Swiss Jenische, interviewed on Swiss TV. Bad. Rroma – called here “transit travelers” – are dirty, leaving camping spots dirty, etc.
The Jenische are right to demand spots to camp in each of the Swiss cantons. It is bad that this hasn’t happened yet.
And the spring comes, and camps are dismantled or at least threatened … The French constant. In Ris Orangis, near Paris, a camp was dismantled; in Annet sur Marne, the tribunal will decide on May 6th about the camp, a camp which has neighbours up in arms; in Lyon, a new camp in the city; in the North, Rroma are being displaced to a new location in Vauban amidst opposition; and near Paris, a commune searches for a solution for sedentarised travellers.
Meanwhile, former residents of a camp in Paris are looking for a new address; and mayors in several cities in France are really increasing their racist rhetoric. Finally, a Bulgarian death in a camp lands in front of the justice – with the usual background of “human trafficking”.
A week ago, Rroma in Basel opened the first camping place in the city for travellers.
A series of conferences on the “remembrance” focuses on the persecution of Rroma and Sinti in Nazi Germany.
Let us not forget.
The Hungarian Roma Autonomy is in trouble. This pseudo governing body representing Rroma in the country has to pay back money due to irregularities in grants and loans during the previous government. They obviously can’t.
An article about the politic of exclusion that is the norm in France.
A bomb was thrown at a Rroma children day care centre during the night in Zagreb. The daycare centre is located in the same building as the Rroma association of Croatia. This brings bad memories ….
The Slovak authorities have taken almost no measures aimed at reducing the segregation of Rroma in the Slovak School system. This is a SHAME!
The Rroma families who occupied a church in Hamburg (see earlier reports) 6 month ago to protest their upcoming expulsion out of the country will be deported after all.
Bad!
The city council of Vilnius, in Lithuania, approved measures and a program aimed at the integration of Rroma in the city.
A young Rrom was brutally beaten in Bulgaria (and the beating was filmed) for having said to the man he was his equal… If this is not racism!
The man has now been arrested. Let’s see what he is condemned to.
Never forget!
An interesting proposition … Concerts at home. A Dutch musician, together with 4 Rromni is making concerts in people’s homes. A nice way for people to meet Rroma.
Interesting reportage on Serbia.
Professor Wilhelm Solms is awarded the German Federal Order of Merit for his work on the Antiziganismus and his engagement in this cause.
Congratulations!
The Council of Europe announced the creation of a European Rroma Institute to promote and defend the Rroma cultural heritage.
Let’s hope!
A scary article on Militias in Eastern Europe. While they are “hunting” migrants, they also are turning up the heat against Rroma and even, in some countries against Jews.
An Exhibition – Rroma on the Way to School – opened its doors in Strasbourg.
A new permanent exhibition near Buchenwald has opened. A must see. Let’s not forget.
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