Monthly Archives: November 2017

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Vote Buying

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An article on the voting patterns of Roma in the settlements (Osada), stating that Roma will only vote for people they know or for people who buy their votes.
Bad in severy sense.

– Rómovia v osadách volia len toho koho poznajú alebo kto si ich hlas kúpi, tvrdí Pollák. In: SME Domov. 30.10.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20684657/romovia-v-osadach-volia-len-toho-koho-poznaju-alebo-si-hlas-kupi-tvrdi-pollak.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20684657/romovia-v-osadach-volia-len-toho-koho-poznaju-alebo-si-hlas-kupi-tvrdi-pollak.html”]

News Osteuropa Slowenien

Romanes Day: Slovenia

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Slovenian Roma celebrated the International Romanes Day in advance, on November 3rd.

– Romski jezik ima po oceni udeležencev okrogle mize velik pomen za ohranitev kulturne identitete Romov. In: STA. 03.11.2017. https://www.sta.si/2446365/romski-jezik-ima-po-oceni-udelezencev-okrogle-mize-velik-pomen-za-ohranitev-kulturne-identitete-romov [link-preview url=”https://www.sta.si/2446365/romski-jezik-ima-po-oceni-udelezencev-okrogle-mize-velik-pomen-za-ohranitev-kulturne-identitete-romov”]

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International Romanes Day

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Today is the official international day of the Romani language!

– International Romani Language Day. COE-Romact. http://coe-romact.org/article/international-romani-language-day [link-preview url=”http://coe-romact.org/article/international-romani-language-day”]

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Anti-Gypsyism

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The views of two members of the Open Society on Roma policies: These policies must tackle the latent racism against Roma.

– Roma policies must tackle anti-Gypsyism. In: EURACTIV. 03.11.2017. http://www.euractiv.com/section/freedom-of-thought/opinion/roma-policies-must-tackle-anti-gypsyism/ [link-preview url=”http://www.euractiv.com/section/freedom-of-thought/opinion/roma-policies-must-tackle-anti-gypsyism/”]

Bosnien News Osteuropa

Bosnia Press Coverage

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An article about the strong bias against Roma in the Bosnian Press and about the stereotypes that are presented in the articles. According to the article, several of these press reports break the code of conduct of journalists.

– Analiza: Kako smo Rome prikazivali u medijima (I). In: Romski Portal Udar. 27.10.2017. http://www.portal-udar.net/analiza-kako-smo-rome-prikazivali-u-medijima/ [link-preview url=”http://www.portal-udar.net/analiza-kako-smo-rome-prikazivali-u-medijima/”]

Frankreich News Westeuropa

French Chronicle …

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Many expulsions in France this last week, just before the usual winter pause. This week we start in Marseilles, where 200 Roma were expulsed, where 50 Roma children are at risk, and where 150 Roma occupied empty offices before leaving peacefully.
In Western France, in Normandy, several Roma who attacked another camp are in front of the justice; in Bordeaux, the city wants to create sites for Roma; in Indres, Roma travellers who were expulsed are still blocked while two other expulsions were carried out; in Nantes, 200 Roma found a place to squat on an industrial site; in the Centre of France, in St. Etienne, Roma who were expulsed have still not found new lodgings; and in Lyon, the largest squat was closed.
In the North, in Lille, a camp was dismantled; and another one was closed in spite of the winter pause on expulsions; in Haubourdin, a family was re-lodged; in Maubeuge, two families found another housing. Important, in the North, the winter pause on expulsion will also be applied to shantytowns.
In Paris and its surroundings, the petite ceinture camp will be closed for the umpteenth time; and in Argenteuil, a camp was closed.

