You’d think it was resolved long time ago.
No …
- Sinti survivor of the Nazis fights for compensation. In: Deutsche Welle.08.04.2022. https://www.dw.com/en/sinti-of-the-nazis-fights-for-compensation/a-61414729
Compensation?
Monthly Archives: April 2022
Uzhhorod and the International Roma Day
Celebrations in Uzhgorod of the international Roma day. The Transcarpathian region of the Ukraine is one with the highest number of Roma in the country.
- “Сьогодні нас об’єднала Україна”: в Ужгороді відзначили 51 річницю Міжнародного дня ромів. In: Suspilne.media. 08.04.2022. https://suspilne.media/227095-v-uzgorodi-prosatimutsa-iz-zagiblim-zahisnikom-maksimom-dubovim/
Czechoslovakia and Sterilisation
After years of struggle led by victims of illegal sterilizations, the Czech Senate approved, in July 2021, a bill aimed at compensating the thousands of Roma women who were illegally sterilized by the Czechoslovak, then Czech, authorities. between 1966 and 2012.
A summary of the history and struggle.
- La stérilisation contrainte des femmes roms en Tchécoslovaquie puis en Tchéquie, « une pratique eugéniste à visée raciale ». In: Le Courrier d’Europe Centrale. 08.04.2022. https://courrierdeuropecentrale.fr/la-sterilisation-contrainte-des-femmes-roms-en-tchecoslovaquie-puis-en-tchequie-une-pratique-eugeniste-a-visee-raciale/
German President Asks for Forgiveness
The German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier asks Roma and Sinti for forgiveness, as it took way to long to recognise the Roma Holocaust and the discriminations continue.
- Bundespräsident bittet Sinti und Roma um Vergebung. In; Die Zeit. 07.04.2022. https://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2022-04/steinmeier-bittet-sinti-und-roma-um-vergebung?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
- Steinmeier bittet um Vergebung. In; Tagesschau. 07.04.2022. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/steinmeier-sinti-roma-101.html
- Steinmeier bittet um Vergebung für Ausgrenzung von Sinti und Roma. In: Migazin. 07.04.2022. https://www.migazin.de/2022/04/07/internationale-tag-roma-steinmeier-vergebung/
- Steinmeier bittet Sinti und Roma um Vergebung für Ausgrenzung. In; Der Tagesspiegel. 07.04.2022. https://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/dieses-zweite-leid-in-der-nachkriegszeit-steinmeier-bittet-sinti-und-roma-um-vergebung-fuer-ausgrenzung/28237534.html
- Bundespräsident entschuldigt sich bei Sinti und Roma. In: ZVW. 07.04.2022. https://www.zvw.de/baden-württemberg/bundespräsident-entschuldigt-sich-bei-sinti-und-roma_arid-486260
- Bundespräsident entschuldigt sich bei Sinti und Roma. In: Web.de. 07.04.2022. https://web.de/magazine/politik/bundespraesident-entschuldigt-sinti-roma-36760474
- Steinmeier bittet Sinti und Roma um Entschuldigung. In: Augsburger Allgemeine. 07.04.2022. https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/politik/steinmeier-bittet-sinti-und-roma-um-entschuldigung-id62294911.html
Without Papers
Roma refugees from the Ukraine without valid documents are not welcome.
Bad.
- Ohne Pass nicht willkommen. In: ND Aktuell. 07.04.2022. https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1162845.ukraine-fluechtlinge-in-berlin-ohne-pass-nicht-willkommen.html
Małgorzata Mirga-Tas: Polish, Roma, European
An article about Poland at this year’s Venice Biennale.
- Artystka Małgorzata Mirga-Tas: Polka, Romka, Europejka. In: Vogue. 06.04.2022. https://www.vogue.pl/a/malgorzata-mirga-tas-reprezentantka-polski-na-biennale-sztuk-w-wenecji
Slovakia: Action Plan
The Strategy for Equality, Inclusion and Roma Participation until 2030 is now officially translated into a first action plan. The proposal of assignments and tasks for the period 2022 – 2024 was approved by the government at its Wednesday meeting.
The action plan proposes measures in five priority areas. The areas of employment, education, health and housing are key to meeting the goals of the strategy, special emphasis is also placed on intensifying interventions in the fight against anti-Roma racism.
Let’s see.
