Sinti and Roma in Rimini protested in front of the municipality on the failure of the local government to apply the measures for social inclusion of the minority.
– Rimini, la protesta di Rom e Sinti: “Maggioranza va dietro alla Lega”. In: Ciama mi citta. 19.12.2018. https://www.chiamamicitta.it/rimini-la-protesta-rom-sinti-maggioranza-va-dietro-alla-lega/
The extreme right party AfD in the German state of Baden Württemberg voted against a treaty between the state and the German association of Sinti and Roma. Not suprising, unfortunately.
– AfD lehnt kontraproduktiven Sinti-und-Roma-Staatsvertrag wegen unverantwortlicher Änderungen zum Vorgänger ab. In: Presseportal. 19.12.2018. https://www.presseportal.de/pm/127902/4148169
The Roma community of Fushë-Kruja in Albania has won a case against the government on discrimination based of it not providing clean water and sanitation.
– Roma Community Wins Discrimination Case against Albanian Gov’t. In: Exit. 14.12.2018. https://exit.al/en/2018/12/14/roma-community-wins-discrimination-case-against-albanian-government/
In a social network, a resident of Zaporozhye Artem Gromov posted a photo of people who, according to him, rob people of Zaporozhye using hypnosis and curses. According to some users of the social network, the Roma are involved in thefts, fraud and robberies near Zaporizhzhya hospitals, markets and other places where people gather. Some Cossacks are convinced that the police are covering the swindlers, since otherwise they would have been in prison long ago.
Some controversy around the alleged perpetrator of the murder of a 8 years old girl that prompted the riots near Odessa in 2016. The suspect has an alibi for the time of the murder and it seems that the prosecution neglected to follow up on other traces / suspects.
– Halya Coynash: Shocking riots against Roma sparked by arrest of a man with an alibi. In: Kyiv Post. 19.12.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/halya-coynash-shocking-riots-against-roma-sparked-by-arrest-of-a-man-with-an-alibi.html
– Shocking riots against Roma in Odesa oblast sparked by arrest of a man with an alibi. In: KHPG. 19.12.2018. http://khpg.org/en/index.php?id=1544902503
A top Swedish court has given the green light to a controversial begging ban in the town of Vellinge. The original ban had been lifted by court order, but the highest administrative court has re-instated it.
Begging bans are known to be ineffective in most places they were introduced.
– Mixed Reactions as Swedish Court Green-Lights ‘Anti-Gypsy’ Begging Ban. In: Sputnik News. 19.12.2018. https://sputniknews.com/europe/201812191070825722-sweden-begging-ban/
The story of Roma refugees in Germany who escaped deportation and have been living illegally in Germany for the last three years.
– Wie Anita in Deutschland zum Flüchtling wurde. In: Der Spiegel. 17.12.2018. http://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/schule/roma-entgehen-der-abschiebung-die-fluechtenden-a-1240999.html
An exhibition in London commemorates the persecution of Roma in Europe. It iw the work of a Rom, Krzysztof Gil and can be seen until January 5th.
– http://letrangere.net/exhibition/krzysztof-gil-2/
Serbians were involved in the arrest, deportation, and killing of Roma during World War Two. A chapter that is largely occulted in Serbia nowadays.
– Serbia’s Forgotten Role in the Roma Holocaust. In: Balkan Insight. 17.12.2018. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbia-s-forgotten-role-in-the-roma-holocaust-12-14-2018
In a commentary prepared by experts from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the Institute of Health Policy (IZP) at the Ministry of Health, analysts of the Financial Policy Institute (IFP) at the Ministry of Finance say that “Anti-discrimination measures, financial support to overcome barriers of Roma to access services, improved living conditions, housing and basic infrastructure, such as access to water and sanitation infrastructure,” are necessary in the country.
– Odborníci tvrdia, že inklúzia Rómov je potrebná aj v zdravotníctve. In: SME. 16.12.2018. https://domov.sme.sk/c/22009768/odbornici-tvrdia-ze-inkluzia-romov-je-potrebna-aj-v-zdravotnictve.html
The story of the new house in Limanowa continues. The municipality wanted to buy a house in another village to house their Roma who live in dreadful conditions. The other commune pre-empted the buy.
It is not the first try and such a case went to court.
– Gmina Limanowa nie kupi domu dla wielodzietnej rodziny Romów? Budynek chce kupić inny samorząd. In: Limanowa. 13.12.2018. https://limanowa.in/aktualnosci/gmina-limanowa-nie-kupi-domu-dla-wielodzietnej-rodziny-romow-budynek-chce-kupic-inny-samorzad/43696
A lavish Roma wedding made it to Ukrainian national television. Something we really don’t need …
– Пара ромів з Ужгорода вразила Україну розкішним весіллям на національному телепроекті (ВІДЕО). In: 0312. 13.12.2018. https://www.0312.ua/news/2246195/para-romiv-z-uzgoroda-vrazila-ukrainu-rozkisnim-vesillam-na-nacionalnomu-teleproekti-video
Slovakia was condemned by the European Court of Human Right for not having investigated the racial motive of the Hurbanova massacre where a policeman murdered three Roma. The survivors of the crime have to be compensated.
