November 2015 - Page 5 of 6

The Pope and Stereotypes …

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

In his speech to Rroma representatives, Pope Francis told Rroma not to fall into crime so as to break free of prejudice. Translated, this de facto means that the pope thinks that (a) many Rroma are criminals and (b) this is the root cause of their discrimination.

Wrong in both cases …

Pope Urges ‘Fresh Start’ for Roma, Sinti Communities. In: NDTV. 26.10.2015. http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/pope-urges-fresh-start-for-roma-sinti-communities-1236609
‘Uproot secular prejudice,’ Francis tells gathering of gypsies. In: Catholic Herald. 26.10.2015. http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/10/26/uproot-secular-prejudice-francis-tells-gathering-of-gypsies/
Pope advises Gypsies to cultivate responsibility, openness, In: Patheos. 27.10.2015. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/catholicnews/2015/10/pope-advises-gypsies-to-cultivate-responsibility-openness/
Pope tells Roma: Live honestly, send kids to school. In: News 24. 26.10.2015. http://www.news24.com/World/News/Pope-tells-Roma-Live-honestly-send-kids-to-school-20151026
The Pope tells gypsies to stop ‘fighting’ and ‘swindling’ and make sure they send their children to school. In: Daily Mail. 27.10.2015. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3292226/The-Pope-tells-gypsies-stop-fighting-swindling-make-sure-send-children-school.html#ixzz3pvzAC9xV

Germany News Western Europe

Rroma in Camps? Really?

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Germany’s new asylum laws are raising ethical questions, especially in the case of Rroma. The new law foresees potential internment of refugees, something that, in the case of Rroma would not be acceptable.

A MUST READ!

Eckert, Julia. Roma in Lagern, ernsthaft? In: Die Zeit. 26.10.2015. http://www.zeit.de/kultur/2015-10/asylgesetz-roma-lager-schuld-10nach8?wt_zmc=sm.ext.zonaudev.mail.ref.zeitde.dskshare.link.x&utm_medium=sm&utm_source=mail_zonaudev_ext&utm_campaign=mail_referrer&utm_content=zeitde_dskshare_link_x

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Rromanes as EU Language!

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An Austrian is provocatively suggesting that Rromanes whould be made an official EU language, after all, 12 Mio is not that small a country in Europe!

Schmidinger, Thomas. Romanes als EU-Amtssprache! http://www.wienerzeitung.at/meinungen/gastkommentare/437844_Romanes-als-EU-Amtssprache.html

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Sitting Forbidden …

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Seriously, in several places in the Czech Republic, it is now officially forbidden to sit – read loiter. You can’t sit in your car (unless you drive), in buses, etc. These measures are clearly taken and used against Rroma in that country.

Sitzen verboten! In: Spiegel Online. 22.10.2015. http://www.spiegel.de/spam/satire-spam-in-tschechien-ist-das-sitzen-verboten-a-1059065.html

France News Western Europe

Schooling in France

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

In spite of clear laws on schooling in France, it is not that easy for Rroma children to get into schools, especially if they do not have a proper address. In some cases, one has to go court …

SHAME!

D’Otreppe, Bosco. La scolarisation reste très difficile pour les jeunes Roms. In: La Libre.be. 22.10.2015. http://www.lalibre.be/actu/belgique/la-scolarisation-reste-tres-difficile-pour-les-jeunes-roms-5629309b35700fb92fec9078
Persidat, Marie. Saint-Ouen-l’Aumône : le tribunal saisi pour la scolarisation d’un enfant Rom. In: Le Parisien. 21.10.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/saint-ouen-l-aumone-95310/saint-ouen-l-aumone-le-tribunal-saisi-pour-la-scolarisation-d-un-enfant-rom-21-10-2015-5206977.php

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The G-Word

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article from the Humboldt State University on “Gypsies” and what is really means.

Malone, Connor. The G-word May Not Mean What You Think. In: The Lumberjack. 23.10.2015. http://thelumberjack.org/2015/10/23/the-g-word-may-not-mean-what-you-think/

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Discrimination: Exhibition on Rroma in Germany and the Czech Republic

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An exhibition in Augsburg speaks about the discrimination that Rroma encountered and still live in Germany and in the Czech Republic.

Wege der Diskrimminierung: Geschichte der Roma und Sinti in Tschechien und Deutschland. In: Presse Augsburg. 21.10.2015. http://presse-augsburg.de/presse/wege-der-diskriminierung-geschichte-der-roma-und-sinti-in-tschechien-und-deutschland/

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Moslem Gyspies

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

A book on “Gypsies” in the Moslem world. CAREFULL – while there are many Moslem Rroma in the Balkan and in Turkey, many “Gypsies” are not Rroma but just populations who live in a way that the general population qualifies as “Gypsy”. In the Middle East, only Domari are related to Rroma – and there are not five millions of them.

