Another excellent article on the fate of returning Rroma refugees in Kosovo.
- Das vergessene Elend. In: Tages Anzeiger. 08.04.2016. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/ausland/europa/pDas-vergessene-Elendp/story/26904095
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French Chronicle …
In spite of some positive coverage due to the international Rroma day, this week’s French chronicle is not particularly nice. First, an intervention of the police in a Rroma camp near the prison of Loos in the North of France, an attempt to remove the Rroma from this camp; in the North, two families are expulsed; toilets are awaited in a camp near la Rochelle in the West of France; a new camping spot for travelers is installed near Paris in the bois de Vioncennes; near Paris, the arrival of Rroma is problematic; the Seine’s banks are being cleaned near a former Rroma camp; and news about a gang of thieves who stole tools near Dijon.
On a more positive note, a French Radio broadcasted for a day from a Rroma ghetto in Paris; and a positive action in the North of France!
- Opération de Police au camp Rom de la prison de Loos: un élu interpellé. In: Nord Actu. 06.04.2016. http://www.nordactu.fr/6480/societe/operation-de-police-au-camp-de-rom-de-la-prison-de-loos-un-elu-interpelle/
- Opération de police ce mercredi pour réduire le camp rom de la prison de Loos, un élu en garde à vue. In: La Voix du Nord. 06.04.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/operation-de-police-ce-mercredi-pour-reduire-le-camp-rom-ia21b49767n3431186
- Loos : «La police considère mon vélo comme une arme par destination». In: La Voix du Nord. 08.04.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/loos-la-police-considere-mon-velo-comme-une-arme-par-ia21b49767n3436254
- Faches-Thumesnil: deux familles roms expulses. In: La Voix du Nord. 06.04.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/faches-thumesnil-deux-familles-roms-expulsees-ia28b50428n3431999
- La Rochelle : des sanitaires attendus pour les familles roms. In: Sud Ouest. 04.04.2016. http://www.sudouest.fr/2016/04/04/des-sanitaires-attendus-pour-les-familles-roms-2320164-1238.php
- Une aire d’accueil pour gens du voyage à l’automne dans le Bois de Vincennes. In: L’Obs. 04.04.2016. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/societe/20160404.AFP2058/une-aire-d-accueil-pour-gens-du-voyage-a-l-automne-dans-le-bois-de-vincennes.html
- Annet-sur-Marne : L’arrivée de Roms sème le trouble. In: Le Parisien. 09.04.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/paris-75006/annet-sur-marne-l-arrivee-de-roms-seme-le-trouble-09-04-2016-5700879.php
- Nouveau nettoyage des berges de Seine à Athis-Mons. In: Le Parisien. 08.04.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/athis-mons-91200/nouveau-nettoyage-des-berges-de-seine-a-athis-mons-08-04-2016-5697721.php
- Le « gang des outils » avait fait 150 cambriolages. In: Le Bien Public. 06.04.2016. http://www.bienpublic.com/cote-d-or/2016/04/06/le-gang-des-outils-avait-fait-150-cambriolages
- Paris : une émission de radio pour changer le regard sur les Roms. In: Le Parisien. 06.04.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/paris-une-emission-de-radio-pour-changer-le-regard-sur-les-roms-06-04-2016-5691499.php
- #Marseille : Latcho Divano, festival engagé entré en résistance. In: La Marseillaise. 09.04.2016. http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/marseille/societe/47736-latcho-divano-festival-engage-entre-en-resistance
- Roms : la bonne parole souffle dans le Nord. In: Amnesty International. 07.04.2016. http://www.amnesty.fr/Nos-campagnes/Lutte-contre-les-discriminations/Dossiers/Roms-la-bonne-parole-souffle-dans-le-Nord-18091
International Rroma Day: French Coverage
A few articles and calls for action in France in the context of the International Rroma Day.
- – Journée internationale des Roms : un combat pour les droits. In: Amnesty International. 08.04.2016. http://www.amnesty.fr/Nos-campagnes/Lutte-contre-les-discriminations/Actualites/Journee-internationale-des-Roms-un-combat-pour-les-droits-18097
- – Journée internationale des Roms : Roms, Tsiganes, Manouches… Définitions. In: linternaute.com. 08.04.2016. http://www.linternaute.com/actualite/societe/1293041-journee-internationale-des-roms-roms-tsiganes-manouches-definitions/
- – Le message des églises européennes pour la Journée des Roms. In: CRIF. 08.04.2016. http://www.crif.org/fr/actualites/le-message-des-églises-européennes-pour-la-journée-des-roms/60317
Returning Refugees
An excellent article on the plight of returning refugees, especially to Kosovo.
