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Vigilantes …

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This week saw many articles in the French press on the case of an elderly man, called Youcef – of North African origins, whose house was squatted by some Roma. He had not been living in the house for many years in the town of Garches-les-Gonesses, near Paris and was surprised by the squat. A youngster called Bassem, from Lyon and also of North African origins organised the youth of this city and expelled the Roma themselves without the help of the police.
This fact made it to most papers, with mostly positive reactions, although some insist on the dangers of taking justice into one’s own hand. The youngsters of the city, insist that anyhow, the police never come there nor helps them, as they are mostly of North African origins.
This is a case of minorities against minorities. And is really bad. But is the result of the policies of the French state which neglected its “banlieues” and left the Roma in camps.

– Maison squattée à Garges-lès-Gonesse : “C’est grâce à la cité qu’il a récupéré sa maison !”. In: Le Parisien. 01.02.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-d-oise-95/garges-les-gonesse-les-squatteurs-de-la-maison-deloges-par-des-jeunes-du-quartier-31-01-2018-7534278.php
– Qui est Bassem, le Lyonnais qui a provoqué l’expulsion des squatteurs du Val-d’Oise ? In: Le Parisien. 01.02.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/qui-est-bassem-le-lyonnais-qui-a-provoque-l-expulsion-des-squatteurs-du-val-d-oise-01-02-2018-7535772.php
– Garges-lès-Gonesse : “Face à la désertion de l’État et à l’impotence de la justice, la guerre de tous contre tous”. In: Le Figaro. 02.02.2018. http://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/societe/2018/02/01/31003-20180201ARTFIG00325-garges-les-gonesse-face-a-la-desertion-de-l-etat-et-a-l-impotence-de-la-justice-la-guerre-de-tous-contre-tous.php
– Il récupère sa maison squattée par des Roms grâce à des jeunes de la cité voisine. In: Demotivateur. 03.02.2018. https://www.demotivateur.fr/article/a-76-ans-il-perd-sa-maison-squattee-par-des-roms-avant-de-la-recuperer-grace-a-la-solidarite-de-son-voisinage-de-cite-12532
– Des jeunes de cité délogent 16 Roms squattant une maison pour la rendre à son propriétaire (VIDEOS). In: Russia Today (FR). 01.02.2018. https://francais.rt.com/france/47779-jeunes-cite-delogent-16-roms-squattaient-maison-rendre-proprietaire
– Garges-les-Gonesse: Que risque-t-on à expulser les squatteurs soi-même? In: 20 Minutes (FR). 01.02.2018. https://www.20minutes.fr/justice/2213339-20180201-garges-gonesse-risque-expulser-squatteurs
– MAISON SQUATTÉE : MIEUX VAUT S’APPELER YOUCEF QU’ODETTE ! In: Boulevard Voltaire. http://www.bvoltaire.fr/maison-squattee-mieux-vaut-sappeler-youcef-quodette/
– UN HOMME DE 76 ANS VOIT SA MAISON SQUATTÉE, DES JEUNES DE LA CITÉ VOISINE INTERVIENNENT. In: Urbanhit. 01.02.2018. https://www.urbanhit.fr/news/un-homme-de-76-ans-voit-sa-maison-squattee-des-jeunes-de-la-cite-voisine-interviennent-31816 [link-preview url=”https://www.demotivateur.fr/article/a-76-ans-il-perd-sa-maison-squattee-par-des-roms-avant-de-la-recuperer-grace-a-la-solidarite-de-son-voisinage-de-cite-12532 “]

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Bear Skins

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An old custom in Comanesti, Romania, traced back to Roma: A ritual in bear skins to ward off evil.
On a side note, RT (a Russian government sponsored site) could do better: “The Roma community of Gypsies” WTF !!!

