Category Archives: Germany

Exhibition on Holocaust

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The exhibition called “Racial Diagnosis: Gypsy” can be seen in Ingolstadt, Germany.

– “Rassendiagnose: Zigeuner”. In: Donaukurier. 24.10.2017. http://www.donaukurier.de/nachrichten/kultur/Ingolstadt-Rassendiagnose-Zigeuner;art598,3568665 [link-preview url=”http://www.donaukurier.de/nachrichten/kultur/Ingolstadt-Rassendiagnose-Zigeuner;art598,3568665″]

An Interview of Timea Junghaus, ERIAC

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The director of the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC), Timea Junghaus, in an interview about herself, her work and about what ERIAC means to Roma.

– The Roma mobilize their own knowledge: this is a paradigm shift. Interview with Tímea Junghaus. In: Political Critique.org. 18.10.2017. http://politicalcritique.org/cee/hungary/2017/interview-timea-junghaus-budapest-international-centre-roma-culture-berlin-eriac-decolonization/ [link-preview url=”http://politicalcritique.org/cee/hungary/2017/interview-timea-junghaus-budapest-international-centre-roma-culture-berlin-eriac-decolonization/”]

Berlin: Exhibition on Roma Sportsmen

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An exhibition is opening in Berlin on Roma sportsmen. There will be a podium discussion on the day of the opening, October 30th.

– Ausstellungseröffnung „Abseits im eigenen Land“ – Sinti und Roma-Sportler. Eine Ausstellung von Andrzej Bojarski/ In: Zentralrat Sinti und Roma. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/veranstaltungen/ausstellungseroeffnung-abseits-im-eigenen-land-sinti-und-roma-sportler-eine-ausstellung-von-andrzej-bojarski/ [link-preview url=”http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/veranstaltungen/ausstellungseroeffnung-abseits-im-eigenen-land-sinti-und-roma-sportler-eine-ausstellung-von-andrzej-bojarski/”]

Ake Dikhea

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The Roma Film Festival Ake Dikhea is taking place in Berlin from 19th to the 22. An Interview of Hamze Bytyci.

– “Gegenwicht gegen Angst und Neid”. In: Deutschlandfunk Kultur. 17.10.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/roma-film-festival-in-berlin-gegenwicht-gegen-angst-und-neid.2156.de.html?dram:article_id=398432
– http://roma-filmfestival.com/?page_id=342&lang=de [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/roma-film-festival-in-berlin-gegenwicht-gegen-angst-und-neid.2156.de.html?dram:article_id=398432 “]

The Poster …

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End of the lawsuit about the election poster of the extrem right party NPD in germany which states “Money for Grandma instead of for Sinti and Roma” …

– Rechtsstreit um umstrittenes NPD-Wahlplakat beigelegt. In: Frankenpost. 16.10.2017. https://www.frankenpost.de/region/bayern/Rechtsstreit-um-umstrittenes-NPD-Wahlplakat-beigelegt;art2832,5776497 [link-preview url=”https://www.frankenpost.de/region/bayern/Rechtsstreit-um-umstrittenes-NPD-Wahlplakat-beigelegt;art2832,5776497″]

Germany: Bad News …

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The Sinti and Roma Association of Schlesswig Holstein is being investigated for irregularities in its use of funds and on the suspicion that some of the funds were diverted for personal use.
Bad.

– Ermittlungen gegen Landesverband der Sinti und Roma. In: NDR. 12.10.2017. https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Ermittlungen-gegen-Landesverband-der-Sinti-und-Roma,ermittlungen170.html [link-preview url=”https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/Ermittlungen-gegen-Landesverband-der-Sinti-und-Roma,ermittlungen170.html”]

Germany: Travellers not Wanted

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Seems that Europe doesn’t like Travellers. This time in Germany, where German Sinti were forced to abandon one of their camping site and are now squatting at another site.

– Nach Räumung in Radolfzell: Sinti und Roma campieren in Donaueschingen. In: Südkurier. 09.10.2017. https://www.suedkurier.de/region/schwarzwald-baar-heuberg/donaueschingen/Nach-Raeumung-in-Radolfzell-Sinti-und-Roma-campieren-in-Donaueschingen;art372512,9445555 [link-preview url=”https://www.suedkurier.de/region/schwarzwald-baar-heuberg/donaueschingen/Nach-Raeumung-in-Radolfzell-Sinti-und-Roma-campieren-in-Donaueschingen;art372512,9445555″]

Romani Rose

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The president of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma was awarded the highest German order for his work.
Congratualtions!

