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Current AffairsBone marrow transplant foundation looking for Arab and Kurdish donors
The Czech Republic has around 30,000 registered bone marrow donors. But
almost none of them can help a patient who has antigens, substances
stimulating immune responses, which are uncommon in this part of the
world. A new project launched by the Czech Bone Marrow Transplant
Foundation now hopes to find donors among the country's Arab and Kurdish
communities. At special gatherings, they are informed about bone marrow
transplants and can register with an application form in Arabic.
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Current AffairsCzech Police force hoping to recruit more Roma, Vietnamese and Ukrainians
The Czech Police force has decided to recruit members of three minority
groups. If everything goes according to plan, more Roma, Vietnamese and
Ukrainians could join the force as early as next year. Dita Asiedu
reports:
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Current AffairsRecruiting police officers from the minorities
The Czech Interior Ministry has just launched a campaign aimed at
recruiting officers from the ranks of minorities. If it is successful the
Czech police force could soon have Romany, Vietnamese or Ukrainian
re-enforcements.
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ICE - specialOpen Arms 2006 - National Theatre's festival for and by minorities
The Czech theatre group Vlastenecka Omladina, or Patriotic Youth, was
founded 120 years ago in Vienna. It performs two productions annually for
the Czech-speaking minority in Austria. But this week audiences in Prague
also have the chance to enjoy its work, as the group takes part in a
mini-festival entitled Open Arms 2006.
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Current AffairsOpen Arms 2006 - National Theatre's festival for and by minorities
The Czech theatre group Vlastenecka Omladina, or Patriotic Youth, was
founded 120 years ago in Vienna. It performs two productions annually for
the Czech-speaking minority in Austria. But this week audiences in Prague
also have the chance to enjoy its work, as the group takes part in a
mini-festival entitled Open Arms 2006.
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Talking PointEthnic Poles and Hungarians - the gradually disappearing minority nations
For the last fifteen years the association Koexistencia has been promoting
the rights of Polish and Hungarian minorities in the Czech Republic. In
this week's Talking Point, we look at how these two national minorities,
amounting to tens of thousands of people are faring in the Czech Republic
today.
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Talking PointMinorities and public broadcasting: are they being presented properly?
Under Czech law, public service broadcasters are obliged to devote
programming time to minorities living in this country such as Slovaks and
Roma. In this week's Talking Point, we look at the impact these broadcasts
have on the image of minorities in Czech society and the challenges facing
public broadcasters as they grapple with an ever-changing demography. More
Current Affairs'Wired' Czech Romani women win racial discrimination cases
Two landmark anti-discrimination cases involving members of the Romani
minority were settled this week. In both cases, the women had posed as
jobseekers, inquiring about advertised positions, but were denied
interviews —which were later granted to "white" applicants. More
Talking PointStanding out in the crowd - Africans in the Czech Republic
The African minority in the Czech Republic is so small that it is not even
included in official statistics and is placed in the so-called "other
minorities" column. On the other hand Africans, especially black
Africans, stand out in the crowd.
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Current AffairsAnthropologist claims Roma do not exist
After five years of field studies in Roma settlements in Eastern Slovakia,
cultural anthropologist, Marek Jakoubek has sparked controversy. He claims
that the Roma are not an ethnic group, arguing that they do not identify
themselves as such. Jakoubek's claims have caused fury in some circles. He
presented his ideas at a conference about multiculturalism in Prague this
week.
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