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Arson in Italy – Suspect Apprehended

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The case of the three sisters who burnt to death in their caravan in Rome made the headlines. The police has now arrested two suspects – and unfortunately, they are Roma.
BAD.

– Two Roma suspects in sisters deaths. In: Ansa. 29.05.2017. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2017/05/29/two-roma-suspects-in-sisters-deaths_0ec0af03-a0f6-4173-bda6-8e44e82797a8.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2017/05/29/two-roma-suspects-in-sisters-deaths_0ec0af03-a0f6-4173-bda6-8e44e82797a8.html”]

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Saliers – Commemoration

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A commemoration was held in the former camp of Saliers, in Southern France where Roma and travellers were interned and deported to other camps.

– Un hommage émouvant aux internés du camp de Saliers. In: Arles Infos. 24.05.2017. http://www.arles-info.fr/2017/05/24/un-hommage-emouvant-aux-internes-du-camp-de-saliers/ [link-preview url=”http://www.arles-info.fr/2017/05/24/un-hommage-emouvant-aux-internes-du-camp-de-saliers/”]

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Sweden and the Registry

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They say sorry … They should have thought beforehand …

– Sweden Says Sorry for ‘Roma Registry,’ Recompenses Victims. In: Sputnik News. 26.05.2017. https://sputniknews.com/europe/201705261054002904-sweden-roma-registry/ [link-preview url=”https://sputniknews.com/europe/201705261054002904-sweden-roma-registry/”]

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Sweden: Compensation

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Roma who were illegally registered in a database by the Swedish police will receive a compensation of 35’000 SEK (roughly 3’500 EUR) paid by the police. This sum will be paid to 4’700 people.
It took a while …
– Sweden’s Roma to receive state compensation. In: New Europe. 25.05.2017. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/swedens-roma-receive-state-compensation/ [link-preview url=”https://www.neweurope.eu/article/swedens-roma-receive-state-compensation/”]

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Austria – Romane Thana

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The exhibition Romane Thana – where Roma themselves come to word, is opening in the Westernmost part of Austria. A place that is often not welcoming to Roma.

– Vorarlberg museum will mit “Zigeuner”-Vorurteilen aufräumen. In: VOL.at. 23.05.2017. http://www.vol.at/vorarlberg-museum-will-mit-zigeuner-vorurteilen-aufraeumen/5295962
vorarlberg museum: Romane Thana. In: ORF. 23.05.2017. http://vorarlberg.orf.at/news/stories/2845120/ [link-preview url=”http://www.vol.at/vorarlberg-museum-will-mit-zigeuner-vorurteilen-aufraeumen/5295962 “]

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Saintes Marie de la Mer – Day one

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A French TV reportage on the pilgrimage is Southern France.

– SAINTES-MARIES-DE-LA-MER : DÉBUT DU PÈLERINAGE DES GITANS EN CHANSON. In: LCI. 24.05.2017. http://www.lci.fr/lifestyle/saintes-maries-de-la-mer-debut-du-pelerinage-des-gitans-en-chanson-2053081.html [link-preview url=”http://www.lci.fr/lifestyle/saintes-maries-de-la-mer-debut-du-pelerinage-des-gitans-en-chanson-2053081.html”]

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Saintes Marie de la Mer

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The yearly pilgrimage of Saintes Marie de la Mer is starting today and will last two days.

– Gypsy’s Pilgrimage in Les Saintes Maries de la Mer. In: Avignon-Provence. http://www.avignon-et-provence.com/en/traditions/gypsys-pilgrimage-saintes-maries-de-mer [link-preview url=”http://www.avignon-et-provence.com/en/traditions/gypsys-pilgrimage-saintes-maries-de-mer”]

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Roma for Roma

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The Hildegard-Langrenne is Germany’s first foundation founded by Roma and Sinti for Roma and Sinti. It wants to further the inclusion of this minority in the education system and as started a new program searching for role models to help Roma and Sinti who want to work in pedagogy.

