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Esma Redžepova wins against Borat
For those of you who did not yet know … The Macedonian Rroma singer went to court and did indeed win against Borat for the misuse of one of her greatest hit Čaje šukarije… She is on tour in Oakland. Go and see here .
- Macedonian Rock Star Who Sued Borat (and Won!) to Appear in Oakland. In: KQED. 29.04.2016. https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2016/04/29/macedonian-rock-star-who-sued-borat-and-won-to-appear-in-oakland/
Bulgaria, Rroma, and Burkas
The central Bulgarian town of Pazardzhik is banning for the full veil being worn by some Rroma women. This is bad, but actually what is worse is that even under the Ottomans, Rroma never ever wore the veil … Fanaticism is doing headways. Dangerous.
- Bulgarian town bans full-face veils worn by some Roma Muslims. In: Reuters. 27.04.2016. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-islam-veils-idUSKCN0XO20M
Police Harassment in Slovakia: Back to Court
The case of the police harassment of Rroma boys in Kosice is returning to court. Basically, all police officers are whitewashed. This is true racism.
- Police harassment of Roma boys returns to court. In The Slovak Spectator. 28.04.2016. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20149781/police-harassment-of-roma-boys-returns-to-court.html
Slovakia … More Headlines
Another article on Slovakia and on the fact that the EU is not doing enough – or rather one should say, anything. Like it is not doing anything in Hungary …
- Slovakia: Roma exclusion and the dark side of democracy. In: Open Democracy. 29.04.2016. https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/bernard-rorke/slovakia-roma-exclusion-and-dark-side-of-democracy
Slovakia … Again
Just look at the picture. Do we need more?
- Slovakia’s far right is successful because of the retreat of class politics in the country. In: Jacobin. https://www.jacobinmag.com/2016/04/slovakia-marian-kotleba-roma-lsns-immigration-orban/
Dumb and Dumber … UK Press
Another of these articles that feed on stereotypes. Kings, barons, mansions (well…), all stereotypes are here. Is it reality or is it something else? Besides the taste to be discussed, the view here is that all these Rroma did their money illegally on the back of the UK (or European, or else) taxpayer. Wrong… They worked!
- Inside the gypsy capital of the world: The Moldovan town where locals flaunt their wealth by building flamboyant homes and the ‘Gypsy King’ rules supreme. In: Mail Online. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3559115/Inside-gypsy-capital-world-Moldovan-town-locals-flaunt-wealth-building-flamboyant-homes-Gypsy-King-rules-supreme.html#ixzz46xh9626I
Poland: Holocaust Memorial Hacked Up
A memorial for Rroma Holocaust victims was destroyed in Poland.
SHAME! And may the dead plague the people who did this.
- Polish monument to Roma Holocaust victims hacked up. In Radio Poland., 22.04.2016. http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/249912,Polish-monument-to-Roma-Holocaust-victims-hacked-up#sthash.EgtCzIh6.dpuf
Romanian Slavery: Reparation?
The case for paying out reparations. Romania with its slavery of Rroma until 1962 is at the forefront. Let’s watch!
- Roma Slavery: The Case for Reparations. In: Foreign Policy in Focus. 22.04.2016. http://fpif.org/roma-slavery-case-reparations/
Another Article on Bulgaria
A summary of the aggression against the young Rrom in Bulgaria who stated “you are my equal” to an obviously racist and brutal Bulgarian.
- “Et si je te tue ?” : une vidéo d’agression fait d’un jeune Rom un symbole de la lutte antiraciste. In: Les Observateurs. 21.04.2016. http://observers.france24.com/fr/20160421-agression-raciste-rom-tuer-meurtre-bulgare-symbole-lutte-antiraciste
A Movie on Rroma …
A polemic started in France because of a planned moive by a French humourist – Christian Clavier – called “Sivouplééé” – a play on the French “please” as pronounced by Romanian Rroma beggars. This movie shows a leftist intellectual who has to open his home to a family of Rroma. And of course, all stereotypes are present.
Toni Gatlif, the French Rroma movie maker simply finds this disgusting, and we share his point of view.
SHAME !!!
