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Erika Schlager
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Central Europe, Human Rights, Democracy | Former Counsel for International Law at www.csce.gov
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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · 3d
Tune in for an outstanding explanation of what happened and why in the Czech elections. Plus, you will be rewarded with @petraguasti.bsky.social ’s take on the (step-)father the Motorists party. 😂

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Bohemia Illiberalis? Perspectives on Czechia’s Future after the Elections
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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · 3d
Read romea.cz/en for more reporting on Czech politics.

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Vše o Romech na jednom místě
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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · 3d
Tune in for an outstanding explanation of what happened and why in the Czech elections. Plus, you will be rewarded with @petraguasti.bsky.social ’s take on the (step-)father the Motorists party. 😂

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@engagingce.bsky.social

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Bohemia Illiberalis? Perspectives on Czechia’s Future after the Elections
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Tim Gosling @tgoscee.bsky.social · 3d
Fico announces Slovak deal with US to build new nuclear power capacity.
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ROMEA @romeacz.bsky.social · 4d
📊 Kde a kdo z romských kandidátů ve volbách uspěl nejvíce?
Romea.cz přináší podrobnou analýzu výsledků všech 16 Romů a Romek, kteří letos kandidovali do Poslanecké sněmovny.
👉 Přehled hlasů podle obcí, výsledky jednotlivých kandidátů i jejich vyjádření čtěte zde: 🔗 1url.cz/@analyza-rom...
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 7d
💥🔎 On X/Twitter, Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report brings to light people, funding and political actors tied to their Central Europe-based but international network. @vsquare.bsky.social
Unmasking Visegrád24: Tracing the People, Money, and Political Connections - VSquare.org
Visegrád24 became famous for its anti-Muslim and anti-migration stance as well as waves of disinformation. A recent report by the Centre for Information Integrity in Africa (CINIA) brings to light a p...
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ROMEA @romeacz.bsky.social · 8d
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Artists symbolically name unnamed street in Czech town after Romani partisan Josef Serinek - Romea.cz - Everything about Roma in one place
On 2 August, Roma Holocaust Memorial Day, artists symbolically named an unnamed street in the town of Česká Bříza, Czech Republic as "Serinkova“ Street. The gesture honors Romani partisan Josef Serine...
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European Roma Rights Centre @romarights.bsky.social · 11d
The ERRC warns: Hungary’s new “Local Identity Law” paves the way for racial segregation—granting towns power to exclude Roma. shorturl.at/jYc58
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 11d
⚡️PM Viktor Orbán said on Monday that 2-4 Hungarian drones “either crossed or not” into Ukraine’s airspace, but added “Ukraine is not a sovereign country” and Hungary is not their enemy, so it doesn’t matter.

🚀Ukraine’s army said one Hungarian drone incursion on September 26 reached 20–30 km deep.
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 13d
💥After Viktor Orbán's foreign minister Péter Szijjártó dismissed Zelensky as “becoming an insane Hungarian-hater” for claiming Hungarian drones crossed into Ukraine, here are details from Ukraine’s army on the airspace violation by the “drone-type object” on September 26.
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Juraj Medzihorsky @medzihorsky.bsky.social · 13d
Yesterday, Mr Fico's gov't Smer+Hlas+SNS amended Slovakia's constitution with the help of KDH (EPP). Current polling gives the four parties less than the needed 90 votes even with the out-of-parliament Republika (ESN) added.

Two of ex PM Matovič's MPs (EPP) also voted with the gov't.
a chart showing the seat projections for the following five Slovakian parties added together: Smer Hlas KDH SNS Republika
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 14d
Slovakia's government is fighting on all fronts p.dw.com/p/512e1?maca... #Slovakia #politics
Slovakia's government is fighting on all fronts – DW – 09/25/2025
After a relatively quiet summer, there have been a number of anti-government protests in Bratislava and across Slovakia over the past two weeks. What has motivated protesters to take to the streets ag...
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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · 14d
Excellent explainer from Alexander Faludy.
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Peter Karlsson @pksthlm.bsky.social · 14d
Hungary’s Government Faces Fresh Child Abuse Crisis
The start to the new parliamentary session was overshadowed by more allegations of sexual abuse and systemic cover-up at Hungary’s state care facilities. The scandal risks undermining Fidesz’s ‘family...
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 17d
💥This will be a sleepless night in Budapest for many powerful people: Orbán’s envoys will scramble to deceive Trump and his administration into thinking Hungary & Slovakia can’t live without Russian oil—while the Adriatic pipeline from Croatia offers a clear alternative: www.cnn.com/politics/liv...
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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · 23d
His full statement with those recommendations to Congress:

