The deputy minister Karel Novotny was disciplined for having stated that Roma are like jellyfish, being “a nuisance, good for nothing”.
Should he not have been condemned for racism?
– Deputy minister disciplined for calling Roma jellyfish. In: Prague Monitor. 18.09.2017. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/09/18/deputy-minister-disciplined-calling-roma-jellyfish
An interview of the authors of a new theatre piece that was shown in Berlin in the Gorki Theatre. The piece is called Roma Army Fraction (a play on the extreme leftist terrorist group Rote Armee Fraktion), and its authors want Roma to get out of the victim role.
Well done!
– „Wir wollen aus der Opferrolle raus!“ in: TaZ. 16.09.2017. http://www.taz.de/!5445103/
Even too toxic for the French extreme right party: Frank Sinisi, a FN representative in a town near Grenoble who suggested to take the gold teeth from Roma to cover the costs has been expulsed by the Front National.
Only problem … The facts date back to February 2017 … Not really fast from the FN.
– L’élu FN qui avait proposé de récupérer les “dents en or” des Roms enfin exclu par le parti. In: LCI. 12.09.2017. http://www.lci.fr/politique/isere-franck-sinisi-l-elu-fn-qui-avait-propose-de-recuperer-les-dents-en-or-des-roms-enfin-exclu-par-le-parti-2064154.html
– L’élu qui proposait de “récupérer les dents en or” a été exclu du FN. In: The Times of Israel. 15.09.2017. http://fr.timesofisrael.com/lelu-qui-proposait-de-recuperer-les-dents-en-or-a-ete-exclu-du-fn/
– L’élu FN qui voulait «récupérer les dents en or» des Roms exclu du parti. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 13.09.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/politique/2131615-20170913-elu-fn-voulait-recuperer-dents-or-roms-exclu-parti
Quite a few news in France this week. First, a huge fire in Marseilles nearly totally burnt a Roma camp. Near Paris, Roma are returning to a camp that burnt down last week. In Paris itself, the camp on the tracks of the former petite ceinture railway can stay for another month; near Paris too, a camp that was vacated last week left a mountain of trash. Further south, in Lyon, 145 Roma were expulsed. This is deemed the “largest” camp in Lyon …
In Nice, the concern is on the schooling of the young Roma from the camp – at least a constructive approach!
And finally, a view against the exclusion policies of the French state.
– Marseille : un camp de Roms a été presque entièrement détruit par un incendie. In: France Bleu. 17.09.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/marseille-un-camp-de-roms-a-ete-presque-entierement-detruit-par-un-incendie-1505628460
– Un camp de Roms en grande partie détruit par un incendie à Marseille. In: France Info FR3. 17.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/bouches-du-rhone/marseille/camp-roms-grande-partie-detruit-incendie-marseille-1329509.html
– Val-de-Marne : après l’incendie, les Roms retournent dans leur camp de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. In: Le Parisien. 12.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/villeneuve-saint-georges-94190/villeneuve-saint-georges-apres-l-incendie-les-roms-retournent-dans-leur-camp-12-09-2017-7254630.php
– Paris : un mois de sursis pour les Roms de la petite ceinture. In: Le Parisien. 14.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75018/paris-un-mois-de-sursis-pour-les-roms-de-la-petite-ceinture-14-09-2017-7261113.php
– Montesson : « Des montagnes de déchets » après le départ des Roms de la Plaine. In: Le Parisien. 13.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/montesson-78360/montesson-des-montagnes-de-dechets-apres-le-depart-des-roms-de-la-plaine-13-09-2017-7257690.php
– Villeurbanne: 145 personnes expulsées d’un camp de Roms. In: Le Progrès. 13.09.2017. http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone/2017/09/13/villeurbanne-un-camp-de-roms-en-cours-d-expulsion
– 150 Roms expulsés du plus gros bidonville de la Métropole de Lyon. In: Rue 89 Lyon. 13.09.2017. http://www.rue89lyon.fr/2017/09/13/150-roms-expulses-plus-gros-bidonville-de-metropole-de-lyon/
– Ces enfants roms qui vivent sur les bords du Paillon à Nice. In: Nice Matin. 11.09.2017. http://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/ces-enfants-roms-qui-vivent-sur-les-bords-du-paillon-a-nice-165564
– Scolarisation : ces enfants roms des bords du Paillon. In: Nice Matin. 13.09.2017. http://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/scolarisation-ces-enfants-roms-des-bords-du-paillon-165953
– Contre la politique d’exclusion des populations roms de France. In: Médiapart. 17.09.2017. https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/140917/contre-la-politique-dexclusion-des-populations-roms-de-france
Seems that Roma are the last minority that can be portrayed in outrageous ways in the movies …
– Outrageous portrayals of Gypsy culture are cinema’s last acceptable bigotry. In: The Guardian. 15.09.2017. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/15/romany-gypsy-traveller-portrayal-in-film-benedict-cumberbatch
The US ambassador attended a ceremony at a school for Roma children. It is a special school for ca. 80 pupils, aiming at a 0 dropout rate.
