A discussion on prejudices and stereotypes on Rroma.
- Kampf gegen die Klischees. In: Badische Zeitung. 04.10.2015. http://www.badische-zeitung.de/offenburg/kampf-gegen-die-klischees–112024398.html
Fighting against Clichés
Author Archives: Roma Foundation
A Black Social Worker
An article about a social worker from Benin who went to study in Slovakia during communist times and stayed. He is now helping Rroma in that country.
- Gastaldi, Daphné. Slovaquie: le Béninois qui veut sauver les Roms. In: RFI. 29.09.2015. http://www.rfi.fr/europe/20150928-afrique-slovaquie-beninois-roms-yves-ogou
Roma Pride in 14 Cities
Rroma Pride took place yesterday in 14 European cities. In Prague, they pointed aout the scandal of Lety where a pig farm is located on the site of a former concentration camp.
- Стартира кампанията Roma Pride – Ден на ромската гордост и култура. In: DAIK. 04.10.2015. http://dariknews.bg/view_article.php?article_id=1509113
- Prahou projde 4. ročník Roma Pride, upozornit chce na provoz vepřína v Letech u Písku. In: Zpravy. 04.10.2015. http://www.rozhlas.cz/zpravy/regiony/_zprava/prahou-projde-4-rocnik-roma-pride-upozornit-chce-na-provoz-veprina-v-letech-u-pisku–1539692
- France Roma Pride site: https://www.facebook.com/RomaPride2013
Dom Refugees from Syria
The Rroma cousins, the Domari (or Doms) are fleeing the War in Syria. Their situation is really bad and without hope.
A MUST READ!
- Nowhere to Turn. In: European Roma Right Centre. http://www.errc.org/cms/upload/file/nowhere-to-turn-september-2015.pdf
French Chronicle …
And the usual French review – more of the same. In Wissous, tensions are rising; in Metz, 23 Rroma are without lodgings; a fire in a camp in Ris Orangis, not surprising since temperatures are dropping and heating is needed; a Turkish tourist was mugged by three young Rroma in the RER in Paris; the site of a dismantled camp near Toulouse is being cleaned out; and more Rroma kids in schools in Dijon.
- A Wissous, les bidonvilles roms mettent le feu aux poudres. In: Le Parisien. 29.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/wissous-91320/a-wissous-les-bidonvilles-roms-mettent-le-feu-aux-poudres-29-09-2015-5138249.php
- Metz : vingt-trois Roms sans solution d’hébergement. In: Le Républicain Lorrain; 30.09.2015. http://www.republicain-lorrain.fr/edition-de-metz-ville/2015/09/29/metz-vingt-trois-roms-sans-solution-d-hebergement
- Incendie dans un camp rom à Ris-Orangis. In: Le Parisien. 28.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/ris-orangis-91130/incendie-dans-un-camp-rom-a-ris-orangis-28-09-2015-5134383.php
- Dépouillée par trois ados. In: Le Parisien. 29.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/seine-et-marne-77/depouillee-par-trois-ados-29-09-2015-5135497.php
- Ramier : le grand nettoyage. In: La Dépèche. 28.09.2015. http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2015/09/28/2186107-ramier-le-grand-nettoyage.html
- Un conseil municipal très ordinaire pour Rebsamen. GazetteInfo. 28.09.2015. http://www.gazetteinfo.fr/2015/09/28/conseil-tres-normal-pour-francois/
Turkey tags Minorities
New official Turkish documents are reported to include a tag identifying minorities. Attention, Roum means Greek here. Rroma are simple in the bag of “others”. Nevertheless, this is not acceptable.
- A la Une – Turquie : Flicage et matricules pour les minorités. In: Collectif Van. 23.09.2015. http://www.collectifvan.org/article.php?r=5&id=91759
Safe Countries: Critique from Council of Sinti and Roma
The central council of German Sinti and Roma and his president, Romani Rose sharply criticised the concept of safe countries especially in the Balkan and for Rroma.
BRAVO!
- Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma: Flüchtlinge nicht abstempeln. In: Focus Online. 30.09.2015. http://www.focus.de/regional/heidelberg/migration-zentralrat-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-fluechtlinge-nicht-abstempeln_id_4981059.html
- Sinti und Roma: Kritik an “sicheren Herkunftsstaaten” In: N24. 30.09.2015. http://www.n24.de/n24/Nachrichten/Politik/d/7379042/kritik-an–sicheren-herkunftsstaaten-.html
- Kritik an „sicheren Herkunftsstaaten”. In: Frankfurter Neue Presse. 30.09.2015. http://www.fnp.de/nachrichten/politik/tagesthema/Kritik-an-sicheren-Herkunftsstaaten-rdquo;art46567,1618988
- Heidelberg: Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma: Flüchtlinge nicht abstempeln. In: RNF. 30.09.2015. http://www.rnf.de/heidelberg-zentralrat-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-fluechtlinge-nicht-abstempeln-86061/
Refugees Asking for a Moratorium
Refugees are asking for a stop in the expulsions in Germany due to the “safe country status” of their countries of origins.
- Karlsruher Bündnis demonstriert Solidarität mit Geflüchteten: Refugees fordern Abschiebestopp. In: Beobachter News. 26.09.2015. http://www.beobachternews.de/2015/09/26/x-refugee-ka/
Race in Sweden
The concept of “race” is making a dangerous come-back in Sweden. This is SCARY.
– Hartley, Emma. Revival of a Swedish taboo. In: Politico. 30.09.2015. http://www.politico.eu/article/revival-of-a-swedish-taboo/
Babi Yar
Ukraine commemorates the start of the Babi Yar massacre near Kiev which saw nearly 100’000 people killed in 1941, mostly Jews, but also Rroma and some others.
