan to open the salon last year, forcing him to move his business into a new space. full story
videoIndonesia: Hijab-Wearing Female Metal Group Defies Stereotypes
15.6.2017 17:25 Voice of Baceprot, (VoB) is a female Indonesian metal group consisting of three young women who choose to wear hijabs, a type of Islamic headscarf. The band formed in 2014 in West Java, “and use their music to combat the stereotype of Muslim women as submissive or voiceless” according to reuters.com. full story
Julius Zajac: Czechs and Romani people don't like each other
5.6.2017 9:55 Czechs and Romani people have not liked each other for generations (generally speaking) and is is clear to see that future generations will not like each other either. While the situation is gradually improving, that fact is not visible, for the most part, because the tempo of improvement is too slow. full story
Academic research finds no differences between Czech and Romani pupils' delinquent behavior
6.5.2016 9:39 According to a new study performed by the University of Kentucky in collaboration with the Institute for Psychology at the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic and published in the prestigious Journal of Criminal Justice, no differences were found between Czech and Romani pupils attending the same schools when it came to alcohol use, school misconduct, or theft. The website of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic reported the publication on 2 May. full story
Czech Justice Minister wants judge whose writing insults gays, refugees and Roma to resign
3.2.2016 18:38 News server Aktuálně.cz reports that Miloš Zbránek, a judge with the Liberec branch of the Ústí nad Labem Regional Court, is facing disciplinary action over articles he has authored and published online in which he has criticized Czech Public Defender of Rights Anna Šabatová, ethnic minorities, gay people and refugees. Zbránek considers his writings to be satire. full story
Research shows Slovaks take stricter approach to judging Romani people than to judging Hungarians - or themselves
11.11.2015 19:06 News server DenníkN.sk reports that a team of Slovak scholars, led by sociologist Andrej Findor from Comenius University, have conducted research to ascertain how respondents assess the commission of a misdemeanor depending on whether it is committed by an ethnic Hungarian, Roma or Slovak. Compared to the other groups, it is absolutely clear that respondents assess Romani people most strictly. full story
Czech NGOs criticize public broadcaster's reality TV show of schools for spreading anti-Roma prejudice
28.7.2015 20:45 Eight nonprofit organizations including ROMEA, o.p.s. have sent the Council on Radio and Television Broadcasting (RRTV) an open letter regarding public broadcaster Czech Television's "Class 8A" (Třída 8. A) reality television series. In their view the series, which began last year, contributes to the spread of prejudice and stereotypes about the Romani minority. full story
Czech Television humiliates Romani people on their International Day
8.4.2015 22:30 Czech Television's programming on 7 April ahead of International Romani Day featured somewhat embarrassing dramaturgy and a documentary film promoting antigypsyist stereotypes and clichés. The public broadcaster had announced last week that a program of many documentary and feature-length films would be shown in honor of 8 April. full story
Commentary: Where does "The Way Out" lead if almost no one cares?
Prague, 26.1.2015 19:41, (ROMEA) The success of the film "The Way Out" (Cesta ven) may be having a paradoxical impact. Petr Václav's movie about the life of Romani people in a ghetto has won the Czech Film Critics Award and was selected to represent Czech cinematography at last year's Cannes Film Festival. full story
Czech media regulator says Prima TV incites fear of Roma, station disagrees
Prague, 6.7.2014 23:10, (ROMEA) News server TÝDEN.cz reports that the Prima television station's recent newscasts in the Czech Republic have confirmed viewers' prejudices against Romani people in at least six cases. The Czech Council for Radio and Television Broadcasting (Rada pro rozhlasové a televizní vysílání - RRTV) has warned the station's operators of the incidents. full story
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