An editorial on the new law currently being debated in the House of Lords which not only threatens protests but also criminalises Roma and Travellers way of life.
Elena Marushiakova and Veselin Popov have received the Romanipe Award in connection with their long-term work in
the field of Roma research
In 2016, a Pogrom against Roma took place in Loshchinovka, near Odessa. No Roma were hurt as they had fled prior to the start of the pogrom. The origins of the pogrom was the brutal murder of an 8 year old girl and the fact that a Rom was initially accused of it. This accusation was dropped later.
Roma went to court to protest against the eviction and against the actions of several village officials., including the police which did not do anything to protect the Roma.
They lost – the eviction is apparently “self-government” of the village.
BAD.
A discussion with Karolína Ryvolová, romologue, translator. She did Romani Studies at the university, learnt Romanes, and became a translator and editor in the publisher “Kher”. She just published a book called “O mulo! Stories about the spirit of the dead”.
A new project “Thara” in Austria aims at helping Roma acquiring new skills and learnings so as to have more chances of finding jobs.
The view of the opposition on the unfolding scandal around Attila Sztojka, Director General of the Directorate General for Social Opportunity (TEF)
An article on the Roma community of Coventry.
What can be done against antigypsyism? The Jewish intellectual Micha Brumlik calls for the fight against it to be anchored in the state constitutions as a goal.
An interview with Denijen Pauljević, a young Roma author who just wrote a radio play: Munich – a cosmopolitan city with a heart? Not at all, says the young Romni Ramisa in the play. This is about anger, exclusion and the unsuccessful search for home.
Many Roma children and adolescents in Belgrade are forced to work. They do not go to school regularly, and cultural practices and sports activities are often beyond their reach. The (per)Spective project wants to open the doors of cinemas and museums to them.
The pianist Miroslav Rác decided to dedicate his music to the victims of the Holocaust. Especially on the Roma one.
Miroslav Rác grew up in a family of musicians and was drawn to music as a child. “I chose the piano. I’ve been living classical music since I was a child,” he explains.
His family had a tragic personal experience. “Many of my parents’ relatives died in concentration camps. My grandfather was even in a few, but fortunately he survived them.” That is why Rác has been intensively concentrating on the Holocaust since studying at the Dezider Kardoš Conservatory in Topoľčany.
Montpellier makes the headline this week. The city is dismantling Roma camps, and is setting aside a 10 ha site to relodge part of the Roma, resulting in protests from the neighbours of the selected land. They should better find a permanent solution rather than these idiotic measures.
Other news: A new camp in the Rhine valley in N Village-Neuf; a new squat in the former Orange building near Paris; and the usual criminal fact with two young Roma arrested near Nantes for theft.
Bouguenais : trois mineurs arrêtés après deux agressions en pleine rue. In: France Bleu. 04.01.2022. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/bouguenais-trois-mineurs-arretes-apres-deux-agressions-en-pleine-rue-1641302153
Women, overwhelmingly Romnja, who were forced-sterilised in Czechoslovakia and in the Czech Republic between 1966 and 2012 (yes, that late) can claim 300’000 Czech Koruna (about 12’000 EUR) compensation from the state.
It took a long while and doesn’t repair the damage.
A former Czech MP is facing prosecution for having said Lety was not a concentration camp.
Good!
The Bulgarian poetess and Romni Sali Ibrahim has passed away. May she rest in peace.
A large Roma funeral made it to the papers. Hundreds of Roma came to say goodbye to Eva Riessová, a resident of Přerov, whom everyone liked, according to locals. The mourning procession went from the church of St. Vavřince to the cemetery on busy roads and the police had to control the traffic.
Yet another case of insulting players calling one “Gypsy”. When will football tackle this?
The commissioner for Roma relations of the Hungarian Interior Ministry has been recorded saying that he would fund programs if the organisations put forward candidates to the government’s liking
The Vasilitsa Roma Festival project brings together the efforts of two artists who have proven themselves on the world stage – Bulgarian Roma and ethnic Bulgarians – for a valuable educational initiative and the creation of a highly artistic creative product, as well as for their presentation to the public.
A Roma Radio called “Dikh” [there is also a Dikh TV, hence the name] opened in Hungary. The owner of Dikh TV is close to the Orban Regime.
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