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“Tikna mora o Beng” …
UK has been wondering what the sentence means after it was featured in a series. Funny to read some of the expert translations.
- Peaky Blinders: What was Ruby saying in Romani? In: Cosmopolitan. 28.02.2022. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a39257677/peaky-blinders-ruby-romany-translation/
- Peaky Blinders: What does ‘Tickna mora o’beng’ mean? In: The Daily Mail. 28.02.2022. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10559603/Peaky-Blinders-does-Tickna-mora-obeng-mean.html
- Peaky Blinders Season 6 Episode 1: What Exactly Is Ruby’s Vision? EXPLAINED. In: Netflix Junkie. 28.02.2022. https://netflixjunkie.com/peaky-blinders-season-6-episode-1-what-exactly-is-rubys-vision-explained/
- ‘Tickna mora o’beng’: Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight explains meaning of Ruby’s Romani premonition. In: The Independent. 01.03.2022. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/peaky-blinders-ruby-romani-meaning-b2024950.html
About Roma
A series in German TV on Roma.
- Die Roma in Europa – Wie Sinti, Roma und Gitanes heute leben (1/3). In: SWR2. 27.02.2022. https://www.swr.de/swr2/wissen/die-roma-in-europa-wie-sinti-roma-und-gitanes-heute-leben-1-3-swr2-wissen-2022-04-06-100.html
French Chronicle …
Almost no articles on Roma this week in France – a testimony of the more important news this last week.
A conference on Roma migration in Le Havre; in Montpellier, the construction of the “transition” village has started again following a decision by judges; and finally a new Roma camp in the South East.
- Les migrations Roms en Europe expliquées lors d’une conférence le 28 février au Havre. In: Paris Normandie. 26.02.2022. https://www.paris-normandie.fr/id282606/article/2022-02-26/les-migrations-roms-en-europe-expliquees-lors-dune-conference-le-28-fevrier-au
- Montpellier : Le chantier du « village de transition » des familles Roms va reprendre, les riverains déboutés. In: 20 Minutes. 20.02.2022. https://www.20minutes.fr/societe/3238827-20220220-montpellier-chantier-village-transition-familles-roms-va-reprendre-riverains-deboutes
- Un camp de Roms inquiète les riverains de Saint-Paul-en-Forêt. In: Var-Matin. 21.02.2022. https://www.varmatin.com/justice/un-camp-de-roms-inquiete-les-riverains-de-saint-paul-en-foret-748021
Portrait
A portrait of the actress Sandra Selimović.
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Racism in Germany
The German federal government wants to better record attacks on Sinti and Roma in the future with a civil society monitoring agency. With this, Berlin is pursuing a goal of a fight against racism.
- Übergriffe auf Sinti und Roma sollen künftig besser erfasst warden. In: DTJ. 25.02.2022. https://dtj-online.de/sinti-roma-diskriminierung-monitoring-stelle-uebergriffe-erfassen/
Roma Theatre
Interview with two of the star actors of the Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin.
- Roma, Schauspieler, Stars: “Wir zelebrieren die Vielfalt”. In: Deutsche Welle. 24.02.2022. https://www.dw.com/de/roma-schauspieler-stars-wir-zelebrieren-die-vielfalt/av-60895721
Germany and Roma
Experiences of discrimination are still part of everyday life for Sinti and Roma in Germany. The federal government now wants to counteract this grievance with an antitziganism strategy. The appointment of an antiziganism commissioner, as agreed in the coalition agreement, has not yet taken place.
- Bundesregierung beschließt Strategie gegen Antiziganismus. In: Migazin. 24.02.2022. https://www.migazin.de/2022/02/24/eu-roma-strategie-2030-bundesregierung-gegen-antiziganismus/
Germany on Anti-Roma Racism
The Central Council of German Sinti and Roma welcomes the national strategy adopted by the Federal Government “Fight antigypsyism, ensure participation!”
- „Antiziganismus bekämpfen, Teilhabe sichern!“. In: Halgalil. 24.02.2022. https://www.hagalil.com/2022/02/antiziganismus-bekaempfen-2/
Greece and Roma
An article on the aftermath of a recent police killing of a young Rom near Athens.
- Police killing puts spotlight on anti-Roma racism in Greece. In: Al-Jazeera. 23.02.2022. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/2/23/police-killing-puts-spotlight-on-anti-roma-racism-in-greece
Roma Holocaust
Worthy reading!
- Die Macht der Worte – vom Schweigen zum Widerstand. In: Deutsche Welle. 21.02.2022. https://www.dw.com/de/die-macht-der-worte-vom-schweigen-zum-widerstand/a-60858216
Portrait
A portrait of an activist, Gianni Jovanovic.
