Romany organizations call on Zelensky to prevent further attacks from Ukrainian refugees

The European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network ERGO and the Ukrainian Roma organisation ICO Roma Women Fund "Chiricli" have called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to appeal to Ukrainian refugees to respect diversity and refrain from violence. In a statement published by the news site Romea.cz, the organizations made the call in response to two recent attacks against Romanies in Czechia. They have also appealed to the Czech police and Czech Interior Ministry for the incidents to be thoroughly investigated and the perpetrators brought to justice. A Romany man died in one of the incidents. The police have not confirmed the nationality of the attackers, merely stating that they had detained foreign nationals in connection with the incidents.