A longer article on the shooting of a young Rom y the police in Thessaloniki, Greece. It is unfortunately not the first case.
Well, if you are Rom, you will be confronted in racism in the administration, or at least to discrimination. Milena Ademović can come up with a long list: unnecessary documents that are required, letters that get lost in the administration or child benefit applications that the parents who come to her have to wait a year for to be processed. “That’s why we’re here,” says Ademović, who, as a social worker at the Kulturen im Kiez advice centre in Wedding, also supports Sinti and Roma in their dealings with the authorities.
An 83 years old Rom from the Ukraine, who survived World War Two, has now been forced to flee his country due to the Russian invasion.
A movie on the archaeological work which allowed to reconstruct the events in the extermination camp of Sobibor in Poland. The camp was destroyed by the Germans in 1943 to cover up for their crimes.
Many of the artefacts discovered during the archaeological work are now on display at the Sobibor museum.
Or how the illiberal regime from Hungary’s prime minister Orban is playing Roma to win elections.
The Vasilitsa Roma Festival project brings together the efforts of two artists who have proven themselves on the world stage – Bulgarian Roma and ethnic Bulgarians – for a valuable educational initiative and the creation of a highly artistic creative product, as well as for their presentation to the public.
Non-infectious and chronic diseases among the Roma population and how these could be tackled.
– Addressing the Roma health gap by tackling non-communicable diseases. In: EPHA. 12.12.2018. https://epha.org/addressing-the-roma-health-gap-by-tackling-non-communicable-diseases-ncds/ [link-preview url=”https://epha.org/addressing-the-roma-health-gap-by-tackling-non-communicable-diseases-ncds/”]
A case real case of proselytism, and in addition catering to stereotypes.
Bad…
– Do svojej školy pozvali Rómov. In: MY Turiek. 10.12.2018. https://myturiec.sme.sk/c/22003829/do-svojej-skoly-pozvali-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://myturiec.sme.sk/c/22003829/do-svojej-skoly-pozvali-romov.html”]
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A new book of Gypsy tales which has nothing to do with Gypsies nor with anything remotely close to them… Interview with the Author.
– Cigány újmesék egy kincsesbarlang mélyéből. In: Nepszava. 29.11.2018. https://nepszava.hu/3016724_cigany-ujmesek-egy-kincsesbarlang-melyebol [link-preview url=”https://nepszava.hu/3016724_cigany-ujmesek-egy-kincsesbarlang-melyebol”]
A study on school children between 6 and 13 shows that they know little about Roma (and Jews). Well, we dread to know what the ones who know about Roma actually have in their heads…
– Vorurteile: Grundschüler wissen wenig über Roma und Juden. In: BR. 28.11.2018. https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/vorurteile-grundschueler-wissen-wenig-ueber-roma-und-juden,RAgXmes [link-preview url=”https://www.br.de/nachrichten/bayern/vorurteile-grundschueler-wissen-wenig-ueber-roma-und-juden,RAgXmes”]
TO be expected, this site gloating about the threats from a mayor of an Italian town, threatening to bulldoze Roma camps and make them pay for it.
Or when idiocy meets demagogy…
– Populist Italian Mayor Promises to Bulldoze Roma Squatter Camp and Make Them Pay For It. 18.11.2018. https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/18/populist-italian-mayor-promises-to-bulldoze-roma-squatter-camp-and-make-them-pay-for-it/ [link-preview url=”https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/18/populist-italian-mayor-promises-to-bulldoze-roma-squatter-camp-and-make-them-pay-for-it/”]
Really? A movie comedy “Lajkó – Gypsy in space” won the audience prize at the 18th Science + Fiction festival in Trieste.
Not sure what to make of this…
– Nemzetközi sikert ért el az űrbe kilőtt cigány története. In: 24.hu. 06.11.2018. https://24.hu/kultura/2018/11/06/nemzetkozi-sikert-ert-el-az-urbe-kilott-cigany-tortenete/ [link-preview url=”https://24.hu/kultura/2018/11/06/nemzetkozi-sikert-ert-el-az-urbe-kilott-cigany-tortenete/”]
An essay on the role of churches on the Roma Holocaust.
– Sinti und Roma – Die Schuld der Kirchen. In: Ha Galil. 14.09.2018. http://www.hagalil.com/2017/09/schuld-der-kirchen/?fbclid=IwAR14-oYAjo1ETBFbWAUgfH1MjsnfEkSlbTrmdr-liWSDG6R-jiOtpeBgPiU [link-preview url=”http://www.hagalil.com/2017/09/schuld-der-kirchen/?fbclid=IwAR14-oYAjo1ETBFbWAUgfH1MjsnfEkSlbTrmdr-liWSDG6R-jiOtpeBgPiU”]
No comments, but really, this doesn’t help. And the press is very consciously indicating the origins of the thief…
– Diebin (27) stahl Luxus-Uhren vom Handgelenk. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 23.10.2018. https://www.20min.ch/schweiz/zuerich/story/Diebin–27–klaute-Luxus-Uhren-vom-Handgelenk-23089111 [link-preview url=”https://www.20min.ch/schweiz/zuerich/story/Diebin–27–klaute-Luxus-Uhren-vom-Handgelenk-23089111″]
A good example!
– Gypsy women have much to contribute to the movement towards equality. In: SUR. 08.10.2018. http://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/201809/28/gypsy-women-have-much-20180928090733-v.html?fbclid=IwAR3dQuGia2Ui4wCsfJB4_6VvEKgRZFG3F6nQAil-9tp7biDIFMMDddN5Q4w [link-preview url=”http://www.surinenglish.com/lifestyle/201809/28/gypsy-women-have-much-20180928090733-v.html?fbclid=IwAR3dQuGia2Ui4wCsfJB4_6VvEKgRZFG3F6nQAil-9tp7biDIFMMDddN5Q4w”]
Our page was reviewed and given a “1” in what we deem to be a racist review.
Was reported to Facebook – but to no avail. We banned the user as he had made other nasty comments.
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The testimony of a Rom published in die Zeit has a follow up: In the corresponding Tagesspiegel article, one learns that the case against the arsonists who set the refugee home on fire, a fire that killed the Rom’s daughter was mishandled by the police and closed as it was not registered as manslaughter.
Bad…
– Brennender Hass. In: Tageszeitung. 18.10.2018. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/gewalt-gegen-roma-brennender-hass/23202388.html [link-preview url=”https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/gewalt-gegen-roma-brennender-hass/23202388.html”]
We need neither the article not the advertisement for the photographer …
– THE PHOTOGRAPHER SHOWED HOW TO LIVE THE MODERN GYPSIES. In: The Siver Telegraph. 15.10.2018. https://sivtelegram.media/the-photographer-showed-how-to-live-the-modern-gypsies/54044/ [link-preview url=”https://sivtelegram.media/the-photographer-showed-how-to-live-the-modern-gypsies/54044/”]
A new book investigating the creation of the race concept in the middle ages, with many mentions of Roma.
– The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages by Geraldine Heng. In: Authorlink. 26.09.2018. https://authorlink.com/bookreview/the-invention-of-race-in-the-middle-ages-by-geraldine-heng-2018/ [link-preview url=”https://authorlink.com/bookreview/the-invention-of-race-in-the-middle-ages-by-geraldine-heng-2018/”]
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