– Romani Rose mit dem Großen Bundesverdienstkreuz ausgezeichnet. In: Zentralrat Sinti und Roma. 04.10.2017. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/romani-rose-mit-dem-grossen-bundesverdienstkreuz-ausgezeichnet/ [link-preview url=”http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/romani-rose-mit-dem-grossen-bundesverdienstkreuz-ausgezeichnet/”]

Germany on a French Movie

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Romani Rose, from the central Council of German Sinti and Roma strongly condemned the movie “A bras Ouverts” [Hereinspaziert in German] from the French comedian Christian Clavier. We had already reported that in France the movie was also strongly condemned for its stereotypical depiction of Roma.

– “Film ‘Hereinspaziert!’ macht Geld auf unsere Kosten”. In: DlF24. 27.09.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sinti-und-roma-film-hereinspaziert-macht-geld-auf-unsere.2849.de.html?drn:news_id=796898 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sinti-und-roma-film-hereinspaziert-macht-geld-auf-unsere.2849.de.html?drn:news_id=796898″]

Don’t Send them Back

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Roma Manifestation in Germany aside to the German Federal Conference of Roma Youth to protest against the forced expulsions of Roma refugees.

– »Die NS-Zeit zu verharmlosen, ist ein Verbrechen« In: Neues Deutschland. 30.09.2017. https://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/1065412.die-ns-zeit-zu-verharmlosen-ist-ein-verbrechen.html [link-preview url=”https://www.neues-deutschland.de/artikel/1065412.die-ns-zeit-zu-verharmlosen-ist-ein-verbrechen.html”]

Germany: Conference in Freiburg

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An interview with a young Romni who is one of the organisers of the German Federal Conference of Roma Youth.

– Was bedeutet Heimat für eine junge Roma? In: Badische Zeitung. 29.09.2017. https://www.badische-zeitung.de/suedwest-1/was-bedeutet-heimat-fuer-eine-junge-roma–142660661.html [link-preview url=”https://www.badische-zeitung.de/suedwest-1/was-bedeutet-heimat-fuer-eine-junge-roma–142660661.html”]

Why Roma Hide their Origins

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The German federal conference of Roma youth will be taking place this coming week end in Freiburg, Germany. The theme of the discussion is why many Roma simply hide or omit to mention their origins.
Many cite stereotypes and outright hostility as the main reason.

– Interview: Warum viele junge Roma und Sinti ihre Identität verstecken. In: Fudder. 28.09.2017. http://fudder.de/interview-warum-viele-junge-roma-und-sinti-ihre-identitaet-verstecken–142603167.html [link-preview url=”http://fudder.de/interview-warum-viele-junge-roma-und-sinti-ihre-identitaet-verstecken–142603167.html”]

Germany, AfD, and Roma

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After the German elections, the German Council of Sinti and Roma is asking all parties to stand up for the rule of law.

– Nach Einzug der rechtsextremen AfD in den Deutschen Bundestag: Zentralrat fordert konsequentes Einstehen der demokratischen Parteien für den Rechtsstaat. In: Zentralrat Sinti und Roma. 23.09.2017. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/nach-einzug-der-rechtsextremen-afd-in-den-deutschen-bundestag-zentralrat-fordert-konsequentes-einstehen-der-demokratischen-parteien-fuer-den-rechtsstaat/ [link-preview url=”http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/nach-einzug-der-rechtsextremen-afd-in-den-deutschen-bundestag-zentralrat-fordert-konsequentes-einstehen-der-demokratischen-parteien-fuer-den-rechtsstaat/”]

Germany, Roma, and Sterotypes

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The arrival of some Romanian Roma in a neighbourhood of the central City of Magdeburg is escalating. “They” as the Roma are referred to, are accused of being noisy, dirty, throwing everything in the street etc. And one speaks of 1’200 people (about half of them from Romania) in a neighbourhood with more than 15’000 inhabitants. Not a real majority …
It highlights the danger of stereotypes and generalisations.