Remember!
- Ukraine Today: Ukraine Ukraine Babi Yar massacre anniversairy ceremony held near Kyiv. In: Kyiv Post. 30.09.2015. https://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine-abroad/ukraine-today-ukraine-ukraine-babi-yar-massacre-anniversairy-ceremony-held-near-kyivz-massacre-anniversairy-ceremony-held-near-kyiv-398959.html
- Ukraine Babyn Yar massacre anniversary ceremony held near Kyiv. In: Ukraine Today. 29.09.2015. http://uatoday.tv/society/ukraine-babi-yar-massacre-anniversairy-ceremony-held-near-kyiv-503110.html
Rroma Go to Constitutional Court
The Hamburg based organisation Roma and Sinti Union (RCI) is making a formal complaint the Germany’s top constitutional court on the declaration of Balkan Countries as being “safe”. Let’s hope this puts a stop to the exulsions!
- Sinti und Roma bestehen auf Asyl. In: Bild. 30.09.2015. http://www.bild.de/regional/hamburg/fluechtling/sinti-und-roma-wollen-bleiben-42695468.bild.html
Hotel Gračanica: Switzerland, Rroma, and Kosovo
Hotel Gračanica is an exception … Unfortunately.
- Dotto, Nicola. The Roma who built a five-star hotel. In: West. 29.09.2015. http://www.west-info.eu/the-roma-who-built-a-five-star-hotel/
Tough times for Rroma Returning
Times are hard for those Rroma whose asylum applications have been refused following the declaration of Serbia as a safe country by Germany.
Worthy Read!
- Balkan migrant returnees face tough times, In: DW. 29.09.2015. http://www.dw.com/en/balkan-migrant-returnees-face-tough-times/a-18746419
Rroma Decade and Inclusion
Interesting reading on the Rroma Decade and its failures. This from the OSI. Fact is, the Rroma decade did not achieve much, if anything…
- Why Europe’s “Roma Decade” Didn’t Lead to Inclusion. In: OSI News. 21.09.2015. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/why-europe-s-roma-decade-didn-t-lead-inclusion
Serbia is not Safe
Serbia is not safe for Rroma – this what people who went there say about it.
- Serbien ist für Roma nicht sicher. In: AZ Online. 24.09.2015. http://www.az-online.de/leserbriefe/uelzen/serbien-roma-nicht-sicher-5558714.html
Rroma Camps in Wissous
A reunion is called by the Mayor of Wissous, a commune that already made the headlines (cutting the water to Rroma; fire in a camp, etc.) to discuss the existing Rroma camps in the commune. Well, what can be expected of such an action?
- Réunion publique sur les campements roms à Wissous. In: Le Parisien. 27.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/wissous-91320/reunion-publique-sur-les-campements-roms-a-wissous-27-09-2015-5131453.php
Erpatak – the Ghetto
Scary – Erpatak again, and what is happening there.
- An example of ghettoization in the heart of Europe. In: Hungarian Free Press. 28.09.2015. http://hungarianfreepress.com/2015/09/28/an-example-of-ghettoization-in-the-heart-of-europe/
Large Shantytown in Malmö
Police is taking action against a large camp of migrants, mostly from Rromania (and thus assumed to be Rroma) in Malmö. This camp has been growing and residents are alarmed at having a shantytown on their doorstep.
- Police act against huge Swedish shanty camp. In: The Local. 28.09.2015. http://www.thelocal.se/20150928/police-to-act-against-swedens-biggest-shanty-camp
French Chronicle …
The endless cycle continues … An unlikely hero in Paris, the voice of the Ghetto Joszef Farkas from La Courneuve; neighbours concerned about Rroma moving in in the Rhone valley; Rroma from la Courneuve re-building their church; imminent expulsion in Saint Denis near Paris; the usual story about exploitation and criminal mendacity in Montpellier – as usual not really as stated; and finally an article on refugees at the Porte de Clichy in Paris.
- Jozsef, une nouvelle star chez les Roms. In: L’Obs. 25.09.2015. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/l-obs-du-soir/20150925.OBS6564/jozsef-une-nouvelle-star-chez-les-roms.html
- Saint-Genis-les-Ollières : la venue de 160 Roms entraîne un mouvement de contestation. In: Le Progrès. 25.09.2015. http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone/2015/09/25/saint-genis-les-ollieres-la-venue-de-160-roms-entraine-un-mouvement-de-contestation
- Expulsés de la Courneuve, des roms reconstruisent leur église. In: Le Parisien. 26.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/expulses-de-la-courneuve-des-roms-reconstruisent-leur-eglise-26-09-2015-5129763.php
- Roms : expulsion imminente à Saint-Denis. In: Amnesty International. 21.09.2015. http://www.amnesty.fr/Informez-vous/Les-actus/Roms-expulsion-imminente-Saint-Denis-16131
- Barrere, François. Montpellier : il exploitait des enfants et des femmes rom pour lamendicité. In: Midi Libre. 23.09.2015. http://www.midilibre.fr/2015/09/23/mendicite-un-reseau-rom-frappe,1217129.php
- Paris : à la rencontre des réfugiés de la porte de Clichy. In: MetroNews. 24.09.2015. http://www.metronews.fr/paris/a-la-rencontre-des-refugies-de-la-porte-de-clichy/moix!BCAqs6FoADeU/
Minorities in Brazil … Not all Equal
UN is asking Brazil to fulfil promises to implement measures to ensure the equality of all minorities. Let’s not forget that Brazil has a large minority of Rroma, among which many Kalderasha.
- UN rights expert urges Brazil to introduce measures to ‘fulfill promises of equality’ for minorities. In: UN News Centre. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51965#.VgfP77Soedq
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