Category Archives: France

French Rroma block highway in North of France

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French Rroma block highway in North of France

Following the shooting at a camp in Northern France, French Rroma blocked the A1 highway in a protest, amongst other, to ask for the son of one of the victims to be temporarily released from jail to attend his father’s funeral.

La Courneuve: The camp is closed

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La Courneuve: The camp is closed

The oldest Rroma camp near Paris was dismantled yesterday by the French police in spite of the petition and support from many people. 200 Rroma were evicted.

This is NOT a solution.

Rroma Camp in France: Follow up

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Rroma Camp in France: Follow up

Apparently, the killer, a 73 years old man, was drunk (2.28 g per litre) and held a grudge against the family. For once, the press is quite restrictive in citation of ethnic origins in this drama. Good, as people’s origins have nothing to do with this tragic event.

4 dead at a Roma camp in France

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4 dead at a Roma camp in France

At least 4 people, among which a man, a woman, a 6 months old child, and a policeman were killed in cold blood at a Rroma camp in France. There seem to some wounded policemen. The Gunman was shot by the police and is in custody. No reason was given. It is not even clear if the attacker was Rrom or someone else.

France: Romanian Policemen in Paris

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Romanian Police is patrolling Paris to “protect” against the “Rroma criminality”. Officially, this is to have people speaking Romanian. But the Romanian police has a very bad track record of racism against Rroma…

Dangerous.

French Chronicle

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French Chronicle

Some other French news …

Camping Rroma in Stuttgart

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Camping Rroma in Stuttgart

Around 40 Rroma from Romania and Bulgaria are currently camping the castle’s park. This is common in France, with the illegal camps, but is definitively new in Germany. To be watched.

French Chronicle

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French Chronicle

Some more news from the French migration scene… The Church in St. Ouen; expulsion in Grenoble; reprieve in Roubaix; and an article of what happened after an eviction.

France oldest Slum to be razed

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France’s oldest slum in la Courneuve near Paris is soon going to be dismantled. Its 300 inhabitants face an uncertain future.

Two positive actions in France

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Two positive actions in France

A young Hungarian / Romanian Rrom in la Courneuve is fighting against the looming expulsion that threaten his camp with the help of several associations; and a mobilisation of neighbours to prevent the expulsion of Rroma in Lille in the North of France.

French Chronicle

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A few French stories: One on integration in the North; one on mobilisation in Lilles; and one of a camp that was abandoned close to Paris.

French Chronicle

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French Chronicle

As usual, a chronicle of the usual evictions, reactions, and other things happening in France in the context of camps and migrants. In Metz, the North East of France, a collective is accusing the police of harassment against Rroma; in Paris, a 5 years young Rrom dies, crushed by a lorry; in Toulouse, a camp will be evicted soon; a paper that is notably biased against Rroma publishes news on theft of gasoil by Rroma; and finaly in Toulose, the mayor and the opposition are all in agreement to have stopped the second integration village for Rroma in Paleficat.

The French Chronicle: Metz, Grenoble, and Saint Ouen.

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The French Chronicle: Metz, Grenoble, and Saint Ouen.

In France, the summer routine continues. In Grenoble, where the largest camp in the region was emptied; in Metz where 27 Rroma were expelled; and in Saint Ouen, near Paris where 56 people were evicted from an insertion village.

France, the chronicle …

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France, the chronicle …

New camps, old camps, old stories: New camp in Paris in the 18th district on an old disaffected train line; manifestation in Saint Ouen next to Paris with Rroma sleeping in front of the city hall; In Bonneuil, an expulsion; a fire in a camp near Marseilles; and in Bobigny, near Paris, a camps that existed since 2011 is now going to be closed.

Photos of a Bulgarian Rrom in France

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Photos of a Bulgarian Rrom in France

The French newspaper Liberation followed a young Rroma Child from Bulgaria and his family over a period of 6 months, documenting the illegal camps, expulsions, the social housing, etc. A face to the current plight of ca. 20’000 Rroma in France.

Toulouse: Opposition to a new integration village

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Toulouse: Opposition to a new integration village

Local opposition is stiffening against the planned establishment in Toulouse of a second insertion village, a settlement where 32 Rroam families will find place to facilitate their integration.

We hope that the project will go ahead, as the first such village has proven to be a success.

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