Monthly Archives: October 2015

France News Western Europe

Gens du Voyage [Travellers]

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The French Press is getting confused … They tend to indiscriminately name Rroma, Manouches, Gitans, as well as autochthonous travellers “Gens du Voyage” which is some cases leads to totally absurd descriptions of “sedentary travellers” etc. All this instead of naming things as they are: Rroma – composed of 40 or so different groups among which the Sinti, but also Lovara, Kalderasha, Manouches (French Sinti), Kale (called Gitans in France), and local travellers which have nothing culturally to do with Rroma. What is so difficult here????

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

What’s the Difference Between a Funeral and Refugees …

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Apparently, there is little differences between a Rroma funeral and a bunch of refugees, at least in the Czech Republic where several people called the police …

News Eastern Europe

Hungarian Opposition Leader: “Dear Rroma Brothers and Sisters”

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Gyurcány, the former Hungarian prime minister and leader of the socialist opposition to Voktor Orban, is courting Rroma. In that country, this is real news. He spoke in the context of the Roma Pride day, welcoming Rroma and addressing them as brothers and sisters.

News!

France News Western Europe

French Chronicle …

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Seems that this week, the chronicle is concentrated in the North and in the Lyon region … A video on Rroma in camp in Lille and in their village of origin; political discussions with Marine le Pen on Rroma in Lille; a report on poverty in Roubaix; Rroma left a camp in Roubaix; Rroma and Iraqi Christians being lodged together in an old presbytery; police action in a camp near Lyon; and finally, the residents of a village are fighting against the arrival of Rroma.

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Council of Europe Slams Czechs and Slovaks for Segregation and Discrimination

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The council of Europe human rights’ watchdog, Niels Mužnieks slammed Slovakia and the Czech Republic for the segregation and discriminations in schools for Rroma. These countries are continuing to place Rroma children in “special schools”, often for mentally disabled children. They also criticised the physical violence against Rroma by the police in Slovakai as well as other segregating and discriminating actions in those countries.

Shame on them!

France News Western Europe

French TV and Reality

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The reportage on Rroma made by “Zone Interdite” is exactly as bad as one could expect it. Seems that journalists, when reporting on Rroma do not really think about how representative their samples are … So let’s please interview a few drunk homeless French, and extend this to the whole of France …

News Western Europe

Refugees Welcome?

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Seems that refugees are less than welcome nowadays. Shame! While it would be nice to be in a perfect world where no one wants to move, refugees and migrants have brought us the culture we live in. Let’s not forget that Germans are migrants … At least from a roman point of view!

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Czech and Slovaks on Rroma Rights

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The Council of Europe said that the Czech and Slovak Republics are not doing enough on Rroma and gay rights. Clearly so – but one should say that while there are gays in all minorities, the ethnic discrimination is clearly one of the top issues in those countries.

Germany News Western Europe

Violence against Minorities and Foreigners

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Germany is seeing a sharp increase of attacks against foreigners and minorities. This is more than worrisome, especially in view of the historical legacy.

News Western Europe

Remembrance: Rroma KZ in Austria

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The camp in St. Pantaleon in Weyer used to house Rroma during World War Two. On the 18th, there will be a remembrance for the Rroma victims there. It is chilling to read the story of this camp and the fact that many new what was going on there …

France News Western Europe

France: Rroma Children and School

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Three articles on Rroma children and schools in France. In one, the destiny of a child who did not make it and dropped out; a second one stating that the state is abandoning children; and a last one about Rroma children “saving” a rural school from closure.

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