- Autor und Aktivist Gianni Jovanovic “Ich habe es in der Hand, der Mensch zu sein, der ich will”. In: Deutschlandfunk Nova. 20.02.2022. https://www.deutschlandfunknova.de/beitrag/gianni-jovanovic-hass-und-hetze-deutschland-du-kannst-weh-tun
French Chronicle …
Rather quiet week in the French press on Roma. First, the case of lead poisoning in a camp near Paris. The levels found in the children’s blood is worrisome. Then, two fires near Paris: One in a camp, one in a squat. Finally, also near Paris, a mayor asks the state for funding having seen the Roma population double recently in his commune. In Montpellier, in the South, an attempt to stop the construction of an “insertion village” has been rebutted by the court.
- Val-d’Oise : inquiétude autour des enfants roms atteints de saturnisme sur la butte de Montarcy. In: Le Parisien. 17.02.2022. https://www.leparisien.fr/val-d-oise-95/val-doise-inquietude-autour-des-enfants-roms-atteints-de-saturnisme-sur-la-butte-de-montarcy-17-02-2022-6C7W2QD2GZCXXOHBMOABJOT3EE.php
- VIDÉO. Violent incendie dans un bidonville de Saint-Denis, près de l’autoroute A1. In: Actu.fr. 16.02.2022. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/saint-denis_93066/video-violent-incendie-dans-un-bidonville-de-saint-denis-pres-de-l-autoroute-a1_48735099.html
- Montreuil : quatre blessés, dont un gravement, dans l’incendie d’un pavillon. In: Le Parisien. 13.02.2022. https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/montreuil-quatre-blesses-dont-un-gravement-dans-lincendie-dun-pavillon-13-02-2022-U5N6ETDL2RFKBMGKM5ULMBZ7KA.php
- Avec les gens du voyage et les Roms, la population double à Compans : le maire réclame des moyens à l’État. In: Le Parisien. 18.02.2022. https://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/avec-les-gens-du-voyage-et-les-roms-la-population-double-a-compans-le-maire-reclame-des-moyens-a-letat-18-02-2022-4UUS2ULVZRGHJBDDADNXDFJNHE.php
- Village de transition pour Roms à Montpellier : la justice autorise la poursuite du chantier dans le quartier de La Rauze. In: FR3. 19.02.2022. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/herault/montpellier/village-de-transition-pour-roms-a-montpellier-la-justice-autorise-la-poursuite-du-chantier-dans-le-quartier-de-la-rauze-2467696.html
- Montpellier – Lattes : le référé contre le village de transition pour les Roms rejeté. In: Hérault Tribune. 19.02.2022. https://www.herault-tribune.com/articles/montpellier-lattes-le-refere-contre-le-village-de-transition-pour-les-roms-rejete/
Hanau – Two Years
A reportage on the aftermath of the killings in Hanau, Germany
- EINE STADT IN TRAUER, EINE COMMUNITY IN TRÜMMERN. In: Bell Tower. 18.02.2022. https://www.belltower.news/hanau-reportage-eine-stadt-in-trauer-eine-community-in-truemmern-128207/?fbclid=IwAR0xUBks2TTxLODQrGkCGpKE4RQRcqFJ-MvuE8H6nCAGCL_fca5PK8R0moM
Jimmy Carr Protests
Several people protested outside a venue where Jimmy Carr was having a show.
Good.
- Protest takes place outside Jimmy Carr Cambridge gig in response to Roma joke. In: The Guardian. 16.02.2022. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/feb/16/cambridge-protests-to-be-held-outside-jimmy-carr-gig-in-response-to-roma-joke
- Jimmy Carr faced with protesters over Holocaust joke outside Cambridge gig venue. In; The Evening Standard. 16.02.2022. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/jimmy-carr-protests-holocaust-joke-cambridge-gig-venue-b982907.html
Bulgaria: Invited
Four young musicians from the Roma settlement of Nadezhda in Sliven will play in the Pierre Boulez Hall of the Paris Philharmonic on February 26. They are invited to take part in a classical concert of 120 young people from 27 countries as part of the DEMOS project of one of the largest philharmonics in the world, which provides a stage for children from social groups with difficult access to culture and education.
- Ромски деца от Сливен ще свирят в Парижката филхармония. In: Monitor. 16.02.2022. https://www.monitor.bg/bg/a/view/romski-deca-ot-sliven-shte-svirjat-v-parijkata-filharmonija-298465
Exhibition
An exhibition presenting the roots and traditions of Roma culture through the works of Hungarian painter and poet János Balázs (1905-1977) has opened in Brussels.