Tsiganes musulmans, les Tsiganes oubliés. In Zaman. 21.10.2015. http://www.zamanfrance.fr/article/tsiganes-musulmans-tsiganes-oublies-18182.html

France News Western Europe

French Chronicle …

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

And as usual, our chronicle on the visible minority in France … News about Moirans, the place near Grenoble where riots took place to ask for the release of a detained Rrom – frm the Name of the mother (VInterstein) these are most probably Manouches or Sinti (Winterstein is a common name); Militants occupied a house where Rroma are planned to be housed near Lyon; politicians target Rroma camps in a populist move prior to local elections in Wissous, in the North; controversy on the Mission Rom in Strasbourg, which tries to muzzle journalists – scary; in La Courneuve where one of the oldest camps was emptied this summer, the fate of expulsed Rroma still shocks; volunteers in the North helping homeless; and finally poverty and begging near Paris are dangerous (REALLY???)

Durupt, Frantz. Moirans : chez les gens du voyage, «la présence d’un frère à un enterrement est cruciale». In: Liberation. 21.10.2015. http://www.liberation.fr/france/2015/10/21/moirans-chez-les-gens-du-voyage-la-presence-d-un-frere-a-un-enterrement-peut-etre-cruciale_1407852
Lendemains de feu et de fureur à Moirans. In: Le Temps. 23.10.2015. http://www.letemps.ch/monde/2015/10/23/lendemains-feu-fureur-moirans
Des identitaires ont occupé un futur village de Roms près de Lyon. In: BFM TV. 24.10.2015. http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/des-identitaires-occupent-un-futur-centre-d-hebergement-de-roms-pres-de-lyon-924810.html
Khalek, Rand; Jahn, Anne-Sophie. Régionales 2015 – Dupont-Aignan en campagne contre les Roms de Wissous. In: Le Point. 23.10.2015. http://www.lepoint.fr/politique/regionales-2015-dupont-aignan-en-campagne-contre-les-roms-de-wissous-23-10-2015-1976263_20.php
Strasbourg : Coupables de défendre les droits des Roms. In: Alternative Libertaire. 22.10.2015. http://alternativelibertaire.org/?Strasbourg-Coupables-de-defendre
Ben Rhouma, Hanan. A La Courneuve, le sort des Roms expulsés d’un bidonville révolte. In: Saphir News. 20.10.2015. http://www.saphirnews.com/A-La-Courneuve-le-sort-des-Roms-expulses-d-un-bidonville-revolte_a21424.html
Leleu, Mathilde. Lensois: pour ceux qui n’ont plus rien, ils sont l’armée des donneurs de soins. In: La Voix du Nord. 23.10.2015. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/lensois-pour-ceux-qui-n-ont-plus-rien-ils-sont-ia35b54067n3121242
Meyze, Christian. Misères mêlées et mendicité dangereuse aux portes de Paris. In FR3. 23.10.2015. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/miseres-melees-et-mendicite-dangereuse-aux-portes-de-paris-835863.html

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Rome: More on the Rroma Pilgrimage

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Some additional articles on the Rroma pigrimage in Rome this week end, culminating with an audience with the Pope for a few Rroma.

La Via crucis del «popolo dei gitani»: in 5000 al Colosseo. In: Corriere della Sera. 25.10.2015. http://roma.corriere.it/foto-gallery/cronaca/15_ottobre_24/via-crucis-popolo-gitani-5000-colosseo-c98a6b84-7a7d-11e5-9874-7180d07bb3bf.shtml
Bergoglio riceve 5mila zingari delle etnie rom e sinti. In: Imola Oggi. 24.10.2015. http://www.imolaoggi.it/2015/10/24/bergoglio-riceve-5mila-zingari-delle-etnie-rom-e-sinti/
Angelus Papa Francesco di oggi 25 ottobre 2015 e lunedì udienza con rom e sinti. In: Contato News. 24.10.2015. https://www.contattonews.it/2015/10/24/angelus-papa-francesco-25-ottobre-2015-e-lunedi-udienza-con-rom-e-sinti/596909/

France News Western Europe

7’000 Rroma in Ghettoes Around Paris

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

To put things in relation… All the Press in France speaks about a tiny minority of Rroma, around seven thousands near Paris. The majority, estimated at about half a million is invisible …

7 000 Roms dans les bidonvilles. In: Le Parisien. 27.10.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/seine-et-marne-77/7-000-roms-dans-les-bidonvilles-21-10-2015-5204615.php

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Gens du Voyage [Travellers]

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

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????

“Gens du voyage”: une population de plus en plus sédentarisée. In: AFP. 21.10.2015. http://www.boursorama.com/actualites/gens-du-voyage-une-population-de-plus-en-plus-sedentarisee-705ad27a04af7f419f9fe71f4a5b3216
Toutain, Hervé. Expliquez-nous… les gens du voyage sédentaires. In: France Info. 21.10.2015. http://www.franceinfo.fr/emission/expliquez-nous/2015-2016/expliquez-nous-les-gens-du-voyage-sedentaires-21-10-2015-14-31
Mensah, Meddy. Roms ou “gens du voyage” : comment faire la différence? In: Planet.fr. 22.10.2015. http://www.planet.fr/societe-roms-ou-gens-du-voyage-comment-faire-la-difference.952304.29336.html
Roux, Gérard. Expliquez-nous … les gens du voyage. In: France Info. 22.10.2015. http://www.franceinfo.fr/emission/expliquez-nous/2015-2016/expliquez-nous-2015-2016-du-22-10-2015-22-10-2015-05-40

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In Thuringia – Politicians want to Protect Rroma from Discrimination

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Red-Green Government of Thuringia wants to protect Rroma and Sinti from discrimination. About time…

Landwill Sinti und Roma vor Diskriminierung schützen. In: Die Welt. 23.10.2015. http://www.welt.de/regionales/thueringen/article147974718/Land-will-Sinti-und-Roma-vor-Diskriminierung-schuetzen.html

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Turkish Rroma: More than just Musicians

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An interview of Ayhan Küçükboyacı, a Turkish Rroma musician.

