September 24, 2023

French Chronicle …

September 24, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

Almost nothing this week about Roma in the French Press. An article about racism that mentions that in France, it is mainly directed at Roma and North Africans; repeated fires in a Roma camp near Paris; and finally, travellers camping outside designated areas near Metz.

Le racisme n’est pas l’antisémitisme. In: le Point. 22.09.2023. https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/le-racisme-n-est-pas-l-antisemitisme-22-09-2023-2536454_23.php#11
Les feux répétés dans le camp des Roms, à Ermenonville, inquiètent les riverains. In: Oise Hebdo. 23.09.2023. https://www.oisehebdo.fr/2023/09/23/feux-repetes-dans-camp-roms-ermenonville-inquietent-riverains/
Des gens du voyage s’installent hors des aires d’accueil, l’Eurométropole de Metz veut les expulser. In: Actu.fr. 17.09.2023. https://actu.fr/societe/des-gens-du-voyage-s-installent-hors-des-aires-d-accueil-l-eurometropole-de-metz-veut-les-expulser_60093156.html

News Eastern Europe Poland Ukraine

Poland and Roma Refugees

September 24, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

Joanna Talewicz-Kwiatkowska, with her foundation, tried for several months to find an apartment for a family of Roma refugees from Ukraine. No chance. – I never thought I would see such a moment – says the activist with regret. And he emphasizes that the Roma are treated worse than others, even though they are also fleeing from the war.

”Koszmar, gdy ktoś ci mówi, że wynajmie mieszkanie tylko białym”. In: TOK FM. 24.09.2023. https://www.tokfm.pl/Tokfm/7,189660,30212973,koszmar-gdy-ktos-ci-mowi-ze-wynajmie-mieszkanie-tylko-bialym.html

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Hungary and the Extreme Right

September 24, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

A special two-hour long debate between LL junior (László Lesi), a well-known musician-performer and László Toroczkai, president of Mi Hazánk, a extreme right party in Hungary.

The use of by the party of Roma for political purposes, citing demographic issues, gypsy crime as a perceived or real concept were discussed. Of course, Trianon was also mentioned …

Összecsapott Toroczkai László és L.L. Junior: „Ha adok vért, táncolni fog a gyerek?” In: Index. 20.09.2023. https://index.hu/fomo/2023/09/20/l.l.-junior-toroczkai-laszlo-orban-viktor-gyozike-kis-grofo-roma-demografia-bunozes-trianon-vita-mi-hazank/

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Hungary, Roma, Health and Contraception

September 24, 2023 Published by: Roma Foundation

An article about underprivileged youth in Hungary, about their health, their knowledge thereof, teenage pregnancies, and contraception.

Scary as most of the youngsters have a very limited knowledge of how their body works. Also, it seems that Hungary has the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in the EU. The article highlights, that it is not all Roma, and definitively not a Roma trait, but rather an issue of poverty and education.

Óvszert a családbarát közösségekbe! In: Index. 23.09.2023. https://index.hu/belfold/2023/09/23/szexualitas-ciganysag-ismeret-atadas-terhesseg-edukacio/