At long last, a new camping site has b een opened in the Canto Bern.
– In: SRF. 14.07.2017. https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/schweiz-aktuell/video/neuer-platz-fuer-fahrende?id=c2231ffe-957e-4a88-8cd4-2108ae2ee35e [link-preview url=”https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/schweiz-aktuell/video/neuer-platz-fuer-fahrende?id=c2231ffe-957e-4a88-8cd4-2108ae2ee35e”]
Two articles about Roma travellers camping on a private (and rented) plot of land in the canton Bern.
The first one, from the Berner Zeitung states that there were no issues with Roma – at least until the arrival of a group of Roma from Spain who did leave a mess. The second one, from the Blick (a Swiss tabloid) states that all Roma are dirtying the neighbourhood, are defecating everywhere etc… Same story, two views. And clearly the Blich guys were not on the spot.
In addition, the papers (and the title of the Berner Zeitung) suggest that there are many more Roma travellers in Switzerland. This is false.
– Immer mehr Fahrende. In: Berner Zeitung. 07.07.2017. http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/Immer-mehr-Fahrende/story/16873503
– Fäkalien und Abfall im Gemüsefeld. In: Blick. 07.07.2017. https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/puff-mit-romas-bei-rastplatz-auf-der-a1-faekalien-und-abfall-im-gemuesefeld-id6956906.html [link-preview url=”https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/puff-mit-romas-bei-rastplatz-auf-der-a1-faekalien-und-abfall-im-gemuesefeld-id6956906.html”]
The interdiction of begging that was put into law in Lausanne last year is being contested in front of the Swiss Federal Tribunal, the highest court in this country.
– Recours devant le Tribunal. In: Le Nouvelliste. 08.07.2017. http://www.lenouvelliste.ch/articles/suisse/recours-devant-le-tribunal-683662
– Recours contre l’interdiction de mendier. In: Le Courrier. 07.07.2017. https://www.lecourrier.ch/150912/recours_contre_l_interdiction_de_mendier [link-preview url=”https://www.lecourrier.ch/150912/recours_contre_l_interdiction_de_mendier”]
There is a strong push by Roma organisations in Switzerland to have Switzerland recognise August 2nd the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. The day has already been recognised by the European Union, and, as this year Switzerland is heading the Holocaust Remembrance Commemorations, Switzerland should recognise it too.
This day was chosen as it marked the end of the Zigeunerlager at Auschwitz, with the remaining inmates executed during the night.
– «Man muss sich bewusst sein, dass 500’000 Roma vernichtet wurden». In: Der Bund. 09.06.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/schweiz/standard/man-muss-sich-bewusst-sein-dass-500-000-roma-vernichtet-wurden/story/13979654 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/schweiz/standard/man-muss-sich-bewusst-sein-dass-500-000-roma-vernichtet-wurden/story/13979654″]
An article about the situation of Roma travellers in Switzerland and about a project aimed at helping them. Result: One can discuss with the authorities – this has improved, but the results are worse than ever. There is a strong discrimination in Switzerland against non-Swiss travellers.
– Ohne Halt durchs Bernbiet. In: Der Bund. 08.06.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/ohne-halt-durchs-bernbiet/story/29087215 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/ohne-halt-durchs-bernbiet/story/29087215″]
A reportage about the Roma in Switzerland. They are integrated, but are definitively not saying anything about their identity…
– INPUT KOMPAKT: Schweizer Roma – verborgen leben mitten unter uns. In: SRF. 07.06.2017. https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/input/input-kompakt-schweizer-roma-verborgen-leben-mitten-unter-uns [link-preview url=”https://www.srf.ch/sendungen/input/input-kompakt-schweizer-roma-verborgen-leben-mitten-unter-uns”]
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 “]
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″]
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″]
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 “]
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″]
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″]
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″]
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″]
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″]
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″]
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/ “]
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″]
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 “]
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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