Monthly Archives: März 2019

Poland: Youtuber Condemned

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A well-known youtuber “IsAmUxPompa” has been found guilty of offending Roma and sentenced by a court. He has to pay a fine of 3’000 Polish Zlotys. A first in the contry.

– Poznań: Znany youtuber IsAmUxPompa winny obrażania Romów i skazany przez sąd. Ma zapłacić grzywnę. In: Głos Wielkopolski. 19.03.2019. https://gloswielkopolski.pl/poznan-znany-youtuber-isamuxpompa-winny-obrazania-romow-i-skazany-przez-sad-ma-zaplacic-grzywne/ar/13977243
– Poznań: Znany youtuber IsAmUxPompa winny obrażania Romów i skazany przez sąd. Ma zapłacić grzywnę. In: Gazeta Pomorska. 19.03.2019. https://pomorska.pl/poznan-znany-youtuber-isamuxpompa-winny-obrazania-romow-i-skazany-przez-sad-ma-zaplacic-grzywne/ar/13977243 [link-preview url=”https://gloswielkopolski.pl/poznan-znany-youtuber-isamuxpompa-winny-obrazania-romow-i-skazany-przez-sad-ma-zaplacic-grzywne/ar/13977243 “]

Germany and Roma

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Germany should live up to its historic responsibility towards Sinti and Roma. The Bundestag passed a corresponding government proposal. An expert panel will submit a report. Romani Rose spoke of an important step.

– Bundestag will mehr Einsatz gegen Hass auf Sinti und Roma. In: Migazin. 25.03.2019. http://www.migazin.de/2019/03/25/bundestag-einsatz-hass-sinti-roma/ [link-preview url=”http://www.migazin.de/2019/03/25/bundestag-einsatz-hass-sinti-roma/”]

Roma and Brexit

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Many of the Roma currently living in the UK lack some of the registrations and documents that are needed post Brexit and thus may face expulsion.

– Britain’s Roma community fears post-Brexit future. In: Al-Jazeera. 25.03.2019. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/britain-roma-community-fears-post-brexit-future-190324212814472.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/britain-roma-community-fears-post-brexit-future-190324212814472.html”]

Germany and Discrimination

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A new study shows the everyday discrimination against Roma in the region of Freiburg.

– Studie: Sinti und Roma in Freiburg werden diskriminiert. In: Fudder. 21.03.2019. http://fudder.de/eine-studie-aus-freiburg-zeigt-wie-sinti-und-roma-rassismus-erfahren–168913693.html [link-preview url=”http://fudder.de/eine-studie-aus-freiburg-zeigt-wie-sinti-und-roma-rassismus-erfahren–168913693.html”]

Croatia and Discrimination

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In Međimurje, in the north of Croatia, Roma are victims of discriminations and exclusion. Measures rank from not paying social help in cash but rather in coupons, but the exclusion lies in work, in segregated neighbourhoods etc.

– CROATIE : EXCLUSION ET DISCRIMINATIONS POUR LES ROMS DU MEĐIMURJE. In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 19.03.2019. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Croatie-discriminations-roms-medjimurje [link-preview url=”https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Croatie-discriminations-roms-medjimurje”]

Roma or Gypsy

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A Czech view of the use of the word “Cigan” vs. “Rom”.

– ROM OU TZIGANE : EN TCHÈQUE, MIEUX VAUT NE PAS SE TROMPER. In: Radio Praha. 21.03.2019. https://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/tcheque/rom-ou-tsigane-en-tcheque-mieux-vaut-ne-pas-se-tromper [link-preview url=”https://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/tcheque/rom-ou-tsigane-en-tcheque-mieux-vaut-ne-pas-se-tromper”]

French Chronicle …

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Not news – really, no expulsion, no crime. Just the action of Roma neat Paris, writing to Macron to avoid a forthcoming expulsion, and another letter to Macron from the West of France to appeal for a more active policy.

