Category: Opre Roma

Media Coverage – Lakatos

Journal Métro, Nouveau sursis pour une famille rom menacée de déportation, 5 août 2016 Sara R. Champagne, Le Devoir, Nouveau sursis pour les Lakatos, toujours dans l’inconnu, 6 août 2016 CTV News, Deportation order for Roma mother, daughter cancelled, 5…

Solidarity Across Borders Denounces Deportation of Roma Family to Hungary

Anasztazia Szilagyi, husband Dezso Nemeth, and their two children Mark (21) and Mercedesz (10) will be deported this evening back to Hungary where they face neo-Nazi violence. Their request for a stay of deportation was refused by the Federal Court’s…

Refugee Lottery Flash Mob at the IRB

A flash mob took over the space outside the Immigration and Refugee Board in Montreal earlier this morning. The group denounced the arbitrary nature of refugee board decisions and specifically to show their solidarity with the Nemeth family, a Roma…

(January 27) Call for support: Nemeth family facing deportation to Hungary Wednesday

Call for support: Roma family facing deportation to Hungary in five days Anasztazia Szilagyi, husband Dezso Nemeth, and their two children Mark (21) and Mercedesz (10) are scheduled to be deported to Hungary on Wednesday, January 28th. –> Court Support…

Nemeth family media coverage

Normand Grondin, Radio Canada, Une famille Rom expulsée du Canada, 28 janvier CTV Montreal, Protest against deportation of Roma family, January 26 2015 Global News Montreal, Rally for Roma family in Montreal, January 26 2015 Saima Desai, McGill Daily, Roma…

Call for support: Roma family facing deportation to Hungary in one week, where neo-Nazi violence is on the rise

Anasztazia Szilagyi, husband Dezso Nemeth, and their two children Mark (21) and Mercedesz (10) are scheduled to be deported to Hungary on January 28th. They will apply for stay at Federal Court on 27th. Stay tuned for support actions on…

Summary of the Nemeth family’s struggle

Mark, Mercedesz, Anasztazia and Deszo Nemeth Call to action for Nemeth family Statement by Anasztazia Background on violence against Roma in Hungary 2003: Anasztazia and Dezso get married (Dezso has three kids from previous marriage: Dezso Jr, Patricia and Mark).…

Statement by Anasztazia

Call to action for Nemeth family Summary of Nemeth family’s struggle Background on violence against Roma in Hungary My name is Anasztazia Szilagyi. I came to Canada with my husband Dezso Nemeth, and our two youngest kids, Mark and Mercedesz,…

BUZAS FAMILY: GOOD NEWS, BUT IT’S NOT OVER YET

Update and Call for Continued Support –> video: Mercedesz Buzas appeals for your ongoing support Shortly before noon on July 2nd, the Federal Court ordered the government to suspend the deportation of the Buzas family, which was scheduled for the…

RALLY for Buzas family, facing deportation on Thursday

GOOD NEWS: Shortly before noon on July 2nd, the Federal Court ordered the government to suspend the deportation of the Buzas family. Their struggle is not over, but hopefully it will be very soon. It is a victory for the…

(February 3) Rock ‘n’ Roma against deportations: A benefit show

Monday, 3 February 2014, Doors at 8pm Casa del popolo, 4873 Saint-Laurent Blvd *buy your tickets in advance or at the door* featuring: Shukar Roma meaning ‘superb Gypsy’, is a new project with great musicians who met in Montreal: Sergiu…