Roughly 150 supporters of the right-wing extremist Workers‘ Social Justice Party (Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti – DSSS) and the Workers‘ Youth (Dělnická mládeže – DM) gathered on 1 May to demonstrate in Prague. The right-wing radicals threw cobblestones and glass or plastic bottles at counter-demonstrators objecting to their neo-Nazism who marched past just after 15:00 near Na můstku street. One of the cobblestones struck a Romani activist from the Hate is No Solution initiative, Jozef Miker. The aggressive neo-Nazis also injured three police officers. One neo-Nazi was arrested for assaulting an officer.
The ultra-right supporters gathered at 14:00 at the bottom of Wenceslas Square, where several people gave speeches. DSSS chair Tomáš Vandas opened the demonstration by criticizing Czech PM Petr Nečas (Civic Democrats – ODS) for preserving his existing cabinet through the support of the Public Affairs (VV) MPs who want to see Deputy Prime Minister Karolína Peake (VV) stay in office. Vandas said the PM would do better to call early elections. He then went on to give his usual remarks, attacking Romani people and also news server Romea.cz. During its on-line reporting of the demonstration in real time, news server iDNES.cz said the DSSS leader made the following deceptive claims: „Tomáš Vandas is criticizing police reform, wiretapping, and says he is bothered by government support for news server Romea.cz.“ (mehr…)
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The head of the People’s Party „Our Slovakia“ (Lidová strana Naše Slovensko – LSNS), Marián Kotleba, who is notorious for making controversial statements, has now carried out the threats he made to authorities after Krásná Hôrka castle caught fire earlier this year. News server Tvnoviny.sk reports that Kotleba has succeeded in acquiring the land on which the Romani settlement in the village of Krásnohorské Podhradie is located. The settlement is not far from the castle, which is a landmark.
Kotleba has acquired an 800 square meter lot on which three or four illegally constructed dwellings now stand. As of yesterday, he can make use of the land. The previous owner, a village resident, has agreed to transfer it to him. Slovak media are reporting that Kotleba wants to destroy the illegal constructions erected on the land by settlement residents. He has been planning this ever since 10 March when the castle caught fire, allegedly because two Romani children were trying to light cigarettes. (mehr…)
The ultra-right extremist Workers‘ Youth (Dělnická mládež – DM) is convening a protest this Sunday in Břeclav to support a 15-year-old boy who was brutally beaten by three allegedly Romani men over the weekend there. The boy has been hospitalized and is in critical condition. Up to 1 000 people are expected to attend the event, which will culminate in a march through the center of town. Břeclav municipality spokesperson Eliška Windová informed the Czech Press Agency of the upcoming march today.
The march is announced as beginning at 9:00 AM CET and lasting until 20:00 on Sunday. It will start at the main train station in Břeclav. „The announcers met the legal requirements for the event to take place. For the time being there is no reason to ban it,“ the town spokesperson said.
The DM is an offshoot of the ultra-right radical Workers‘ Social Justice Party (Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti – DSSS). Sunday’s march was originally planned under completely different circumstances – friends of the beaten boy wanted to hold a „March for Little Peter and Our Security“ and announced the event on Facebook. Almost 1 000 people promised to attend it. During the ensuing online discussion, the issue of who should take up organizing the demonstration was raised. The DM then officially announced to the town hall that it was convening the protest.
The DSSS has already condemned the attack on the boy. „Given the fact that a large number of citizens are turning to us with requests for help about this case, the Workers‘ Party is prepared to support all events held in support of the beaten boy,“ DSSS Vice-Chair Jiří Štěpánek told the Czech Press Agency today. Numerous Romani organizations have also condemned the incident.
Petra Vedrová, a spokesperson for the South Moravian Police, told the Czech Press Agency today that police are following the circumstances around the protest and will take appropriate security measures on Sunday. Yesterday Mayor of Břeclav Oldřich Ryšavý (Czech Social Democrats – ČSSD) warned against the event turning into an anti-Romani demonstration. He also called the assailants „human beasts“ who must be apprehended.
