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We bring interesting and informative reading about women in migration on this blog. We share numerous life stories and experiences. For example, you can read Ms. Zulfiya's life story. On the blog you will also find a mini report from a common women's picnic in Kotlaska. Last but not least, read an interview with our volunteer Elmira, who helps students with a different mother tongue with homework.

On Wednesday, August 12, 2020, our organization SIMI, together with ČŽL, the Women's Roma Group “Manushe” and similar group Slovo 21, organized a picnic in the community center of Kotlaska. Around thirty women of various origins, religions and ages gathered in this event. However, we all had the same goal - to get to know each other and enjoy the evening together. Throughout the picnic we were accompanied by beautiful weather, great food, and fun activities. Nevertheless, the whole event had a deeper goal than just this.

It is regrettable that the Czech government still does not appreciate the seriousness and extent of domestic and sexual violence in the Czech Republic and on Monday postponed the ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence.

That is why we support the Czech Women's Lobby's call for the government to negotiate the Istanbul Convention immediately after the government holidays.

The whole TZ available here.

ATTENTION! Important notice concerning residence: The transition period after the COVID-19 measures terminates on July 17, 2020. After that date, all residence procedures will be dealt with according to the Act on Residence of Foreign Nationals. Most importantly, it will no longer be possible to submit your residence application via post, if your presence in person is required.

Also pay attention to the up-to-date instructions for visiting the Ministry of the Interior offices after July 1, 2020. For more information refer to: https://1url.cz/XzsBU.

Our partner organization, the Czech Women's Lobby (ČŽL), has issued a press release (TZ) focusing on domestic violence behind Covid-19. The TZ was issued on the basis of qualitative research, where the first phase of data collection took place from 18 April 2020 to 5 June 2020 in the form of interviews with victims of violence and monitoring the development of specific anonymized cases. The research showed that the number of incidents of domestic violence increased as a result of the state of emergency and related preventive measures.

The whole TZ available here.

The Association for Integration and Migration (SIMI), the Czech Women's Lobby (ČŽL) and the Roma Women's Group Manushe (Word 21) have joined forces to point out women who are not visible or heard in society. These institutions organized a joint debate, which allowed such women to talk about their problems in an emergency in the Czech Republic and to point out some of the problems that minority women in the Czech Republic face.

Each of them came up with a different story, each went through different challenges, regarding health, work, family or personal issues. However, they all combined a determination to overcome the pandemic crisis with a positive attitude and, if possible, they helped other people around them.

In cooperation with the Czech Women's Lobby, we have prepared information leaflets on the topic of pregnancy, childbirth and childcare for migrant women living in the Czech Republic. In these leaflets you will find answers to questions:

• What to do?
• Whom to ask?
• What is a birth plan?
• What are my rights?

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