- Exhibition of Hungarian Roma painter’s works opens in Brussels. In: Daily News Hungary. 15.02.2022.
https://dailynewshungary.com/exhibition-of-hungarian-roma-painters-works-opens-in-brussels/
Casamonica, Again!
Another article on the villas of the Roma Mafia Clan of Casamonica.
Knowing that all the members of the clan are in jail, and have been so for several years, and knowing that these villas and their pictures have been shown numerous times since, one cannot but wonder what the purpose of such articles is.
- Casamonica, confiscati ville e beni per 20 mln. In: Il Fatto Quotidiano. 12.02.2022. https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/in-edicola/articoli/2022/02/12/casamonica-confiscati-ville-e-beni-per-20-mln/6491208/
Holocaust: Witness
The story of a young Romni from Ingolstadt, as told by her daughter.
- So viel Leid erlebte eine Ingolstädterin im KZ. In: Augsburger Allgemeine. 12.02.2022. https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/neuburg/ingolstadt-so-viel-leid-erlebte-eine-ingolstaedterin-im-kz-id61745016.html
French Chronicle …
Many articles this week in France on Roma, but in fact, only three stories: In Montpellier, future neighbours of a “transition” camp blocked the worksite, and the prefect who created this issue by closing many other camps talks about “solidarity”. In the Southeast, after Roma left a camp and left tons of garbage, an appeal to clean up. Finally, in Bordeaux, a controverse as to whether there is an increase or a decrease of slums.
- Montpellier : les riverains bloquent à nouveau le chantier du lieu d’accueil pour les Roms. In: Midi Libre. 11.02.2022. https://www.midilibre.fr/2022/02/11/montpellier-les-riverains-bloquent-a-nouveau-le-chantier-du-lieu-daccueil-pour-les-roms-10103636.php
- Le chantier du village de transition pour familles roms à Montpellier bloqué par des riverains. In: France Bleu. 09.02.2022. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/village-roms-lattes-montpellier-rauze-cereirede-bidonville-blocage-travaux-chantier-1644412116
- Camp de Roms à Montpellier : les riverains de la Rauze ont-ils trouvé la faille ? In: Midi Libre. 08.02.2022.https://www.midilibre.fr/2022/02/08/camp-de-roms-a-montpellier-les-riverains-de-la-rauze-ont-ils-trouve-la-faille-10095485.php
- “Une question de responsabilité et de solidarité” : le préfet de l’Hérault Hugues Moutouh fait le point sur l’installation d’un village de transition au quartier Rauze à Montpellier. In: FR3. 11.02.2022. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/herault/montpellier/une-question-de-responsabilite-et-de-solidarite-le-prefet-de-l-herault-hugues-moutouh-fait-le-point-sur-l-installation-d-un-village-de-transition-au-quartier-rauze-a-montpellier-2433631.html
- Un premier nettoyage dans l’ancien camp illégal de Roms sur les bords du Carami. In: Var matin. 13.02.2022. https://www.varmatin.com/vie-locale/un-premier-nettoyage-dans-lancien-camp-illegal-de-roms-sur-les-bords-du-carami-746097
- Après le départ des Roms de Vins-sur-Caramy, la mairie lance un appel citoyen pour nettoyer le site, ce Samedi. In: Var matin. 11.02.2022. https://www.varmatin.com/faits-de-societe/apres-le-depart-des-roms-de-vins-sur-caramy-la-mairie-lance-un-appel-citoyen-pour-nettoyer-le-site-ce-samedi-745887
- Les Roms ont quitté leur campement illégal de Vins-sur-Caramy. In: Var Matin. 11.02.2022. https://www.varmatin.com/environnement/les-roms-ont-quitte-leur-campement-illegal-de-vins-sur-caramy-745879
- Bidonvilles à Bordeaux : le retour d’un phénomène qu’on croyait appartenir au passé. In: Sud Ouest. 11.02.2022. https://www.sudouest.fr/gironde/bordeaux/bidonvilles-a-bordeaux-le-retour-d-un-phenomene-qu-on-croyait-appartenir-au-passe-8430468.php
- Bidonvilles à Bordeaux : leur nombre explose selon Médecins du monde, il se résorbe selon l’État. In: Sud Ouest. 08.02.2022. https://www.sudouest.fr/gironde/bordeaux/bidonvilles-a-bordeaux-leur-nombre-explose-selon-medecins-du-monde-il-se-resorbe-selon-l-etat-8385047.php
- En Gironde, alerte sur le retour massif des bidonvilles. In: Valeurs Actuelles. 09.02.2022. https://www.valeursactuelles.com/regions/nouvelle-aquitaine/gironde/bordeaux/societe/en-gironde-alerte-sur-le-retour-massif-des-bidonvilles/
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