– Marseille: Deux cents roms expulsés avant la trêve hivernale. In: 20 Minutes FR. 31.10.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/societe/2160931-20171031-marseille-deux-cents-roms-expulses-avant-treve-hivernale
– Une cinquantaine d’enfants Roms menacés d’expulsion à Marseille juste avant la trêve hivernale. In: France Bleu. 30.10.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/economie-social/marseille-52-enfants-roms-menaces-d-expulsion-juste-avant-la-treve-hivernale-1509397228
– Marseille : 150 roms s’installent dans des locaux vides avant d’en repartir. In: France Info FR3. 04.11.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/bouches-du-rhone/marseille/marseille-roms-s-installent-locaux-vides-pres-ecole-1359525.html
– Après l’expulsion du squat roms à la Capelette, la préfète veut réfléchir au « long terme ». In: Marsactu. 02.11.2017. https://marsactu.fr/bref/apres-lexpulsion-squat-roms-a-capelette-prefete-souhaite-reflechir-long-terme/
– Une sanglante vendetta entre clans de Roms bulgares devant les assises du Pas-de-Calais. In: Normandie.fr. 04.11.2017. http://www.paris-normandie.fr/breves/l-essentiel/une-sanglante-vendetta-entre-clans-de-roms-bulgares-devant-les-assises-du-pas-de-calais-NB11327921
– Bordeaux: La Métropole veut aménager des espaces pour l’installation des Roms. In: 20 Minutes FR. 30.10.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/bordeaux/2160539-20171030-bordeaux-metropole-veut-amenager-espaces-installation-roms
– Roms. Blocage à Indre, d’autres expulsions à Orvault et Carquefou. In: Ouest France. 31.10.2017. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/roms-blocage-indre-d-autres-expulsions-orvault-et-carquefou-5349670
– Ile de Nantes: Près de 200 Roms expulsés trouvent refuge sur une friche industrielle. In: 20 Minutes FR. 03.11.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/nantes/2162695-20171103-nantes-pres-200-roms-expulses-installes-friche-industrielle-ile-nantes

– Saint-Etienne : les Roms condamnés à une vie d’errance? In: Le Progrès. 29.10.2017. http://www.leprogres.fr/loire-42/2017/10/29/saint-etienne-les-roms-condamnes-a-une-vie-d-errance
– Le plus gros squat de la Guillotière expulse. In: Rue89Lyon. 31.10.2017. http://www.rue89lyon.fr/2017/10/31/plus-gros-squat-de-guillotiere-expulse/
– Lille : le camp de Roms de l’Esplanade démantelé ce vendredi matin. In: FR3 France Info. 03.11.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-0/lille/lille-camp-roms-esplanade-demantele-ce-vendredi-matin-1358997.html
– Lille: Des Roms expulsés d’un bidonville malgré la trêve hivernale. In: 20 Minutes FR. 03.11.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/lille/2162827-20171103-lille-roms-expulses-bidonville-malgre-treve-hivernale
– La famille du chemin de Busignies sera relogée dans un «Sas Roms» décent. In: La Voix du Nord. 02.11.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/257518/article/2017-11-02/la-famille-du-chemin-de-busignies-sera-relogee-dans-un-sas-roms-decent
– Deux familles Roms relogées après leur expulsion de Maubeuge. In: La Voix du Nord. 30.10.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/255580/article/2017-10-30/deux-familles-roms-relogees-apres-leur-expulsion-de-maubeuge
– Aucune évacuation de bidonvilles pendant la trêve hivernale. In: France Bleu. 01.11.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/aucune-evacuation-de-bidonvilles-pendant-la-treve-hivernale-1509511107
– Dans les campements et bidonville, la trêve hivernale s’applique. In: La Croix. 01.11.2017. https://www.la-croix.com/France/campements-bidonville-treve-hivernale-sapplique-2017-11-01-1200888778
– À Paris, un bidonville de Roms à quelques jours d’une énième expulsion. In: Sputnik. 30.10.2017. https://fr.sputniknews.com/videoclub/201710301033671190-france-paris-roms/
– EN IMAGES. Argenteuil. Expulsés de leur village de fortune. In: Le Parisien. 03.11.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/argenteuil-95100/en-images-une-cinquantaine-de-roms-expulses-de-leur-village-de-fortune-03-11-2017-7371267.php [link-preview url=”https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/economie-social/marseille-52-enfants-roms-menaces-d-expulsion-juste-avant-la-treve-hivernale-1509397228 “]

News Schweiz

Switzerland: More Camping Sites for Roma

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Another series of articles following the publication of the report of the Society for threatened people (Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker) on Roma travellers in Switzerland.
This time, the French speaking press…

– Il faut plus de places d’accueil pour les Roms. In: 20 Minutes (CH). 31.10.2017. http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/suisse/story/Il-faut-plus-de-places-d-accueil-pour-les-Roms-23778771
– Plus d’aires d’accueil pour les roms. In: Le Courrier. 01.11.2017. https://www.lecourrier.ch/153932/plus_d_aires_d_accueil_pour_les_roms
– «Les Roms nomades ont besoin de plus de places» In; 24 Heures. 31.10.2017. https://www.24heures.ch/suisse/roms-nomades-besoin-places/story/29219685 [link-preview url=”https://www.lecourrier.ch/153932/plus_d_aires_d_accueil_pour_les_roms”]

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Bratislava Concert

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A concert of Ida Kelarova and her children Ensemble in Bratislava.

