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Rroma in Switzerland: The Fight for Recognition is On

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Rroma in Switzerland are asking for the recognition of the Rroma minority in that country.

– Les Roms en Suisse: une minorité qui se bat pour être reconnue. In: SWI Swiss Info. 07.04.2017. http://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/journée-internationale-des-roms_les-roms-en-suisse–une-minorité-qui-se-bat-pour-être-reconnue/43062934
– Les Roms veulent plus de reconnaissance. In: La Tribune de Genève. 06.04.2017. http://www.tdg.ch/suisse/roms-veulent-reconnaissance/story/25972833 [link-preview url=”http://www.swissinfo.ch/fre/journée-internationale-des-roms_les-roms-en-suisse–une-minorité-qui-se-bat-pour-être-reconnue/43062934 “]

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Switzerland …

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What does it mean to be Rrom in Switzerland. The testimony of a young Rromni.

– «Ich bin eine stolze Zigeunerin» In: 20 Minuten CH. 08.04.2017. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/-Ich-bin-eine-stolze-Zigeunerin–28812711 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/-Ich-bin-eine-stolze-Zigeunerin–28812711″]

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Switzerland and Clichés

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The view on Rroma in Switzerland is still dominated by clichés. Several Rroma tell their side of the story!

– Schweizer schockieren Roma mit bösen Klischees.In: 20 Minuten.ch. 08.04.2017. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/12490558 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/12490558″]

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Switzerland: 8th April Actions

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Rroma organisations in Switzerland had a day of action yesterday ahead of the 8th April International Roma Day. Their main call: recognition of the Rroma as a Swiss Minority.

– Vorurteile gegen Roma wegtanzen. In: Der Bund. 06.04.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/bern/nachrichten/Vorurteile-gegen-Roma-wegtanzen/story/25828554
– Roma wehren sich gegen Vorurteile. In: Vaterland. 07.04.2017. http://www.vaterland.li/ausland/schweiz/Roma-wehren-sich-gegen-Vorurteile;art103,262482 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/bern/nachrichten/Vorurteile-gegen-Roma-wegtanzen/story/25828554 “]

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Switzerland: Action Day

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A day with the Rroma in Switzerland. On the 6th, several Rroma organisations are staging an information campaign and a political action for the recognition of Rroma as a Swiss National Minority.

– Ein Tag mit den Roma. In: Berger Zeitung. 06.04.2017. http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/Ein-Tag-mit-den-Roma/story/30474763 [link-preview url=”http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/Ein-Tag-mit-den-Roma/story/30474763″]

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Lucerne and Travellers

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A peasant near Lucerne is ready to offer a site for Jenische – the Swiss travellers – on his land. But the authorities of Lucerne don’t want to hear about it…
Bad.

– Platz für Fahrende: Behörden stellen sich quer. In: Luzerner Zeitung. 24.03.2017. http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/zentralschweiz/luzern/Doch-kein-Platz-fuer-Fahrende;art9647,995463 [link-preview url=”http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/zentralschweiz/luzern/Doch-kein-Platz-fuer-Fahrende;art9647,995463″]

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Switzerland: Con Men

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A Rroma family (clan according to the press) has been using the so-called “grand children” trick to defraud elederly people of quite a bit of money. The family is from Poland and is “thought” to have invented this trick.
According to the police, the have defrauded elderly people of up to a billion Euro…
Bad for all of us. But also bad that the ethnicity is being put forward here. And a whole bunch of other stereotypes. Shame on this.

– Enkeltrick-Pate Hoss zum dritten Mal erwischt. In: Tages Anzeiger. 22.03.2017. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/panorama/vermischtes/enkeltrickpate-hoss-zum-dritten-mal-erwischt/story/27647149 [link-preview url=”http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/panorama/vermischtes/enkeltrickpate-hoss-zum-dritten-mal-erwischt/story/27647149″]

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Switzerland – another Municipality Does Not Want Travellers

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Yet another municipality in Switzerland, this time near Solothurn, denying a request to buy (at a lower price) a parcel of land for Swiss Jenische.
This is a pattern, and a bad one.

– Gemeinde gibt Schweizer Fahrenden kein Land. In: Argauer Zeitung. 07.03.2017. http://www.solothurnerzeitung.ch/solothurn/lebern-bucheggberg-wasseramt/gemeinde-gibt-schweizer-fahrenden-kein-land-131086157 [link-preview url=”http://www.solothurnerzeitung.ch/solothurn/lebern-bucheggberg-wasseramt/gemeinde-gibt-schweizer-fahrenden-kein-land-131086157″]

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Switzerland Chairs the Holocaust Remembrance Alliance

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Switzerland just took over the chairmanship of the Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. The committee in charge also includes Rroma organisations.

