Another article on the group of young Rroma musicians and dancers from Slovakia, Kesaj Tchave and of a French association helping them.
A chilling article on a small town in Hungary and of his extreme rightist mayor. Scary reality for many Rroma in Hungary.
A SHAME
Nils Muižnieks, the Council of Europe’s Commissioner for Human Rights, warned against the modern racism against Rroma while at the commemorations of the Rroma Holocaust. We cannot but agree with him here.
In the article, the term of “Porajmos” is used. This term has often been put in conjunction with the Rroma Holocaust. Actually, it means a sexual rape, and is only understood in some Vlax dialects. This term should not be used at all in this context.
An article of the magazine the Spiegel on the myths of the Balkan refugees and their preponderance in the debate in Germany.
In Nice, an exhibition on Rroma and travellers was stolen from the church it was in. The was certainly not for the value of stolen artefacts …
Israel Galvan, the Flamenco dancer, in his latest choreography “Lo Real” paid a tribute to the victims of the Holocaust.
Worth seeing!
In the debate about secure countries of origins, one often actually forgets the rights of minorities and their plights in many of those countries.
A clear position to the current xenophobic views of the Hungarian government and on their attitude towards minorities. Hungary must face up to its past and to upcoming realities!
A poster campaign by a far right group in the Stockholm’s subway is shocking. It re-iterates the usual stereotypes of forced begging, organised criminality, etc. Outrage was also directed at the subway authorities that allowed these posters to be hung.
SHAME!
Following the refugee wave and the roughly 8’000 thousands Rroma in Rome, the mayor is warning of a collapse of social services. He also complains about the fact that they give quite a bit of money for Rroma, but only 20% of Rroma children go to school…
Maybe, they should close the famous camps and cut the subsidies to those who profit from them, and instead work on real integration!
A summary of the elder le Pen’s sayings, including his famous analogy between Rroma and birds based on the fact that “voler” in French means both to fly and to steal.
A SHAME!
Hamburg, in spite of its Red Green coalition, is planning to establish camps for refugees from the Balkan. In view of the German past persecutions of Rroma and Sinti, this is probably not the best solution to the issue.
Interesting articles on refugees, and on the side on Rroma who share the plight.
At least a journalist who went inside the camp! A view on the Rroma who have been filling Swiss Newspapers with the wedding near Zurich. Some facts on life, work, and on religion, as these are evangelical, and on the fact that Rroma are not welcome on places for travellers in Switzerland.
An article on Kesaj Tchave, a group of young Rroma musicians, singers, dancers who are come from real ghettoes who tour Europe under the direction of Ivan Akimov.
Another article that shows that the fears of the population and the populism of some politicians and newspapers bears no relation to reality.
Bavaria is going ahead with a controversial plan to set up camps for refugees from the Balkan. These camps, especially in view of the past – Dachau was one of the first camps to be set up in Germany – and since Rroma make about a third of all Balkan refugees, leave a bitter taste.
There has to be better solutions…
Under pressure from residents, the city of Toulouse has cancelled its attempt to open a second insertion village aimed at integrating Rroma migrants.
A pity…
Kosovo and Montenegro are asking Germany to recognise them as being “safe countries”. They want to show that no one in their countries is persecuted or discriminated against. In Kosovo especially, this can only be laughed at. 80% of the Rroma population was ethnically cleansed away from the region.
More on the story of the one third of Rroma among Balkan refuges…
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