The archives of Leni Riefenstahl – Hitler’s favourite filmmaker – are being made public. She filmed the Berlin Olympics, the Nuremberg Nazi events, and also did a move on Roma.
– Leni Riefenstahl archive to throw new light on Hitler’s film-maker. In: The Guardian. 24.04.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/24/berlin-museum-offers-glimpse-of-leni-riefenstahl-estate
IsAmUxPompa is one of the most popular Polish youtubers. His channel is watched by nearly 1.8 million people. While most of the films have to do with games, he has also uploaded films with definitively racist content and the prosecutor’s office is accusing him of insulting a group of Roma origin. Initially, the defence of Szymon K. even applied for conditional dismissal of the case, which the court ultimately did not agree to. He is now to be judged.
Let’s hope also condemned – which is far from certain in Poland nowadays.
– Znany polski Youtuber przed sądem. Ten proces przejdzie do historii. In: Inn Poland. 25.04.2018. http://innpoland.pl/142987,youtuber-isamuxpompa-przed-sadem-za-obrazanie-romow-i-nienawisc-w-filmach
– Youtuber znieważył i obraził Romów? Ruszył jego proces. On sam nie pojawił się w sądzie. In: Głoswielkopolski. 25.04.2018. http://www.gloswielkopolski.pl/kryminalna-wielkopolska/a/youtuber-zniewazyl-i-obrazil-romow-ruszyl-jego-proces-on-sam-nie-pojawil-sie-w-sadzie,13124358/
More on the Kiev attacks against Roma.
– Halya Coynash: Appalling images from neo-Nazi C14 attack on Roma camp force police to retract denial. In: Kyiv Post. 26.04.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/halya-coynash-appalling-images-neo-nazi-c14-attack-roma-camp-force-police-retract-denial.html
An article in the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma about the recurring attacks against Roma in Europe.
Scary.
– Europa brennt. In: Zentralrat Sinti und Roma. 25.04.2018. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/europa-brennt/
An interview of the director of the Cirque Romanes, a Roma circus in Paris. As usual in the French press, the big mix up between Tsiganes, Roms (only Romanian), Gitans, Manouches etc.
One could wish the French journalists could educate themselves.
– L’invité culture. Alexandre Romanes, un cirque unique. In: France TV Info. 28.04.2018. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/replay-radio/l-invite-culture/l-invite-culture-alexandre-romanes-un-cirque-unique_2704826.html
In the media, Roma are mostly depicted as a problem and as criminals. They are the most negatively represented group in Slovakia. Majority views sees them as a threat. These are just a few conclusions resulting from the Strategy for Mitigating Stereotypes and Prejudices against the Roma Population, prepared for the Interior Ministry.
This is also shown, by the research carried out by Romano Kher – the Roma House and the Institute for Well-Managed Society. Most media reports on Roma in which respondents’ residence was identifiable were talking about Roma in settlements. However, according to the latest Atlas of Roma Communities in 2013, the majority of Roma live scattered among the majority. Only about 18% of the Roma live in segregated settlements outside the municipality. In absolute figures this translates to about 74-thousand people.
– Médiá Rómov často vykresľujú ako špinavých a žijúcich v osade. Aké to má dopady? In: Slovensko.honline. 22.04.2018. https://slovensko.hnonline.sk/1732327-media-romov-casto-vykresluju-ako-spinavych-a-zijucich-v-osade-ake-to-ma-dopady
In the South a France, Saint Laurent du Var, a small town, has decided to forbid people from searching garbage cans. Roma from feel themselves targeted and are fighting this new regulation. In Nice, a family with three kids is being thrown out onto the street as the place they live on has been sold. In Western France, in Angers, Roma from a camp fear that they will be expulsed. Near Paris, in Melun, the Roma who had been lodged in a former hospital are being threatened with expulsion. In Ablon-Vigneux, residents are demanding the closure of a camp. In Eastern France, in Strasbourg, a new idea to fight against shantytown is being investigated. In the North, in Roubaix, finally, the interview of a doctor who serves the poor Roma from the city.