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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · 23d
Excellent testimony & recommendations from @gmfus.bsky.social @danielhegedus.bsky.social at the U.S. Congressional @tlhumanrights.bsky.social hearing on “Laws Regulating Foreign NGOs: Human Rights Implications” — touches on Slovakia, Bulgaria and Hungary.

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Laws Regulating Foreign NGOs: Human Rights Implications
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ROMEA @romeacz.bsky.social · 23d
🗳️ EXCLUSIVE: Romea.cz reveals more than 15 Romani candidates are running in the 2025 elections to the Czech lower house — the highest number we've tracked so far.
📲 Full article: 1url.cz/@election202...
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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · 24d
After surviving the Holocaust, Roma in communist Czechoslovakia were arrested for being Romani.

“…the entire event ‘went smoothly, except for the screaming and crying of the adults and children.’”
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ROMEA @romeacz.bsky.social · 24d
🚨 Forced removals, erased childhoods.
📖 Read the full story:
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In 1953, dozens of Romani children were taken from their families in Litovel and Prostějov under the guise of “recreation”. Their parents were arrested, and the children never came home.
Unwanted "recreation": Romani children forcibly removed from their families by communist Czechoslovakia in the 1950s - Romea.cz - Everything about Roma in one place
This article examines the practices of institutionalizing Romani children and placing them in boarding schools, children's homes, or "special schools" in the post-war and communist eras in the former ...
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Katalin Halmai @eublogo.bsky.social · 24d
At a congress in Amsterdam next month, the Party of European Socialists (PES) will permanently exclude Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico’s Smer party, three people familiar with the matter told @euractiv.com
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Ákos Keller-Alánt @kelleralant.bsky.social · 28d
#Hungary and #Slovakia must quit #Russian gas and nuclear, Trump envoy warns - “The more we can strangle Russia’s ability to fund this murderous war, the better for all of us,” says U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright. www.politico.eu/article/hung...
Hungary and Slovakia must quit Russian gas and nuclear, Trump envoy warns
“The more we can strangle Russia’s ability to fund this murderous war, the better for all of us,” says U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · Sep 10
🤯Hungarian media is baffled: why is Orbán’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó — recipient of Russia’s Order of Friendship from Sergey Lavrov — in Belarus, just as armed Russian drones entered Polish/NATO airspace from Belarus? Shouldn’t he be showing solidarity with Poland rather than courting Minsk?
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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · Sep 5
Watch this Congressional hearing with a Hungary-focused witness online here, Monday, 9/9/25 at 2 pm EST.
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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · Sep 5
Watch this Congressional hearing with a Hungary-focused witness online here, Monday, 9/9/25 at 2 pm EST.
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Erika Schlager @erikaschlager.bsky.social · Sep 5
In which I discuss Orban's three redlines.
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visegradinsight.bsky.social @visegradinsight.bsky.social · Sep 2
🇭🇺Why bother with prison when you can persecute in plain sight? That’s the velvet glove of Orbánism.

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The Allure of Power: Why Orbán's Playbook Resonates Beyond Hungary
Keep the exit door open – and to his critics, don't let it hit you on the way out. For Viktor Orbán, the European Union's principle of free movement isn't just a perk; it's a pressure valve.
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Daniel Hegedus @danielhegedus.bsky.social · Sep 4
Please join our hearing on anti-NGO laws and their human rights implications at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the United States Congress.
📆September 9, 2:00 pm EDT / 8:00 pm CET
For the live webcast, follow the link below 👇
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Laws Regulating Foreign NGOs: Human Rights Implications
Hearing NoticePlease join the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission for a hearing on foreign NGO laws.
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