– Ida Kelarová a rómsky detský zbor Čhavorenge sa predstavia v Bratislave už budúci utorok. In: Web Noviny. 02.11.2017. https://www.webnoviny.sk/ida-kelarova-a-romsky-detsky-zbor-chavorenge-sa-predstavia-v-bratislave-uz-buduci-utorok/ [link-preview url=”https://www.webnoviny.sk/ida-kelarova-a-romsky-detsky-zbor-chavorenge-sa-predstavia-v-bratislave-uz-buduci-utorok/”]

Deutschland News Westeuropa

Stumbling Stones …

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The “Stolpersteine” [Stumbling stones] project continues. This time in Münster, were 4 stones were placed to remember the fate of the Sinti family Lübke.

– Stolpersteine erinnern an Familie. In: Westfälische Nachrichten. 04.11.2017. http://www.wn.de/Muenster/3041758-Gedenken-an-im-Konzentrationslager-Ermordete-Stolpersteine-erinnern-an-Familie [link-preview url=”http://www.wn.de/Muenster/3041758-Gedenken-an-im-Konzentrationslager-Ermordete-Stolpersteine-erinnern-an-Familie”]

Niederlande News Westeuropa

Dutch Red Cross: Sorry …

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The Dutch Red Cross admitted mistakes during World War Two, essentially for not having helped Jews, Sinti and Roma and for not having denounced the crimes against them.
Good, but it took them 72 years …

– Fehler in der Nazi-Zeit eingeräumt. In: TAZ. 03.11.2017. http://www.taz.de/Niederlaendisches-Rotes-Kreuz/!5460053/ [link-preview url=”http://www.taz.de/Niederlaendisches-Rotes-Kreuz/!5460053/”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Vote Buying …

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The Special Criminal Court judge in Banská Bystrica arrested four men on Thursday for electoral corruption. They are accused of having offered Roma votes to politicians in the region, asking for 3 Euro per vote.
All too common, unfortunately.

– Súd poslal pre volebnú korupciu do väzby štyroch mužov. In: Domov SME. 03.11.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20687832/volby-do-vuc-2017-zupne-predavali-hlasy-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20687832/volby-do-vuc-2017-zupne-predavali-hlasy-romov.html”]

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UNHCR – Stateless and Roma

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A UNHCR survey on displaced and stateless people (as well as on Roma) clearly shows the discrimination they are subjected to.

– UNHCR: Staatenlose Minderheiten werden stark diskriminiert. In: Toponline.ch. 03.11.2017. http://www.toponline.ch/news/welt/detail/news/unhcr-staatenlose-minderheiten-werden-stark-diskriminiert-0075808/ [link-preview url=”http://www.toponline.ch/news/welt/detail/news/unhcr-staatenlose-minderheiten-werden-stark-diskriminiert-0075808/”]

News Osteuropa Slowenien

Slovenia: Time Bomb?

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An article on Roma settlements in the South Eastern part of Slovenia. These are described at potential social time bombs (really …) due to high natality, unemployment and poverty.
The article is biased. The journalist is “astonished” to see that many Roma have “Slovenes” parents or grandparents as if Roma in Slovenia were not “Slovenes” and as if “Slovenes” was an ethnicity.

– Kritične razmere v velikem romskem naselju. In: Novice Najdi. 01.11.2017. http://novice.najdi.si/predogled/novica/18a8e42d2e8a5f12ca53e0d9303c1251/Svet24-si/Slovenija/Kritične-razmere-v-velikem-romskem-naselju [link-preview url=”http://novice.najdi.si/predogled/novica/18a8e42d2e8a5f12ca53e0d9303c1251/Svet24-si/Slovenija/Kritične-razmere-v-velikem-romskem-naselju”]

Deutschland News Westeuropa

Germany – a Long Fight

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An article and review of the long fight that led to the recognition by Germany of the racial motivation of the Holocaust against Sinti and Roma. This was only achieved in 1982 …

– Langer Kampf gegen Verfolgung. In: Deutschlandfunk. 02.11.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sinti-und-roma-buergerrechtsbewegung-langer-kampf-gegen.1769.de.html?dram:article_id=399680 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sinti-und-roma-buergerrechtsbewegung-langer-kampf-gegen.1769.de.html?dram:article_id=399680″]

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Soraya Post

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An interview of the Swedish MEP Soraya Post. She is a strong advocate of Roma rights and is asking the EU to recognise that there are inherent anti-Roma attitudes and that the EU needs to do something against it.

