A YouTube video of the border crossing into Hungary. The author accuses Roma to have created chaos by overtaking the line.
Bad.
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Italy, Gold, and Roma
Italian police arrested several travelling Roma and seized gold and arrested two people accused of having illegally transported tens of kg of gold over to Switzerland.
- I sinti si scambiavano l’oro destinato alla Svizzera in una roulette. In: La Stampa. 02.03.2022. https://www.lastampa.it/asti/2022/03/02/news/i_sinti_si_scambiavano_l_oro_destinato_alla_svizzera_in_una_roulotte_-2865878/
Hungary and Ukrainian Roma
A pastor in Tiszabecs, right at the Hungarian Ukrainian border, helped 150-200 Roma refugees from the Ukraine. He is not alone, as in the neighbouring village of Uszka, anothe pastor also helped (see other article).
- Roma pastor in Hungarian village takes in Roma fleeing Ukraine. In: Reuters. 02.03.2022. https://www.reuters.com/world/roma-pastor-hungarian-village-takes-roma-fleeing-ukraine-2022-03-02/
Stolen
A video of the theft by Roma of a Russian combat vehicle in the Kherson region of the Ukraine.
- Romowie kradną rosyjski pojazd bojowy ciągnikiem. In: WRP. 28.02.2022. https://www.wrp.pl/romowie-kradna-rosyjski-pojazd-bojowy-ciagnikiem-video/
Limanowa, Poland
The municipality of Limanowa is trying to relocate Roma families away from their current residence near the centre to a new apartment block that is planned to be built. Roma oppose the move and accuse the mayor of trying to create a Roma ghetto.
- Romowie nie chcą bloku. “Jak zrobimy strajk romski, to nawet armia nie pomoże”. In: Limanowa. 27.02.2022. https://limanowa.in/aktualnosci/romowie-nie-chca-bloku-jak–strajk-romski-to-nawet-armia-nie-pomoze/58412
- Romowie przeciwni przeprowadzce. Zapowiadają strajk. “Nawet armia nie pomoże”. In: Novy Sacz. 28.02.2022. https://nowysacz.naszemiasto.pl/limanowa-romowie-przeciwni-przeprowadzce-zapowiadaja-strajk/ar/c1-8700005
“Tikna mora o Beng” …
UK has been wondering what the sentence means after it was featured in a series. Funny to read some of the expert translations.
- Peaky Blinders: What was Ruby saying in Romani? In: Cosmopolitan. 28.02.2022. https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/entertainment/a39257677/peaky-blinders-ruby-romany-translation/
- Peaky Blinders: What does ‘Tickna mora o’beng’ mean? In: The Daily Mail. 28.02.2022. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10559603/Peaky-Blinders-does-Tickna-mora-obeng-mean.html
- Peaky Blinders Season 6 Episode 1: What Exactly Is Ruby’s Vision? EXPLAINED. In: Netflix Junkie. 28.02.2022. https://netflixjunkie.com/peaky-blinders-season-6-episode-1-what-exactly-is-rubys-vision-explained/
- ‘Tickna mora o’beng’: Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight explains meaning of Ruby’s Romani premonition. In: The Independent. 01.03.2022. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/peaky-blinders-ruby-romani-meaning-b2024950.html
Ukrainian Appeal
Volodymyr Yakovenko, director of the Ukrainian Youth Agency for the Promotion of Roma Culture (ARCA), asked the social network for help for the Ukrainian people, who are currently facing a humanitarian catastrophe as a result of the Russian military invasion. “I call on the entire world community to appeal to its leaders to call on Russia and Belarus to withdraw their troops from Ukraine. Stop this war! We do not want this war, we want to stay alive!”
- Mladý romský aktivista z Ukrajiny: Zastavte tuto válku! Apelujte na své představitele, aby vyzvali Rusko ke stažení vojsk z Ukrajiny. In: Romea. 27.02.2022. http://www.romea.cz/cz/publicistika/komentare/mlady-romsky-aktivista-z-ukrajiny-zastavte-tuto-valku-apelujte-na-sve-predstavitele-aby-vyzvali-rusko-ke-stazeni-vojsk-z
Gypsy Thieves …
This time for a good cause: Roma stole a Russian combat tank near Kherson.
- Ukrajinskí Rómovia si pripísali úspech – zmocnili sa ruského tanku, píše iDnes. In: Trend. 27.02.2022. https://www.trend.sk/spravy/ukrajinski-romovia-pripisali-uspech-zmocnili-ruskeho-tanku-pise-idnes
Roma Help
Roma are joining the movement helping refugees from the Ukraine.