– Programm “Vorbilder gesucht” fördert Teilhabe am Arbeitsleben. In: Deutschlandfunk. 23.05.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-bildungschancen-fuer-sinti-und-roma-programm-vorbilder.680.de.html?dram:article_id=386905 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/mehr-bildungschancen-fuer-sinti-und-roma-programm-vorbilder.680.de.html?dram:article_id=386905″]

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Vienna: Commemoration

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A commemoration was held on the Barankapark in Vienna, a place where, before the war, Rroma and Sinti camped. This commemoration has been held for the last 20 years in honour of the victims of the deportations.

– Künstler gedenken Roma und Sinti. In: ORF. 20.05.2017. http://wien.orf.at/news/stories/2844403/ [link-preview url=”http://wien.orf.at/news/stories/2844403/”]

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France: Angelo Garand – an Appeal

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Angelo Garand, a French Manouche from the Orléans region in Francewas killed by the police in April. The police was looking for him as he had failed to return to prison after a leave (he was condemned for two years following burglaries).
The police commando who killed him claimed he threw himself on them.
The family wants now to get full transparency on what really happened and on why he was killed. They need support – help them too!

– https://www.leetchi.com/c/solidarite-de-aurelie-garand
– See also: https://www.facebook.com/Justice-Pour-Angelo-1307118499372039/?fref=ts
– For background material: For example Libération 27.05.2017. http://www.liberation.fr/france/2017/04/27/emoi-apres-la-mort-d-un-detenu-en-cavale_1565873 [link-preview url=”https://www.leetchi.com/c/solidarite-de-aurelie-garand “]

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More on the Arson in Italy

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More details on the fate of the three girls who died in Rome in an arson attack.

– 3 Roma girls burned alive – autopsy (2). In: Ansa. 16.05.2017. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2017/05/15/3-roma-girls-burned-alive-autopsy-2_ad20704a-a159-4d98-9003-38e613f32b47.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2017/05/15/3-roma-girls-burned-alive-autopsy-2_ad20704a-a159-4d98-9003-38e613f32b47.html”]

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Italy: 16 of May

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Rroma manifested en masse in Rome in the context of the 16 of May, the day of resistance commemorating the Rroma uprising in Auschwitz Birkenau in 1944. They took the opportunity to ask for civil and social inclusion.

– Rom e Sinti, sit-in a Montecitorio per l’inclusione sociale e civile. In: Roma da Leggere. 16.05.2017. http://www.romadaleggere.it/comunita-rom-e-sinti-inclusione-sociale-e-civile/
– ROM E SINTI IN PRESIDIO A ROMA NEL GIORNO DELLA LORO RESISTENZA CONTRO LE SS AD AUSCHWITZ. In: Radio Onda d’Urto. 16.05.2017. http://www.radiondadurto.org/2017/05/16/rom-e-sinti-in-presidio-a-roma-nel-giorno-della-loro-resistenza-contro-le-ss-ad-auschwitz/
Oggi a Rimini la Giornata dei Sinti in Italia. In: SMTV San Marino. 16.05.2017. http://www.smtvsanmarino.sm/attualita/2017/05/16/oggi-rimini-giornata-sinti-italia [link-preview url=”http://www.romadaleggere.it/comunita-rom-e-sinti-inclusione-sociale-e-civile/ “]

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France: Holocaust Commemoration

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On the day of the Rroma resistance, commemorating the uprising of Rroma in Auschwitz-Birkenau, Rroma celebrated in St. Denis, next to Paris.

– Saint-Denis : les Tziganes se souviennent de leurs combats d’hier… et d’aujourd’hui. In: Le Parisien. 14.05.2017. http://m.leparisien.fr/saint-denis-93200/saint-denis-les-tziganes-se-souviennent-de-leurs-combats-d-hier-et-d-aujourd-hui-14-05-2017-6948240.php [link-preview url=”http://m.leparisien.fr/saint-denis-93200/saint-denis-les-tziganes-se-souviennent-de-leurs-combats-d-hier-et-d-aujourd-hui-14-05-2017-6948240.php”]

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France: Festival in Lyon

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The Gypsy Lyon Festival will open its doors on the 18th of May in Lyon, France.

– Croix-Rousse : le Gypsy Lyon Festival revient pour une 8e edition. In: Lyon Capitale. http://www.lyoncapitale.fr/Journal/Lyon/Culture/Musique/Croix-Rousse-le-Gypsy-Lyon-Festival-revient-pour-une-8e-edition [link-preview url=”http://www.lyoncapitale.fr/Journal/Lyon/Culture/Musique/Croix-Rousse-le-Gypsy-Lyon-Festival-revient-pour-une-8e-edition”]

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UK: Traveller’s Fair

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Some pictures of one of the oldest traveller’s fair in the country.

