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Czech far right radicals unlikely to return to Litvinov this year
Litvínov/Janov, 10.12.2008 15:00, (ROMEA) Czech far-right radicals who undertook several marches aimed against Romanies in Litvinov in October and November where they clashed with the police have reportedly agreed not to return to Litvinov's Janov housing estate populated mainly by Romanies till the end of this year. full storyOpen Letter: Reasons behind the proposal to remove Dr. Džamila Stehlíková from her ministerial post
Prague, 4.12.2008 16:35, (ROMEA) Honorable Prime Minister, During the past few days I have transmitted through the media the stance arrived at by a recent meeting of prominent members of the Romani community and activists regarding the latest developments concerning the Roma-occupied Janov housing estate, namely, that Madame Minister Džamila Stehlíková has not fulfilled her role, that she does not have a grasp of the situation, and that it would be appropriate for her to leave office, not only for Romani community matters to be addressed, but especially for them to be resolved. full story
Czech town hall against Romany activists in Litvinov
Litvinov, 4.12.2008 10:13, (ROMEA) Litvinov does not want to resolve the problems in the housing estate Janov, with a large Romany population, with the help of Czech Romany activists, Deputy Mayor Martin Klika (Social Democrats, CSSD) told CTK today. full storyCzech extremists apply for series of demonstrations in Litvinov
Litvínov, 2.12.2008 20:13, (ROMEA) Petr Kotab, deputy chairman of the Czech far-right Workers' Party (DS), submitted applications for a series of demonstrations at the Litvinov town hall today, Kotab told CTK. full story
Czech Romanies call for minister Stehlikova's dismissal
Prague, 28.11.2008 21:36, (ROMEA) Czech Romany representatives today called for the dismissal of minister in charge of ethnic minorities and human rights Dzamila Stehlikova over her failure to resolve the situation at Litvinov's Janov housing estate, Iveta Demeterova, from Dzeno association, told CTK. full storyCzech town hall to meet inhabitants of problem housing estate
Litvinov, 28.11.2008 21:35, (ROMEA) Representatives of the town hall of Litvinov will meet dissatisfied inhabitants of the Janov housing estate on December 8, the two sides agreed today. full story
Czech Litvinov town hall bans another extremist march
Litvinov, 28.11.2008 21:33, (ROMEA) Litvinov today banned another march through the town that a far-right-winger from Prague had announced for December 29, the town hall of Litvinov, where extremists staged three marches against the local Romany community in the past weeks, says on its website. full story
Czech minister wants to include Janov among excluded localities
Litvinov, 28.11.2008 21:31, (ROMEA) Dzamila Stehlikova, Czech human rights and minorities minister, today said she will propose that the cabinet put Litvinov's Janov, a housing estate with mainly Romany population, on the list of excluded localities, which facilitate Janov's access to state funds. full storyNazi hunters tell Czech minister Romany unrest test for Prague
Paris, 25.11.2008 20:36, (ROMEA) The Simon Wiesentahl Centre said today its director for international relations Shimon Samuels has written to Czech Interior Minister Ivan Langer that reaction to the recent and planned extremists' clashes in Litvinov will be a test for his country ahead of its forthcoming EU presidency. full story
Czech government to ask court to outlaw extremist DS
Prague, 25.11.2008 10:51, (ROMEA) The Czech government will ask the Supreme Administrative Court to outlaw the far-right Workers' Party (DS) at the request of Interior Minister Ivan Langer (Civic Democrats, ODS) who described the party as extremist. full storyCzech far-right wingers to found new party if DS outlawed - Vandas
Prague, 25.11.2008 10:49, (ROMEA) "A new political party will definitely be established," Tomas Vandas asserts in the daily Lidove noviny (LN) today, in reaction to the Czech government's proposal that his ultra-right Workers' Party (DS) be outlawed by court over its extremist positions. full storyExtremist Czech Workers' Party registered in 2003
Prague, 25.11.2008 10:45, (ROMEA) The following is a short profile of the Czech far-right Workers' Party (DS) in connection with the Supreme Administrative Court's forthcoming deliberation on its outlawing that was proposed by the Czech government: full story
CSSD to prepare solution to situation of Czech Romanies
Teplice, 25.11.2008 10:41, (ROMEA) The opposition Czech Social Democrats (CSSD) will prepare a solution to the situation of Romanies in Litvinov, north Bohemia, as well as other locations in the country, CSSD leader Jiri Paroubek told journalists today. full storyExtremist, anti-extremist marches may clash in Czech town
Litvinov, 25.11.2008 10:35, (ROMEA) The Czech Jewish Liberal Union, the Romany Christian Association and the extremist Workers' Party (DS) as well as one local resident have announced they will hold marches in the central square in Litvinov, town hall secretary Alexandra Sixtova told CTK today. full storyERIO’s statement on the racist riots in the Czech Republic
Brussels, 22.11.2008 9:13, (ERIO) The racist attack occurred today in the Czech Republic is just the last one of a series of anti-Gypsy episodes alarmingly spreading across the European Union in the last months. After Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Italy and Spain, now it is in Litvinov (a northern Czech town) where extreme right groups openly attack Roma communities. full storyENAR condemns racist violence against Roma in Hungary and the Czech Republic
Brussels, 22.11.2008 9:03, (ENAR) The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) strongly condemns the recent violent attacks against Roma in the Czech Republic and Hungary and urges the Czech authorities to put an end to such attacks and take all the necessary measures to ensure the protection of their Roma community. full storyCzech extremists use social problems to gain popularity - BIS
Prague, 21.11.2008 21:00, (ROMEA) Supporters of far-right extremists in the Czech Republic seek to gain popularity using social problems, according to a statement the BIS Czech counter-intelligence service published on its website today. full story
Czech government to deal with problematic Romany housing estate
Litvinov, 21.11.2008 20:57, (ROMEA) The Czech government will deal with the difficult situation in the Janov housing estate in Litvinov, mainly inhabited by Romanies, Local Development Minister Jiri Cunek (the Christian Democrats, KDU-CSL) told journalists today. full story