Monthly Archives: June 2018

Italy News Western Europe

Mafia

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Again … Several Roma were arrested south of Rome for various criminal activities. They are member of a mafia clan which engaged into many criminal activities including vote rigging.

– Roma mafia clans targeted in Latina op. In: Ansa. 12.06.2018. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/06/12/roma-mafia-clans-targeted-in-latina-op-3_1ade74ef-d6e6-4443-9ce0-cce5fb630b25.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/06/12/roma-mafia-clans-targeted-in-latina-op-3_1ade74ef-d6e6-4443-9ce0-cce5fb630b25.html”]

Greece News Western Europe

Greece: Murder

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A young Roma girl was killed in central Greece. Allegedly, it was an accident.

– Shepherd accused of killing Roma girl placed under tight security. In: Ekathimerini. 12.06.2018. http://www.ekathimerini.com/229540/article/ekathimerini/news/shepherd-accused-of-killing-roma-girl-placed-under-tight-security [link-preview url=”http://www.ekathimerini.com/229540/article/ekathimerini/news/shepherd-accused-of-killing-roma-girl-placed-under-tight-security”]

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Ukraine: More Information

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More facts on the latest attack in Kyiv on June 7th.

– Attack on Roma camp in Kyiv’s Holosiivky park. In: 112.ua. 08.06.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/112-ua-attack-on-roma-camp-in-kyivs-holosiivky-park.html [link-preview url=”https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/112-ua-attack-on-roma-camp-in-kyivs-holosiivky-park.html”]

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Ukraine and Roma

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An article on the pogroms against Roma in the Ukraine. One needs to take some of the comments with caution, as this article follows the Russian view. Nevertheless, it is true in the sense of the closeness of these groups to some parts of the Ukrainian state.

– A state-sponsored Ukrainian militia is terrorizing Roma. In: Il Manifesto. 10.06.2018. https://global.ilmanifesto.it/a-state-sponsored-ukrainian-militia-is-terrorizing-roma/ [link-preview url=”https://global.ilmanifesto.it/a-state-sponsored-ukrainian-militia-is-terrorizing-roma/”]

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Ukraine: Video

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The video of the most recent attack against a Roma camp in the Ukraine.

– https://www.facebook.com/blick/videos/10156603527278919/ [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/blick/videos/10156603527278919/”]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Hungary and Integration

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The sad story of a village in North Eastern Hungary that refused a large grant to help integrate its Roma minority. Symptomatic of the country at large.

– NOT EVEN HALF A BILLION FORINTS WAS ENOUGH ENTICEMENT FOR ROMA INTEGRATION IN A HUNGARIAN VILLAGE. In: The Hungarian Spectrum. 11.06.2018. http://hungarianspectrum.org/2018/06/11/not-even-half-a-billion-forints-was-enough-enticement-for-roma-integration-in-a-hungarian-village/ [link-preview url=”http://hungarianspectrum.org/2018/06/11/not-even-half-a-billion-forints-was-enough-enticement-for-roma-integration-in-a-hungarian-village/”]

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ERIAC and Barvalipe Academy

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On the occasion of the first anniversary of the establishment of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), the institute announced the names of the first seven members of the Barvalipe Academy. Here are their statements.

– Barvalipe Academy. In ERIAC. 08.06.2018. https://eriac.org/barvalipe-academy/ [link-preview url=”https://eriac.org/barvalipe-academy/”]

News Eastern Europe Serbia

Roma in Serbia

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Nothing seems to change in Serbia for Roma.
Sad …

– MARGINALISATION ET DISCRIMINATIONS : RIEN NE CHANGE POUR LES ROMS DE SERBIE. In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 08.06.2018. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Rroms-de-Serbie-de-la-discrimination-a-l-isolement [link-preview url=”https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Rroms-de-Serbie-de-la-discrimination-a-l-isolement”]

News Western Europe United Kingdom

Racial Bias

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An article from a journalist on Damian Le Bas and on racial bias.

– Saira Khan: I am guilty of a Big Fat Gypsy own goal as another ethnic myth is shattered. In: The Mirror. 09.06.2018. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/saira-khan-am-guilty-big-12672665 [link-preview url=”https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/saira-khan-am-guilty-big-12672665″]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Ušti nad Labem

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230 Roma in the town of Ušti nad Labem are facing expulsion as a result of the new Czech laws which make it more difficult to obtain social help. No alternative lodging have bene provided so far.

– 230 TSCHECHISCHEN ROMA STEHT RÄUMUNG BEVOR. GRUPPE GEGEN ANTIROMAISMUS RUFT ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG AUF. In: Roma Anti Discrimination Network. 31.05.2018. http://ran.eu.com/230-tschechischen-roma-steht-raumung-bevor-gruppe-gegen-antiromaismus-ruft-zur-unterstutzung-auf/ [link-preview url=”http://ran.eu.com/230-tschechischen-roma-steht-raumung-bevor-gruppe-gegen-antiromaismus-ruft-zur-unterstutzung-auf/”]

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Damian Le Bas on His Roots

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A long article by Damian Le Bas on reconnecting with his roots and heritage. A worthy reading!