- Vláda schválila prvý akčný plán Stratégie inklúzie Rómov do roku 2030. In: Teraz. 06.04.2022. https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/vlada-schvalila-prvy-akcny-plan-st/624820-clanok.html
Germany: Please go further
Or how a town sends Roma refugees from the Ukraine further away…
- Bielefeld schickt ukrainische Roma weiter nach Bochum. In: Westfalen Blatt. 06.04.2022. https://www.westfalen-blatt.de/owl/bielefeld/bielefeld-schickt-ukrainische-roma-weiter-nach-bochum-2554630?pid=true
German Schools and Discrimination
Discriminations against Roma are an everyday occurrence in German schools.
- Auf Düsseldorfer Schulhöfe ist Beleidigung alltäglich. In: WAZ. 06.04.2022. https://www.waz.de/staedte/duesseldorf/auf-duesseldorfer-schulhoefen-ist-beleidigung-alltaeglich-id235017891.html
French Chronicle …
Almost no news on Roma in France this week: A town in Northern France is working hard to enrol young Roma in schools; a Romni telling stories to children in Nantes; and the removal of garbage in the vicinity of a Roma squat in Marseilles.
- Enfants Roms : la Ville bonne élève. In: Saint Herblain. 28.03.2022. https://www.saint-herblain.fr/Actualites/Petite-enfance-enfance-et-jeunesse/Enfants-Roms-la-Ville-bonne-eleve
- Carquefou. Nouka la conteuse roumaine a passionné les enfants. In: Ouest France. 28.03.2022. https://nantes.maville.com/actu/actudet_-carquefou.-nouka-la-conteuse-roumaine-a-passionne-les-enfants-_8-5149012_actu.Htm
- Vidéo – Marseille : la rue Cazemajou (15e) débarrassée de son dépôt sauvage de déchets. In: La Provence. 31.03.2022. https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/6712293/video-marseille-la-rue-cazemajou-15e-debarrassee-de-son-depot-sauvage-de-dechets.html
Germany: Anti-Roma Crimes
The number of crimes committed against Sinti and Roma fell slightly last year for the first time since systematic recording began in 2017. The authorities reported 109 so-called Roma crimes for the past year – 18 percent fewer than in 2020 with 133 crimes, according to a response from the Federal Ministry of the Interior to a request from the Left Movement reported by the “Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung” (NOZ).
- Erstmals seit Jahren weniger Straftaten gegen Sinti und Roma. In: NOZ. 05.04.2022. https://www.noz.de/deutschland-welt/artikel/die-straftaten-gegen-sinti-und-roma-sind-2021-erstmals-gesunken-23464741
- Erstmals seit Jahren weniger Straftaten gegen Sinti und Roma. In: OOZ. 05.04.2022. https://www.oldenburger-onlinezeitung.de/nachrichten/erstmals-seit-jahren-weniger-straftaten-gegen-sinti-und-roma-83439.html
- Erstmal seit Jahren weniger Straftaten gegen Sinti und Roma. In: BA Aktuell. 05.04.2022. https://www.bsaktuell.de/deutschland-und-welt/erstmals-seit-jahren-weniger-straftaten-gegen-sinti-und-roma/300610/
- Erstmals seit Jahren weniger Straftaten gegen Sinti und Roma. In: SHZ. 05.04.2022. https://www.shz.de/deutschland-welt/erstmals-seit-jahren-weniger-straftaten-gegen-sinti-und-roma-id36987007.html
- Rechte Gewalt: Erstmals seit Jahren weniger Straftaten gegen Sinti und Roma. In: Presseportal. 05.04.2022. https://www.presseportal.de/pm/58964/5188783
Rome and Roma
The city of Rome is reassessing and rearranging its department responsible for running the Roma camps in the capital. Well, not sure this will change anything, as the situation has not evolved in at least 30 years …
- Campi Rom, ok della giunta a riordino competenze assessorati. In: Vivere Roma. 02.04.2022. https://www.vivereroma.org/2022/04/04/campi-rom-ok-della-giunta-a-riordino-competenze-assessorati/2100144342
- Campi rom, ok della Giunta a riordino competenze assessorati. In: Presse Molise Lazio. 02.04.2022. http://www.pressmoliselazio.it/2022/04/02/campi-rom-ok-della-giunta-a-riordino-competenze-assessorati/
- Campi rom, il Comune prepara il piano per il superamento. Funari: “Si apre una nuova stagione”. In: Roma H24. 02.04.2022. https://romah24.com/metropoli/news/campi-rom-il-comune-prepara-il-piano-per-il-superamento-funari-si-apre-una-nuova-stagione/
Roma Refugees and Hungary
Some Romnja were prevented from leaving the Ukraine several times before being able to cross into Hungary.
