Not a surprise, unfortunately, but the Mafia is exploiting Bulgarian Roma as cheap labour in Southern Italy.
– Bulgarian Roma – Labor Force Under Mafia Control in Southern Italy. In: EUScoop. https://www.euscoop.com/en/2018/7/23/bulgarian-roma-work-force-mafia-control-southern-italy [link-preview url=”https://www.euscoop.com/en/2018/7/23/bulgarian-roma-work-force-mafia-control-southern-italy”]
The Roma Sinti and Caminanti (RSC) and Roma Nation Association (ANR) with authorization from the Rome Police Headquarters, have started a permanent demonstration in front of Camping River. The demonstration continued till Friday 20 July 2018, and is a protest against the planned destruction of the Camping River Site as ordered by Rome’s mayor Virginia Raggi.
– Roma, Camping River | Nazione Rom: nuovo ricorso contro l’ordinanza del sindaco Raggi. In: Agora Vox. 19.07.2018. http://www.agoravox.it/Roma-Camping-River-Nazione-Rom.html
– Roma, Raggi va in Romania verifica 14 rimpatri rom Camping River. In: Ask a News. 19.07.2018. http://www.askanews.it/cronaca/2018/07/19/roma-raggi-va-in-romania-verifica-14-rimpatri-rom-camping-river-pn_20180719_00267/ [link-preview url=”http://www.agoravox.it/Roma-Camping-River-Nazione-Rom.html “]
The arrests continue in Rome in the Roma family that was a notorious mafia clan. The news went beyond Italy. Only good article is the one from the Corriere della Sera which clearly shows this has nothing to do with Roma and all to do with the mafia.
– Gangster wife risks all to shop Gypsy kings of cocaine trade. In: The Times. 19.07.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gangster-wife-risks-all-to-shop-gypsy-kings-of-cocaine-trade-wng27thh0
– Casamonica, la pentita del clan: «Io, picchiata e umiliata da quelle belve». In: Corriere della Sera. 19.07.2018. https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/18_luglio_18/casamonica-pentita-io-picchiata-umiliata-quelle-belve-cerreoni-79ad92b6-8ac5-11e8-8e77-5f617f178436.shtml
– Casamonica: Debora Cerreoni racconta le logiche del clan. In: Roma Today. 19.07.2018. https://www.romatoday.it/cronaca/debora-cerreoni-casamonica.html
– Porta Furba è roccaforte dei Casamonica: i dettagli. In: Roma Today. 17.07.2018. http://www.romatoday.it/cronaca/casamonica-porta-furba.html [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gangster-wife-risks-all-to-shop-gypsy-kings-of-cocaine-trade-wng27thh0 “]
The wife of one of the leaders of the notorious Roma mafia clan that reigned in Rome is repentant and is giving testimony to the police.
The clan was notorious an engaged in a whole range of criminal activities including extorsion, drugs, and prostitution.
– Colpo ai Casamonica: ad incastrarli la testimonianza della prima donna pentita. In: Democratica. 17.07.2018. https://www.democratica.com/focus/casamonica-raid-blitz-roma-mafia-capitale/
– Roma, 33 arresti nel clan Casamonica Il giudice: «Metodo mafioso» In: Corriere della Sera. 17.07.2018. https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/18_luglio_16/casamonica-31-arresti-clan-giudice-droga-usura-estorsione-metodo-mafioso-1fee178a-892d-11e8-b6ba-4bfe4aefe0a3.shtml [link-preview url=”https://www.democratica.com/focus/casamonica-raid-blitz-roma-mafia-capitale/ “]
The wife of one of the leaders of the notorious Roma mafia clan that reigned in Rome is repentant and is giving testimony to the police.
The clan was notorious an engaged in a whole range of criminal activities including extorsion, drugs, and prostitution.
– Colpo ai Casamonica: ad incastrarli la testimonianza della prima donna pentita. In: Democratica. 17.07.2018. https://www.democratica.com/focus/casamonica-raid-blitz-roma-mafia-capitale/
– Roma, 33 arresti nel clan Casamonica Il giudice: «Metodo mafioso» In: Corriere della Sera. 17.07.2018. https://roma.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/18_luglio_16/casamonica-31-arresti-clan-giudice-droga-usura-estorsione-metodo-mafioso-1fee178a-892d-11e8-b6ba-4bfe4aefe0a3.shtml [link-preview url=”https://www.democratica.com/focus/casamonica-raid-blitz-roma-mafia-capitale/ “]
Four people were found guilty of racial hatred for having set a Roma camp on fire in 2011 near Turin.
Good, but really slow …
– 4 guilty of race hate in Roma camp fire. In: Ansa. 13.07.2018. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/07/13/4-guilty-of-race-hate-in-roma-camp-fire_0d80a84e-8a99-4d4f-996d-7f1bd93a6245.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/07/13/4-guilty-of-race-hate-in-roma-camp-fire_0d80a84e-8a99-4d4f-996d-7f1bd93a6245.html”]
Sinti from the Tirol protested against the counting of Roma in Lombardy and against Salvini’s proposal.
– Sinti: Integration statt Zählung. In: STOL. 12.07.2018. https://www.stol.it/Artikel/Politik-im-Ueberblick/Lokal/Sinti-Integration-statt-Zaehlung [link-preview url=”https://www.stol.it/Artikel/Politik-im-Ueberblick/Lokal/Sinti-Integration-statt-Zaehlung”]
The Gouverneur of the Lombardy province of Italy who ordered a count of the Roma sees this as the “will of the people”… REALLY???? And how do you count an ethnic group?