– ‘I don’t look like most people’s idea of a Gypsy’. In: The Guardian. 08.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/08/gypsy-damian-le-bras-road-traveller-roots [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/08/gypsy-damian-le-bras-road-traveller-roots”]

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Ukraine: Again!!!

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Another attack against Roma in the Ukraine.

– Ukraine: Paramilitaries broadcast live pogrom against Roma on Facebook, the fourth in the last six weeks. In: Romea. 09.06.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/features-and-commentary/reportage/ukraine-paramilitaries-broadcast-live-pogrom-against-roma-on-facebook-the-fourth-in-the-last-six-weeks#.Wxw0s3Z4pyR.facebook [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/features-and-commentary/reportage/ukraine-paramilitaries-broadcast-live-pogrom-against-roma-on-facebook-the-fourth-in-the-last-six-weeks#.Wxw0s3Z4pyR.facebook”]

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French Chronicle …

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The news this week in France are dominated by criminality. A ring of Bulgarian Roma was arrested near Toulouse for having exploited people for mendicity, allegedly holding them like slaves and even torturing them. Bad indeed. Near Paris, other Roma are being investigated for the theft of over a million Euros of smartphones. Finally, a large fight in a Roma camp in Triel sur Seine resulted in 6 arrestations.
Then, in Nice, a rightist politician wants to forbid begging. This has never been a solution and is totally ineffective. This is pure demagogism.
The rest of the news are the usual ones: In the North, some land is being set aside for Roma; in Tours, some Bulgarian Roma camping by the river will be expulsed; and near Paris, Roma are squatting an empty house, much to the anger of neighbours.

– Mendiants violentés, esclavagisme, torture… Ce qu’on sait sur le réseau démantelé à Toulouse. In: Actu.fr. 08.06.2018. https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/mendiants-violentes-esclavagisme-torture-ce-quon-sait-sur-reseau-demantele-toulouse_17199842.html
– Toulouse : démantèlement d’un réseau de Roms bulgares exploitant des mendicants. In: Europe 1. 08.06.2018. http://www.europe1.fr/societe/toulouse-demantelement-dun-reseau-de-roms-bulgares-exploitant-des-mendiants-3676148
– Réseau de mendicité et traite d’êtres humains : opération de police dans un camp de Roms à Toulouse. In: Actu.fr. 05.06.2018. https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/reseau-mendicite-traite-etre-humains-operation-police-camp-roms-toulouse_11816177.html
– Vaste opération de police à Toulouse. In: Toulouse 7. 05.06.2018. https://www.toulouse7.com/2018/06/05/vaste-operation-de-police-a-toulouse/
– Seine-et-Marne et Oise : six Roms mis en examen pour un million d’euros de smartphones volés. In: Le Parisien. 05.06.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/seine-et-marne-six-roms-mis-en-examen-pour-un-million-d-euros-de-smartphones-voles-05-06-2018-7754601.php
– Triel-sur-Seine : violente bagarre au camp de Roms, craintes de représailles. In: Temps Réel 78. 08.06.2018. https://tr78.fr/triel-sur-seine-violente-bagarre-au-camp-de-roms-craintes-de-represailles
– Nice: Dans les rues, la mendicité sera bientôt interdite. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 06.06.2018. https://www.20minutes.fr/societe/2284683-20180606-nice-rues-mendicite-bientot-interdite
– Nice : Christian Estrosi va prendre un arrêté contre la mendicité. In: Europe 1. 06.06.2018. http://www.europe1.fr/societe/nice-christian-estrosi-va-prendre-un-arrete-contre-la-mendicite-3673064
– Bientôt un terrain, mis à disposition par la ville, pour les familles roms du Pont-Royal. In: La Voix du Nord. 08.06.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/393106/article/2018-06-08/bientot-un-terrain-mis-disposition-par-la-ville-pour-les-familles-roms-du-pont
– Les Roms des Iles Noires condamnés à l’expulsion ? In: La Nouvelle République. 09.06.2018. https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/indre-et-loire/commune/la-riche/les-roms-des-iles-noires-condamnes-a-l-expulsion
– Thorigny-sur-Marne. Une maison abandonnée est squattée, les riverains vivent « l’enfer ». In: Actu.fr. 07.06.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/thorigny-sur-marne_77464/thorigny-sur-marne-une-maison-abandonnee-est-squattee-riverains-vivent-lenfer_17145526.html [link-preview url=”https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/mendiants-violentes-esclavagisme-torture-ce-quon-sait-sur-reseau-demantele-toulouse_17199842.html “]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

EU and Slovakia

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On the 7th and 8th of June, the EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumer Affairs and Gender Equality, Věra Jourová, visited Slovakia. During the visit, she wanted to understand the progress on the investigation of the murder of journalist Jana Kuciak and his wife Martina Kušnířová and to find out what measures Slovakia has taken to better integrate Roma pupils into Slovak schools.

