Monthly Archives: February 2016

France News Western Europe

French Chronicle …

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Lots of expulsions and notices thereof this week… First in Noisiel, near Paris, where 100 Rroma were expulsed; in Wissous, the camps will be soon destroyed; In Saint Brice, the mayor is trying to get rid of the camp that was recently created on this commune; and in Hautbourdin, the expulsion is being discussed; while in Grenoble, the Rroma are getting a reprieve.

The other set of news concerns Rroma pickpockets and beggars, with several articles on that topic …

And finally, a mobilization in favour of Rroma migrants!

News Asia

India External Affairs Minister: Rroma are the Children of India

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India’s external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj officially stated that Rroma are the children of India. India is even pondering recognizing them as a minority…

News Switzerland

Basle: Firebomb against Rroma

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Travelling Rroma who were forced to leave their camp a few days earlier, were attacked at their new camping site. A person first started beating up a 70 years old Rroma and shortly thereafter, a firebomb was thrown at the caravans.

The police who were called let the attacker go without arresting him, even though he had severely beaten up someone without reason.

SHAME!

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe News Western Europe

Bulgarian Rroma: Begging Scheme

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Two Bulgarian Rroma were sentenced in Sweden for running a begging scheme involving disabled and illeterate people. Bad.

This will be enough to renew the folktales of mafia like structures among Rroma and their involvement in begging, prostitution, etc.

Germany News Eastern Europe News Western Europe Romania

Romania: Several People Fired for Theft

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Several leading civil servants, among which the head of the Tax authority, were fired in Romania for having stolen funds from the EU development aid. According to prosecutors “two Romanian lawmakers and eight other persons had allegedly defrauded two projects worth a total 27.25 million lei ($6.91 million) aimed at supporting the underprivileged Roma minority.”

And one wonders why nothing changes …

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Begging in Helsinki

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An article on begging and Rroma accessing social services in Helsinki is really not acceptable. It is full with factual errors (no, most Rroma who come from Romania and Bulgaria are not and never were travelers), generalises, and implicitly associates Rroma with beggars.

BAD ARTICLE …

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Deported Rroma Family can Return to Canada

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A family of Rroma from Hungary who were deported recently is now allowed to return to Canada following the intervention of the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Minister, John McCallum.

News Switzerland

Basle: No space for Travellers

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In Basle, until April, there is no place were travellers can stay. They had to leave a place in the city, which will be established as a permanent camping site for Travellers, and they ended up squatting a field from which they were now expelled. There are to few of these sites in Switzerland to accommodate Travellers in Switzerland.

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Rroma Refugees in Canada

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Following the calls last week to review the rejected asylum claims of Hungarian Rroma in Canada, there seem to be little chances for the ones who were already deported to come back.

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Rroma Craftsmen and Swedish Designers

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An exhibition in Sweden entitled “Nomadic Design Practices” is the result of the collaboration of Swedish designers with Rroma craftsmen.

France News Western Europe

French Rroma Camps: Reflection

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Two articles on the Rroma camps in France. In an Interview, Grégoire Cousin, an anthropologist, reflects on the cost of dismantling camps. In another article, the question of what to do with such camps is posed and discussed.

For us, one thing is clear: It would be cheaper to lodge those 15’000 Rroma and find a permanent solution rather than moving them from camp to camp…

News Western Europe

Petite Ceinture: Rroma Manifestation

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The Rroma who were expelled last week from their camp on the disused railway tracks of the petite ceinture around Paris manifested in Paris prior to their expulsion in a last ditch attempt to avoid being thrown out. Listen to the comments of the people watching the manifestation. This is scary …

France News Western Europe

A Survey in France …

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A survey published last week in France is shocking the French. It is about racism, and included questions such as “if your daughter married a Muslim” or “have you ever had problems Rroma, etc.” Well, in this latter case, it seems that 27% of the French (Yes) have encountered problems with Rroma. That is more than one in 4 … We would doubt that one in four French has ever seen or met a Rrom … People were also shocked to find out that this survey was initiated by a Jewish organisation.

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First Rrom in UK Police

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Petr Torak, a Rrom of Slovak or Czech origin is allegedly the first serving Rrom police officer in the UK. Not bad, when one remembers that the police there is quite racist (see all articles on the MET and their facebook postings).

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