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An Anti Rroma Wall between France and Belgium

May 20, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

The town of Watrelos in France, right on the Belgian border wants to erect a 2 ½ meter high concrete wall to “protect” its citizen from a camping site for travellers on the other side of the border in the town of Mouscron. The French press is full of several articles on this. Fact is, this is not acceptable in the 21^st century in Europe. And these people are Europeans, and to a large extent citizen of Schengen states. A shame for France and for the socialist mayor to the French commune.

De Gouyon Matignon. Un mur “anti-Roms” à la frontière franco-belge : quelle bêtise ! La raison doit l’emporter. In: L’Obs. 18.05.2015. http://leplus.nouvelobs.com/contribution/1370236-un-mur-anti-roms-a-la-frontiere-franco-belge-quelle-betise-la-raison-doit-l-emporter.html
Un mur “anti-Roms” entre la France et la Belgique. In: Le Point. 18.05.2015. http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/un-mur-anti-roms-entre-la-france-et-la-belgique-18-05-2015-1929290_23.php
“Mur de la honte” à Mouscron: “Nous avons toujours été contre ce projet”. In: La Libre.be. 20.05.2015. http://www.lalibre.be/regions/hainaut/mur-de-la-honte-a-mouscron-nous-avons-toujours-ete-contre-ce-projet-555a1e2b3570fde9b34c278c
Mur anti-roms : Lutgen dénonce les « fausses informations » d’Écolo. In: L’avenir. 18.05.2015. http://www.lavenir.net/cnt/DMF20150518_00651336

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France: Valls wants to close all Rroma camps

May 20, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

The French Prime Minister stated in an interview that all Rroma camps should be closed. He also insisted that all social measures required by the law are being applied prior such a closure and that the evicted families are followed on.

What a lie

Roms: il faut “démanteler” les campements (Valls). In: Le Figaro. 18.05.2015. http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2015/05/18/97001-20150518FILWWW00063-roms-il-est-necessaire-demanteler-les-campements-valls.php

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Further Evictions in France … As usual

May 20, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Meanwhile, evictions continue, and very few of the evicted people are re-lodged as per the directives from the Valls’ government. For example in St.-Fargeau; in Grenoble, where the eviction has been requested by the mayor; and so on…

Meanwhile, in Belgium, there are also calls to re-lodge Rroma, for example in Brussels, in Ixelles, and a bus is being used as a temporary abode for five Slovak Rroma families in Brussels.

Bordier, Sophie. A Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry, 200 Roms devront partir avant le 13 août. In: Le Parisien. 20.05.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/dammarie-les-lys-77190/a-saint-fargeau-ponthierry-les-roms-devront-partir-avant-le-13-aout-17-05-2015-4778319.php
Bèle, Patrick. Le maire de Grenoble décide l’évacuation d’un bidonville rom. In: Le Figaro. 19.05.2015. http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2015/05/19/01016-20150519ARTFIG00001-le-maire-de-grenoble-decide-l-evacuation-d-un-bidonville-rom.php
Appel d’urgence: 21 enfants roms à la rue à Bruxelles. In: L’Avenir. 17.05.2015. http://www.lavenir.net/cnt/DMF20150517_00650936
Une dizaine d’enfants roms et leurs familles à la rue. In: 7Sur7. 13.05.2015. http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/3007/Bruxelles/article/detail/2319997/2015/05/13/Une-dizaine-d-enfants-roms-et-leurs-familles-a-la-rue.dhtml
Un bus pour permettre aux familles Roms de ne pas rester à la rue (vidéo). In: RTBF. 15.05.2015. http://www.rtbf.be/info/regions/detail_un-bus-pour-permettre-aux-familles-roms-de-ne-pas-rester-a-la-rue?id=8981155

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Rroma in Strasbourg

May 20, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Viorel Costache, Rrom and president of the association PRALES (Brothers) and Gabriela Munteanu, a Romanian translator have denounced the inacceptable situation of Rroma Migrants in Strasbourg. In their press conference, they have compared the measures of the city of Strasbourg to a “modern concentration camp” for having established an enclosed camps for Rroma and are accusing the police and the authorities of a true hunt against Rroma.

We do agree with them. Please support them and join their action!

Meyer, Jean-Claude. “Chasse aux Roms” et “camp de concentration moderne” à Strasbourg. In: Mediapart. 15.05.2015. http://blogs.mediapart.fr/blog/jean-claude-meyer/150515/chasse-aux-roms-et-camp-de-concentration-moderne-strasbourg