– Romanian villagers perform ritual ceremony in bear-skin costumes. In: RT. https://www.rt.com/in-motion/414691-romania-bear-skin-ceremony/ [link-preview url=”https://www.rt.com/in-motion/414691-romania-bear-skin-ceremony/”]

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Russian Roma and Bitcoins …

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A tale of Roma selling some “real”, i.e. solid Bitcoins to credulous Russians in a small town near Moscow.
The photo by the way is almost certainly not from Russian Roma and definitively reflects the bias of the journalist and the editor … Not surprising from Sputnik.
– My Big Fat Bitcoin Scam: Russian Gypsies Cash In On Cryptocurrency Craze. In: Sputnik. 05.10.2017. https://sputniknews.com/russia/201710051057969156-obninsk-gypsies-selling-bitcoins/ [link-preview url=”https://sputniknews.com/russia/201710051057969156-obninsk-gypsies-selling-bitcoins/”]

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Slovakia: End of the Festival

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The festival that took place in Zvolen, Banska Bistrica and in nearby towns is ending this week end. Yesterday, a gala concert with Roma musicians from various countries was held in Sliač with musicians from Russia, Hungary, Czech republic and Slovakia.

– Galaprogramom dnes vrcholí multižánrové podujatie Ľudia z rodu Rómov. In: Dobre Noviny. 19.08.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108437/galaprogramom-dnes-vrcholi-multizanrove-podujatie-ludia-z-rodu-romov [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/108437/galaprogramom-dnes-vrcholi-multizanrove-podujatie-ludia-z-rodu-romov”]

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Russian Guitar Festival

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The annual Russian Guitar Festival is in full swing with Oleg Timofeyev and Vadim Kolpakov. If you can – go!

– The annual Russian Guitar Festival: A Russian revival in its 11th instalment. In: Little Village Mag. http://littlevillagemag.com/the-annual-russian-guitar-festival-a-russian-revival-in-its-11th-installment/ [link-preview url=”http://littlevillagemag.com/the-annual-russian-guitar-festival-a-russian-revival-in-its-11th-installment/”]

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Poland and Racism

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Roughly 50% of the Poles feel aversion against Rroma. Mind you, the Russians are not so much better off with 38% declaring their aversion towards them.
Number speak, and are really bad!

– Sondaż CBOS: Polacy nie lubią Arabów, Romów i Turków. In: RP. 24.02.2017. http://www.rp.pl/Spoleczenstwo/170229397-Sondaz-CBOS-Polacy-nie-lubia-Arabow-Romow-i-Turkow.html#ap-1 [link-preview url=”http://www.rp.pl/Spoleczenstwo/170229397-Sondaz-CBOS-Polacy-nie-lubia-Arabow-Romow-i-Turkow.html#ap-1″]

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Really ????

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Hungary is not getting better. This time, it is the celebration of the escape of Nazi forces (Hungarians and Germans) from Budapest which was encircled by the Russian army at that time. And this in Nazi uniforms …

– NEO-NAZIS, HUNGARISTS, AND ANTI-SEMITES. In: Hungarian Spectrum. 16.02.2017. http://hungarianspectrum.org/2017/02/16/neo-nazis-hungarists-and-anti-semites/ [link-preview url=”http://hungarianspectrum.org/2017/02/16/neo-nazis-hungarists-and-anti-semites/”]

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Russia: The Soviet Dream

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A story on the dream of some Soviet planners to create an ethnic Rroma Republic within the Soviet Union. Not as drastic a plan as the one of the Jewish Republic in one one the coldest Siberian place, but still.
This never came to be, thanks God.

– The Roma homeland that never was. In: Open Democracy. 16.12.2016. https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/brigid-o-keeffe/roma-homeland-that-never-was [link-preview url=”https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/brigid-o-keeffe/roma-homeland-that-never-was”]

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Holocaust and Skating

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Two articles on the Holocaust themed Skating performance that is actually an insult to the victims.
Tasteless.

– WHY THE HOLOCAUST-THEMED ICE-SKATING PERFORMANCE IS A DISGRACE. In: Newsweek. 02.12.2016. http://europe.newsweek.com/ice-skating-holocaust-performance-527661?rm=eu
– Russian Holocaust ice-skating routine slammed as ‘unbelievably tasteless’. In: CNN. 28.11.2016. http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/27/europe/russian-ice-skating-holocaust-trnd/ [link-preview url=”http://europe.newsweek.com/ice-skating-holocaust-performance-527661?rm=eu”]

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Lev Tcherenkov (Cherenkov) 1936 – 2016

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It is with great sadness that we have to announce that Lev Tcherenkov (Cherenkov), a friend, a scholar, with whom we worked for the last 24 years recently passed away. Born on October 12th, 1936 originally from Lithuania, he passed away after a long illness on April 16th, 2016 in Moscow. He is survived by his wife and his son.