“Wir Roma sind mehr als nur Unterhalter”. In: Qantara.de. 21.10.2015. https://de.qantara.de/inhalt/interview-mit-dem-tuerkischen-roma-musiker-ayhan-kuecuekboyaci-wir-roma-sind-mehr-als-nur

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

House Destructions in Bulgaria

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An interesting description of what is truly going on in Bulgaria with the destruction of Rroma houses. The article is not recent but still very much worthwhile reading.

Kaloyan, Stanev. Opportunistic Politicians in Bulgaria Evict Roma for Votes. In: Open Society Foundations. 09.10.2015. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/opportunistic-politicians-bulgaria-evict-roma-votes

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Rroma Pilgrims in Rome

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

An international Rroma pilgrimage started on Friday in Rome and will culminate with an audience with the Pope on Monday.

Internationale Roma-Wallfahrt im Vatikan. Gegen Vorurteile und Feindseligkeit. In: Dom Radio.de. 23.10.2015. http://www.domradio.de/themen/vatikan/2015-10-23/internationale-roma-wallfahrt-im-vatikan
000 Sinti und Roma pilgern am Montag in den Vatikan. In: Die Presse.com. 24.10.2015. http://diepresse.com/home/panorama/religion/4851151/5000-Sinti-und-Roma-pilgern-am-Montag-in-den-Vatikan-

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Rroma in Georgia

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Besides the Luri, who are cousins of the Rroma – the ones who did not cross to Europe – there are also a few Rroma in Georgia, mostly Rroma who settled there during the 20^th century. This minority is often ignored and, after the independence of that country, often became stateless…

Roma People, a Stateless Community in Georgia. In: Georgia Today. 23.10.2015. http://georgiatoday.ge/news/1671/Roma-People,-a-Stateless-Community-in-Georgia

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We Knew It

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Yes, indeed – Rroma are from Northwestern India and left there more than a thousand years ago. Genetic studies show this quite clearly. Mind you, if you speak Rromanes, you don’t necessarily need a study to find this out …

Genographic Scientists Trace the Origins of Europe’s Gypsies. In: National Geographic. 23.10.2015. http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/23/genographic-scientists-trace-the-origins-of-europes-gypsies/

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Womex in Budapest features Rroma on Centre Stage

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

For once, Womex, held in Budapest, featured a Rroma band on the centre stage: Romego together with Monika Lakatos. Especially in view of the situation of Rroma in Hungary, well done!

WOMEX gets underway in Hungary. In: Misicinafrica. 22.10.2015. http://musicinafrica.net/womex-gets-underway-hungary
Roma Music Celebrated at WOMEX 2015 Opening in Budapest. In: World Music Central. 21.10.2015. http://worldmusiccentral.org/2015/10/21/roma-music-celebrated-at-womex-2015-opening-in-budapest/
Feature: World Music Expo opens with Gypsy HeartBeats concert. In: Shanghai Daily. 22.10.2015. http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=306223

France News Western Europe

Gens du Voyage – Travellers in France

November 8, 2015 Published by: Roma Foundation

Several articles are currently going around in France about “Gens du Voyage” – Travellers – who violently protested in Grenoble and near a prison where one of them was incarcerated and who was not allowed to get out of jail for a funeral of someone of his family …

The foreign Press took these travellers as being Rroma. Are they? Are they not? This highlights the issue of a way of life versus a minority. By far not all Rroma travel (think about 12 Mio travellers, we would see them more), and not all travellers are Rroma.

Could Journalists start thinking?

Destruction, mutinerie: colère de gens du voyage dans les Alpes. In: L’Express. 20.10.2015. http://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/isere-des-gens-du-voyage-provoquent-de-violents-incidents_1727839.html
Traditionnellement, les gens du voyage s’efforcent d’être «le plus discret possible». In: Le Figaro. 21.10.2015. http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2015/10/21/01016-20151021ARTFIG00199-traditionnellement-les-gens-du-voyage-s-efforcent-d-etre-le-plus-discret-possible.php
Brandstiftung, Straßenblockade und Meuterei als Druckmittel für Freigang. In: Euronews. 21.10.2015. http://de.euronews.com/2015/10/21/brandstiftung-strassenblockade-und-meuterei-als-druckmittel-fuer-freigang/
Wütende Landfahrer auf Extratour. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine. 21.10.2015. http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/kriminalitaet/gewalteskalation-in-grenoble-wuetende-landfahrer-auf-extratour-13868917.html