The boy was assaulted by three men on Sunday evening. He testified that they were dark-skinned. One reportedly asked him for a cigarette. When the boy said he didn‘t have one, the men beat him brutally. The boy telephoned his mother, who took him to the hospital, where he was operated on immediately. Doctors removed one of his kidneys and said his liver is also damaged. His mother told the media that the assailants were not interested in money, because they did not rob her son. Allegedly they just wanted to take their aggression out on him. The perpetrators face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
Source: Romea.cz
Date: 18.04.2012
The Worker’s Social Justice Party (Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti – DSSS) has announced a „March on Chanov“ for Saturday, 7 April. That date is also the date this year of the Christian holiday of Holy Saturday and the Jewish holiday of Passover. During their provocation, the ultra-right extremists intend to march from the Most train station to the Chanov housing estate and to make speeches there on Zlatnická street.
The „Hate is No Solution“ (Nenávist není řešení) initiative has decided to take action against this provocation. News server Romea.cz publishes their press release below, translated in full.
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Tschechien (Most/Chanov) – Die tschechische Neonazi-Partei „Delickna strana socialni spravedlnosti“ (DSSS; Arbeiterpartei für soziale Gerechtigkeit“) will am kommenden Samstag im nordböhmischen Most und Chanov gegen Roma aufmarschieren.
Der Neonazi-Aufmarsch am Ostersamstag beginnt in der 70.000 Einwohner zählenden Stadt Most und führt dann in die 1.500 Einwohner zählende Gemeinde Chanov. Weit über 90 Prozent der dort eingepfercht zwischen Autobahn, Eisenbahnschienen und Brachland wohnenden Menschen sind Roma.
Aufgerufen zu der Neonazi-Demonstration wird auch auf der Homepage des „Nationalen Widerstands“ Tschechiens, „Národní odpor“. Gegen die braune Provokation macht die zivilgesellschaftliche Organisation „The ‘Hate is No Solution’“ („Nenávist není řešení“) mobil.
Die DSSS, die enge Kontakte zur NPD pflegt, ist die Nachfolgepartei der im Februar 2010 vom Obersten tschechischen Verwaltungsgericht verbotenen militant Roma-feindlichen „Arbeiterpartei“ („Delickna strana“, DS). Das Gericht hatte das Verbot der DS unter anderem damit begründet, dass diese Kundgebungen organisiert hätte, die zu pogromähnlicher Randale gegen Roma führten.
Quelle: Blick nach Rechts
Stand: 03.04.2012
Gemeinsame Aufmärsche und Konzerte: Neonazis aus Deutschland und Tschechien suchen die Zusammenarbeit. NPD-Mitglieder aus Sachsen bei Demonstrationen gegen Roma
Zwischen deutschen und tschechischen Neonazis entwickelt sich seit einigen Jahren eine enge Kooperation. Das bestätigte die Bundesregierung in ihrer Antwort auf eine kleine Anfrage der Linksfraktion. Die tschechischen Neonazis wollen vom »reichen Erfahrungsschatz« der NPD profitieren, um »das gleiche mit ähnlichen Methoden in der Tschechischen Republik zu erreichen«, erklärte demnach Tomas Vandas, Vorsitzender der tschechischen neonazistischen »Arbeiterpartei für Soziale Gerechtigkeit« (DSSS).
Ein Beispiel für die organisierte Zusammenarbeit zwischen NPD und DSSS ist die Jahresfeier des NPD-Verlages Deutsche Stimme im April 2011 in Riesa. Dort wurde mit dem »Manifest z Riesy/Manifest von Riesa« eine engere Kooperation vereinbart. In der Folge trafen sich Ende Mai 2011 die Vorsitzenden beider Parteien in Prag. (mehr…)
A meeting was held today at the community center at the Chanov housing estate in Most between representatives of the church, the Hate is No Solution initiative, the municipal and state police, and local residents. The main aim of the meeting was to agree on a common approach toward Saturday’s march at Chanov by supporters of the Workers‘ Social Justice Party (Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti – DSSS) and radical neo-Nazis from the National Resistance (Národní odpor – NO), who will be demonstrating their strength beneath the windows of the Romani families who live there. ROMEA TV requested permission to film today’s meeting, but the organizers would not permit it.
The community center discussion was completely dominated by police representatives and their paradoxical tactical recommendation of „Don‘t be afraid – stay home“. Opening remarks were made by the director of the Municipal Police in Most, Bronislav Schwarz. His speech to the Romani residents, expressed in very familiar language that involved a fair amount of vulgarity, clearly communicated that it would be best for Chanov residents to remain shut up at home and that they neither express themselves nor show themselves during the march. “Don‘t be terrorized, just stay home. This is all just journalists bullshitting that someone is coming here. No one’s coming here,“ Schwarz recommended.