– Wie aus einem Nachbarschaftsstreit ein Skandal wird. In: Die Zeit Online. 23.09.2017. http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-09/roma-magdeburg-neue-neustadt-migration [link-preview url=”http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-09/roma-magdeburg-neue-neustadt-migration”]

AfD

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In case you need even more clarity on what the AfD is planning: One of their candidates has a list of associations that are to be watched for links to the left. On his list, the association Amaro Foro, a Roma association that is engaged against discrimination, and the Ann Frank association which teaches about the Nazi crimes …
No further comments.

– Ein Berliner AfD-Abgeordneter hat eine entlarvende Hassliste veröffentlicht. In: Vice. 19.09.2017. https://www.vice.com/de/article/7xkbw4/ein-berliner-afd-abgeordneter-hat-eine-entlarvende-hassliste-veroeffentlicht [link-preview url=”https://www.vice.com/de/article/7xkbw4/ein-berliner-afd-abgeordneter-hat-eine-entlarvende-hassliste-veroeffentlicht”]

Leipzig: Conference

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Romani Rose, chairman of the Central Council of Sinti and Roma will present an overview of the Roma civil right movement in Germany and discuss the challenges Sinti and Roma are now facing.

– Die Bürgerrechtsbewegung der Sinti und Roma – Erfahrungen und aktuelle Herausforderungen. In: Leipziginfo. http://www.leipziginfo.de/veranstaltungen/event/termin/die-buergerrechtsbewegung-der-sinti-und-roma-erfahrungen-und-aktuelle-herausforderungen-5576/
– Vorsitzender des Zentralrats Deutscher Sinti und Roma in Leipzig. In: Focus Info. 15.09.2017. http://www.focus.de/regional/stadt-leipzig-vorsitzender-des-zentralrats-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-in-leipzig_id_7598841.html [link-preview url=”http://www.leipziginfo.de/veranstaltungen/event/termin/die-buergerrechtsbewegung-der-sinti-und-roma-erfahrungen-und-aktuelle-herausforderungen-5576/ “]

Roma Army Fraction

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An interview of the authors of a new theatre piece that was shown in Berlin in the Gorki Theatre. The piece is called Roma Army Fraction (a play on the extreme leftist terrorist group Rote Armee Fraktion), and its authors want Roma to get out of the victim role.
Well done!

– „Wir wollen aus der Opferrolle raus!“ in: TaZ. 16.09.2017. http://www.taz.de/!5445103/ [link-preview url=”http://www.taz.de/!5445103/”]

Germany – Still

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The controversial NPD poster is still hanging in German cities.
SHAME

– Trotz aller Aufregungen: Zweifelhafte Wahlplakat der NPD noch nicht entfernt. In: Donau Kurrier. 15.09.2017. http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/ingolstadt/Ingolstadt-Bundestagswahl-2017-DKmobil-Trotz-aller-Aufregungen-Zweifelhafte-Wahlplakat-der-NPD-noch-nicht-entfernt;art599,3527255 [link-preview url=”http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/ingolstadt/Ingolstadt-Bundestagswahl-2017-DKmobil-Trotz-aller-Aufregungen-Zweifelhafte-Wahlplakat-der-NPD-noch-nicht-entfernt;art599,3527255″]

AfD and Migrants

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Alice Weidel, a prominent AfD politician is accused of having illegally employed a Syrian refugees at her home in Switzerland (yes, she lives there … a country with more than 20% of foreigners).
She is the one who also said that Germany is “overrun by culturally alien peoples such as Arabs, Sinti and Roma.”

– German Far-Right Leader Accused Of Illegally Hiring Syrian Refugee. In: The Huffington Post. 14.09.2017. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/afd-weidel-syrian-refugee_us_59baa1e0e4b02da0e13fd882 [link-preview url=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/afd-weidel-syrian-refugee_us_59baa1e0e4b02da0e13fd882″]

The Churches and the Roma Holocaust

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An article on the indifference and disinterest of the churches in Germany on the Roma Holocaust.
They could have done more …

– Sinti und Roma – Die Schuld der Kirchen. In: Ha Galil. 14.09.2017. http://www.hagalil.com/2017/09/schuld-der-kirchen/ [link-preview url=”http://www.hagalil.com/2017/09/schuld-der-kirchen/”]

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