– Une association de défense des droits des Roms veut attaquer l’arrêté municipal de Saint-Laurent-du-Var. In: Nice Matin. 26.04.2018. http://www.nicematin.com/faits-de-societe/une-association-de-defense-des-droits-des-roms-veut-attaquer-larrete-municipal-de-saint-laurent-du-var-226169
– Saint-Laurent-du-Var : les propos du maire sur les Roms font polémique. In: FR3 Info. 26.04.2018. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/alpes-maritimes/saint-laurent-du-var-propos-du-maire-roms-font-polemique-1465597.html
– En voie d’insertion, une famille avec trois enfants bientôt à la rue. In: Nice Matin. 23.04.2018. http://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/en-voie-dinsertion-une-famille-avec-trois-enfants-bientot-a-la-rue-225211
– Angers. Les occupants du camp de la rue du Maine redoutent l’épilogue. In: Ouest France. 27.04.2018. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/angers-les-occupants-du-camp-de-la-rue-du-maine-redoutent-l-epilogue-5721992
– Melun. La justice ordonne un nouveau renvoi pour les familles de Roms installées dans l’enceinte de l’hôpital. In: Actu.fr. 25.04.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/melun_77288/melun-justice-ordonne-nouveau-renvoi-familles-roms-installee-dans-lenceinte-lhopital_16512068.html
– Ablon-Vigneux : les riverains excédés par le campement Rom. In: Le Parisien. 24.04.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/ablon-vigneux-les-riverains-excedes-par-le-campement-rom-24-04-2018-7681632.php
– La contractualisation avec les familles pour lutter contre les bidonvilles à Strasbourg. In: Le Courrier des Maires. 26.04.2018. http://www.courrierdesmaires.fr/74889/la-contractualisation-avec-les-familles-pour-lutter-contre-les-bidonvilles-a-strasbourg/
– VIDEO. “Les minorités qui sont traitées injustement, ça m’a toujours bouleversé”, dit le docteur des oubliés à Roubaix. In: France Info. 28.04.2018. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/sante/video-les-minorites-qui-sont-traitees-injustement-ca-m-a-toujours-bouleverse-dit-le-docteur-des-oublies-a-roubaix_2728041.html
Some further news about Lety. The Czech state will not pay for the memorial but is funding the destruction of the farm and the clean-up of the site.
– Czech state not to pay for Roma Holocaust memorial in Lety. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 26.04.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/04/26/czech-state-not-pay-roma-holocaust-memorial-lety
Another report of the attack in Kiev last week. The police is now “reacting” but of course where nowhere to be seen when it happened.
– Police Break Silence After Video Shows Far-Right Attack On Kyiv Roma. Radio Free Europe. 26.04.2018. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-police-break-silence-after-video-shows-far-right-attack-on-kyiv-roma/29194216.html
The new law in the canton of Neuchatel in Switzerland is all but friendly towards travellers. In fact, it is so bad, that it may very well contradict basic human rights and definitively agreements signed with the EU…
An appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal has been made by several organisations.
– Fahrende sehen sich im Kanton Neuenburg diskriminiert. In: Watson. 24.04.2018. https://www.watson.ch/Schweiz/articles/338482985-Fahrende-sehen-sich-im-Kanton-Neuenburg-diskriminiert
A demonstration for solidarity towards inhabitants of a ghetto in Frankfurt took place yesterday. The ghetto, in a former industrial compound, is almost exclusively inhabited by Roma from Romania.
– Demo für Solidarität mit Roma. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 27.04.2018. http://www.fr.de/frankfurt/frankfurt-gutleutstrasse-demo-fuer-solidaritaet-mit-roma-a-1496077
An interview with the Romani actress and artist Sandra Selimovic. She became known for he participation in the play “Roma Armee”.
– KÜNSTLERIN SANDRA SELIMOVIC: „WIR SCHLAGEN AUCH ZURÜCK, WENN ES SEIN MUSS“. In: Siegessauele. 06.04.2018. http://mobil.siegessaeule.de/no_cache/newscomments/article/3807-kuenstlerin-sandra-selimovic-wir-schlagen-auch-zurueck-wenn-es-sein-muss.html
The Swiss Federal Tribunal will have to decide a recourse against the new law on Travellers issued by the Canton of Neuchatel. This law is definitively repressive and singles out a minority. As such, it cannot be accepted.
