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27 Jan 2011 / #1
Several pubs in Poznan, western Poland, have been practicing what is perceived as being blatant racism against Romani by banning them from their establishments.
"I'm not the only one to have imposed such a ban. The Roma enter in large groups and raise hell. Besides that, they make a mess - their tables often look like they were hit by an earthquake after they leave," one pub owner told the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper.
The manager of another popular Poznan bar says he keeps Romani out by claiming that all his tables are reserved.
Miklosz Deki Czureja, a Romani violinist, who used to play concerts at the Piano Bar, claims he was also asked to leave when he came to the pub as a customer with his partner and a granddaughter.
The blatant discrimination has been reported to the Wielkopolska organization for Roma and to the local ombudsman for minority issues.
"I'm not the only one to have imposed such a ban. The Roma enter in large groups and raise hell. Besides that, they make a mess - their tables often look like they were hit by an earthquake after they leave," one pub owner told the Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper.
The manager of another popular Poznan bar says he keeps Romani out by claiming that all his tables are reserved.
Miklosz Deki Czureja, a Romani violinist, who used to play concerts at the Piano Bar, claims he was also asked to leave when he came to the pub as a customer with his partner and a granddaughter.
The blatant discrimination has been reported to the Wielkopolska organization for Roma and to the local ombudsman for minority issues.
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