The celebrations of the tenth anniversary of the Roma Civic Organisation Konexe. In: Romea. 14.05.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-civic-organization-konexe-celebrates-10th-anniversary-and-roma-resistance-day-in-prague-with-discussion-about-romani
Monthly Archives: May 2022
French Chronicle …
No news this week on Roma in France. A fire in a camp in the South that may have had criminal origins is the only thing that happened.
- Incendie du camp de Roms de l’Arbois : quelle origine ? Et qelles conséquences ? In: Maritima Info. 13.05.2022. https://www.maritima.info/depeches/incendie/aix-en-provence/82946/incendie-du-camp-de-roms-de-l-arbois-quelle-origine-et-qelles-consequences-.html
- Plateau de l’Arbois : des caravanes en feu à proximité de la gare TGV d’Aix-en-Provence. In: La Provence. 12.05.2022. https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/6762497/plateau-de-larbois-des-caravanes-en-feu.html
Ukrainian View on the Czech Decisions
The Czech Republic will strengthen passport control for refugees and provide assistance only to those fleeing the war and crossing the Ukrainian border.
Basically the statement is: Due to Roma, conditions are harder. The entire issue stems from the Hungarian Prime Minister Orban who gave Hungarian passports to many people in Transcarpathian Ukraine. Now, there are Roma with dual Ukrainian and Hungarian citizenship who obviously do not want to stay in Hungary…
- ЧЕХІЯ ПОСИЛИТЬ ПРАВИЛА ЩОДО БІЖЕНЦІВ ЧЕРЕЗ НАПЛИВ РОМІВ, ЯКІ НЕЗАКОННО НАМАГАЮТЬСЯ ОТРИМАТИ ДОПОМОГУ. In: Volynews. 13.05.2022. https://www.volynnews.com/news/all/chekhiia-posylyt-pravyla-shchodo-bizhentsiv-cherez-naplyv-romiv-iaki-nezakonno-namahaiutsia-otrymaty-dopomohu/
Prague and Roma Refugees
Ukrainian Roma refugees are sleeping in Prague’s main railway station.
- Ukraine : les réfugiés roms obligés de dormir à la Gare centrale de Prague. In: Radio Prague Interntional. 13.05.2022.https://francais.radio.cz/ukraine-les-refugies-roms-obliges-de-dormir-a-la-gare-centrale-de-prague-8750389
Šutka
A reportage from the Belgian RTBF on the Šutka in Skopje. Unfortunately with the usual stereotypes of French speakers, namely that Roma are nomads …
- François Mazure nous emmène à Chouto Orizari, la plus grande ville rom du monde. In: RTBF. 12.05.2022. https://www.rtbf.be/article/francois–nous-emmene-a-chouto-orizari-la-plus-grande-ville-rom-du-monde-10991747
Czech Republic and Roma Refugees
The Czech Republic will tighten its rules on refugees due to the influx of Roma from the Ukraine with dua Hungarian and Ukrainian nationality.
- Czechia to tighten refugee rules due to Roma influx. In: Euractiv. 11.05.2022. https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/short_news/czechia-to-tighten-refugee-rules-due-to-roma-influx/
Not a minority
Roma are not a minority, they are Europeans.
- Gianni Jovanovic: “Sinti und Roma sind keine Minderheiten, sondern Europäer*innen”. In: HR InfoRadio. 11.05.2022. https://www.hr-inforadio.de/podcast/das-interview/gianni-jovanovic-sinti-und-roma-sind-keine-minderheiten-sondern-europaeerinnen,podcast-episode-102250.html
Pavia and Roma
Sinti asking to meet the mayor to understand what will happen with their settlement. Unfortunately a common pattern…
- I Sinti hanno chiesto un incontro a Fracassi. In: La Provincia Pavese. 11.05.2022. https://laprovinciapavese.gelocal.it/pavia/cronaca/2022/05/11/news/i-sinti-hanno-chiesto-un-incontro-a-fracassi-1.41434997
Memorial
A memorial to deported Sinti and Roma in a small German town.
- Mahnmal für deportierte Sinti und Roma. In: WDR. 10.05.2022. https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/rheinland/mahnmal-fuer-deportierte-sinti-und-roma-in-remscheid-100.html
An article highlighting the plight of Ukrainian Roma refugees from Transcarpathia in the Czech Republic. The ones with a Hungarian passports have gone, but the ones that are still there lodge in tents in difficult circumstances.
- Zbytek zakarpatských Romů v Pardubicích přežívá ve stanech. In: Novinky. 10.05.2022. https://www.novinky.cz/domaci/clanek/zbytek-zakarpatskych-romu-v-pardubicich-preziva-ve-stanech-40396543
Jerzy Ficowski
A portrait on one of the major writer about the Polska Roma and the one who promoted the career of Papuša, the Romni poet. His books are still the bible on Roma in Poland.