– Bundesgericht soll Neuenburger Gesetz zum Aufenthalt von Fahrenden für ungültig erklären. In: GfbV. 24.05.2018. https://www.gfbv.ch/de/medien/medienmitteilungen/bundesgericht-soll-neuenburger-gesetz-zum-aufenthalt-von-fahrenden-fuer-ungueltig-erklaeren/
The police in Kiev finally acted. After having done nothing during the pogrom, they have no opened a criminal investigation …
Better late than never.
– Police open case over Roma camp dispersal video. In: LB. 25.04.2018. https://en.lb.ua/news/2018/04/25/5932_police_open_case_over_roma_camp.html
An article on Roma exclusion and on the prejudice that is prevalent against them in Europe.
– To Europe’s shame, Roma remain stigmatised outsiders – even when they live in mansions. In: The Conversation. 25.04.2018. https://theconversation.com/to-europes-shame-roma-remain-stigmatised-outsiders-even-when-they-live-in-mansions-95468
NGOs in Slovakia have criticised the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (MŠVVaŠ) of the Slovak Republic on their implementation of inclusive education of pupils from socially disadvantaged environment based on the approved Strategy of the Roma Integration for 2020.
The criticism is based on the NGOs monitoring report on the implementation of measures of the national Roma integration strategy in Slovakia that was delivered to the EU.
– Inkluzívne vzdelávanie má zlepšiť stratégiu začlenenia Rómov. In: Dobre Noviny. 25.04.2018. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/130454/inkluzivne-vzdelavanie-ma-zlepsit-strategiu-zaclenenia-romov
Representatives of the nationalist organization C14 drove the Roma out of the camp on the Bald Mountain in Kiev and burnt their tents and belongings. Law enforcers did not react in any way.
According to the Roma, things did not go so smoothly. The Roma from the camp told us that the nationalists from C14 threatened them with knives, stones, and even pistols. As the “Gromadske radio” reports, all Roma families have now returned to Transcarpathia.
So far, only Ukrainian and Slovak Media have reported this event.
– Погромы в Киеве. Националисты против ромов. In: Korrespondent. 25.04.2018. https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/3964931-pohromy-v-kyeve-natsyonalysty-protyv-romov
– Rómovia utekali pred radikálmi na Ukrajine. In: Aktualny. 25.04.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/584360/romovia-utekali-pred-radikalmi-na-ukrajine/
The US State Department report on Human Rights also criticised the Czech Republic for its discrimination against Roma.
– USA critical of situation of Czech Roma. In: The Prague Monitor. 23.04.2018. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/04/23/usa-critical-situation-czech-roma
An article about Roma in Rome. There are about 7’000 officially counted and several more in other camps. Allegedly, they “cost” 8.4 Mio EUR. The “Inclusion” Project of the Five Star Mayor Raggi has not started. In fact, they are trying to deport Roma.
This is total shamble.
– Roma diventa Capitale dei rom: “In tutto ci costano 8,4 milioni”. In: Il Giornale. 24.04.2018. http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/cronache/roma-diventa-capitale-dei-rom-tutto-ci-costano-84-milioni-1519142.html
According to the US Government, following an assessment of the US Department of State in their annual report on Human Rights, the main problems of Slovakia are corruption and discrimination against Roma. The report was published last Friday.
– USA kritizujú Slovensko za korupciu a diskrimináciu Rómov. In: Aktualny. 21.04.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/583139/usa-kritizuju-slovensko-za-korupciu-a-diskriminaciu-romov/
– USA kritizujú Slovensko za korupciu, diskrimináciu Rómov a špeciálneho prokurátora Kováčika. In: TV Noviny. 21.04.2018. http://www.tvnoviny.sk/zahranicne/1916181_usa-kritizuju-slovensko-za-korupciu-diskriminaciu-romov-a-specialneho-prokuratora-kovacika
– Korupcia či diskriminácia Rómov. USA v správe o ľudských právach kritizujú Slovensko. In: Aktualne Centrum. 21.04.2018. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/spolocnost/korupcia-ci-diskriminacia-romov-usa-sprave-ludskych-pravach-kritizuju-slovensko.html
– USA nás kritizujú za korupciu a diskrimináciu Rómov. In: Trend. 21.04.2018. https://www.etrend.sk/ekonomika/usa-nas-kritizuju-za-korupciu-a-diskriminaciu-romov.html
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