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Strasbourg Romani Youth Demonstration in front of the EU Parliament (2nd video)

60 Youth Roma and Non-Roma declared their position in support of the Roma in Bulgaria and other Eastern EU countries and stand against the HATE, VIOLENCE, RACISM AND THE SILENCE OF EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS. author: Emil Metodiev, Pakiv Network

 

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Participants in Roma Youth Conference in Strasbourg call for paying attention to anti-gypsy protests in Bulgaria

Strasburg, 28/09/2011

The participants of the Roma Youth Conference in Strasbourg, are concerned about the current rise of extremism, racism and anti-gypsyism in many European countries, and particularly about the unbearable increase of violence and hatred in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary and other places across the Europe.
 
Right now, all over Bulgaria, including major cities, extremist groups led by the far-right political parties VMRO and ATAKA and joined by football hooligans are running pogroms in Roma neighborhoods creating a climate of fear and insecurity.
 
Since September more than eight anti-Roma marches were organized in the north of Czech Republic. The increase of violence and clashes between Roma and non-Roma are becoming a daily terror for local people. Slogans such as “gypsies to the gas chambers” remind us of Nazi persecution of Jews and Roma.
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Young Roma and non-Roma stand up against hate, violence, racism and the silence of European governments

 

60 Youth Roma and Non-Roma declared their position in support of the Roma in Bulgaria and other Eastern EU countries and stand against the HATE, VIOLENCE, RACISM AND THE SILENCE OF EUROPEAN GOVERNMENTS.

author: Emil Metodiev, Pakiv Network

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Podcast: Roma youth conference – The momentum for change

September 27, 2011 - Roma

 
Terezia Rostas, UK Gipsy Council

Today is the start of the Roma youth conference, an opportunity for young community leaders to gather in Strasbourg to discuss common concerns and interests.

 
The fightback against rising Euro ‘Roma-phobia’ is the background to this meeting of some 50 young Roma leaders for a conference themed ‘Voicing the aspirations and projects of Roma Youth in the Council of Europe.’
In a message of support,Thomas Hammarberg, the Commissioner for Human rights, said “the need to break the vicious circle of prejudice and marginalisation of the Roma in Europe is of the utmost urgency.”
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Your silence kills Roma, your voice can save Europe!

Participants of the Roma Youth Conference in Strasbourg are using the opportunity to share with you the Declaration about the unbearable increase of violence and hatredparticularly in Bulgaria, Czech Republic as well as other European countries. Moreover on 28th September 2011 the participants of conference organized a solidarity event in front of the European Parliament and Council of Europe with the Roma in those countries. We strongly believe that you would not remain silent about the current situation and will make Europe an equal place for Roma.

We, the participants of the Roma Youth Conference in Strasbourg, are concerned about the current rise of 

extremism, racism and anti-gypsyism in many European countries, and particularly about the unbearable increase of violence and hatred in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary and other places across the Europe.

Right now, all over Bulgaria, including major cities, extremist groups led by the far-right political parties VMRO and ATAKA and joined by football hooligans are running pogroms in Roma neighborhoodscreating aclimateof fear and insecurity.

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