Source: romea.cz
summary of incident
In mid-March 2025, a video circulated on social media in which a young man with a skinhead appearance called for a march against the Roma in Písek on 17 March 2025; another activist in the video spoke about violence against the Roma. Before the march could take place, police tracked down the convener and stopped his actions.
Details of incident
A video was uploaded to a social network in which a young man wearing skinhead clothing and a T-shirt with symbols of a far-right music group called for a march against the Roma. He discussed the plan with interested parties in a live chat, where one participant used racist terms and promised violence against the Roma. The Roma community reacted with a marked popular outcry, as the legacy of the 1993 racist murder of Roma youth Tibor Danihel—drowned by a group of right-wing extremist skinheads—remains strong in Písek.
Context of incident
The incident must be understood in the context of latent anti-Gypsyism in the Czech Republic and racist activism directed against the Roma, and is also a manifestation of the partial revival of the racist skinhead community in the Czech Republic. Thanks to the quick police response, the convener was identified and discouraged from organizing the march. Roma organizations calmed the situation in the city.
Responsible actors or groups involved
Informal racist skinhead network.
False narratives or disinformation
Racist prejudice against Roma.