– ROMA FROM HOME. Crystal balls, donkeys and litres of fake tan on display at annual traveller fair as hundreds of families from across the UK descend on quiet town. In: The Sun. 12.05.2017. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3543268/hundreds-of-travellers-show-off-their-fashion-sense-at-annual-horse-fair-where-families-from-across-the-uk-come-together/ [link-preview url=”https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3543268/hundreds-of-travellers-show-off-their-fashion-sense-at-annual-horse-fair-where-families-from-across-the-uk-come-together/”]

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Rroma and Sinti in Italy

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Some statistics on Rroma and Sinti in Italy – where their number is estimated at being between 120 and 180 thousands.

– Rom e Sinti in Italia. In: La Stampa. 11.05.2017. http://www.lastampa.it/2017/05/11/multimedia/italia/cronache/rom-e-sinti-in-italia-DQyWN5m5PGilUEqGhvnzJK/pagina.html?replay=1 [link-preview url=”http://www.lastampa.it/2017/05/11/multimedia/italia/cronache/rom-e-sinti-in-italia-DQyWN5m5PGilUEqGhvnzJK/pagina.html?replay=1″]

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31 Percent

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31 percent of Eastern European questioned in a survey would not accept Rroma as citizen …

– Many Eastern Europeans Reject Jews, Muslims and Roma, Pew Data Shows. In: Yahoo News. 11.05.2017. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/many-eastern-europeans-reject-jews-113451437.html [link-preview url=”https://uk.news.yahoo.com/many-eastern-europeans-reject-jews-113451437.html”]

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More on Rome …

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More on the arson attack which killed three sisters.

– Pope sends comfort and aid to gypsy family after tragic blaze. In: Radio Vatican. 11.05.2017. http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/05/10/pope_sends_comfort_and_aid_to_gypsy_family_after_tragic_blaz/1311404
– Condemning murder of three Roma sisters in Rome, ODIHR Director Link stresses need for investigation of, robust reaction to possible racist motivation. In: Humgan Rights. 11.05.2017. http://www.diplomaticintelligence.eu/international-news/2493-condemning-murder-of-three-roma-sisters-in-rome-odihr-director-link-stresses-need-for-investigation-of-robust-reaction-to-possible-racist-motivation
– Rome Arson Deaths Expose Plight of Balkan Roma. In: Balkan Insight. 11.05.2017. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/confusion-after-roma-sisters-die-in-arson-attack-in-italy-05-11-2017
– Arson eyed in Rome camper fire that killed 3 Gypsy sisters. In: Daily News. 10.05.2017. http://www.nydailynews.com/newswires/news/world/arson-eyed-rome-camper-fire-killed-3-gypsy-sisters-article-1.3152321
– Arson eyed in Rome camper fire that killed 3 Gypsy sisters. In: ABC News. 10.05.2017. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/fire-kills-sisters-sleeping-camper-romes-outskirts-47318665 [link-preview url=”http://en.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/05/10/pope_sends_comfort_and_aid_to_gypsy_family_after_tragic_blaz/1311404 “]

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Hamburg Memorial

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A memorial to the victims of the Holocaust was opened on the site of a former train station from which people were deported.

– Hamburg unveils memorial to Jews, Roma killed in Holocaust. In: Fox News. 10.05.2017. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/10/hamburg-unveils-memorial-to-jews-roma-killed-in-holocaust.html [link-preview url=”http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/05/10/hamburg-unveils-memorial-to-jews-roma-killed-in-holocaust.html”]

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Rome – Arson

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Three Rromnja died in Rome when their camper burst into flames. This is being investigated as arson and as an attack against Rroma.

– Arson suspected in camper blaze that killed sleeping sisters. In: CBS News. 10.05.2017. http://www.cbsnews.com/news/roma-gypsy-sisters-killed-camper-fire-rome-arson-investigation/ [link-preview url=”http://www.cbsnews.com/news/roma-gypsy-sisters-killed-camper-fire-rome-arson-investigation/”]

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