Jonathan Lee

Human rights activist at the European Roma Rights Centre @errctweets. No longer using X - find me on Threads (@jon_j_lee) or BlueSky (@jonathanjameslee)

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

The bits arch-grifter #TommyRobinson missed out about the #Harehills riot. New on ERRC News from me.

[European Roma Rights Centre @ERRCtweets]

2⃣7⃣ arrested in #Leeds after riots on 18th July. The unrest followed the removal of 5 Romani children from their home, sparking outrage.

Read more: https://t.co/nsznp089N3

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

As we approach a choke point for the rise of far-right politics in Europe with this summer’s elections, the access to justice crisis has consequences for everyone in Europe - not just Roma. New one from me for @AJEnglish

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

For Roma, justice truly is blind — #AJOpinion by Jonathan Lee.

🔗: https://t.co/JLVUzwTVIg

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

Up to £3K compensation to women whose pensions the Tories stole is a bargain for the Government. If they get away with this, they'll do it again. Get ready to work till you die in service of Brexit Britain 🇬🇧 🫡 Throwback to 2019 for the @NorwichRadical https://t.co/G0VUPryodP

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

Deadline is 23:59 CET for the @ERRCtweets Roma Rights Summer School! Join us for 10 days in Athens with Romani and Traveller people from across Europe. We want to train a new generation of human rights activists ✊🏽 Sign up! 👉https://t.co/dy188kObEa

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

@TravellerLGBT If I've got the wrong end of the stick and Romanistan was a camp metaphor this whole time then I totally take back everything I said and am fully onboard 😊

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

Probably not gonna win me many friends this one

[The Norwich Radical @NorwichRadical]

@GowanRavin THERE IS NO ROMA NATION - by Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee

https://t.co/yi9KOJPqQg

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

No justice, no peace.

[European Roma Rights Centre @ERRCtweets]

Third killing in three years of a Romani teenager by Greek police. Once again the police officers have made a up a story about why it was necessary to shoot and kill an unarmed child. They lied before, and they'll lie again. https://t.co/xzgPuJv44j

[Special Rep for Racial Equity and Justice @US_SRREJ]

It was a privilege to host the “Roma Rights are Human Rights” side event at the @OSCE Warsaw Human Dimension conference today. With thanks to @OSCEHCNM and our civil society panelists @OpenSociety, @ERRCtweets, and Victorina Luca for their insights, this discussion underscored the importance of viewing Roma equity as an indispensable component of broader socioeconomic and political development strategies.

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

This seems timely to reshare 👉🏽https://t.co/DwkRbnHMgb. Robert Fico is once again within touching distance of office - 5 years since journalist #JánKuciak & his partner Marina Kusnirova were murdered by shady Slovak businessmen, 5 years since Fico's corrupt government was toppled

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

Welsh #Gypsies & #Travellers are very familiar with the type of 'concerned residents' who are protesting against migrants at #stradeyparkhotel. They have done the same thing to us for generations! An inclusive, anti-racist #Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿doesn't happen on its own, we must fight for it.

[Nation.Cymru @NationCymru]

'For Gypsies & Travellers in Wales, the events at Stradey Park Hotel represent a direct continuation of the same small-town bigotry and harassment tactics which have been tried and tested on our communities for decades.' ✍️ Jonathan Lee
https://t.co/W6JCTUYGrT

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

My gentle exhortation to @UKLabour to learn from their radical origins, stand by their pledges to properly fund the #NHS, & offer real social democratic alternatives to Tory rule. As Nye said: "We know what happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run down."

[The Norwich Radical @NorwichRadical]

@CaracolBooks @AcornNorwich @KasperHassett @GowanRavin HOW WELSH RADICALS ‘TREDEGAR-ISED’ BRITAIN AND CREATED THE NHS AND THE WELFARE STATE
by @Jon_J_Lee

https://t.co/Abl7MRuk0V

[European Roma Rights Centre @ERRCtweets]

We're going to court✊🏾#StanislavTomas #JusticeForStanislav #CzechRepublic @ECHR_CEDH

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

A long-read collecting some of my thoughts over recent months working on racism against Roma in the so-called 'justice' system. Short version: It's much much worse than *just* police brutality - it's one big racist system, from police to prosecutors to prisons.

[The Norwich Radical @NorwichRadical]

@GowanRavin @CarminaPoetry ‘NO JUSTICE, NO RIGHTS’ FOR ROMA IN EUROPE’S CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEMS
By @Jon_J_Lee
https://t.co/a2yf2MKODg

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

👀https://t.co/ezz0ZjdUQP

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

Another statistic? Another 'bad apple' cop? @EU_Commission wake up. Racist police violence is a structural European problem and needs to be tackled at an EU level through a proper legal mechanism #ACAB #KostasFragoulis

[European Roma Rights Centre @ERRCtweets]

A 16-year-old Romani boy, Kostas Fragoulis, was shot in the head by the police in Thessaloniki, #Greece yesterday. Police act with impunity when they are sure that the suspect is #Roma. The ERRC will make an offer of legal support to Kostas' family.

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

Last week's scribblings for @AJEnglish. After 15 years of ignoring #antigypsyism in #Italy, the EU has an opportunity to make amends. Fascism costs Romani lives. Its rise cannot go unchallenged by Europe any longer #NoPasaran
https://t.co/B7CiU61Lho

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

I speak to lots of journalists because of my work. It's rare to find one who not only gives Romani and Traveller people a fair hearing, but can also cover this much material in so much depth over such a short time. Parrakro tut @MathildaMall! A pleasure being on @MediaStormPod

[Media Storm Podcast @MediaStormPod]

🌩SERIES 2 EPISODE 7 OUT NOW🌩

👉 Gypsy, Roma, Traveller: Why is prejudice on the rise?

🗣 With @thatbloodyMikey, @ERRCtweets, @LeedsGATE, @LondonGypsyTrav, @SherrieRomany and more

🎙 Your hosts are @mathildamall & @helenawadia

https://t.co/QXekizCR3Y

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

One down, many more to go #ACAB #PoliceBrutality

[The Norwich Radical @NorwichRadical]

Nearly two years later, the officer caught on camera kicking #NevzatJasharov while he was on the floor has become the first police officer in North Macedonia to face a prison sentence for police brutality. -- @jon_j_lee

https://t.co/xrAg5YE087

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

@SteffanStorch I've heard they get battered everywhere they go.

[Jonathan Lee @jon_j_lee]

While our attention is rightly on the situation of refugees coming across the border from Ukraine, these people are still in need of a little support to keep their family together. Donation link at the bottom.

[Brigitta Balogh @hellobrigitta]

I don’t think that most of us fully understand what’s like to lose everything from as little as a spoon or a sock to as big as a washing machine or your favourite dress from one minute to another.

This family does, and they need your help. #RomaFamilyInNeed