Bulgarian European MEP Angel Dzhambazki is being accused in an online petition of stirring up anti-Roma hatred. The Petition is on AVAAZ.
SIGN!!!
– Bulgarian MEP Accused of Hate Speech Against Roma. In: Balkan Insight. 18.07.2017. https://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/sanctions-demanded-against-bulgarian-mep-for-anti-roma-rhetoric-07-17-2017 [link-preview url=”https://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/sanctions-demanded-against-bulgarian-mep-for-anti-roma-rhetoric-07-17-2017″]
The Central Council of Sinti and Roma in Germany pointed its members on the Arte Movie on Roma and antiziganismus that was shown yesterday.
– Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma weist auf sehenswerten ARTE Dokumentarfilm zum Thema Antiziganismus in Europa hin. In: Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma. 18.07.2017. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/zentralrat-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-weist-auf-sehenswerten-arte-dokumentarfilm-zum-thema-antiziganismus-in-europa-hin/ [link-preview url=”http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/zentralrat-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-weist-auf-sehenswerten-arte-dokumentarfilm-zum-thema-antiziganismus-in-europa-hin/”]
The latest production from Israel Galvan “Fiesta” is on show in Avignon, France until the 23rd of July.
– AVIGNON : « LA FIESTA » PERCHEE D’ISRAEL GALVAN. In: Inferno. 17.07.2017. https://inferno-magazine.com/2017/07/17/avignon-la-fiesta-perchee-disrael-galvan/
– “La Fiesta” déjantée du Sévillan Israel Galvan divise la Cour d’honneur d’Avignon. In: France24. 17.07.2017. http://www.france24.com/fr/20170717-fiesta-dejantee-sevillan-israel-galvan-divise-cour-dhonneur-davignon [link-preview url=”https://inferno-magazine.com/2017/07/17/avignon-la-fiesta-perchee-disrael-galvan/ “]
A portrait of the president of the Association of Sinti and Roma Switzerland, who currently is engaged in a project aimed at defusing tensions between travellers and local population.
– Un nomade s’active pour limiter les conflits avec les gens du voyage. In: Le Temps. 17.07.2017. https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/2017/07/17/un-nomade-sactive-limiter-conflits-gens-voyage [link-preview url=”https://www.letemps.ch/suisse/2017/07/17/un-nomade-sactive-limiter-conflits-gens-voyage”]
Mykonos expelled Roma in April/May of this year, apparently following some protests from tourists about annoying Roma families.
Really???
– Roma Expelled from Paradise: Ethnic Cleansing on the Greek Isle of Mykonos. In: ERRC. 11.07.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/roma-expelled-from-paradise-ethnic-cleansing-on-the-greek-isle-of-mykonos/178 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/blog/roma-expelled-from-paradise-ethnic-cleansing-on-the-greek-isle-of-mykonos/178″]
The Macedonian actress Irena Ristic went into a racist rant against Roma after having found a hurt horse.
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Another article on the 40 or so Romanian Roma who asked for asylum in California, Pennsylvania. Not meant negatively, but full of stereotypes…
Bad
– Roma say they came to Pa. to flee persecution. In: Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 15.07.2017. http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2017/07/15/Roma-say-they-came-to-Pa-to-flee-persecution/stories/201707150080 [link-preview url=”http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2017/07/15/Roma-say-they-came-to-Pa-to-flee-persecution/stories/201707150080″]
Racism seems to be a serious issue in the UK, especially against Roma and travellers.
Shame.
– Schools need to address the last acceptable form of racism. In: School Week. 16.07.2017. http://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-need-to-address-the-last-acceptable-form-of-racism/ [link-preview url=”http://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-need-to-address-the-last-acceptable-form-of-racism/”]
A more extensive article on the excavations of the Czech concentration camp of Lety, excavations that showed that the camp was not razed to the ground as originally believed.
– Archaeologists find remains of wartime camp for Czech Roma. In: The Prague Monitor. 17.07.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/07/17/archaeologists-find-remains-wartime-camp-czech-roma [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/07/17/archaeologists-find-remains-wartime-camp-czech-roma”]
The mayor of Rome, Virgina Raggi, has set up an office whose aim is to monitor and ensure the closure of the Roma camps – long a promise she made during her election. Several Roma associations are waiting to see what is happening.
According to a recent briefing by the Association July 21, “in the face of a constant presence of Roma in informal settlements in Rome quantified in the last five years at around 2,200 / 2,500 housing units, in the last few months the estimate sank to no more than one thousand units. This decline is explained by less arrivals from other countries (Romania), from transfers to other European countries (Spain, France and Germany) and largely from the transition from informal settlements to old unused industrial facilities. In a city with about 2.9 million inhabitants, Roma people in informal settlements account for only 0.03% of the Roma population.”
– A Roma nasce un ufficio per monitorare il superamento dei campi rom. In: La Stampa. 09.07.2017. http://www.lastampa.it/2017/07/09/italia/politica/a-roma-nasce-un-ufficio-per-monitorare-il-superamento-campi-rom-7kfwNjw6LnHCVRNcRuQJkN/pagina.html
– Campi rom e sgomberi, a Roma la musica è davvero cambiata. Purtroppo. In: Il Fatto Quotidiano. 13.07.2017. https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2017/07/13/campi-rom-e-sgomberi-a-roma-la-musica-e-davvero-cambiata-purtroppo/3726875/ [link-preview url=”https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2017/07/13/campi-rom-e-sgomberi-a-roma-la-musica-e-davvero-cambiata-purtroppo/3726875/”]
Two camps are due to be closed in the Rome region. Whether the Roma are relocated or simply expulsed remains to be seen. At least money has been allocated – let’s see.