What Schwarz thinks of Romani people was recently revealed in a statement he gave to the tabloid news server Parlamentnílisty.cz. He was quoted by them as saying that „out of 100 Gypsies, 10 are decent and hardworking, and we shouldn‘t throw them into the same bag as the rotten ones.“ (mehr…)
Detectives in Vysočina region are investigating a violent attack on a Romani family that may have been racially motivated. Petr Šváb of the Jihlava Police made the announcement earlier this week at a conference on extremism organized by the Vysočina Regional Authority. The incident occurred last year. The regional edition of Deník is reporting that Šváb did not want to reveal more details.
„I don‘t want to talk about it yet, because it is a complicated case and we have not managed to prove racial motivation for the time being,“ Šváb told the Jihlava edition of Deník. He mentioned the case during a discussion with conference attendees who wanted to know whether extremists have been committing violence in the region.
The aim of the conference, which was supported by the Czech Education Ministry and the European Union, was to draw attention to extremism, which could become increasingly important given the current social situation in the region. Organizers also wanted to present the issue comprehensively with respect to the theoretical side and to familiarize participants with current trends and developments in extremism in the Czech Republic. (mehr…)
A new study commissioned by the Interior Ministry has suggested that the neo-Nazi movement in the Czech Republic (estimated as 4,000 strong with 400 hardcore members) is successfully pushing an agenda of hatred and racism in troubled parts of the country. As it stands, the last decade or so saw a number of arson attacks against ethnic Roma families including a highly-publicised case where a toddler barely survived and was left with lifelong disabilities. According to the latest report, unless more comprehensive measures are taken soon, racially-motivated attacks spurred by the neo-Nazi movement, may increase.
I spoke to political analyst Miroslav Mareš who headed the project.
“Regarding neo-Nazism, the situation is fairly stable but what we are seeing is the rise of ‘usual’ racism: in socially-troubled areas we can see the involvement of the regular population in anti-Roma demonstrations and the neo-Nazis are the ‘drivers’ of anti-Roma activities and prejudices. Of course, there are a lot of problems regarding the issue but we can now hear racist statements from local politicians from non-extremist parties. And some extremists have said ‘Look, they are drawing from our traditional programme’.”
Neo-Nazis, then, are increasingly successful in pushing their agenda?
“I think that they are and now they are active in public demonstrations. At last year’s May 1 rally in Brno they were present along with members of the far-right Workers Party of Social Justice. That is what has been happening.” (mehr…)
On Saturday, 29 October 2011, the Workers‘ Social Justice Party (Dělnická strana sociální spravedlnosti – DSSS) held an anti-Romani demonstration in Rotava (Sokolov district) together with neo-Nazis from Germany. The DSSS has itself been infiltrated by neo-Nazis, including its cells in the Karlovy Vary region.
One section of Rotava, a small town on the border between the Czech Republic and Germany, is generally considered to have the most socially excluded locality in the entire Karlovy Vary region. Support from local residents is the main reason the DSSS is returning to Rotava this weekend. The website Antifa.cz covers this topic and has published an extensive new article, „Nazis in Rotava“, which news server Romea.cz is excerpting below. The full article can be read (in Czech only) at http://www.antifa.cz/content/nackove-v-rotave .
There are roughly 13 localities on the territory of the Karlovy Vary region that can be considered „socially excluded“. In 2005 the Czech Labor and Social Affairs Ministry commissioned the „Analysis of Socially Excluded Romani Localities and Communities and the Absorption Capacity of Entities Working in the Area“ (Analýza sociálně vyloučených romských lokalit a komunit a absorpční kapacity subjektů, působících v této oblasti). In that analysis, Rotava was labeled as the most socially excluded locality in the whole region. At the time, news server Romea.cz published the following commentary, from which we now cite the following as having been prescient:
„Municipalities often do not know what to do to address the bad situation in which residents of these localities find themselves. Most residents live in privately-owned buildings which the town and villages have no influence over. Other towns in the region with predominantly Romani neighborhoods include Aš, Cheb, Kraslice and Sokolov, while small villages also have such neighborhoods. However, the approach taken by the private owners of the buildings is not uniform. For example, on Wolkerova street in Cheb, the landlords have made almost no investment into repairing their properties, while in Sokolov the buildings have gradually been repaired. However, once such properties are renovated, a large part of their original tenants have to leave them. The town that social workers consider a ticking time bomb is Rotava. In recent years, dozens of Romani people from all over the region have been moving there.“ (mehr…)