- Auf endloser Europareise. In: Tages Anzeiger. 08.04.2016. http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/standard/pAuf-endloser-Europareisep/story/28456471
Germany and the Intgernational Rroma Day
An article on Deutsche Welle on Rroma and on anti-tsiganism.
- Anti-Ziganism in focus on International Romani Day. In: DW. 08.04.2016. http://www.dw.com/en/anti-ziganism-in-focus-on-international-romani-day/a-19173245
Latin America and Rroma
In the context of the International Rroma Day, an article in the Latin American Press on Rroma.
- International Roma Day: 6 Facts About Europe’s Largest Minority. In: Tele Sur. 08.04.2016. http://www.telesurtv.net/english/analysis/International-Roma-Day-6-Facts-About-Europes-Largest-Minority-20160407-0035.html
International Rroma Day
Some articles on the International Rroma Day yesterday from Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia.
- April 8 – International Romani Day. In The Hungarian Free Press. 08.04.2016. http://hungarianfreepress.com/2016/04/08/april-8-international-romani-day/
- Slovakia celebrates International Roma Day. In: The Slovak Spectator. 08.04.2016. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20133870/slovakia-celebrates-international-roma-day.html
- President receives Roma delegation on International Roma Day. In: B92. 08.04.2016. http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2016&mm=04&dd=08&nav_id=97636
Rroma’s Future in Slovakia
The recent surge of rightist extremism in Slovakia is threatening Rroma and their integration in the country.
Bad!
- Roma face uncertain future amid Slovakia’s nationalist surge. In: France 24. 07.04.2016. http://www.france24.com/en/20160407-roma-face-uncertain-future-amid-slovakias-nationalist-surge
Berlin and Begging
The myth of organized begging – a mafia like organization… Real studies like the one in Lausanne in Switzerland have shown that these are sinly larger families or friends from a single viallage who come in the hope of work and end up begging to make end meet. Average income is so low that organized crime doesn’t pay here.
- In Berlin entdeckt Die Zentrale der Bettel-Clans. In: Berliner Kurier. 06.04.2016. http://www.berliner-kurier.de/berlin/polizei-und-justiz/in-berlin-entdeckt–die-zentrale-der-bettel-clans–23842482-seite2
Sports and Slurs
Last time it was a football player, this time a tennis one. The sult is the same “Gypsy Sh*t” … When will sports start condemning these kinds of statements more seriously?
- Charleston: Caroline Garcia has racist outburst against Romanian tennis player Irina Begu. In: Romania Journal. 05.04.2016. http://www.romaniajournal.ro/charleston-caroline-garcia-has-racist-outburst-against-romanian-tennis-player-irina-begu/
Stolpersteine
An article about these little stones that commemorate victims of the Holocaust in several countries (there are by now 48’000 of these). The sculptor Gunter Demnig had the idea on the 50th anniversary of Himmler’s edict on the deportation of Roma and Sinti. Strangely enough, Minich still bans these stones …
- Footprints of the past. In: Jewish Chronicle. 03.04.2016. http://www.thejc.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-features/155809/footprints-past
Portrait of an Activist
The portrait of an activist in Austria: Raim Schobesberger, originally a Macedonian Rrom who lives in Salzburg.
- Ich bin ein Rom. In: Drehpunkt Kuktur. 05.04.2016. http://www.drehpunktkultur.at/index.php/im-portraet/9541-ich-bin-ein-rom
Forced Evictions in Italy: It Should Stop
An opinion which we share that the EU and Italy in this particular case should stop the forced evictions of Rroma.
- EU should stop forced evictions of Roma in Italy. In: EU Observer. 04.04.2016. https://euobserver.com/opinion/132879
French Journalists Trying to Understand Rroma
A few French journalists from the Bourgogne region went to Romania to try to understand a bit more about Rroma… If only they would open up on the fact that Romanian Rroma are not necessarily representative of the entire community …
- Immersion journalistique : Quand de jeunes journalistes français s’invitent chez les roms roumains. In: Mâcon Info. 28.03.2016. http://www.macon-infos.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6489:immersion-journalistique-quand-la-presse-francaise-s-invite-chez-les-roms-roumains&catid=171&Itemid=679&lang=fr
Rroma School in Germany
A report of a project and school in Cologne – Amaro Kher [Our House]. This school prepares young Rroma and Sinti to the regular school where, unfortunately they are often victims of prejudices and stereotypes.
- Roma-Schule Amaro Kher: Kinder stark machen fürs Leben. In: Vorwärts. 31.03.2016. http://www.vorwaerts.de/artikel/roma-schule-amaro-kher-kinder-stark-fuers-leben
Camps near Rome
An article about the shanty towns and camps near and around Rome where where one estimates that 8’000 people live, a large majority of them Rroma from former Yugoslavia and from Romania but also Italians and South Americans.