Bad.
- Romani mothers and children groundlessly prevented from leaving Ukraine three times before finally crossing into Hungary. In: Romea. 04.04.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/romani-mothers-and-children-groundlessly-prevented-from-leaving-ukraine-three-times-before-finally-crossing-into-hungary
Roma Refugees in Germany
“A small town made up of Sinti and Roma” is developing on the Munich exhibition grounds. The member of parliament Andreas Lorenz (CSU) visited the exhibition halls on Sunday (March 3rd). His conclusion: “Today, 2,100 people are housed here. 1,200 of them are children. 90 percent are Sinti and Roma.” Apparently not all those who arrive come from the Ukraine. “Around 30 percent have no papers”, can be heard in the exhibition halls. Lorenz: “I found that many don’t even know the Ukrainian government districts.”
- Ukraine-Flüchtlinge: Münchner Messe wird zur Kleinstadt von Sinti und Roma!. In: Deutschland Kurier. 04.04.2022. https://deutschlandkurier.de/2022/04/ukraine-fluechtlinge-muenchner-messe-wird-zur-kleinstadt-von-sinti-und-roma/
Germany, Roma, and Education
The fact that Germany discriminates against Sinti and Roma at every level in the education.
- Dyskryminacja Sinti i Romów w niemieckim systemie edukacji: „Jesteś inny bez względu na to, co robisz”. In: Deutsche Welle. 04.04.2022. https://www.dw.com/pl/dyskryminacja-sinti-i-romów-w-niemieckim-systemie-edukacji-jesteś-inny-bez-względu-na-to-co-robisz/a-61353153
Begging in Brussels
The city of Brussels is trying to stop children younger than 16 from begging. And of course, these are Roma.
Forbidding begging is not a solution.
- La mendicité des enfants dans le viseur à Bruxelles. In: Le Soir. 28.03.2022. https://www.lesoir.be/432867/article/2022-03-28/la-mendicite-des-enfants-dans-le-viseur-bruxelles
Pavlína Radlová
The funeral of Pavlína Radlová, the founder of the R-mosty organisation was held in Prague last Friday.
May she rest in peace.
- Funeral held in Czech capital for Pavlína Radlová, a pivotal member of the Romani community and civil society. In: Romea. 03.04.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/funeral-held-in-czech-capital-for-pavlina-radlova-a-pivotal-member-of-the-romani-community-and-civil-society
Holocaust Survivor
The Stuttgart Sinto Peter Reinhardt tells as a contemporary witness in a film about his life as a descendant of the survivors of the Nazi terror and about never-ending discrimination.
- Die Mutter gab dem „Nazischwein“ eine Ohrfeige. In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 03.04.2022. https://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.film-ueber-sinti-und-roma-in-stuttgart-die-mutter-gab-dem-nazischwein-eine-ohrfeige.99cf098b-3fd4-4a08-a9d7-6a92fbcaf95c.html
Roma refugees in Czechia
An article on Roma refugees from the Ukraine that were welcomed by Roma in the Moravian region of the Czech republic.
- Romští uprchlíci z Ukrajiny skončili na Moravě. A našli tam společnou řeč. In: Seznam Pravy. 03.04.2022. https://www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/porady-zahady-pomahaji-ukrajinskym-romum-v-cesku-a-nepotrebuji-ani-tlumocnika-196631
Academia and Roma …
The student association of Sinti and Roma in Germany supports Sinti and Roma at universities with advice and action. One of the founders of the association, Radoslav Ganev, talks about the antigypsy myths and stereotypes that students are still confronted with at universities today.
In brief, academia has the same bias against Roma.
- Sinti und Roma an Universitäten: “Professoren sind sich ihrer eigenen Rassismen nicht bewusst”. In: Sonntagsblatt. 02.04.2022. https://www.sonntagsblatt.de/artikel/menschen/radoslav-ganev-sinti-und-roma-professoren-rassismus
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