- Le réalisateur Tony Gatlif flingue le film avec Christian Clavier sur les Roms: “C’est une horreur, c’est un film dégueulasse” – Regardez. In: M. 23.04.2016. http://www.jeanmarcmorandini.com/article-352562-le-realisateur-tony-gatlif-flingue-le-film-avec-christian-clavier-sur-les-roms-c-est-une-horreur-c-est-un-film-degueulasse-regardez.html
- Sivouplééé!, un «film dégueulasse» pour Tony Gatlif. In: Le Figaro. 23.04.2016. http://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2016/04/23/03002-20160423ARTFIG00092–sivoupleee-un-film-degueulasse-pour-tony-gatlif.php
- Christian Clavier retrouve le réalisateur de Qu’est-ce qu’on a fait au Bon Dieu? pour Sivouplééé ! In: Allo Ciné. 18.04.2016. http://www.allocine.fr/article/fichearticle_gen_carticle=18652114.html
- Christian Clavier accueillera une famille de Roms dans “Sivouplééé” In: La Parisienne. 18.04.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/laparisienne/societe/culture/christian-clavier-accueillera-une-famille-de-roms-dans-sivoupleee-18-04-2016-5728095.php
- Sivouplééé!: Christian Clavier fait polémique avec sa nouvelle comédie sur les Roms. In: BFM TV. 19.04.2016. http://people.bfmtv.com/cinema/isivoupleeei-christian-clavier-fait-polemique-avec-sa-nouvelle-comedie-sur-les-roms-968025.html
- Christian Clavier va accueillir des Roms chez lui… In: Metro News. 19.04.2016. http://www.metronews.fr/culture/christian-clavier-va-accueillir-des-roms-chez-lui-dans-sivoupleee/mpds!DeNw2pOVJp8w/
- Sivouplééé ! : recevoir des Roms et mourir? In: Le Figaro. 23.04.2016. http://www.lefigaro.fr/cinema/2016/04/20/03002-20160420ARTFIG00289–sivoupleee-recevoir-des-roms-et-mourir.php
Croatia: Jews and Serbians Boycott Jasenovac Celebrations
Jews and Serbs have boycotted the celebrations of the liberation of the Croatian Concentration camp of Jasenovac on Friday the 22 of April. This is an infamous concentration camp where many Jews and Rroma were exterminated by Croatian Ustasha. Jews and Serbians are protesting against the rehabilitation in Croatia of people associated with this regime and crimes.
- Croatie : Juifs et Serbes boycottent la commémoration du camp de Jasenovac. In: Libération. 22.04.2016. http://www.liberation.fr/planete/2016/04/22/croatie-juifs-et-serbes-boycottent-la-commemoration-du-camp-de-jasenovac_1448054
French Chronicle …
And the spring comes, and camps are dismantled or at least threatened … The French constant. In Ris Orangis, near Paris, a camp was dismantled; in Annet sur Marne, the tribunal will decide on May 6th about the camp, a camp which has neighbours up in arms; in Lyon, a new camp in the city; in the North, Rroma are being displaced to a new location in Vauban amidst opposition; and near Paris, a commune searches for a solution for sedentarised travellers.
Meanwhile, former residents of a camp in Paris are looking for a new address; and mayors in several cities in France are really increasing their racist rhetoric. Finally, a Bulgarian death in a camp lands in front of the justice – with the usual background of “human trafficking”.
- Un camp rom démantelé à Evry et Ris-Orangis. In: Essone Info. 21.04.2016. http://essonneinfo.fr/91-essonne-info/91037/camp-de-roms-demantele-a-evry-ris-orangis/
- http://www.leparisien.fr/evry-91000/les-roms-de-ris-ont-ete-evacues-du-bois-de-l-epine-au-petit-matin-21-04-2016-5734619.php
- Le sort du campement rom sera tranché le 6 mai. In: Le Parisien. 22.04.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/seine-et-marne-77/le-sort-du-campement-rom-sera-tranche-le-6-mai-22-04-2016-5735449.php
- Annet-Sur-Marne : le ton monte contre le camp rom illicite. In: Le Parisien. 17.04.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/annet-sur-marne-77410/annet-sur-marne-le-ton-monte-contre-le-camp-rom-illicite-17-04-2016-5723087.php
- Nuit Debout Lyon. Un camp de roms place Guichard. In: Lyon People. 21.04.2016. http://www.lyonpeople.com/politique/55372-2016-04-21.html
- Arrivée des Roms à Vauban : un collectif pour la sauvegarde du site. In: La Voix du Nord. 23.04.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/arrivee-des-roms-a-vauban-un-collectif-pour-la-ia19b0n3464882
- Lille : les Roms du Faubourg-de-Béthune seront bientôt accueillis à Vauban. In: La Voix du Nord. 22.04.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/lille-les-roms-du-faubourg-de-bethune-seront-bientot-ia19b57394n3461454
- Carrières-sous-Poissy cherche une issue pour les gens du voyage sédentarisés. In: Le Parisien. 21.04.2016.
