December 22, 2018 - rroma.org

Unique

December 22, 2018 Published by: RF

The recent manifestations against the latest laws passed by the Orban government (the so-called slave laws) saw a unique constellation: The flag of the extreme right party Jobbik next to the Roma flag.
It highlights the range of opposition to the laws.

– Egymás mellett lengett a romák és a Jobbik zászlója. In: 444. 17.12.2018. https://444.hu/2018/12/17/egymas-mellett-lengett-a-romak-es-a-jobbik-zaszlaja [link-preview url=”https://444.hu/2018/12/17/egymas-mellett-lengett-a-romak-es-a-jobbik-zaszlaja”]

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Roma in Northern Ireland

December 22, 2018 Published by: RF

A further article about the Roma organisation in Northern Ireland who exploited members of their own community.
It apparently went on for years.

– Community group ‘knew about Roma exploitation’. In BBC News. 21.12.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46640384 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46640384″]

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Roma in Russia

December 22, 2018 Published by: RF

A long article from RT on Roma in Russia. While some of the facts are correct (Xaladytka, Servi, and then Kalderaša), they miss quite a few things (Kirimlides who are just a footnote on religion, Lovara, etc. who also came at the beginning of the 20th century – not 19th as they state).
But there are also lots of folklore such a caste system and “values”.
Full stereotypes indeed.

– Fact and Fallacy: History, beliefs & culture of Russian Gypsies. In: RT. 20.12.2018. https://rtd.rt.com/stories/gypsy-culture-the-art-is/ [link-preview url=”https://rtd.rt.com/stories/gypsy-culture-the-art-is/”]