- Nella Roma del Giubileo 8mila persone (4mila bambini) vivono nelle baraccopoli. In: Servizion Informatione Religiosa. 01.04.2016. http://agensir.it/italia/2016/04/01/nella-roma-del-giubileo-8-mila-persone-4-mila-bambini-vivono-nelle-baraccopoli/
Not Acceptable !
An article in the Canadian Press is mixing some historical facts (Indian origin, since at least 900 years in the Balkan, etc.) with some gross mistakes – Rom comes from Romania. But then, there are totally racist statements. Judge by yourself:
- No patriotism (gypsies have never been tied to any lands unless by force)
- There is no spirit of solidarity (gypsies express such feelings of solidarity only in cases that serve their interests of the moment)
- There is no punctuality and a sense of order (gypsies are Bohemian, indifferent to history, they are perennial pilgrims)
- There is no respect for the law (in gypsy society the law is made by the “stabor” and the “bulibasha,” similar to Muslim tribes and their Sharia Law)
- Gypsies build a state within a state, supported by the force of the occult.
Please protest!
- Western Europe’s “Headache”. In: The Canadian Free Press. 31.03.2016. http://canadafreepress.com/article/western-europes-headache
French Chronicle …
This week, French news are not dominated by the closure of camps or petty criminality … Main news are the fight against discrimination and racism. This is much better!
News on an exhibition in Roubaix, in the North on racism; “living books” aka story tellers in Lille; 200 people manifesting against the expulsions in Lille; and a portrait of an activist in Marseilles.
Expulsions are also in the press: Near Paris where 600 people were expulsed; and in the North where a camp awaits the verdict of the courts on its eviction.
Then, there is crime … With the collaboration of the French and Romanian police (bad, as the latter are really racist); and with arrests for theft among Rroma.
- Roubaix : une exposition pour déconstruire les préjugés racists. In: La Voix du Nord. 29.03.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/roubaix-une-exposition-pour-deconstruire-les-prejuges-ia24b58797n3415472
- Discriminations : « L’ille de la diversité » invite les Lillois à emprunter des livres vivants. In: Saphir News. 01.04.2016. http://www.saphirnews.com/Discriminations-L-ille-de-la-diversite-invite-les-Lillois-a-emprunter-des-livres-vivants_a22199.html
- À la bibliothèque Jean-Levy de Lille : des tranches de vie à livre ouvert contre les discriminations. In: La Voix du Nord. 02.04.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/a-la-bibliotheque-jean-levy-de-lille-des-tranches-de-ia19b0n3423858
- Lille : 200 opposants aux expulsions demandent du temps pour les familles. In: La Voix du Nord. 02.04.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/lille-200-opposants-aux-expulsions-demandent-du-temps-ia19b0n3423545
- L’âme vagabonde d’Emilia, amoureuse de la cause Roms. In: La Marseillaise. 29.03.2016. http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/marseille/societe/47257-l-ame-vagabonde-d-emilia-amoureuse-de-la-cause-roms
- Les derniers des 600 Roms ont évacué le camp géant. In: Le Parisien. 01.04.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/seine-et-marne-77/les-derniers-des-600-roms-ont-evacue-le-camp-geant-01-04-2016-5676097.php
- Roubaix: les Roms des couteaux seront fixés le 4 mai. In: Nord Éclair. 31.03.2016. http://www.nordeclair.fr/info-locale/roubaix-les-roms-des-couteaux-seront-fixes-le-4-mai-ia50b12891n1082511
- Les polices françaises et roumaines unies contre la délinquance. In: Le Parisien. 29.03.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/informations/les-polices-francaises-et-roumaines-unies-contre-la-delinquance-29-03-2016-5669929.php
- Vols sur personnes vulnérables : coup de filet chez les Roms. In: Ouest France. 30.03.2016. http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/rennes-35000/rennes-vols-sur-personnes-vulnerables-coup-de-filet-chez-les-roms-4131080
A Dutch in Romania
A Dutchman is helping ostracized Rroma in Romania.
- In slums of Romania, a Dutchman is drawn to help the Roma. In: The Christian Science Monitor. 31.03.2016. http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Making-a-difference/2016/0331/In-slums-of-Romania-a-Dutchman-is-drawn-to-help-the-Roma
Papusza – the Movie
A review of the movie on Papusza, the Polish Rromni poetess whose life ended tragically.
- Papusza review – striking portrait of a Polish-Roma poet. In: The Guardian. 31.03.2016. http://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/mar/31/papusza-review-striking-portrait-of-a-polish-roma-poet
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