Monthly Archives: Februar 2026

Bulgaria: Riot

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Bulgaria: Riot

Tensions between two groups of Roma in the Pleven village of Bukovlak seem to be boiling over, requiring police action. Witnesses claim that groups of Roma gathered in different places in the village, some of them holding sticks, stakes, shovels, axes and other hard objects.

Bad.

Budapest: Protest

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Budapest: Protest

More than 1’000 people  among which many Roma, protested on Saturday against the racist comments of the construction and Transport Minister Janos Lazar, requisquing his dismissal. He had said in a meeting that Roma should clean shitty train toilets.

Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth

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Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth

The Documentation and Cultural Centre and the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma mourn the loss of Prof. Dr. Rita Süssmuth, who passed away on Sunday at the age of 88. “Sinti and Roma owe Rita Süssmuth a great debt of gratitude. She not only supported the work of the Central Council for many years, but also campaigned at the political level for the realization of the Documentation and Cultural Centre in Heidelberg,” emphasized Romani Rose, Chairman of the Central Council and Managing Director of the Documentation and Cultural Centre.

French version of Lazar

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French version of Lazar

Several articles on Janos Lazar and on his by now infamous statement that Roma should clean shitty train toilets in the French press.

French Chronicle …

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French Chronicle …

Not much in France this week, appart from quite a few articles on Janos Lazar, see our other post there).

A camp near Paris will not be closed, to the dismal of the residents around it. And in Nantes, 3 Roma are condemned for burglaries.

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