An exhibition presenting the roots and traditions of Roma culture through the works of Hungarian painter and poet János Balázs (1905-1977) has opened in Brussels.
An unusual production featuring Roma musicians from North Macedonia together with the Dallas Black Dance Theatre.
A really nasty poster was posted on the bus station in Lutsk, Ukraine. The poster urges people not to speak nor help Roma there.
The Roma were forcefully removed from the station a few days ago but seem to have come back.
Another article on the villas of the Roma Mafia Clan of Casamonica.
Knowing that all the members of the clan are in jail, and have been so for several years, and knowing that these villas and their pictures have been shown numerous times since, one cannot but wonder what the purpose of such articles is.
The story of a young Romni from Ingolstadt, as told by her daughter.
Many articles this week in France on Roma, but in fact, only three stories: In Montpellier, future neighbours of a “transition” camp blocked the worksite, and the prefect who created this issue by closing many other camps talks about “solidarity”. In the Southeast, after Roma left a camp and left tons of garbage, an appeal to clean up. Finally, in Bordeaux, a controverse as to whether there is an increase or a decrease of slums.
Again negative headlines: This time on Independence square in Kiev, Roma apparently tried to steal from a group of children.
Bad.
Thessaloniki Appellate Court judgement of 31 January 2022 reversed the decision of the lower court not to evict Roma families from the “Tsairia” area of Thermaikos Municipality near Thessaloniki. In February 2020, following the initial trial for eviction by the Mayor of Thermaikos, Roma won a reprieve.
Let’s now see what happens.
Another tale of prejudice. Unfortunately common. Less common is that they acknowledged it.
Another one of those articles on Roma in the Ukraine: This time, in Lutz, the police chased Roma away from a bus station where they were begging, stealing, and fighting.
Not good for anyone.
Many EU countries missed the deadline to submit their plans for the inclusion of Roma as part of the EU strategy 2020-2030.
Bad.
This should be mandatory in all countries.
Saarbrücken granted a credit for building a memorial to the murdered Roma and Sinti.
The European Court of Human Rights accepted the application of the Roma who are facing eviction following the reversal of an earlier judgement on appeal. In fact the court asked Greece to halt the eviction and asked whether alternative lodging solutions are available.
Let’s hope.
According to the Czech Ombudsman, the bad situation in the Roma settlements is due to the Roma themselves.
He needs to be kicked out.
Hungary’s Roma suffer from exclusion, poverty and a lack of education. But many Roma politicians are ensnared in conflict and corruption instead of finding a remedy. And there are no Roma in Parliament.
Orban’s government is fuelling this corruption in search for votes.
This is bad.
Jan Hero, the plenipotentiary for Roma Communities for the Slovak Government, highlighted the fact that Slovakia import workers, from the Ukraine and other countries while not giving work to their own Roma.
He praised all Roma working.
An editorial of the Guardian on discrimination of Travellers in the UK.
On the implementation of the European Court of Human Rights Judgements on Roma affairs.
Roma and Travellers are accusing the UK government of duplicity, on one side condemning Jimmy Carr’s statements and on the other, implementing a new law that makes trespassing a criminal offence and that threatens the Traveller’s way of life.
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