Another article on the “oldest Indian Diaspora” – the Rroma!
- The survival of Roma traditions. In: The Economic Times. 13.02.2016. http://blogs.economictimes.indiatimes.com/onmyplate/the-survival-of-roma-traditions/
Monthly Archives: February 2016
What Happened to Them?
A reportage on the Rroma from the camp on the railway tracks of the petite ceinture in Paris…
- Évacuation des bidonvilles : que deviennent les Roms ? In: France Inter. 10.02.2016. http://www.franceinter.fr/emission-le-zoom-de-la-redaction-evacuation-des-bidonvilles-que-deviennent-les-roms
French Chronicle …
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!
- Noisiel : à peine les cent Roms expulsés, l’hôtel squatté a été démoli. In: Le Parisien. 12.02.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/noisiel-77186/noisiel-a-peine-les-cent-roms-expulses-l-hotel-squatte-a-ete-demoli-12-02-2016-5540161.php
- Wissous : les deux camps de Roms évacués «avant le mois de mars» In: Le Républicain. 11.02.2016. http://www.le-republicain.fr/faits-divers/wissous-les-deux-camps-de-roms-evacues-avant-le-mois-de-mars
- Les bidonvilles roms de Wissous bientôt evacuees. In: Le Parisien. 11.02.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/wissous-91320/les-bidonvilles-roms-de-wissous-bientot-evacues-11-02-2016-5535995.php
- Camp rom à Saint-Brice : le maire lance un SOS, les riverains exceeds. In: Le Parisien. 10.02.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/groslay-95410/camp-rom-a-saint-brice-le-maire-lance-un-sos-les-riverains-excedes-10-02-2016-5532677.php
- Saint-Brice : l’appel du maire pour l’évacuation d’un camp de Roms. In: VO News 95. 08.02.2016. http://95.telif.tv/2016/02/08/saint-brice-lappel-du-maire-pour-levacuation-dun-camp-de-roms/
- Haubourdin: les Roms susceptibles d’être expulsés après la trêve hivernale. In: La Voix du Nord. 12.02.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/haubourdin-les-roms-susceptibles-d-etre-expulses-ia21b49760n3327857?xtor=RSS-2
- Un répit pour les Roms du cours de la Libération à Grenoble. In: FR3 Alpes. 08.02.2016. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/alpes/isere/grenoble/court-repit-pour-les-roms-du-cours-de-la-liberation-grenoble-923431.html
- Région parisienne : vague d’arrestations de pickpockets roumains. In: Le Parisien. 09.02.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/chessy-77700/region-parisienne-vague-d-arrestations-de-pickpockets-roumains-09-02-2016-5529177.php
- Pickpockets roms : la procureure de Meaux salue la coopération avec la police roumaine. In: Le Parisien. 12.02.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/chessy-77700/pickpockets-roms-la-procureure-de-meaux-salue-la-cooperation-avec-la-police-roumaine-12-02-2016-5540069.php
- Deux frères condamnés pour l’exploitation de mendiants handicaps. In: 7sur7 Belgique. http://www.7sur7.be/7s7/fr/1505/Monde/article/detail/2615281/2016/02/12/Deux-freres-condamnes-pour-l-exploitation-de-mendiants-handicapes.dhtml
- Seine-Saint-Denis : le Front de gauche mobilisé pour les Roms. In: Le Parisien. 11.02.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/seine-saint-denis-le-front-de-gauche-mobilise-pour-les-roms-11-02-2016-5536835.php
India External Affairs Minister: Rroma are the Children of India
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…
- ‘You are the children of India’: Sushma Swaraj to Romas. In: NewsGram. 13.02.2016. http://www.newsgram.com/you-are-the-children-of-india-sushma-swaraj-to-romas/
- ‘India should declare Romas as national minority of Indian origin’ In: Hindustan Times. 12.02.2016. http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/india-should-declare-romas-as-national-minority-of-indian-origin/story-xlQJRtOLtSTUqId652QOnJ.html
- Links with migrant Roma community needs documentation: Swaraj. In: Business Standard. 12.02.2016. http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/links-with-migrant-roma-community-needs-documentation-swaraj-116021200857_1.html
- Should India recognise the accomplished Romani people as a national minority? In: The Economic Times. 13.02.2016. http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/50969403.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
Basle: Firebomb against Rroma
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!
- Fahrende in Allschwil angegriffen. In: Tele Basel. 11.02.2016. https://telebasel.ch/2016/02/11/brandstiftung-und-taetlichkeit-gegenueber-fahrenden-in-allschwil-bl/
- «Ich sah etwas brennen und jemanden wegrennen» In: 20 Minutes Schweiz. 11.02.2016. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/basel/story/Hooligan-verpruegelt-Fahrende-30620205
- Brandanschlag auf Fahrende: Polizei gesteht Fehler bei Erstermittlungen ein. In BZ. 11.02.2016. http://www.bzbasel.ch/basel/baselbiet/brandanschlag-auf-fahrende-polizei-gesteht-fehler-bei-erstermittlungen-ein-130057855
- Pöbeleien und Brandanschlag gegen Fahrende. In: Basler Zeitung. http://bazonline.ch/basel/gemeinden/Poebeleien-und-Brandanschlag-gegen-Fahrende/story/13478068
- Nach Attacke auf Fahrende: Baselbieter Polizei lässt Angreifer laufen. In: Tages Woche. 11.02.2016. http://www.tageswoche.ch/de/2016_7/basel/711358/
Bulgarian Rroma: Begging Scheme
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.
