A new Network of Diasporas has been started at an EU conference, networking Jews, Armenians, Rroma, and Assyrians.
Three policemen were injured in Bulgaria when they intervened to disperse an anti Rroma riot that was sparked by an incident two days ago where four Rroma men were charged with attempted murder on three non Rroma Bulgarians.
Bad …
An action for the remembrance of the victims of the Holocaust in Austria.
Good!
Switzerland loves it complicated… They want segregated camping places for local travelers – Yenische – and for Rroma – usually denotes as “Foreign” even though there are Rroma travelers in Switzerland.
In Western Switzerland, the state is expulsing “foreign Gypsies”.
BAD!
Ten Rromnja from camps surrounding Rome are cooking against prejudice in that city!
For those of you who did not yet know … The Macedonian Rroma singer went to court and did indeed win against Borat for the misuse of one of her greatest hit Čaje šukarije… She is on tour in Oakland. Go and see here .
This is bad, the last time it was done in earnest, there was an Austrian Corporal fuming against all minorities, with the consequences one knows.
WRITE TO THE SWEDISH EMBASSY!
The central Bulgarian town of Pazardzhik is banning for the full veil being worn by some Rroma women. This is bad, but actually what is worse is that even under the Ottomans, Rroma never ever wore the veil … Fanaticism is doing headways. Dangerous.
The case of the police harassment of Rroma boys in Kosice is returning to court. Basically, all police officers are whitewashed. This is true racism.
Another article on Slovakia and on the fact that the EU is not doing enough – or rather one should say, anything. Like it is not doing anything in Hungary …
Just look at the picture. Do we need more?
Another of these articles that feed on stereotypes. Kings, barons, mansions (well…), all stereotypes are here. Is it reality or is it something else? Besides the taste to be discussed, the view here is that all these Rroma did their money illegally on the back of the UK (or European, or else) taxpayer. Wrong… They worked!
A memorial for Rroma Holocaust victims was destroyed in Poland.
SHAME! And may the dead plague the people who did this.
The case for paying out reparations. Romania with its slavery of Rroma until 1962 is at the forefront. Let’s watch!
The Rroma camp in Laeken – 50 people or so – is going to be dismantled. Belgium seems to follow the French model.
A summary of the aggression against the young Rrom in Bulgaria who stated “you are my equal” to an obviously racist and brutal Bulgarian.
Two article on a festival last week end in Western France.
A polemic started in France because of a planned moive by a French humourist – Christian Clavier – called “Sivouplééé” – a play on the French “please” as pronounced by Romanian Rroma beggars. This movie shows a leftist intellectual who has to open his home to a family of Rroma. And of course, all stereotypes are present.
Toni Gatlif, the French Rroma movie maker simply finds this disgusting, and we share his point of view.
SHAME !!!
Jews and Serbs have boycotted the celebrations of the liberation of the Croatian Concentration camp of Jasenovac on Friday the 22 of April. This is an infamous concentration camp where many Jews and Rroma were exterminated by Croatian Ustasha. Jews and Serbians are protesting against the rehabilitation in Croatia of people associated with this regime and crimes.
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