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Political pressures on citizens – Roma as “easy targets”

Party officials and activists often use illegal means to influence the electoral will of members of socially disadvantaged and minority groups.

The poorest citizens are often exposed to political pressure as "easy targets". Compared to the general population, the rate of employment and education among Roma is significantly lower, and housing conditions are much worse. Combined with prejudice and marginalization, these facts make the Roma population very susceptible to pressure and manipulation by political actors.

Pressures on Roma sometimes also come from minority parties. Pressure is often exerted by persons who are Roma themselves. Either as party activists or party collaborators, i.e. Roma party trustees, or as coordinators for Roma issues, members of Roma organizations or members of the National Council, Roma are often the ones who directly exert pressure on their compatriots or play an important role in various forms of electoral corruption. covered Roma population.

The pressure exerted on Roma through the service system is testified by a member of a Roma organization, who gained authority in the Roma community through many years of work in the civil sector. As a member of the Roma organization, he functions as a link between the party and the Roma community, with the task of obtaining as many Roma votes as possible. He presents himself as someone who can do crucial things for the Roma community, such as employment, local actions, solving infrastructure problems, scholarships for children, education of young people, etc. He says that he would be cooperative with any party that would be considerate of the Roma community and that would enable him to perform the aforementioned tasks.

Link: https://pritisci.crta.rs/pritisci-na-rome/?fbclid=IwAR2A9V-IZYaPwXCPYTafk3u5l_BtjDD1VoZBklgiKTZDbyFYk92B4lJEZ9U

The Alliance against Roma Discrimination is outraged by the actions of the police and the basic public prosecutor's office in Leskovac in the case of an attack on Roma in Turekovac

"We believe that the attack is inadmissible and must not be tolerated in a society that promotes democracy." "Although the police have identified the suspects, we believe that the investigation is insufficiently detailed and that additional steps should be taken to determine responsibility for this incident," the statement said.

Also, the Alliance against Discrimination of Roma expresses its indignation at the actions of the police and the basic public prosecutor's office in Leskovac, who believe that it is a criminal offense that can be prosecuted under a private lawsuit.

"We call on all competent institutions to take adequate steps to protect the Roma from such attacks and to prevent the further spread of prejudice and hatred towards them." Roma are a part of this society and have the same rights as all other citizens of the RS", it is stated at the end of the announcement of the Alliance against Roma Discrimination.

As a reminder, today the Leskovac Police Department announced to ROMinfomedia that on April 11 this year, police officers from the Police Department in Leskovac, immediately after the victims reported that unknown persons were throwing stones and banging on the gates of houses, went to the scene, interviewed injured parties and notified the competent prosecutor's office, which stated that it was a criminal offense that was prosecuted under a private lawsuit.

As it was announced, with further work, the police identified and found a twenty-two-year-old young man, as well as five nineteen-year-olds, against whom they will file appropriate misdemeanor charges from the Law on Public Order and Peace.

Link: https://rominfomedia.rs/2023/04/18/alijansa-protiv-diskriminacije-roma-ogorcena-postupanjem-policije-i-osnovnog-javnog-tuzilastva-u-leskovcu-u-slucaju-napada-na-rome-u-turekovcu/

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n France, a cross killed a little Roma girl during Easter Mass

A six-year-old girl died after a two-meter wooden cross fell on her head in the town of Anse on Sunday, BFM Lyon has learned.

The tragedy happened during the Easter mass, in the abandoned area where Roma were settled. The little girl was playing in the tent, where there was a cross, while the adults were eating.

After being hit by the cross, she suffered serious injuries from which she later died in hospital.

The police opened an investigation into manslaughter.

The investigation continues to reveal the exact circumstances of this accident.

Young people from North Macedonia can apply for free tickets to travel around Europe

The European Commission announced a call for a free train ticket for traveling around Europe, to which young people from North Macedonia can apply.

Applications for participation in the Discover EU initiative will last until March 29, and 35,000 selected candidates will receive a free pass, the MIA correspondent from Belgrade reported.

The invitation is open to young people born between July 1, 2004 and June 30, 2005 from EU member states and countries included in the Erasmus+ program, such as Serbia, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey, the Commission announced.

Those interested should apply through the European Youth Portal, answer five quiz questions about the EU and other EU youth initiatives and one additional question.

Selected candidates will be able to travel to Europe for a maximum of 30 days, in the period from June 15, 2023 to September 30, 2024.

-This year's participants will be able to discover the new route of the European Bauhaus, launched in January 2023, whose aim is to inspire young people in the choice of their destinations and to raise awareness of the importance of co-creating a "beautiful, sustainable Europe", says the announcement of the EC.

Participants will also be able to take advantage of initiatives launched during 2022, the European Year of Youth, such as the Cultural Route of the "Discover the EU" initiative, which combines different destinations and cultural branches, including architecture, music , fine arts, theater, fashion and design.

Winners of the pass will be able to visit European Capitals of Culture, places on the UNESCO World Heritage List, sites with the European Heritage Label or places that have received city accessibility awards.

They will also be able to use a discount card with more than 40,000 discounts on public transport, cultural and sporting events, accommodation, food and other services available in eligible countries.

National agencies for the Erasmus+ program will have information meetings with selected candidates to prepare them for the trip, and persons with disabilities or health problems will receive additional support and accompaniment during the trip.

The Discover EU initiative was launched in June 2018 and is included in the new Erasmus program for the period 2021-2027.

Since 2018, 212,700 people have received travel cards, and almost 916,000 applicants have applied. According to the latest post-travel survey, 72 percent of applicants said it was their first time traveling by train outside their country, and for many it was their first trip without parents or other adults.

The trip helped most of the participants become more independent, get to know other cultures and European history, and improve their knowledge of a foreign language, the statement said.

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