Oktober 13, 2017 - rroma.org

Collective Guilt

Oktober 13, 2017 Published by: RF

What we really don’t need … A case of rape with a truly underage 12 years old girl due to a child wedding. The Rom, 25 years old was sentenced to 6 years of jail. It did the front page of the UK press and of course also of the Romanian one.
It is used unfortunately as a case f collective guilt.

– Roma man from Romania jailed in UK for raping 12-year-old pregnant wife. In: Romania Insider. 12.10.2017. https://www.romania-insider.com/roma-man-romania-jailed-uk/
– Romany Gypsy man, 25, is jailed for six years for having sex with his TWELVE-year-old wife after moving to Essex. In: Daily Mail. 10.10.2017. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4965092/Romany-Gypsy-man-25-jailed-six-years.html

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Nostalgia

Oktober 13, 2017 Published by: RF

An article on the Romanian Kitsch museum… Guess what it showcases over Roma: Kings and crowns – which actually don’t mean anything.
A further stereotype.

– Many eastern Europeans feel nostalgia for the communist era. In: The Economist. 12.10.2017. https://www.economist.com/news/europe/21730167-though-few-really-want-dictators-back-many-eastern-europeans-feel-nostalgia-communist

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Bulgaria, Roma, and Schools

Oktober 13, 2017 Published by: RF

The Bulgarian government seems to make an effort to make sure Roma children are going to school in the country.
Nice to try to convince the parents, but definitively not enough. One needs to prevent discrimination which exists in school and make sure the children have the means to buy books and material.

– Bulgaria makes effort to bring Roma children back to school. In: Euraktiv. 12.10.2013. https://www.euractiv.com/section/languages-culture/news/bulgaria-makes-effort-to-bring-roma-children-back-to-school/