But it is a segregated school – this is really bad.
– Bulgaria: U.S. Ambassador Rubin attends ceremony at school for Roma children. In: The Sofia Globe. 16.09.2017. http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/09/16/bulgaria-u-s-ambassador-rubin-attends-ceremony-at-school-for-roma-children/
The controversial NPD poster is still hanging in German cities.
SHAME
– Trotz aller Aufregungen: Zweifelhafte Wahlplakat der NPD noch nicht entfernt. In: Donau Kurrier. 15.09.2017. http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/ingolstadt/Ingolstadt-Bundestagswahl-2017-DKmobil-Trotz-aller-Aufregungen-Zweifelhafte-Wahlplakat-der-NPD-noch-nicht-entfernt;art599,3527255
The government has earmarked 51 millions of euros to help to combat discrimination against Roma. Two new Action Plans, focusing on the area of non-discrimination and access to the majority society, are part of the Strategy of the Slovak Republic for Roma Inclusion by 2020. The material, was presented by the interior Robert Kaliňák in co-operation with Ábel Ravasz and was approved on Wednesday by members of the government.
Let’s see …
– Vláda vyčlenila desiatky miliónov eur. Pomôžu v boji proti diskriminácii Rómov. In: Aktualne. 13.09.2017. https://aktualne.atlas.sk/slovensko/politika/vlada-vyclenila-desiatky-milionov-eur-pomozu-boji-proti-diskriminacii-romov.html
Alice Weidel, a prominent AfD politician is accused of having illegally employed a Syrian refugees at her home in Switzerland (yes, she lives there … a country with more than 20% of foreigners).
She is the one who also said that Germany is “overrun by culturally alien peoples such as Arabs, Sinti and Roma.”
– German Far-Right Leader Accused Of Illegally Hiring Syrian Refugee. In: The Huffington Post. 14.09.2017. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/afd-weidel-syrian-refugee_us_59baa1e0e4b02da0e13fd882
Well, turns out you can take a tour of the Roma settlements and visit a Roma museum of crafts.
– What to see and do when you’re in Bucharest, Romania. In: Born to Invest. 14.09.2017. https://born2invest.com/articles/see-do-bucharest-romania/
An article on the indifference and disinterest of the churches in Germany on the Roma Holocaust.
They could have done more …
– Sinti und Roma – Die Schuld der Kirchen. In: Ha Galil. 14.09.2017. http://www.hagalil.com/2017/09/schuld-der-kirchen/
Czech Deputy Industry and Trade Minister Karel Novotny has written on Facebook that the Roma are like jellyfish because they are “a nuisance, good for nothing.”
He should be fired immediately.