– Na Slovensko zavíta eurokomisárka. Zaujímať sa bude o Kuciaka a Rómov. In: Aktualne. 06.06.2018. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/spolocnost/na-slovensko-zavita-eurokomisarka-zaujimat-bude-kuciaka-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/spolocnost/na-slovensko-zavita-eurokomisarka-zaujimat-bude-kuciaka-romov.html”]

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia and Minorities

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Further confusion and accusation in the case of the funding of minority culture in Slovakia. The commission responsible for distributing the funds is accused of improprieties such as granting money to their own organisations of to their families.
Bad and still continuing, now with political ramifications.

– Kauza Fondu na podporu kultúry národnostných menšín: Pochybné transakcie a rodinkárstvo, OĽaNO viní Most-Híd. In: CAS. 06.06.2018. https://www.cas.sk/clanok/702811/kauza-fondu-na-podporu-kultury-narodnostnych-mensin-pochybne-transakcie-a-rodinkarstvo-olano-vini-most-hid/ [link-preview url=”https://www.cas.sk/clanok/702811/kauza-fondu-na-podporu-kultury-narodnostnych-mensin-pochybne-transakcie-a-rodinkarstvo-olano-vini-most-hid/”]

Germany News Western Europe

Wiesbaden Culture Weeks

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Another event during the culture weeks in Wiesbaden. A speech against discrimination.

– Wiesbadener Kulturwochen gegen Antiziganismus: Rinaldo Strauß vom Landesverband Deutscher Sinti und Roma spricht über Diskriminierung. In: Wiesbadener Tagblatt. 06.06.2018. http://www.wiesbadener-tagblatt.de/freizeit/kunst-und-kultur/musik/wiesbadener-kulturwochen-gegen-antiziganismus-rinaldo-strauss-vom-landesverband-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-spricht-ueber-diskriminierung_18820287.htm [link-preview url=”http://www.wiesbadener-tagblatt.de/freizeit/kunst-und-kultur/musik/wiesbadener-kulturwochen-gegen-antiziganismus-rinaldo-strauss-vom-landesverband-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-spricht-ueber-diskriminierung_18820287.htm”]

Germany News Western Europe

Concert and Workshop

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A workshop with school children on stereotypes and a concert in Germany with Dotschy Reinhardt.

– Klischees und Wirklichkeit von Sinti und Roma. In: SWP. 06.06.2018. https://www.swp.de/suedwesten/staedte/ehingen/stigmatisierung-entgegentreten-26905554.html
– Sinti-Klänge im historischen Spiegelsaal. In: Schwäbische. 06.06.2018. https://www.schwaebische.de/landkreis/alb-donau-kreis/obermarchtal_artikel,-sinti-klänge-im-historischen-spiegelsaal-_arid,10881141.html [link-preview url=”https://www.swp.de/suedwesten/staedte/ehingen/stigmatisierung-entgegentreten-26905554.html “]

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Ukraine; UN Demands Investigation

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The UN is asking Ukraine to investigate the spate of attacks against Roma in the country.

– ООН требует расследовать нападения на ромов в Украине. In: Korrespondent. 01.06.2018. https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/3976489-oon-trebuet-rassledovat-napadenyia-na-romov-v-ukrayne
– ООН призвала власти Украины расследовать атаки на ромов и ЛГБТ. In: Liga. 01.06.2018. http://news.liga.net/politics/news/oon-prizvali-vlasti-ukrainy-rassledovat-ataki-na-romov-i-lgbt [link-preview url=”https://korrespondent.net/ukraine/3976489-oon-trebuet-rassledovat-napadenyia-na-romov-v-ukrayne “]

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Ukraine and Pogroms

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The Ukrainian police is refusing to talk about the suspects of the various recent attacks against Roma in the country. They even refused to say whether anyone is being suspected at all of these attacks.

– Погром лагеря ромов: полиция отказалась говорить о подозреваемых. In: Liga. 04.06.2018. http://news.liga.net/incidents/news/pogrom-lagerya-romov-politsiya-otkazalas-govorit-o-podozrevaemyh [link-preview url=”http://news.liga.net/incidents/news/pogrom-lagerya-romov-politsiya-otkazalas-govorit-o-podozrevaemyh”]

Germany News Western Europe

Exhibition

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In the context of the culture weeks in Wiesbaden, an exhibition is being held in Wiesbaden.

– Ausstellung „Der Weg der Sinti und Roma“ im Wiesbadener Stadtmuseum. In: Echo. 01.06.2018. http://www.echo-online.de/freizeit/kunst-und-kultur/ausstellungen/ausstellung-der-weg-der-sinti-und-roma-im-wiesbadener-stadtmuseum_18804993.htm [link-preview url=”http://www.echo-online.de/freizeit/kunst-und-kultur/ausstellungen/ausstellung-der-weg-der-sinti-und-roma-im-wiesbadener-stadtmuseum_18804993.htm”]

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