– Swiss chair International Holocaust Alliance. In: Swissinfo. 08.03.2017. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/human-rights-mandate_swiss-to-chair-international-holocaust-alliance/43013666 [link-preview url=”http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/human-rights-mandate_swiss-to-chair-international-holocaust-alliance/43013666″]

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Bern and City Nomads

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The so-called “Stadtnomaden” or “City Nomads”, a group of alternative people living in caravans in field on the city outskirts were originally forced to move every three months per decree from the municipality. They now successfully claimed the same rights as the travellers and are now allowed to stay for a full 6 months on the same place.
Very nomadic …

– Stadtnomaden dürfen neu sechs Monate bleiben. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 01.03.2017. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/Stadtnomaden-duerfen-neu-sechs-Monate-bleiben-15705929 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/Stadtnomaden-duerfen-neu-sechs-Monate-bleiben-15705929″]

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Switzerland and Minorities

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The Swiss government approved the 4th report on the protection of minorities in Switzerland, a report due to the EU in the context of the Swiss signature of the convention on the protection of minorities.
Originally, the Swiss only recognised Travellers, expanded this to Travellers, Jenische, Sinti and Rroma at a later sateg and have now dropped both Travellers and Rroma.
BAD

– La Suisse poursuit ses efforts pour la protection des droits des minorités nationales. In: Albinfo. 17.02.2017. http://www.albinfo.ch/fr/la-suisse-poursuit-ses-efforts-pour-la-protection-des-droits-des-minorites-nationales/
– La Suisse manque toujours d’aires pour les gens du voyage. In: La Côte. 15.02.2017. http://www.lacote.ch/articles/suisse/la-suisse-manque-toujours-d-aires-pour-les-gens-du-voyage-636841 [link-preview url=”http://www.albinfo.ch/fr/la-suisse-poursuit-ses-efforts-pour-la-protection-des-droits-des-minorites-nationales/ “]

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Stefan Eicher

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The Swiss and internationally renowned musician Stefan Eicher is embarking on a new endeavour, trying to find his Jenisch roots. He is a prominent member of that minority who was severely discriminated against in Switzerland.

– Die Musik einer Minderheit. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 01.02.2017. https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/kino/unerhoert-jenisch-die-musik-der-fahrenden-ld.142810 [link-preview url=”https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/kino/unerhoert-jenisch-die-musik-der-fahrenden-ld.142810″]

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Switzerland: Bad Press

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The latest news in the French speaking part of Switzerland give a really bad light on Rroma: A human trafficker – bringing in beggars and prostitutes to Switzerland was condemned. To ne noted the trafficker does not seem to be a Rrom, something that will be probably lost on the readers.
In another story, child weddings are being celebrated in Switzerland too. And of course, Rroma are also cited.
In another of those stories, four young Rroma are in court for the rape of a minor Swiss girl near Lausanne.
Overall, what a picture this gives of Rroma … Even though there are 80-100’000 well integrated Rroma in the country.

– Un convoyeur de mendiants roms condamné. In: La tribune de Genève. 01.02.2017. http://www.tdg.ch/suisse/Un-convoyeur-de-mendiants-roms-condamne/story/13469260
– Mariages de mineurs célébrés aussi en Suisse. In: 20 Minutes (CH). 29.01.2017. http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/suisse/story/Mariages-de-mineurs-celebres-aussi-en-Suisse-29780439
– Une «tournante» met la justice dans l’embarras. In: 24 Heures. 31.01.2017. http://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/tournante-met-justice-embarras/story/31079326 [link-preview url=”http://www.tdg.ch/suisse/Un-convoyeur-de-mendiants-roms-condamne/story/13469260 “]

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Lausanne: Salvation Army and Homeless

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The Salvation Army in Lausanne opened up a shelter for the homeless in Lausanne. Most of the people taking advantage of it in the cold spell in Lausanne are Rroma – mostly from Romania.

– «Ce qui compte, c’est mettre les enfants au chaud» In: 24 Heures. 27.01.2017. http://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/lausanne-region/c-mettre-enfants-chaud/story/11029090 [link-preview url=”http://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/lausanne-region/c-mettre-enfants-chaud/story/11029090″]

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The Canton of Berne, in Switzerland is presenting a new project of law aimed at forbidding some of the work that is done by travellers such as painting, renovations etc. This measure is clearly directed against Rroma from neighbouring countries but will hit all Travellers in Switzerland.
SHAME.

