September 25, 2022

French Chronicle …

September 25, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Not much this week in France on Roma. A fight in a Roma camp near Lyon, a “Nuit Tzigane” showing that the French still have not understood the correct terminology, and politicians freed from accusations of racial hatred, as the prosecution took too long …

Bagarre dans un camp de Roms : des couteaux, des barres de fer et des haches sortis. In: Actu.fr. 21.09.2022. https://actu.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/lyon_69123/lyon-bagarre-dans-un-camp-de-roms-des-couteaux-des-barres-de-fer-et-des-haches-sortis_53955033.html
Saint-Jean-d’Angély : « Une vibration collective » autour des Tziganes. In: Sud Ouest. 21.09.2022. https://www.sudouest.fr/charente-maritime/saint-jean-d-angely/saint-jean-d-angely-une-vibration-collective-autour-des-tziganes-12346449.php
Poursuivis pour provocation à la haine, des élus de l’ex-majorité de Chilly-Mazarin s’en tirent grâce à la prescription. In: Le Parisien. 24.09.2022. https://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/poursuivis-pour-provocation-a-la-haine-des-elus-de-lex-majorite-de-chilly-mazarin-sen-tirent-grace-a-la-prescription-24-09-2022-FEW5DHK43BBXPPQ3KOL7EJMS2Q.php

Austria News Western Europe

30 Years Ago

September 25, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Thirty years ago, Austria recognised Sinti and Roma as a national minority.

September 1992: Roma und Sinti werden in Österreich als Volksgruppe anerkannt. In: Tagesspiegel. 25.09.2022. https://www.sn.at/panorama/wissen/tagesspiegel-25-september-1992-roma-und-sinti-werden-in-oesterreich-als-volksgruppe-anerkannt-127378969

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Transcarpathian Ukraine

September 25, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

Volodymyr Kondur, Head of the National Minorities Department of the Secretariat of the Human Rights Commissioner of the Supreme Council of Ukraine, was on a working visit to Transcarpathia.

They held a number of meetings, in particular, they visited the Roma settlement, and also met with representatives of the Zakarpattia Oblast and Berehiv City Council.

Закарпатських ромів відвідав уповноважений Верховної Ради України з прав людини. In: PMG. 24.09.2022. https://pmg.ua/life/110407-zakarpatskykh-romiv-vidvidav-upovnovazhenyy-verkhovnoi-rady-ukrainy-z-prav-lyudyny

News Eastern Europe Slovenia

Slovenia and Roma

September 25, 2022 Published by: Roma Foundation

After the recent events in the Roma settlement of Brezje near Novem mesto, where a 22 years old was shot dead and two were wounded, some mayors in south-eastern Slovenia point to the need for a comprehensive solution to the Roma problem. They propose the establishment of a special interdepartmental working body.

In a letter sent to Prime Minister Robert Golob, the mayor of Novo Mesto, Gregor Macedoni, assesses that the latest tragic confrontation in Brezje, is a new harsh reminder that the Roma issue in south-eastern Slovenia deserves concrete inter-ministerial attention. consideration at the state level.

Župani z jugovzhoda države za ustanovitev medresorskega delovnega telesa za romska vprašanja. In: RTV Slovenia. 24.09.2022. https://www.rtvslo.si/lokalne-novice/dolenjska/zupani-z-jugovzhoda-drzave-za-ustanovitev-medresorskega-delovnega-telesa-za-romska-vprasanja/641474
Govt urged to establish special body to address Roma issues. In: STA. 24.09.2022. https://english.sta.si/3085141/govt-urged-to-establish-special-body-to-address-roma-issues