A Sinti association opened a new centre for family information / planning in the Hamburg city.
New Zealand granted asylum to a Rroma family from Slovakia. The family was a victim of arson by Skinheads in their home country.
Once again in the Grenoble region, people are trying to expel Rroma squatters by themselves.
NOT GOOD
Turkey’s president criticises Europe on their handling of Rroma. He should maybe not forget that what he does with them in Turkey is not better than the worst of the Eastern European countries.
LOOK AT HOME FIRST!
The Council of Europe is increasingly worried by the rise of racism in Germany. The article cites the press as one of the responsible actors in this situation, at least in the case of Rroma.
Worthy read!
Romani Rose, the president of the German Council of Sinti and Roma says in an interview that the values to which we have arrived at on the Holocaust, the persecution of minorities etc. are under threat.
A discussion on prejudices and stereotypes on Rroma.
Rroma Pride took place yesterday in 14 European cities. In Prague, they pointed aout the scandal of Lety where a pig farm is located on the site of a former concentration camp.
The Rroma cousins, the Domari (or Doms) are fleeing the War in Syria. Their situation is really bad and without hope.
A MUST READ!
And the usual French review – more of the same. In Wissous, tensions are rising; in Metz, 23 Rroma are without lodgings; a fire in a camp in Ris Orangis, not surprising since temperatures are dropping and heating is needed; a Turkish tourist was mugged by three young Rroma in the RER in Paris; the site of a dismantled camp near Toulouse is being cleaned out; and more Rroma kids in schools in Dijon.
New official Turkish documents are reported to include a tag identifying minorities. Attention, Roum means Greek here. Rroma are simple in the bag of “others”. Nevertheless, this is not acceptable.
The central council of German Sinti and Roma and his president, Romani Rose sharply criticised the concept of safe countries especially in the Balkan and for Rroma.
BRAVO!
Refugees are asking for a stop in the expulsions in Germany due to the “safe country status” of their countries of origins.
The concept of “race” is making a dangerous come-back in Sweden. This is SCARY.
– Hartley, Emma. Revival of a Swedish taboo. In: Politico. 30.09.2015. http://www.politico.eu/article/revival-of-a-swedish-taboo/
The Hamburg based organisation Roma and Sinti Union (RCI) is making a formal complaint the Germany’s top constitutional court on the declaration of Balkan Countries as being “safe”. Let’s hope this puts a stop to the exulsions!
Times are hard for those Rroma whose asylum applications have been refused following the declaration of Serbia as a safe country by Germany.
Worthy Read!
Interesting reading on the Rroma Decade and its failures. This from the OSI. Fact is, the Rroma decade did not achieve much, if anything…
Serbia is not safe for Rroma – this what people who went there say about it.
A reunion is called by the Mayor of Wissous, a commune that already made the headlines (cutting the water to Rroma; fire in a camp, etc.) to discuss the existing Rroma camps in the commune. Well, what can be expected of such an action?
Police is taking action against a large camp of migrants, mostly from Rromania (and thus assumed to be Rroma) in Malmö. This camp has been growing and residents are alarmed at having a shantytown on their doorstep.
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