- Jerzy Ficowski. Jako pierwszy opisał życie Romów. In: Polska Radio 24. 09.05.2022. https://polskieradio24.pl/39/156/artykul/2305820,jerzy-ficowski-jako-pierwszy-opisal-zycie-romow
Commemorations in Lety
Pictures of the commemoration on the site of the former concentration camp of Lety.
- PHOTO GALLERY: Commemorative ceremony at Lety u Písku, Czech Republic 2022. In: Romea. 09.05.2022. http://www.romea.cz/img.php/news/czech/photo-gallery-commemorative-ceremony-at-lety-u-pisku-czech-republic-2022
Czech Senate President
The president of the Czech senate attended the commemorations in Lety and stated that this is a message for tolerance towards minorities.
- President of Czech Senate says Lety commemorations are a call for people to treat minorities fairly. In: Romea. 09.05.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/president-of-czech-senate-says-lety-commemorations-are-a-call-for-people-to-treat-minorities-fairly
Roma in the Czech Republic
The treatment of Ukrainian Roma Refugees in the Czech Republic says a lot about the prevalent racism against Roma in the country.
- Renata Berkyová at Lety u Písku: How is the current Romani society living in the Czech Republic to comprehend the open racism toward Romani refugees from Ukraine? In: Romea. 09.05.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/renata-berkyova-at-lety-u-pisku-how-is-the-current-romani-society-living-in-the-czech-republic-to-comprehend-the-open
An article on Roma employment or rather lack thereof in Slovenia. And all usual stereotypes are there, low education, they do not see the point to work and so on.
Only one thing is not mentioned: No Slovene will employ Roma …
- DL: Zaposlovanje Romov – Raje na socialo kot v službo. In: Lokalno. 08.05.2022. https://www.lokalno.si/2022/05/08/261198/clanek/DL_Zaposlovanje_Romov___Raje_na_socialo_kot_v_sluzbo/
Montenegro and Roma
The Roma community congratulated the recently nominated prime minister Abazović and asked him to help Roma and also to employ Roma in his prime minster office.
- Romski savjet pisao Abazoviću: Analizirati mogućnost zaposlenja pripadnika RE zajednice, možda i u kabinetu premijera. In: Vijesti. 08.05.2022. https://www.vijesti.me/vijesti/drustvo/603238/romski-savjet-pisao-abazovicu-analizirati-mogucnost-zaposlenja-pripadnika-re-zajednice-mozda-i-u-kabinetu-premijera
French Chronicle …
Not much news in France this week. A camp near Paris was dismantled; a educational book presented in Marseilles; some issues near Montpellier’s new transition camp; and a Rom condemned for aggressions in Meaux.
- Val-d’Oise. camp de Roms démantelé à Fontenay-en-Parisis, quid des déchets ? In: La Gazette du Val d’Oise. 03.05.2022. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/fontenay-en-parisis_95241/val-d-oise-camp-de-roms-demantele-a-fontenay-en-parisis-quid-des-dechets_50656644.html
- Un « conte magique » pour sensibiliser à l’exclusion des enfants roms. In: La Marseillaise. 04.05.2022. https://www.lamarseillaise.fr/societe/un-conte-magique-pour-sensibiliser-a-l-exclusion-des-enfants-roms-NB11104238
- Un problème de stationnement devant le village de transition dans le quartier de la Rauze à Montpellier. In: France Bleu. 03.05.2022. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/economie-social/voitures-montpellier-village-de-transition-1651587735
- Meaux : Prison ferme pour des vols et agressions devant des distributeurs de billets. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 02.05.2022.https://www.20minutes.fr/justice/3281703-20220502-meaux-prison-ferme-pour-des-vols-et-agressions-devant-des-distributeurs-de-billets
Ukrainian Refugees
Well, if you are not white, you are not so welcome in Poland …
- REPORTAGE. Guerre en Ukraine : l’accueil à plusieurs vitesses des réfugiés en Pologne. In: L’Express. 07.05.2022. https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/monde/europe/reportage-guerre-en-ukraine-l-accueil-a-plusieurs-vitesses-des-refugies-en-pologne_2172230.html
Romanes and English
A few Romane lava in English …
- Six English words borrowed from the Romani language. In: The Independent. 07.05.2022. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/english-words-romani-language-slang-b2072357.html
Documentation Centre
The German government has adopted the concept of a Documentation Centre for Dealing with the German Occupation Regime in Europe. The monumental project is the result of many years of work and discussions about what such a place should be like.
- Centrum dokumentacji niemieckich zbrodni za 120 mln euro. In: Deutsche Welle. 07.05.2022.https://www.dw.com/pl/centrum-Holocaust-niemieckich-zbrodni-za-120-mln-euro/a-61705851