– Champs-sur-Marne : des Roms écrivent à Emmanuel Macron pour ne pas être expulses. In: LE Parisien. 20.03.2019. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/champs-sur-marne-des-roms-ecrivent-a-emmanuel-macron-pour-ne-pas-etre-expulses-20-03-2019-8035866.php
– Champs-sur-Marne : les Roms en appellent à Emmanuel Macron pour empêcher leur expulsion. In: Evasion. 21.03.2019. https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-42814-champs-sur-marne-les-roms-en-appellent-a-emmanuel-macron-pour-empecher-leur-expulsion.html
– POINT DE VUE. Expulsions des bidonvilles : il est temps de décréter l’urgence sociale. In: Ouest France. 17.03.2019. https://larochesuryon.maville.com/actu/actudet_-point-de-vue.-expulsions-des-bidonvilles-il-est-temps-de-decreter-l-urgence-sociale_54135-3673505_actu.Htm [link-preview url=”https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-42814-champs-sur-marne-les-roms-en-appellent-a-emmanuel-macron-pour-empecher-leur-expulsion.html “]

Germany: Concrete Steps

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The German Parliament, the Bundestag, has decided to fight Antiziganism in Germany. An expert commission will be documenting the racism and hate against Roma and Sinti in Germany and present its findings in 2021.

– Bundestag mit „Verantwortung“. In: TAZ. 22.03.2019. http://www.taz.de/!5579756/
– Getrenntes Bekenntnis zu Sinti und Roma im Bundestag. In: Neue Presse. 22.03.2019. http://www.neuepresse.de/Nachrichten/Politik/Deutschland-Welt/Diskriminierung-Getrenntes-Bekenntnis-zu-Sinti-und-Roma-im-Bundestag
– Bundestag stellt sich gegen Diskriminierung von Sinti und Roma. In: Domradio. 22.03.2019. https://www.domradio.de/themen/kirche-und-politik/2019-03-22/keine-einstimmigkeit-bundestag-stellt-sich-gegen-diskriminierung-von-sinti-und-roma
– Bundestag stellt sich mit breiter Mehrheit gegen Antiziganismus. In: Nau. 22.03.2019. https://www.nau.ch/politik/international/bundestag-stellt-sich-mit-breiter-mehrheit-gegen-antiziganismus-65498474
– Opposition bedauert uneiniges Votum gegen Antiziganismus. In: Wirtschaft. 22.03.2019. https://wirtschaft.com/opposition-bedauert-uneiniges-votum-gegen-antiziganismus/ [link-preview url=”https://www.domradio.de/themen/kirche-und-politik/2019-03-22/keine-einstimmigkeit-bundestag-stellt-sich-gegen-diskriminierung-von-sinti-und-roma “]

Treviso: Protest

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Another protest against forthcoming evictions will take place on March 23 in Treviso. Several Roma organisations are organising the manifestation.

– Rom, sinti e caminanti tornano in piazza e invitano con loro gli ex partigiani. Treviso Today. 18.03.2019. http://www.trevisotoday.it/attualita/manifestazione-rom-anpi-partigiani-treviso-18-marzo-2019.html [link-preview url=”http://www.trevisotoday.it/attualita/manifestazione-rom-anpi-partigiani-treviso-18-marzo-2019.html”]

Ede and Unku

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The background to a standard book in Eastern Germany featuring a Romani girl. She existed and died in a concentration camp.

– Ede und Unku – die wahre Geschichte. In: Freie Presse. 17.03.2019. https://www.freiepresse.de/nachrichten/panorama/ede-und-unku-die-wahre-geschichte-artikel10470233 [link-preview url=”https://www.freiepresse.de/nachrichten/panorama/ede-und-unku-die-wahre-geschichte-artikel10470233″]

Exhibition

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The exhibition “Rassendiagnose: Zigeuner” [Racial Diagnosis: Gypsy] can be seen in Magdebourg, Germany. It is a must see.