– Roma, due campi rom saranno smantellati: ecco dove saranno sistemati i nomadi. In: Leggo. 11.07.2017. http://www.leggo.it/italia/roma/roma_campi_rom_saranno_smantellati_ecco_dove_saranno_sistemati_nomadi-2555730.html
– Roma, chiusura campi rom La Barbuta e Monachina. Ora progetti di inclusione sociale. In: Pontile News. 11.07.2017. http://www.pontilenews.it/6920/CRONACA/roma-chiusura-campi-rom-la-barbuta-e-monachina-ora-progetti-di-inclusione-sociale.html [link-preview url=”http://www.leggo.it/italia/roma/roma_campi_rom_saranno_smantellati_ecco_dove_saranno_sistemati_nomadi-2555730.html “]
The comments from the Czech President Milos Zeman regarding the former concentration camp of Lety are simply not acceptable and are out of touch, according to Karel Holomek.
We agree…
– Karel Holomek: Czech President’s proposal to leave pig farm on genocide site is out of touch. In: Romea. 13.07.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/karel-holomek-czech-president-s-proposal-to-leave-pig-farm-on-genocide-site-is-out-of-touch [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/karel-holomek-czech-president-s-proposal-to-leave-pig-farm-on-genocide-site-is-out-of-touch”]
At long last, a new camping site has b een opened in the Canto Bern.
– In: SRF. 14.07.2017. https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/schweiz-aktuell/video/neuer-platz-fuer-fahrende?id=c2231ffe-957e-4a88-8cd4-2108ae2ee35e [link-preview url=”https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/schweiz-aktuell/video/neuer-platz-fuer-fahrende?id=c2231ffe-957e-4a88-8cd4-2108ae2ee35e”]
Bad – bad as an article, and bad in that that a minority of Romanian Roma seems to make the headlines. Especially since in Pittsburgh, there have been many Roma from Czechoslovakia who have and still live there since pre-World War One.
– In California, Pa., residents want answers about Romanian immigrants. In: Pittsburg Post Gazette. 14.07.2017. http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2017/07/14/California-Pa-residents-want-answers-about-Romanian-immigrants/stories/201707140150 [link-preview url=”http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2017/07/14/California-Pa-residents-want-answers-about-Romanian-immigrants/stories/201707140150″]
On July 18th, the European TV Arte will present a documentary on Roma entitled “Roma citizen like any others?”
Will be interesting to see whether this doesn’t drown into sterotypes.
– Les roms, des citoyens comme les autres ? In: Arte. http://boutique.arte.tv/f11876-roms_citoyens_comme_les_autres [link-preview url=”http://boutique.arte.tv/f11876-roms_citoyens_comme_les_autres”]
The exact extent of the Lety camp has been assessed by archaeologists. They managed to find physical remains of the barracks, contrary to the common view that the camp was totally razed at the end of the War.
– ARCHAEOLOGISTS MAP OUT PRECISE CONTOURS OF NAZI-ERA LETY CONCENTRATION CAMP. In: Radio Prague. 13.07.2017. http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/archaeologists-map-out-precise-contours-of-nazi-era-lety-concentration-camp [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/archaeologists-map-out-precise-contours-of-nazi-era-lety-concentration-camp”]
The protests in Assenovgrad are continuing. This is scary.
– Protests in Asenovgrad Continue. In: Novinite. 10.07.2017. http://www.novinite.com/articles/181106/Protests+in+Asenovgrad++Continue [link-preview url=”http://www.novinite.com/articles/181106/Protests+in+Asenovgrad++Continue”]
The Roma have been recognised by Columbia as an ethnic minority!
– Colombia recognizes Roma people as ethnic minority group. In: CGTN America. 11.07.2017. https://america.cgtn.com/2017/07/11/colombia-recognizes-roma-people-as-ethnic-minority-group [link-preview url=”https://america.cgtn.com/2017/07/11/colombia-recognizes-roma-people-as-ethnic-minority-group”]
A rather long article on the Assenovgrad protests against Roma – Protests that nearly turned violent and were stopped by the police. This article is from a vey Bulgarian perspective and cites an alleged “assault” by Roma against a rowing team as the origin of the protests. This is a first one – before, it was a generic protest against “illegal” Roma settlements.
– Protests in Bulgaria: From Assenovgrad to the ‘1300 years’ monument. In: The Soifia Globe. 11.07.2017. http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/07/11/protests-in-bulgaria-from-assenovgrad-to-the-1300-years-monument-2/ [link-preview url=”http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/07/11/protests-in-bulgaria-from-assenovgrad-to-the-1300-years-monument-2/”]
Roma going to universities face blatant racism in the UK. In the 21st century …
BAD.
– Gypsy students face prejudice at universities. In: The Times. 08.07.2017. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gypsy-students-face-prejudice-at-universities-smn0g5vhq [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gypsy-students-face-prejudice-at-universities-smn0g5vhq”]
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