- Les ex-habitants du bidonville se cherchent une adresse. In: Le Parisien. 20.04.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/paris-75018/les-ex-habitants-du-bidonville-se-cherchent-une-adresse-20-04-2016-5731955.php
- Surenchère de plusieurs maires dans le racisme et le rejet anti-Rom ! In: Resources Solidaires. 21.04.2016. http://www.ressources-solidaires.org/Surenchere-de-plusieurs-maires
- Roubaix : aux assises, la mort d’un Bulgare sur fond de traite d’êtres humains. In: Nord Éclair. 21.04.2016. http://www.nordeclair.fr/info-locale/roubaix-aux-assises-la-mort-d-un-bulgare-sur-fond-de-ia50b12891n1105194
Hungary: Issues in Rroma Autonomy
The Hungarian Roma Autonomy is in trouble. This pseudo governing body representing Rroma in the country has to pay back money due to irregularities in grants and loans during the previous government. They obviously can’t.
- Megint botrány volt az Országos Roma Önkormányzatnál. In: 444. 21.04.2016. http://444.hu/2016/04/21/megint-botrany-volt-az-orszagos-roma-onkormanyzatnal
Zagreb: Attack
A bomb was thrown at a Rroma children day care centre during the night in Zagreb. The daycare centre is located in the same building as the Rroma association of Croatia. This brings bad memories ….
- Attaque raciste à Zagreb – la bombe contre une crèche accueillant les enfants rroms. In: Solidarité Ouvrière. 18.04.2016. https://communismeouvrier.wordpress.com/2016/04/18/attaque-raciste-a-zagreb-la-bombe-contre-une-creche-accueillant-les-enfants-rroms/
Slovakia: Rroma Students Segregated
The Slovak authorities have taken almost no measures aimed at reducing the segregation of Rroma in the Slovak School system. This is a SHAME!
- Roma students still segregated. In: Slovak Spectator. 19.04.2016. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20138930/roma-students-still-segregated.html
Hamburg: Rroma will be Expulsed
The Rroma families who occupied a church in Hamburg (see earlier reports) 6 month ago to protest their upcoming expulsion out of the country will be deported after all.
Bad!
- Roma aus dem Michel stehen vor der Abschiebung. In: Hamburger Abendblatt. 18.04.2016. http://m.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article207437093/Roma-aus-dem-Michel-stehen-vor-der-Abschiebung.html
Vilnius: Rroma Integration
The city council of Vilnius, in Lithuania, approved measures and a program aimed at the integration of Rroma in the city.
- Vilnius City Council approves Roma integration programme. In: Baltic Times. 19.04.2016. http://www.baltictimes.com/vilnius_city_council_approves_roma_integration_programme/
Young Rroma Boy brutally Beaten up in Bulgaria
A young Rrom was brutally beaten in Bulgaria (and the beating was filmed) for having said to the man he was his equal… If this is not racism!
The man has now been arrested. Let’s see what he is condemned to.
- Bulgarian Man Detained over Beating of Roma Teenager in Video. In: Novinite. 18.04.2016. http://www.novinite.com/articles/174082/Bulgarian+Man+Detained+over+Beating+of+Roma+Teenager+in+Video#sthash.tN2gnPwd.dpuf
- Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection against Discrimination acts over beating of Roma youth. In: Focus News Agency. 18.04.2016. http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2016/04/18/404005/bulgarias-commission-for-protection-against-discrimination-acts-over-beating-of-roma-youth.html
- A young Roma boy was brutally humiliated and attacked by a Bulgarian man, just because he said that they were equal! In: Roma Times. 18.04.2016. http://romatimes.news/index.php/en-us/holokaust/862-a-young-roma-boy-was-brutally-humiliated-and-attacked-by-a-bulgarian-man-just-because-he-said-that-they-were-equal
Young Rroma boy brutally Beaten Up in Bulgaria
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