- Two Bulgarians Get Jail Terms in Sweden for Running Begging Scheme, In: Novinite. 12.02.2016. http://www.novinite.com/articles/173081/Two+Bulgarians+Get+Jail+Terms+in+Sweden+for+Running+Begging+Scheme#sthash.l2zyfl7m.dpuf
Romania: Several People Fired for Theft
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 …
- Romanian PM dismisses tax chiefs over EU funds fraud inquiry. In: Today. 12.02.2016. http://www.todayonline.com/world/romanian-pm-dismisses-tax-chiefs-over-eu-funds-fraud-inquiry
Slovakia: A Helping NGO
An interview with the president of the ETP NGO in Slovakia, a NGO that has helped hundreds of families to improve their housing conditions.
Worthwhile reading …
- ETP: State could learn from our work with Roma. In: The Slovak Spectator. 10.02.2016. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20090771/etp-state-could-learn-from-our-work-with-roma.html
Begging in Helsinki
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 …
- Reports of aggressive begging down, status of Roma dismal. In: Yle. 08.02.2016. http://yle.fi/uutiset/reports_of_aggressive_begging_down_status_of_roma_dismal/8655216
Deported Rroma Family can Return to Canada
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.
- Deported Roma refugee family receives permission to return to Canada. In: CBC News. 08.02.2016. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/roma-refugee-canada-return-1.3437968
Basle: No space for Travellers
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.
- Fahrende aus Naturschutzzone vertrieben – nun haben sie Basel verlassen. In: Basellandschaftliche Zeitung. 10.02.2016. http://www.basellandschaftlichezeitung.ch/basel/basel-stadt/fahrende-aus-naturschutzzone-vertrieben-nun-haben-sie-basel-verlassen-130054485
Rroma Refugees in Canada
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.
- Deported Roma have little chance of return despite disciplinary rulings against their lawyers. In: CNBC News – Canada. 06.02.2016. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/roma-deportations-canada-hungary-1.3429526
Rroma Craftsmen and Swedish Designers
An exhibition in Sweden entitled “Nomadic Design Practices” is the result of the collaboration of Swedish designers with Rroma craftsmen.
- Roma craftsmen from Romania’s Transylvania collaborate with Swedish designers for Stockholm exhibition. In: Romania Insider. 05.02.2016. http://www.romania-insider.com/roma-craftsmen-from-romanias-transylvania-collaborate-with-swedish-designers-for-stockholm-exhibition/164517/
French Rroma Camps: Reflection
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…
- «Le démantèlement des bidonvilles Roms coûte cher à la collectivité» In: Le Figaro. 02.02.2016. http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2016/02/02/01016-20160202ARTFIG00035-le-demantelement-des-bidonvilles-roms-coute-cher-a-la-collectivite.php
- Faut-il résorber ou aménager les bidonvilles ? In: La Croix. 31.01.2016. http://www.la-croix.com/Faut-resorber-amenager-bidonvilles-2016-01-31-1200736572
Petite Ceinture: Rroma Manifestation
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 …
- Les Roms du bidonville parisien manifestent.In: Le Parisien. 01.02.2016. http://videos.leparisien.fr/video/les-roms-du-bidonville-parisien-manifestent-01-02-2016-x3psos3
- Les Roms du bidonville parisien ont manifesté. In: Toulouse 7. 03.02.2016. http://www.toulouse7.com/2016/02/03/les-roms-du-bidonville-parisien-ont-manifeste/
- Paris « Les habitants du bidonville ont une solution. Appliquons-la ! » In: L’Humanité. 03.02.2016. http://www.humanite.fr/paris-les-habitants-du-bidonville-ont-une-solution-appliquons-la-597690
A Survey in France …
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.
- Racisme: le sondage qui choque la France. In: Sputnik. 02.02.2016. http://fr.sputniknews.com/france/20160202/1021404126/sondage-choquant-france-racisme.html
- Racisme et antisémitisme : malaise au JDD après un étrange sondage. In: Libération. 01.02.2016. http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/02/01/racisme-et-antisemitisme-malaise-au-jdd-apres-un-etrange-sondage_1430394
Rroma Artists
An exhibition in the gallery Kai Dikhaas in Berlin and a good article on the invisible majority of the Rroma.
- Wo ist jetzt das Problem? In: TaZ. 30.01.2016. http://www.taz.de/!5270407/
First Rrom in UK Police
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).
- UK’s first Roma policeman comes to Derby. In: Derby Telegraph. 04.02.2016. http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/UK-s-Roma-policeman-comes-Derby/story-28672160-detail/story.html
Integration Agreement …
The Western Austrian State of Vorarlberg plans an “Integration” agreement that refugees and migrants will need to sign…
Daft …
- Vorarlberg: Integrationsvereinbarung kommt. In: Contra Magazin. 03.02.2016. https://www.contra-magazin.com/2016/02/vorarlberg-integrationsvereinbarung-kommt/
Birelli Lagraine in Zurich
A Manouche in the temple of classical music in Zurich … It doesn’t happen everyday.
- Auf dem Rückweg zu Django. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 03.02.2016. http://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/musik/bireli-lagrene-kommt-in-die-tonhalle-auf-dem-rueckweg-zu-django-ld.4798
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