Smentno sam ame te phenas tumenge so xasijam amaro mal Lev Čerenkov. Jov mejas dre Moskva ando Aprilo. Te javel o drom angla leste puterdo!
Syr baganas phure Lotfitke Roma:

Bušulime sam amen ke amaro amal Lev Čerenkov mulas ande Moskva ando Aprilo. Te avel o drom angla leste puterdo! Sar gilabenas phure Lotfitke Rroma:

Ej mu dad, mi daj,
Xačkir jaga.
Me kana zaraz,
Zaraz merava.
Kedi me merava,
Šun so phenava,
Ke trudnes man po grobus
Na janen.
Bet ku mu grobus
Gren kheljakiren.
U vini pjen
Te šljanki phagiren.

O father, o mother,
Light fires.
Now, immediately.
Innediately, I’ll die.
When I’ll die,
Listen to what I say.
With sorrow, to my grave
Don’t bring me.
But on my grave
Let the horse dance
Drink wines
And break the glasses.

Lev worked all his life with and for Rroma. Himself a Rrom (Litovsko) he was one of the best specialists on Rromanes and published numerous articles and a few books. Besides all dialects of Rromanes, he also spoke most European languages and a few beyond. He initially studied at Moscow University and he lastly works as a senior researcher in the Russian Institute for the preservation of the cultural and natural heritage in Moscow, and was the institute’s specialist for Rroma and their culture. He was member of the board of the Rroma Foundation from 1992 until 2005, and continued to work for the Foundation until his death. He also had long lasting cooperation with Romano Centro in Austria and with Moses Heinschink especially, as well as with the Institute of Language Science of the University of Graz, especially with Prof. Dieter Halwachs.He was a pioneer in using the language, Rromanes, as a source of history and as a tool to trace the migration of the Rroma from India to Europe. His historical linguistic theories were vindicated by more recent means in several genetic studies telling the same story: Rroma have been in Europe for over a thousand years, are all from the very same migration, and have remained remarkably united in spite of having spread all over the continent.

We sincerely grieve the loss of a friend, a scholar, and a wonderful man.

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Plekhanovo: Sickening Footage

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More news from the eviction of the village of Plekhanovo near Tula in Russia. This time, it is footage of an eviction where a young Rrom, in protest, smashes a kitten against a brick wall. This kind of protest doesn’t help the cause…

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Tula Region Russia: Destruction of a Rroma Neighbourhood

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The story of the gas pipe illegally tapped by Rroma in the village of Plekhanovo in the Tula region continues. This had led to massive action by the riot police and now the city is forcing Rroma residents to destroy “illegal” houses.

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Russia: Another Protest

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After the protests regarding the “illegal” gas connection in a Rroma neighbourhood near Tula, the issue seems to have restarted. This time because the houses were scheduled to be demolished because of these illegal connections to the gas network.

In good Russian fashion, there was interior police, riot troops etc…

To be followed.

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Tula, again …

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The village in which the fights between police and Rroma occurred last week in the Tula region of Russia are still cordoned and checked by the police… Beoing on the “wrong” side in Russia is not the best thing.

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Russia: Riot between Police and Rroma

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Rroma in central Russia fought a battle against riot police. The Rroma are accused of having damaged a gas pipe in an attempt to connect their houses to the gas network, and then to have attacked the repairmen called as several other houses were left without gas.

This is new in Russia – and BAD…

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Austria, the Anschluss, and the Nazis

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A chilling review of the annexation of Austria with the support of the overwhelming part of the population, and the history of Austria under the Nazis. Besides the Austrian soldier deaths (ca. 270’000) in Eastern Europe and Russia, Austrian minorities got decimated: From around 190’000 Austrian Jews, 65’459 were killed in the Holocaust, while from the roughly 11’000 Rroma (Burgenland and Sinti), at least 7’000 perished. These latter numbers are to be taken with caution, as no one really knew how many Rroma there were, and the German did not keep tabs on field executions or gas chambers.

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