– Gouverneur der Lombardei sieht in Roma-Zählung Willen des Volkes. In: Der Standart. 09.07.2018. https://derstandard.at/2000083097055/Gouverneur-der-Lombardei-sieht-in-Roma-Zaehlung-Willen-des-Volkes [link-preview url=”https://derstandard.at/2000083097055/Gouverneur-der-Lombardei-sieht-in-Roma-Zaehlung-Willen-des-Volkes”]
Swiss Roma protested on Friday against the proposed census of Roma in Italy.
– Salvini: Schweizer Roma protestieren vor italienischem Konsulat. In: Nau. 06.07.2018. https://www.nau.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/2018/07/06/salvini-schweizer-roma-protestieren-vor-italienischem-konsulat-65364694 [link-preview url=”https://www.nau.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/2018/07/06/salvini-schweizer-roma-protestieren-vor-italienischem-konsulat-65364694″]
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Sharp critique from the EU at the Italian Roma census idea…
– Roma census talk ‘deplorable’ – EC. In: Ansa. 04.07.2018. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/07/04/roma-census-talk-deplorable-ec-3_c0b75af5-0959-48b8-b92c-e7fd7e8c56b6.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/07/04/roma-census-talk-deplorable-ec-3_c0b75af5-0959-48b8-b92c-e7fd7e8c56b6.html”]
Lombardy, a stronghold of the Lega has started a census of Roma in its region. This is not yet an Italian wide census, but is bad enough.
One can only wonder at how do they determine who is Rom? Colour of the skin? Way of life? Social status? Or simple bureaucrat decision?
– Italien startet umstrittene Roma-Zählung. In: Wiener Zeitung. 05.07.2018. https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/europa/europastaaten/975331_Italien-startet-Roma-Zaehlung.html
– Lombardei startet mit der Roma-Zählung. In: Heute. 05.07.2018. http://www.heute.at/welt/news/story/Lombardei-startet-mit-der-Roma-Zaehlung-56089766
– Italien: Region Lombardei startet mit Roma-Zählung. In: ORF. 05.07.2018. http://orf.at/stories/2445749/ [link-preview url=”https://www.wienerzeitung.at/nachrichten/europa/europastaaten/975331_Italien-startet-Roma-Zaehlung.html “]
A reportage inside the camps on Rome outskirts.
– Italy’s Gypsy Camps Allege Government Purge. In: Reuters’ TV. 02.07.2018. http://www.reuters.tv/v/ene/2018/07/02/italy-s-gypsy-camps-allege-government-purge [link-preview url=”http://www.reuters.tv/v/ene/2018/07/02/italy-s-gypsy-camps-allege-government-purge”]
A report on a more humane approach to the Roma camps: A project that allows for small grants for those who want to set up a small business as a mean of getting people out of the camps and into the mainstream society.
– A Roma progetti di inclusione per togliere rom e sinti dai campi, c’è anche un contributo di 5mila euro per nuove attività. In: Notizie Tiscali. 28.06.2018. http://notizie.tiscali.it/cronaca/articoli/rom-superare-campi-contributo-imprenditoria/ [link-preview url=”http://notizie.tiscali.it/cronaca/articoli/rom-superare-campi-contributo-imprenditoria/”]
Italy is clearing the first Roma camps … Coincidence? Or policy?
– Camp cleared as Italy’s far-right puts spotlight on Roma community. In: Reuters. 29.06.2018. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB
– Camp Cleared as Italy’s Far-Right Puts Spotlight on Roma Community. In: US News. 29.06.2018. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-06-29/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community#close-modal [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB “]
Italy is clearing the first Roma camps … Coincidence? Or policy?
– Camp cleared as Italy’s far-right puts spotlight on Roma community. In: Reuters. 29.06.2018. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB
– Camp Cleared as Italy’s Far-Right Puts Spotlight on Roma Community. In: US News. 29.06.2018. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-06-29/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community#close-modal [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB “]
An analysis of the situation of Roma in Italy…
– ‘Treated like dogs’: Italy’s Roma minority on society’s fringe. In: BBC News. 29.06.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44632472 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44632472″]
An editorial on the impact of statements such as the one of Salvini on politics and on the integration of minorities.
– Der Kern der Provokation. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 20.06.2018. http://www.fr.de/politik/meinung/kommentare/antiziganismus-der-kern-der-provokation-a-1529329 [link-preview url=”http://www.fr.de/politik/meinung/kommentare/antiziganismus-der-kern-der-provokation-a-1529329″]
What does it mean to be Rom in Italy nowadays, especially following Salvini’s statements.
– In Salvini’s Italy we Roma must renew the fight for our dignity. In: The Guardian. 27.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/27/salvinis-italy-we-roma-fight-dignity [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/27/salvinis-italy-we-roma-fight-dignity”]
In Southern Tyrol, a local mayor ordered and carried through the destruction of an “illegal” Sinti house. Salvini applauded …
We suggest that this mayor orders the destruction of all illegal buildings. That would clear a lot of space in Italy.
– Lega-Bürgermeisterin lässt Sintihaus abreißen. In: Südtirol News. 20.06.2018. https://www.suedtirolnews.it/italien/lega-buergermeisterin-laesst-sintihaus-abreissen [link-preview url=”https://www.suedtirolnews.it/italien/lega-buergermeisterin-laesst-sintihaus-abreissen”]
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