– Rómska europoslankyňa: Spoločnosť sa nás snaží dehumanizovať už stáročia. In: EURACTIV. 30.10.2017. https://euractiv.sk/rozhovory/socialna-politika/romska-europoslankyna-spolocnost-sa-nas-snazi-dehumanizovat-uz-starocia/ [link-preview url=”https://euractiv.sk/rozhovory/socialna-politika/romska-europoslankyna-spolocnost-sa-nas-snazi-dehumanizovat-uz-starocia/”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia: Addressing Criminality

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The Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kaliňák presented measures to tackle the criminality in Roma settlements in Slovakia. He singled three problematic regions (Banska Bystrica, Prešov, and Kosiče) as the pilot for the measures.
He proposes not only to tackle the petty criminality that comes from poverty and alienation, but also the issue of crimes against minorities.
Only unfortunate item here is presenting this almost as measures against Roma crimes …

– Kaliňák rieši kriminalitu Rómov. Každá osada má mať na mieru šitý project. In: Aktualne. 29.10.2017. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/politika/kalinak-riesi-kriminalitu-romov-kazda-osada-ma-mat-mieru-sity-projekt.html
– KALIŇÁK: Kriminalitu Rómov chceme riešiť presne cielenými opatreniami. In: Teraz. 29.10.2017. http://www.teraz.sk/import/monitor-rkalinak-kriminalitu-romov/289185-clanok.html [link-preview url=”https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/politika/kalinak-riesi-kriminalitu-romov-kazda-osada-ma-mat-mieru-sity-projekt.html “]

News Schweiz

Switzerland: Travelling Roma

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Two more articles about the press conference and report of the Society for Threatened People (Geselschaft für bedrohte Völker) on the situation of travelling Roma in Switzerland. The police is on the Roma’s side this time …

– Polizisten raten: «Schafft Plätze». In: Der Bund. 01.11.2017. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/polizisten-raten-schafft-plaetze/story/20987035
– «Messerschleifer sind nur noch wenige». In: Tages Anzeiger. 01.11.2017. https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/schweiz/standard/messerschleifer-sind-nur-noch-wenige/story/19294584 [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/polizisten-raten-schafft-plaetze/story/20987035 “]

News Schweiz

Switzerland: Travelling Roma

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Quite a few articles in the Swiss Press on the presentation of a report by the Society for Threatened People (Geselschaft für bedrohte Völker) on the situation of travelling Roma in Switzerland. Key tenor in the Press, the police is agrees that one of the main issues ais the lack of proper camping sites for these travellers.

– Roma klagen über Konflikte mit der Polizei. In: Berner Zeitung. 31.10.2017. https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/roma-klagen-ueber-konflikte-mit-der-polizei/story/31389521
– Polizei teilt Forderung der fahrenden Roma nach mehr Halteplätzen. In: Blick. 31.10.2017. https://www.blick.ch/news/politik/zu-wenige-halteplaetze-fuehren-vermehrt-zu-konflikten-polizei-teilt-forderung-der-fahrenden-roma-nach-mehr-halteplaetzen-id7534546.html
– Roma fordern mehr Halteplätze. In: Bluewin. 31.10.2017. https://www.bluewin.ch/de/news/inland/2017/10/31/polizei-teilt-forderung-der-fahrenden-roma-nach-me.html
– Erfahrung mit Fahrenden im TOP-Land. In: Top Online. 31.10.2017. http://www.toponline.ch/news/winterthur/detail/news/erfahrung-mit-fahrenden-im-top-land-0075634/ [link-preview url=”https://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/roma-klagen-ueber-konflikte-mit-der-polizei/story/31389521 “]

News Schweiz

Switzerland and Travelling Roma

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A report by the Society for Threatened Peoples on the situation of travelling Roma in Switzerland show the increased difficulties they are facing. More camping sites are needed but also more work to fight against prejudices.

– NGO and police call for more Roma transit sites. In: Swiss Info. 31.10.2017. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/minorities_ngo-and-police-call-for-more-roma-transit-sites/43640038 [link-preview url=”https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/minorities_ngo-and-police-call-for-more-roma-transit-sites/43640038″]

Bulgarien News Osteuropa

Bulgaria – Condemned but …

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The Deputy Prime Minister of Bulgaria was recently condemned for hate speech against Roma. Seems this has no consequences in Bulgaria. He has not stepped down nor has he been asked to do so.
Bad.

– Bulgarians unfazed by anti-Roma hate speech from deputy prime minister. In: Deutsche Welle. 31.10.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/bulgarians-unfazed-by-anti-roma-hate-speech-from-deputy-prime-minister/a-41183829 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/bulgarians-unfazed-by-anti-roma-hate-speech-from-deputy-prime-minister/a-41183829″]

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