Two waitresses from Turku in Finland were fined 3’000 Euros for discrimination against Rroma – the waitresses had asked the Rroma to pay in advance…
GOOD!
Rudolf Sarközy, a Rroma activist and representative died three days ago in Vienna, Austria.
Te avel lesko drom puterdo!
The head of the Human Rights at the UN blasted European politicians for discrimination against refugees, migrants, Muslims, and minorities such as the Rroma.
Better late than never …
The Council of Europe is earmarking 20 million Euros for Rroma women. Nice, but as for all other grants for Rroma, how will it be spent?
Several Italian Rroma organizations are protesting the tender for managing segregated Rroma villages that are meant to replace the current squats. This has already been tried in Italy and is the main reason why there are still so many camps around cities and the capital in particular.
An article on the Danish photographer Joakim Esklidsen who published a very nice book a few years back – the Roma Journeys.
Jean-Marie Le Pen has been finally fined condemned and fined 5’000 Euros for his comments on Rroma where he played on the fact that Fly and steal is said “voler” in French, and that as “naturally as birds fly, Rroma steal”…
Took a while …
Strange article on “Rroma Fashion” …
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Few news this week… A camp dismantled in St. Brice sous Forêt; 20 Rroma expulsed in Argenteuil; a camp being closed in Carquefou; polemic between towns in the Nantes agglomeration on Rroma being pushed from one to the other; 54 Rroma expulsed in Villeurbanne near Lyon; and finally, a denial there is a policy against mendacity in Toulouse.
Close to 2’600 Rroma have already been expulsed from their housing in France in 2016. The Human Right Council is condemning French policy of the Bulldozer.
Bad … But let’s put things in relation : The press speaks about less than 15’000 Rroma. Out of at least half a million in France. Is it representative?
The German state of Bavaria is acting to preserve the graves of Rroma and Sinti Holocaust survivors. These were at risk as the families often could not pay for the renewal of the lease.
Good! May they rest in peace!
A reportage on Rroma in Serbia in the context of Germany’s declaration of Serbia as a safe country …
Upon the visit of Bohuslav Sobotka, the Czech Prime Minister, some thoughts as to why the Czechs are so much against refugees (and against Rroma). Interesting read but sad… And that country is very much racist when it comes to Rroma.
A new theatre project “Hass” – [Hate] about the life of Rroma and Sinti in Germany, loosely based on the plot or themses a Matthieu Kassovitz movie of the same name will be shown on March 16th in Cologne, Germany.
Some “news” on Rroma in the UK. A “traveler” gang raked in millions with stolen cars, and an exorcism in Bulgaria …
Actually just bad journalism.
The metropolitan police has been asked to re-open the enquiry about racist abuse on a facebook page run by police members.
Bad that this needs to be re-visited …
An exhibition about Rromnja in Dortmund in Germany with a series of portraits of these women.
A summary on the evictions in France. They are illegal and inhuman …
A reportage on the Rroma from the camp on the railway tracks of the petite ceinture in Paris…
Lots of expulsions and notices thereof this week… First in Noisiel, near Paris, where 100 Rroma were expulsed; in Wissous, the camps will be soon destroyed; In Saint Brice, the mayor is trying to get rid of the camp that was recently created on this commune; and in Hautbourdin, the expulsion is being discussed; while in Grenoble, the Rroma are getting a reprieve.
The other set of news concerns Rroma pickpockets and beggars, with several articles on that topic …
And finally, a mobilization in favour of Rroma migrants!
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