Monthly Archives: Februar 2019

Greece and Moslems

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An article about a small town in the North East of Greece with a large Turkish speaking Moslem minority which comprises Turks, but also Roma and Pomaks, the latter being Slavs converted to Muslim religion.

– A Komotini, la minorité musulmane sert de baromètre des relations gréco-turques. In: Euronews. 04.02.2019. https://fr.euronews.com/2019/02/05/a-komotini-la-minorite-musulmane-sert-de-barometre-des-relations-greco-turques

UN, Kosovo, and Roma

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The UN has still not compensated Kosovo Roma who were placed in camps that were heavily polluted resulting in serious health problems and malformations. The camps were run by the UN in Mitrovica.

– KOSOVO : LES NATIONS UNIES N’ONT TOUJOURS PAS INDEMNISÉ LES ROMS DE MITROVICA. In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 08.02.2019. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Kosovo-roms-indemnisations-MINUK
– A la Une: en Bosnie, une chape de plomb est retombée sur la Republika Srpska. In: RFI. 08.02.2019. http://www.rfi.fr/europe/20190208-une-bosnie-une-chape-plomb-est-retombee-republika-srpska

French Chronicle …

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Not much this week in the French Press on Roma. An article in Libération investigates the views of the French state on Roma – albeit using itself derogatory terminology. In the North of France, a mayor who made derogatory comments on Roma in 2013 has problems with the justice, and his town is paying for it (yes!). Then more usual news, with a clean-up on a site of a former camp and a respite for some Roma near Paris.

– Est-ce ainsi que les gitans nous parlent ? In: Libération. 04.02.2019. https://www.liberation.fr/debats/2019/02/04/est-ce-ainsi-que-les-gitans-nous-parlent_1707304
– À Croix, le contribuable va payer pour le dérapage du maire. In: Nord Éclair. 08.02.2019. http://www.nordeclair.fr/217370/article/2019-02-08/croix-le-contribuable-va-payer-pour-le-derapage-du-maire
– Terrain occupé par les Roms à Isles-lès-Villenoy : les déchets enfin retires. In: Actu.fr. 07.02.2019. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/isles-les-villenoy_77232/nettoyage-terrain-occupe-roms-isles-villenoy_21357830.html
– Bobigny : un délai accordé aux familles roms de la rue de Paris. In: Le Parisien. 04.02.2019. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/bobigny-un-delai-accorde-aux-familles-roms-de-la-rue-de-paris-04-02-2019-8004165.php

UK and Travellers

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More on the plans of the UK government to criminalise illegal camping by travellers.

– Why the government has a ‘lazy and populist’ approach towards unauthorised traveller sites. In: Environment Journal. 08.02.2019. https://environmentjournal.online/articles/why-the-government-has-a-lazy-and-populist-approach-towards-unauthorised-traveller-sites/
– Travellers say they ‘live in fear’ as government plans tough new powers for unauthorised encampments. In: Get Surrey. 08.02.2019. https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/travellers-say-live-fear-government-15797230

Lithuania and Holocaust

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The Lithuanian Department of National Minorities has proposed the introduction of August 2nd as a national day of remembrance of the Roma Holocaust.

– Департамент нацменьшинств Литвы предлагает включить в памятные даты день геноцида ромов. In: RU.DELFI. 08.02.2019. https://ru.delfi.lt/news/live/departament-nacmenshinstv-litvy-predlagaet-vklyuchit-v-pamyatnye-daty-den-genocida-romov.d?id=80319277

Danko and Roma

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Andrej Danko, Slovak MP and chairman of the Slovak National Party has been condemned by Roma and other personalities for his comments on television calling MP Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová “a little gypsy”.
He should apologise to all Roma.

– Roma personalities condemn Danko’s racist comment. In: The Slovak Spectator. 05.02.2019. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22046474/roma-personalities-condemn-dankos-racist-comment.html
– Rómovia obvinili Danka z rasizmu za výrok o Ďuriš-Nicholsonovej. In: SME. 06.02.2019.
https://domov.sme.sk/c/22045748/romovia-obvinili-danka-z-rasizmu-duris-nicholsonova.html#ixzz5ejypruMn
– Rómske osobnosti kritizovali výrok o cigánočke Nicholsonovej. In: TA3. 05.02.2019. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1147488/romske-osobnosti-kritizovali-vyrok-o-ciganocke-nicholsonovej.html

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