What happens to people whose asylum application has been refused based on the safe country principle. Bad!
An article on the housing crisis in Europe and on the fact that Rroma are facing much more difficult conditions than the rest of Europeans.
Interesting analysis of racism against Rroma and the collective guilt assigned to them, even coming from the Pope.
A report in several European countries highlights that Rroma are the least popular minority, ahead of Moslems …
Long way to go|
The chairman of a foundation in Bulgaria, Vasil Vasilev, is appealing against discrimination based on religion or ethnicity.
GOOOOOOOD!
Serbian police is hiring Rroma. Well, that’s the official line. Let’s see the reality …
Rroma from the Fakulteta neighbourhood of Sofia have been protesting about the disappearance of a Rrom after he was stopped by the police.
The French Newspaper le “Progrès” has been cleared for its article on criminality where they explicitely cited Rroma besides Georgians, Albanians and Travellers (by the way, showing they have no clue about what they are talking about).
SHAME.
Seems that if you are Rrom, well, then you are a criminal, that’s not offensive, isn’t it ?
Volen Siderov, the leader of the Ataka party who has been involved in anti-Rroma and nationalist events has now been arrested in Bulgaria. Took a while …
A Czech ministerial commission held a two days workshop on Rroma and their integration in the Czech Republic. There is some way to go …
An interview of the Rromni Lawyer from the Kosovo on her book and her life. And an interesting statement on invisible Rroma and on stereotypes!
An article about heroin addiction among some Rroma in Serbia. Depressing.
An article on documentary on a Bulgarian Rroma ghetto in France.
A polish and Rroma community group in the UK… Would unfortunately no longer happen in Poland.
The documentary on Rroma children – Spartacus et Cassandra” is again on the headlines.
An article about what is not being discussed during Slovakia’s elections … Of course, Rroma are totally avoided.
Sarkozy presented his security program should he be re-elected as President of France. Amongst others, he wants more expulsions of Rroma. Pity his policies were not applied when he was a migrant from Hungary …
Our usual summary of what is going on in France regarding Rroma… In the North, the mayor of Wissous orders the closure of the Rroma camp; a squat where Rroma lived was closed in Bordeaux; in Creteil, Rroma living in the old buildings of the cemetarry’s undertaker have to leave; in the South, a mayor states that “not only Rroma are engaged in uncivil activities”; in Amiens, one of three escaped criminals (two Moldavians and a Rromanian) surrendered – and a commentary states “all the roads lead to Rroma” – even though nothing in the article states they are Rroma; garbage was removed from the site of a Rroma camp near Paris; in Lyon, discussions are ongoing about lodging homeless and Rroma; and finally a fire in a Rroma camps that only provoked several articles as it closed a major highway near Paris.
The movie on Rroma slavery in Romania still makes the headlines. Good!
Protests against the election of a Rroma mayor in a village with a large Rroma minority are continuing in Bulgaria. Seems that if you are Rrom, you can’t be an elected official, at least in some people’s minds …
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