– Wanderausstellung „Rassendiagnose: Zigeuner“. In: Focus. 18.03.2019. https://www.focus.de/regional/magdeburg/magdeburg-wanderausstellung-rassendiagnose-zigeuner_id_10441795.html [link-preview url=”https://www.focus.de/regional/magdeburg/magdeburg-wanderausstellung-rassendiagnose-zigeuner_id_10441795.html”]

Spain and Elections

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Juan de Dios Ramirez Heredia, layer, former EU MP, and Rom is asking the various parties in Spain to include Roma in their ranks – and not just in one party.

– ES LA HORA DE LA MUJER GITANA (Por Juan de Dios Ramírez-Heredia. Abogado y periodista presidente de Unión Romaní). In: El Dia. 17.03.2019. https://eldiadigital.es/art/288434/es-la-hora-de-la-mujer-gitana-por-juan-de-dios-ramirez-heredia-abogado-y-periodista-presidente-de-union-romani [link-preview url=”https://eldiadigital.es/art/288434/es-la-hora-de-la-mujer-gitana-por-juan-de-dios-ramirez-heredia-abogado-y-periodista-presidente-de-union-romani”]

Spain: School Program

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A short article on a program helping young Roma in school in Galicia.

– Gitanos contra los prejuicios. In: La Opinion a Coruna. 18.03.2019. https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/sociedad/2019/03/18/gitanos-prejuicios/1384991.html [link-preview url=”https://www.laopinioncoruna.es/sociedad/2019/03/18/gitanos-prejuicios/1384991.html”]

Slovak Candidate

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The liberal candidate to the Slovak presidency, Zuzana Čaputová, who is also the clear front runner of the first voting round, is courting the Roma vote and addressed them in Romanes.
A first in Slovakia!

– Slovak Presidential elections: Frontrunner speaks Romanes when thanking first-round voters. In: Romea. 17.03.2019. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovak-presidential-elections-frontrunner-speaks-romanes-when-thanking-first-round-voters [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovak-presidential-elections-frontrunner-speaks-romanes-when-thanking-first-round-voters”]

Brussels and Beggars

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In Etterbeek, on the outskirts of Brussels, Roma beggars will be forbidden near banks.
Really????

– Etterbeek éloigne mendiants et roms des agences bancaires. In: La Capitale. 15.03.2019. https://www.lacapitale.be/360336/article/2019-03-15/etterbeek-eloigne-mendiants-et-roms-des-agences-bancaires [link-preview url=”https://www.lacapitale.be/360336/article/2019-03-15/etterbeek-eloigne-mendiants-et-roms-des-agences-bancaires”]

Kiska and Roma

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The president of Slovakia, Andrej Kiska, will be travelling to Brussels where he will meet Jean-Claude Junker on the 19th of March.
He will be awarded the Sinti and Roma Human Right prize for his work for the integration of Roma in Slovakia.
Well, he was engaged, but …

– Kiska prevezme v Bruseli Európsku cenu za ľudské práva Sintov a Rómov. In: Dobre Noviny. 15.03.2019. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/157954/kiska-prevezme-v-bruseli-europsku-cenu-za-ludske-prava-sintov-a-romov
– Prezident SR Andrej Kiska odštartuje na budúci týždeň sériu rozlúčkových návštev v Bruseli a prevezme si aj Európsku cenu za ľudské práva Sinti a Rómov. TASR o tom informovali z kancelárie prezidenta. In: Hlavne Spravy. 15.03.2019. https://www.hlavnespravy.sk/prezident-kiska-odstartuje-buduci-tyzden-seriu-rozluckovych-navstev-bruseli/1698621 [link-preview url=”https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/157954/kiska-prevezme-v-bruseli-europsku-cenu-za-ludske-prava-sintov-a-romov “]

France: A Romano Mayor

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The story of the sole French Romano mayor in the South of France, his life, and his recognition inside his own community.