– Schweizer Fahrende wehren sich. In: Berner Zeitung. 23.01.2017. http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/schweiz/Schweizer-Fahrende-wehren-sich/story/26395637
– Protest gegen ungerechtfertige Vorwürfe. In: SRF. 23.01.2017. http://www.srf.ch/news/regional/bern-freiburg-wallis/protest-gegen-ungerechtfertige-vorwuerfe
– Le canton de Berne fâche les gens du voyage. In: RFJ. 19.01.2017. https://www.rfj.ch/rfj/Actualite/Region/20170119-Le-canton-de-Berne-fache-les-gens-du-voyage.html [link-preview url=”https://www.rfj.ch/rfj/Actualite/Region/20170119-Le-canton-de-Berne-fache-les-gens-du-voyage.html”]

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Switzerland: Beggars

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An interview of a Romanian Rroma beggar. Unfortunately, with all stereotypes that one can think of: Arranged weddings, early pregnancies, large families, poverty etc. This is the life of this family and quite a few others but is not the entire Rroma reality.

– « Mendier, c’est tout ce qui me reste à faire » In: L’Hebdo. 17.01.2017. http://www.hebdo.ch/les-blogs/pirolt-sabine-rédacteur-lhebdo/«%C2%A0mendier-c’est-tout-ce-qui-me-reste-à-faire%C2%A0»
– Et si l’on commençait par dire bonjour aux mendicants. In: 24 Heures. 18.01.2017. http://www.24heures.ch/signatures/reflexions/commencait-bonjour-mendiants/story/17545650 [link-preview url=”http://www.hebdo.ch/les-blogs/pirolt-sabine-rédacteur-lhebdo/«%C2%A0mendier-c’est-tout-ce-qui-me-reste-à-faire%C2%A0» “]

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Switzerland: Criminalisation

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A long article on the results of the interdiction of begging in the canton of Vaud, in the French speaking part of Switzerland. The main result is the de-facto criminalisation of beggars, and as a result, at least from a police perspective, providing legal grounds to expulse these from Switzerland.
Bad.

– D’indésirables, les Roms sont désormais passés à criminels. In: L’Hebdo. 12.01.2017. http://www.hebdo.ch/hebdo/cadrages/detail/d’indésirables-les-roms-sont-désormais-passés-à-criminels
– Le référendum pour la mendicité est un échec et se transforme en petition. In: 24 Heures. 13.01.2017. http://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/Le-referendum-pour-la-mendicite-est-un-echec-et-se-transforme-en-petition/story/16429645 [link-preview url=”http://www.hebdo.ch/hebdo/cadrages/detail/d’indésirables-les-roms-sont-désormais-passés-à-criminels “]

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The Swiss Federal Council has reviewed the result of a task force on Jenische, Sinti and Rroma. According to the press, the government wants to recognise Jenische and Sinti as a Swiss minority. Rroma are once again considered to be “foreign”.
No comments …

– Bund bestätigt Stossrichtung bei Fahrenden. In: Bluewin. 21.12.2016. https://www.bluewin.ch/de/news/inland/2016/12/21/bundesrat-will-jenische-und-sinti-anerkennen-und-u.html
– Bundesrat will Jenische und Sinti anerkennen und unterstützen. In: Obwaldner Zeitung. 21.12.2016. http://www.obwaldnerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/Bund-bestaetigt-Stossrichtung-bei-Fahrenden;art46447,923332 [link-preview url=”https://www.bluewin.ch/de/news/inland/2016/12/21/bundesrat-will-jenische-und-sinti-anerkennen-und-u.html “]

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Switzerland and Travellers

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The new president of the Foundation for the future of Swiss travellers, Christoph Neuhaus wants to create temporary camping sites for travellers. This follows the rejection of a more permanent setup in Bern this year.
Good, and let’s hope these are open to non-Swiss travellers, as this is often not the case.

– Neuhaus ist «am Klinkenputzen» – auf der Suche nach provisorischem Transitplatz. In: Der Bund. 23.12.2016. http://www.derbund.ch/bern/nachrichten/Neuhaus-ist-am-Klinkenputzen–auf-der-Suche-nach-provisorischem-Transitplatz/story/11306644 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/bern/nachrichten/Neuhaus-ist-am-Klinkenputzen–auf-der-Suche-nach-provisorischem-Transitplatz/story/11306644″]

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Beggars in Switzerland

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Beggars are being fined in several French speaking Swiss cities. This is a ploy that allows the authorities to jail and deport them should they not pay them. But surprise, they are now paying their fines …

– Les mendiants se sont mis à payer leurs amendes. In: 20 Minutes (CH). 13.12.2016. http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/geneve/story/Les-mendiants-se-sont-mis-a-payer-leurs-amendes-10569195 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/geneve/story/Les-mendiants-se-sont-mis-a-payer-leurs-amendes-10569195″]

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