– Európsky súd pre ľudské práva rozhodol o “Hurbanovskom masakre”: Išlo o rasovo motivovaný čin. In: Hlavne Spravy. 12.12.2018. https://www.hlavnespravy.sk/europsky-sud-pre-ludske-prava-rozhodol-o-hurbanovskom-masakre-islo-o-rasovo-motivovany-cin/1607152
– Európsky súd pre ľudské práva rozhodol v prípade Hurbanovského masakru. Trojnásobná vražda mala rasové pozadie. In: Noviny. 11.12.2018. https://www.noviny.sk/krimi/395931-europsky-sud-pre-ludske-prava-rozhodol-v-pripade-hurbanovskeho-masakru-trojnasobna-vrazda-mala-rasove-pozadie
The US Embassy in Prague awarded its Human Right Prize to Magdalena Karrvayova for the work with Romani children.
Well done!
– US Embassy in Prague gives human rights award to Magdalena Karvayová for helping Romani children access quality education. In: Romea. 14.12.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/us-embassy-in-prague-gives-human-rights-award-to-magdalena-karvayova-for-helping-romani-children-access-quality-education-2
The Czech MP Miroslav Rozner will be prosecuted for his statements on the Lety concentration camp. Together with Tomio Okamura, he doubted that a genocide has taken place and dubbed Lety an open camp.
– LE DÉPUTÉ SPD MILOSLAV ROZNER SERA POURSUIVI POUR SES DÉCLARATIONS SUR LE CAMP DE LETY. In: Radio Praha. 11.12.2018. https://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/infos/le-depute-spd-miloslav-rozner-sera-poursuivi-pour-ses-declarations-sur-le-camp-de-lety
The citizen of a village will pay the legal fees of their mayor following his derogatory comments on Roma … No comments. In Western France, a debate on the Roma integration. Near Paris, a sordid affair of rape and prostitution with three Roma pimps; and, also near Paris, a squat will be closed. And finally, near Grenoble, a piece of land has been requisitioned to lodge (?) Roma.
– Propos anti-Roms : les habitants paieront les frais de défense du maire. In: Nord Éclair. 14.12.2018. http://www.nordeclair.fr/209552/article/2018-12-14/propos-anti-roms-les-habitants-paieront-les-frais-de-defense-du-maire
– Carquefou. Les Roms s’invitent au conseil municipal. In: Ouest France. 14.12.2018. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/carquefou-44470/carquefou-les-roms-s-invitent-au-conseil-municipal-6130317
– Collégien : trois Roms soupçonnés d’avoir violé et prostitué des femmes. In: Le Parisien. 10.12.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/collegien-trois-roms-soupconnes-d-avoir-viole-et-prostitue-des-femmes-09-12-2018-7964076.php
– Noisy-le-Grand : les squatteurs de l’hôtel expulsés en mai prochain. In: Le Parisien. 11.12.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/noisy-le-grand-les-squatteurs-de-l-hotel-expulses-en-mai-prochain-11-12-2018-7965984.php
– Un terrain réquisitionné pour héberger des Roms. In: Le Dauphiné. 15.12.2018. https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2018/12/15/inedit-haute-savoie-juvigny-annemasse-henbergement-d-urgence-roms-un-terrain-requisitionne
– “Base de vie” de Roms : un terrain réquisitionné à Juvigny. In: Le Dauphiné. 14.12.2018. https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2018/12/14/base-de-vie-de-roms-ce-sera-a-juvigny
Commemorations in Germany in on the “Auschwitz Erlass” the deportation order for Roma and Sinti to death camps 76 years ago.
And a controversy because the AfD – whose speaker says Hitler did also good things – was not invited in Sachsenhausen …
– Gedenkfeier für Opfer des NS-Völkermordes an Sinti und Roma. In: MiGazin. 14.12.2018. http://www.migazin.de/2018/12/14/gedenkfeier-opfer-ns-voelkermordes-sinti/
– Eklat bei Kranzniederlegung für Sinti und Roma. In: MAZ Online. 13.12.2018. http://www.maz-online.de/Brandenburg/Eklat-bei-Kranzniederlegung-fuer-Sinti-und-Roma-in-Gedenkstaette-Sachsenhausen
– Deutscher Bundesrat gedenkt Völkermord an Sinti und Roma. In: Tyroler Tageszeitung. 14.12.2018. https://www.tt.com/ticker/15127506/deutscher-bundesrat-gedenkt-voelkermord-an-sinti-und-roma
On Charlie Chaplin and the inspiration to the latest Dotschy Reinhardt’s album.
– Chaplins geheime Herkunft. In: Deutschlandfunk Kultur. 13.12.2018. https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/dotschy-reinhardt-chaplin-s-secret-chaplins-geheime-herkunft.2177.de.html?dram:article_id=435873
Stereotypes in Netflix – this time about a prison in Romania and Roma.
– Inside The World’s Toughest Prisons Season 3 Details Revealed. In: What’s On Netflix. 13.12.2018. https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/inside-the-worlds-toughest-prisons-season-3-details-revealed/
A brawl between two families in a Roma ghetto involved more than sixty people and resulted in one death. Police intervened and one man was arrested.
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