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Probably the first generation of Vietnamese who have grown up in the Czech
Republic is now coming of age. Although students and immigrants from
Vietnam have been coming to this country since the 1970’s, the face and
lifestyle of the Vietnamese minority is changing, with the younger
generation helping to build a cultural bridge. A Prague studio called
Družina is hosting a month-long series of events entitled “Czech
Vietnam” that tries to bridge the gap between Czechs and their Vietnamese
neighbours. More
PanoramaIs the Czech media helping give Romanies a bad name?
A survey out this week has put Romanies at the bottom of the ladder as the
least popular minority in the Czech Republic. It is not for the first time
that they hold this unenviable position, nor is it likely to be the last.
So what makes the Romany minority so unacceptable in the eyes of the
majority white population? According to the Czech government agency for
social inclusion the media is partly to blame. More
Current AffairsAI launches Europe-wide campaign to end discrimination against Roma
Marking International Roma Day on Monday, Amnesty International has just
launched a Europe-wide campaign entitled Human Rights Here, Roma Rights
Now. It aims to end persisting discrimination and segregation that an
estimated six million Roma face in many European countries, including the
Czech Republic. Mark Martin, the head of Amnesty International’s Czech
branch, explains what the campaign hopes to achieve. More
Current AffairsEducation ministry planning effective action against discrimination of Romanies in the education system
The Czech Education Ministry has unveiled a new series of comprehensive
measures aimed at removing widespread discrimination of Romany children in
the Czech education system. Although the European Commission has long urged
the Czech Republic to address the problem little corrective action has been
taken since the matter was first raised in 1998. More
Current AffairsStudents highlight segregation in education during Roma Week
This week, a group of university students is organizing a series of events
in Prague focused on the segregation of Roma children in Czech schools and
the media image of the country’s Romani minority. Held in cooperation
with the human rights group AI, the Roma week reiterates concerns about the
continued education inequality that the international community has been
voicing for some time, and which is a growing issue for young Czechs as
well. More
Czech LifeThe black experience in the Czech Republic
In the past 20 years, the number of foreigners living in the Czech Republic
has increased dramatically as a consequence of the opening of the Iron
Curtain. Still, the country is far from being as diverse as most other
European nations, for example France or Germany, and the vast majority of
the Czech population remains Caucasian. During communism, the few black
people who lived here stuck out like a sore thumb. Nowadays, their number
has of course increased, but the size of the black community is still quite
small. More
Current AffairsIntegration Center in Prague to help immigrants and support NGOs
Last week saw the official opening of a new Integration Centre for
foreigners in Prague. Currently, almost twelve percent of the capital’s
population are now foreigners, and city hall has been mulling over the plan
to open such a centre for a few years now. With the financial crisis
looming, Czech ministries are introducing increasingly stricter policies
toward foreign workers and other migrants. The Integration Centre is meant
to alleviate some of the hurdles that foreigners living here face. More
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