Good!
- Roma in the Czech Republic and Slovakia join aid efforts for victims of Russian aggression in Ukraine. In: Romea. 27.02.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/roma-in-the-czech-republic-and-slovakia-join-aid-efforts-for-victims-of-russian-aggression-in-ukraine
About Roma
A series in German TV on Roma.
- Die Roma in Europa – Wie Sinti, Roma und Gitanes heute leben (1/3). In: SWR2. 27.02.2022. https://www.swr.de/swr2/wissen/die-roma-in-europa-wie-sinti-roma-und-gitanes-heute-leben-1-3-swr2-wissen-2022-04-06-100.html
Part two of a reportage on Roma.
- Die Roma in Europa – Gemieden, entrechtet und verfolgt (2/3). In: SWR. 27.02.2022. https://www.swr.de/swr2/wissen/die-roma-in-europa-gemieden-entrechtet-und-verfolgt-2-3-swr2-wissen-2022-04-07-100.html
French Chronicle …
Almost no articles on Roma this week in France – a testimony of the more important news this last week.
A conference on Roma migration in Le Havre; in Montpellier, the construction of the “transition” village has started again following a decision by judges; and finally a new Roma camp in the South East.
- Les migrations Roms en Europe expliquées lors d’une conférence le 28 février au Havre. In: Paris Normandie. 26.02.2022. https://www.paris-normandie.fr/id282606/article/2022-02-26/les-migrations-roms-en-europe-expliquees-lors-dune-conference-le-28-fevrier-au
- Montpellier : Le chantier du « village de transition » des familles Roms va reprendre, les riverains déboutés. In: 20 Minutes. 20.02.2022. https://www.20minutes.fr/societe/3238827-20220220-montpellier-chantier-village-transition-familles-roms-va-reprendre-riverains-deboutes
- Un camp de Roms inquiète les riverains de Saint-Paul-en-Forêt. In: Var-Matin. 21.02.2022. https://www.varmatin.com/justice/un-camp-de-roms-inquiete-les-riverains-de-saint-paul-en-foret-748021
Portrait
A portrait of the actress Sandra Selimović.
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?ref=saved&v=3262155854008092
Ukraine War and Roma
We have had the first reports of Roma fleeing the war in the Ukraine and arriving in Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. At this stage it is impossible to say how many, but we are gathering more information.
Rroma Contact Point – 27.02.2022.
Racism in Germany
The German federal government wants to better record attacks on Sinti and Roma in the future with a civil society monitoring agency. With this, Berlin is pursuing a goal of a fight against racism.
- Übergriffe auf Sinti und Roma sollen künftig besser erfasst warden. In: DTJ. 25.02.2022. https://dtj-online.de/sinti-roma-diskriminierung-monitoring-stelle-uebergriffe-erfassen/
Margareta Matache
An interview with the Romni activist Margareta Matache.
- Litigating for Roma Rights: Interview with Dr. Margareta Matache. In: Harvard International Review. 25.02.2022. https://hir.harvard.edu/litigating-for-roma-rights/
Kansas City Police …
Some people noticed the course on Gypsy criminality from the Kansas City Police (which showed, by the way their total ignorance of the subject). The course got cancelled.
Good!
- KCPD drops ‘Gypsy training’ event from calendar. In: KSHB. 24.02.2022. https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kcpd-drops-gypsy-training-event-from-calendar
- Kansas City police under fire for training on identifying ‘Gypsies,’ other ethnic groups. In: Kansas City Star. 24.02.2022. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article258736173.html#storylink=cpy
Roma Theater
Interview with two of the star actors of the Maxim Gorki Theatre in Berlin.
- Roma, Schauspieler, Stars: “Wir zelebrieren die Vielfalt”. In: Deutsche Welle. 24.02.2022. https://www.dw.com/de/roma-schauspieler-stars-wir-zelebrieren-die-vielfalt/av-60895721
Germany and Roma
Experiences of discrimination are still part of everyday life for Sinti and Roma in Germany. The federal government now wants to counteract this grievance with an antitziganism strategy. The appointment of an antiziganism commissioner, as agreed in the coalition agreement, has not yet taken place.
- Bundesregierung beschließt Strategie gegen Antiziganismus. In: Migazin. 24.02.2022. https://www.migazin.de/2022/02/24/eu-roma-strategie-2030-bundesregierung-gegen-antiziganismus/
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