– The Gypsy mayor who wants Gypsies to mix with everyone else. In: BBC. 17.03.2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-47587773 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-47587773″]

French Chronicle …

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More news this week in France. To start, reportage on a camp in a hole in Marseille and the plight of its inhabitants. A similar article on the situation of Roma in Nantes. In Toulouse, a camp of Roma, with many Albanians, was closed. In Montpellier, three policemen are wounded as they tried to stop a car entering a Roma camp. Near Paris, a clean-up on the site of a former camp, and a camp closure in Vigneux sur Seine. Finally, an appeal by many organisations to find permanent solutions to the shantytowns in France.
Last but not least, the story of a mayor from the North of France who made racist comments against Roma and who is now using the taxes from his town to pay for his legal costs …

– A Marseille, la survie au fond du «trou». In: Libération. 13.03.2019. https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/03/13/a-marseille-la-survie-au-fond-du-trou_1714886
– Le “trou” de Saint-Antoine où vivent des Roms. In: Marsactu. 14.03.2019. https://marsactu.fr/bref/le-trou-de-saint-antoine-ou-vivent-des-roms/
– Aux Îles Noires à La Riche, le bidonville crie son désespoir. In: La Nouvelle République. 12.03.2019. https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/indre-et-loire/commune/la-riche/aux-iles-noires-le-bidonville-crie-son-desespoir
– Toulouse : évacuation d’un campement de Roms aux Arènes. In: FR3. 13.03.2019. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/occitanie/haute-garonne/toulouse/toulouse-evacuation-campement-roms-aux-arenes-1637554.html
– Un camp de Roms et d’Albanais évacué à Toulouse. In: Toulouse Info. 13.03.2019. https://www.toulouseinfos.fr/actualites/33107-camp-de-roms-dalbanais-evacue-a-toulouse.html
– Violences à Montpellier : blessés, trois policiers utilisent leur flash-ball. In: Métropolitain. 15.03.2019. https://e-metropolitain.fr/2019/03/16/violences-a-montpellier-blesses-trois-policiers-utilisent-flash-ball/
– Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes ► Grand nettoyage : le « gros furoncle » des bords de Marne dégrossit. In: Mag Journal. 12.03.2019. https://www.magjournal77.fr/saint-thibault-des-vignes-grand-nettoyage-le-gros-furoncle-des-bords-de-marne-degrossit/
– Le campement Roms de Vigneux-sur-Seine finalement évacué vendredi matin. In: Évasion FM. 11.03.2019. https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-42462-le-campement-roms-de-vigneux-sur-seine-finalement-evacue-vendredi-matin.html
– Expulsions des bidonvilles, il est temps de décréter l’urgence sociale! In: Le Journal du Dimance. 16.03.2019. https://www.lejdd.fr/Societe/expulsions-des-bidonvilles-il-est-temps-de-decreter-lurgence-sociale-3875252
– Un maire tient des propos polémiques sur les roms et paye ses frais de justice avec l’argent public. In: BFM. 13.03.2019. https://rmc.bfmtv.com/emission/la-protection-fonctionnelle-permet-aux-elus-de-s-offrir-des-frais-de-justice-avec-l-argent-public-1651431.html [link-preview url=”https://www.liberation.fr/france/2019/03/13/a-marseille-la-survie-au-fond-du-trou_1714886 “]

Munich and Holocaust

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Events marked the commemoration of the deportation of Sinti from Munich to Auschwitz, 76 years ago.

– Sinti und Roma. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 12.03.2019. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/wissenstipp-sinti-und-roma-1.4364214
– Deportiert in den Tod. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 14.03.2019. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/verfolgung-deportiert-in-den-tod-1.4368187 [link-preview url=”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/wissenstipp-sinti-und-roma-1.4364214 “]

Turkey and Roma

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Testimonies of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey following the war. Greece expelled Moslems and Turkey expelled Christians. Among the Moslems in Greece were most of the local Roma – for example the Sepečides – who are now living in Izmir.

– Roma people tell of ancestors’ 1923 ‘population exchange’ stories. In: Daily News. 13.03.2019. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roma-people-tell-of-ancestors-1923-population-exchange-stories-141853 [link-preview url=”http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roma-people-tell-of-ancestors-1923-population-exchange-stories-141853″]

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