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French Chronicle

June 11, 2017 Published by: RF

There has been much less news lately in France about Roma. Whereas there used to be many articles in the Press, there are now much less, which is good.
In Bobigny, near Paris, the camp can stay for the time being. In Triel-Carrièrres, in the Paris region, a camp is not that lucky and will be closed. In addition, a fire – probably of criminal nature burnt part of the camp. In Valmy, in North Eastern France, another camp was closed. In the North, in Roubaix, another camp was evacuated while the justice declared an eviction of Roma to have been illegal and finally, in Lille, several of the owners of the land on which a camp is located went to court to force an evacuation.

– Bobigny : un sursis pour les familles du campement rom. In: Le Parisien. 09.06.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/bobigny-93000/bobigny-un-sursis-pour-les-familles-du-campement-rom-09-06-2017-7035054.php
– Bobigny. Les Roms en appellent à la justice. In: L’Humanité. 07.06.2017. http://www.humanite.fr/bobigny-les-roms-en-appellent-la-justice-637017
– Bobigny : les Roms se concertent après l’arrêté d’évacuation. In: Le Parisien. 26.05.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/bobigny-93000/bobigny-les-roms-se-concertent-apres-l-arrete-d-evacuation-26-05-2017-6986658.php
– Triel-Carrières : les quatre camps des Roms bientôt fermés. In: Le Parisien. 31.05.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/carrieres-sous-poissy-78955/triel-carrieres-les-quatre-camps-des-roms-bientot-fermes-31-05-2017-7002666.php
– Incendie criminel dans le camp de Roms. In: 78 Actu. 16.05.2017. http://www.78actu.fr/incendie-criminel-dans-le-camp-de-roms_49184/
– APRÈS LE DÉMANTÈLEMENT DU CAMP VALMY, LES ROMS LOGÉS PROVISOIREMENT AU GYMNASE. In: Place Grenet. 25.05.2017. http://www.placegrenet.fr/2017/05/25/apres-le-demantelement-du-camp-valmy-les-roms-loges-provisoirement-au-gymnase/139630
– Le camp de Roms du quai de Bordeaux évacué ce vendredi matin. In: La Voix du Nord. 19.05.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/165127/article/2017-05-19/le-camp-de-roms-du-quai-de-bordeaux-evacue-ce-vendredi-matin
– Une décision de justice donne raison à la famille rom, a posteriori. In: La Voix du Nord. 06.06.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/173795/article/2017-06-06/une-decision-de-justice-donne-raison-la-famille-rom-posteriori
– L’occupation de la ferme de l’Éperonnerie encore en débat au tribunal. In: La Voix du Nord. 08.06.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/175060/article/2017-06-08/l-occupation-de-la-ferme-de-l-eperonnerie-encore-en-debat-au-tribunal
– Trois procédures en attente pour l’expulsion de camps de Roms. In: La Voix du Nord. 18.05.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/164737/article/2017-05-18/trois-procedures-en-attente-pour-l-expulsion-de-camps-de-roms

News Switzerland

Switzerland and Roma Holocaust

June 11, 2017 Published by: RF

There is a strong push by Roma organisations in Switzerland to have Switzerland recognise August 2nd the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. The day has already been recognised by the European Union, and, as this year Switzerland is heading the Holocaust Remembrance Commemorations, Switzerland should recognise it too.
This day was chosen as it marked the end of the Zigeunerlager at Auschwitz, with the remaining inmates executed during the night.

– «Man muss sich bewusst sein, dass 500’000 Roma vernichtet wurden». In: Der Bund. 09.06.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/schweiz/standard/man-muss-sich-bewusst-sein-dass-500-000-roma-vernichtet-wurden/story/13979654

Germany News Western Europe

Germany: Exhibition on Holocaust

June 11, 2017 Published by: RF

An exhibition called “Racial Diagnosis: Gypsy” – the term used by the Nazis to brand Roma as inferior beings, opened in Nuremberg. It tells the story of the persecution under the Nazis, but also the story of the survivors post 1945.

– »Rassendiagnose: Zigeuner« im Doku-Zentrum Nürnberg. In: Sontagsblatt. 08.06.2017. http://www.sonntagsblatt.de/artikel/kultur/rassendiagnose-zigeuner-im-doku-zentrum-nuernberg

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News Eastern Europe Poland

Poland: Zabrze Attack

June 11, 2017 Published by: RF

A reportage on the police finding on an attempted attack against Roma in Zabrze, near Katowice in Southern Poland. The perpetrators of this attack which occurred end of March are hooligans well known to the police.
Nice the police acted. Not always the case in Poland.

– Zabrze: Atak kiboli na Romów. Policja zatrzymała już dziesięciu pseudokibiców. In: Nazemiasto. 08.06.2017. http://zabrze.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/zabrze-atak-kiboli-na-romow-policja-zatrzymala-juz,4144294,artgal,t,id,tm.html