Monthly Archives: September 2017

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Really???

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It seems that Slovakia only sends Roma children for adoption abroad… This can definitively be qualified as state racism. The director of the Centre for International Children and Youth Protection Andrey Císarová, states that “international adoption is recommended by LEN children who have Roma ethnicity and are [thus] not interesting in Slovakia”.
No further comments.

– Slovensko posiela na adopciu do cudziny iba rómske deti, podľa Blahovej zo SaS je to rasizmus. In Dennik. 27.09.2017. https://dennikn.sk/892982/slovensko-posiela-na-adopciu-do-cudziny-iba-romske-deti-podla-blahovej-zo-sas-je-to-rasizmus/

Slovensko posiela na adopciu do cudziny iba rómske deti, podľa Blahovej zo SaS je to rasizmus

Hungary News Americas News Eastern Europe

Autonomous Hungarian Roma Province?

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István Kamarás, a Hungarian Roma who fled to Canada and came back to the country, is advocating the idea of an autonomous Roma province in North Eastern Hungary. His main argument is the current corruption among the distribution of the EU funds for Roma and the inefficiency of Roma politicians in Budapest.
Still, this is a dangerous idea.

– Referendum proposed on autonomous Roma province in Hungary. In: The Hungarian Free Press. 28.09.2017. http://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/09/28/referendum-proposed-on-autonomous-roma-province-in-hungary/

Referendum proposed on autonomous Roma province in Hungary

Germany News Western Europe

Why Roma Hide their Origins

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The German federal conference of Roma youth will be taking place this coming week end in Freiburg, Germany. The theme of the discussion is why many Roma simply hide or omit to mention their origins.
Many cite stereotypes and outright hostility as the main reason.

– Interview: Warum viele junge Roma und Sinti ihre Identität verstecken. In: Fudder. 28.09.2017. http://fudder.de/interview-warum-viele-junge-roma-und-sinti-ihre-identitaet-verstecken–142603167.html

Italy News Western Europe

Italy: Still Waiting

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The Italian National Congress of Roma, Sinti and Travellers protested on the capitol to ask for the administration to close the Castelromano camp and for a real social inclusion plan. The locals complain of extreme conditions in terms of hygiene, with diseases spreading especially among the many children. “We ask the mayor to close immediately Castelromano. Conditions are no longer viable,” said Luigi Hamidovic, representative of the Roma community in Castelromano.

– Roma, sinti e rom in Campidoglio: “Basta campi e degrado, vogliamo casa e lavoro”. In: La Republica. 21.09.2017. https://video.repubblica.it/edizione/roma/roma-sinti-e-rom-in-campidoglio-basta-campi-e-degrado-vogliamo-casa-e-lavoro/285260/285873

Roma, sinti e rom in Campidoglio: 'Basta campi e degrado, vogliamo casa e lavoro'

Germany News Western Europe

Germany, AfD, and Roma

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After the German elections, the German Council of Sinti and Roma is asking all parties to stand up for the rule of law.

– Nach Einzug der rechtsextremen AfD in den Deutschen Bundestag: Zentralrat fordert konsequentes Einstehen der demokratischen Parteien für den Rechtsstaat. In: Zentralrat Sinti und Roma. 23.09.2017. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/nach-einzug-der-rechtsextremen-afd-in-den-deutschen-bundestag-zentralrat-fordert-konsequentes-einstehen-der-demokratischen-parteien-fuer-den-rechtsstaat/

Bulgaria News Eastern Europe

Bulgaria: Really ?

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An article about the Moslem Roma “threat” in Bulgaria where several articles in the local press state that the biggest threat to the country is the islamisation of the local Roma.
Bad.

– BULGARIE : LES ROMS MUSULMANS, UNE MENACE POUR L’« INTÉGRITÉ TERRITORIALE » ? In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 20.09.2017. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Les-Roms-de-Bulgarie-vus-comme-menace-un-sujet-d-espionnage-ou-un-sujet

France News Western Europe

Anina Ciuciu

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No news so far, election was yesterday … Fingers crossed.

– From slum-dweller to senator? French Roma woman aims high. In: The Local (FR). 24.09.2017. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170924/from-slum-dweller-to-senator-french-roma-woman-aims-high
– Anina Ciuciu rêve d’être la première sénatrice rom de France. In: L’Obs. 22.09.2017. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/politique/20170922.OBS5041/anina-ciuciu-reve-d-etre-la-premiere-senatrice-rom-de-france.html
– VIDEO. Sénatoriales: Et si Anina Ciuciu devenait la première sénatrice rom de France? In: 20 Minutes (FR). 22.09.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/paris/2137687-20170922-video-senatoriales-femme-rom-jeune-anina-ciuciu-reve-senatrice

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Germany, Roma, and Sterotypes

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The arrival of some Romanian Roma in a neighbourhood of the central City of Magdeburg is escalating. “They” as the Roma are referred to, are accused of being noisy, dirty, throwing everything in the street etc. And one speaks of 1’200 people (about half of them from Romania) in a neighbourhood with more than 15’000 inhabitants. Not a real majority …
It highlights the danger of stereotypes and generalisations.

– Wie aus einem Nachbarschaftsstreit ein Skandal wird. In: Die Zeit Online. 23.09.2017. http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-09/roma-magdeburg-neue-neustadt-migration

Roma: Wie aus einem Nachbarschaftsstreit ein Skandal wird

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