– Deputy trade minister: Roma are like jellyfish, nuisance. In: The Prague Monitor. 15.09.2017. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/09/15/deputy-trade-minister-roma-are-jellyfish-nuisance
– DEPUTY TRADE MINISTER APOLOGIZES FOR HATE SPEECH ON FACEBOOK. In: Radio Praha. 15.09.2017. http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/deputy-trade-minister-apologizes-for-hate-speech-on-facebook
– DEPUTY TRADE MINISTER PUTS HATE SPEECH ON FACEBOOK. In: Radio Praha. 14.09.2017. http://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/deputy-trade-minister-puts-hate-speech-on-facebook
– Czech deputy minister compares Roma to jellyfish in Facebook post. In: The Visegrad Group. 14.09.2017. http://www.visegradgroup.eu/news/czech-deputy-minister
– Deputy trade minister: Roma are like jellyfish, nuisance. In: European News. 15.09.2017. http://www.europe.easybranches.com/czech-republic/Deputy-trade-minister–Roma-are-like-jellyfish–nuisance-35018
Why are places where Roma live called settlements??? Isn’t this a form of racism or discrimination?
Food for thoughts.
– Stop Calling Places Where Roma Live “Settlements”. In: ERRC. 05.09.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/stop-calling-places-where-roma-live-settlements/186
The old slogan Money for Grandma instead for Sinti and Roma is making a comeback. How about an interdiction on racism grounds?
– Sinti und Roma protestieren gegen NPD-Wahlplakat. In: RP Online. 13.09.2017. http://www.rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/bundestagswahl/geld-fuer-oma-statt-fuer-sinti-und-roma-protest-gegen-npd-wahlplakat-2017-aid-1.7076528
– Stadt stellt Strafanzeige wegen NPD-Wahlplakats. IN: Donau Kurrier. 12.09.2017. http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/ingolstadt/Ingolstadt-Bundestagswahl-2017-DKmobil-Strafanzeige-NPD-Ingolstadt-Stadt-stellt-Strafanzeige-wegen-NPD-Wahlplakats;art599,3523673
– Anzeige gegen NPD-Wahlplakat. In: OVB Online. 13.09.2017. https://www.ovb-online.de/bayern/anzeige-gegennpd-wahlplakat-8678568.html
– Rassistische Wahlplakate müssen abgehängt warden. In: Migazin. 13.09.2017. http://www.migazin.de/2017/09/13/schutzpflicht-des-staates-rassistische-wahlplakate-muessen-abgehaengt-werden/
The latest in the Cioaba saga, and not good publicity.
– Romania’s self-proclaimed Roma king detained in EUR 5 mln tax evasion case. In: Romania Insider. 14.09.2017. https://www.romania-insider.com/roma-king-tax-evasion/
A reportage on a civil service man helping young Roma from Roma camps near Paris get into school.
– Bidonvilles : “En service civique, j’accompagne des enfants roms vers la scolarité”. In: L’Obs. 06.09.2017. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/education/20170906.OBS4307/bidonvilles-en-service-civique-j-accompagne-des-enfants-roms-vers-la-scolarite.html
A Hungarian Catholic Roma pilgrimage West of Budapest.
– Roma seek luck and love at Catholic shrine in Hungary. In: Reuters. 11.09.2017. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-religion-roma/roma-seek-luck-and-love-at-catholic-shrine-in-hungary-idUSKCN1BM1GR
A commemorative plaque was unveiled in Eastern Croatia, not far from the former concentration camp of Jasenovac… This plaque uses the Ustaša slogan “Za dom spremni” [Ready for the Country] and is definitively not OK.
Bad.
– Croatie : une plaque commémorative pro-nazie réinstallée plus loin d’un ancien camp. In: Times of Israel. 08.09.2017. http://fr.timesofisrael.com/croatie-une-plaque-commemorative-pro-nazie-reinstallee-plus-loin-dun-ancien-camp/
Seems that the Swiss cannot find a solution to the “problem” of travellers… Really? For around 3000 people who visit Switzerland regularly?
– «Allen Efforts zum Trotz gibts weniger Plätze». In: Der Bund. 09.09.2017. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/allen-efforts-zum-trotz-gibts-weniger-plaetze/story/11905198
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