The concept of “race” is making a dangerous come-back in Sweden. This is SCARY.
– Hartley, Emma. Revival of a Swedish taboo. In: Politico. 30.09.2015. http://www.politico.eu/article/revival-of-a-swedish-taboo/
Race in Sweden
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Rroma Go to Constitutional Court
The Hamburg based organisation Roma and Sinti Union (RCI) is making a formal complaint the Germany’s top constitutional court on the declaration of Balkan Countries as being “safe”. Let’s hope this puts a stop to the exulsions!
- Sinti und Roma bestehen auf Asyl. In: Bild. 30.09.2015. http://www.bild.de/regional/hamburg/fluechtling/sinti-und-roma-wollen-bleiben-42695468.bild.html
Tough times for Rroma Returning
Times are hard for those Rroma whose asylum applications have been refused following the declaration of Serbia as a safe country by Germany.
Worthy Read!
- Balkan migrant returnees face tough times, In: DW. 29.09.2015. http://www.dw.com/en/balkan-migrant-returnees-face-tough-times/a-18746419
Rroma Decade and Inclusion
Interesting reading on the Rroma Decade and its failures. This from the OSI. Fact is, the Rroma decade did not achieve much, if anything…
- Why Europe’s “Roma Decade” Didn’t Lead to Inclusion. In: OSI News. 21.09.2015. https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/why-europe-s-roma-decade-didn-t-lead-inclusion
Serbia is not Safe
Serbia is not safe for Rroma – this what people who went there say about it.
- Serbien ist für Roma nicht sicher. In: AZ Online. 24.09.2015. http://www.az-online.de/leserbriefe/uelzen/serbien-roma-nicht-sicher-5558714.html
Rroma Camps in Wissous
A reunion is called by the Mayor of Wissous, a commune that already made the headlines (cutting the water to Rroma; fire in a camp, etc.) to discuss the existing Rroma camps in the commune. Well, what can be expected of such an action?
- Réunion publique sur les campements roms à Wissous. In: Le Parisien. 27.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/wissous-91320/reunion-publique-sur-les-campements-roms-a-wissous-27-09-2015-5131453.php
Large Shantytown in Malmö
Police is taking action against a large camp of migrants, mostly from Rromania (and thus assumed to be Rroma) in Malmö. This camp has been growing and residents are alarmed at having a shantytown on their doorstep.
- Police act against huge Swedish shanty camp. In: The Local. 28.09.2015. http://www.thelocal.se/20150928/police-to-act-against-swedens-biggest-shanty-camp
French Chronicle …
The endless cycle continues … An unlikely hero in Paris, the voice of the Ghetto Joszef Farkas from La Courneuve; neighbours concerned about Rroma moving in in the Rhone valley; Rroma from la Courneuve re-building their church; imminent expulsion in Saint Denis near Paris; the usual story about exploitation and criminal mendacity in Montpellier – as usual not really as stated; and finally an article on refugees at the Porte de Clichy in Paris.
- Jozsef, une nouvelle star chez les Roms. In: L’Obs. 25.09.2015. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/l-obs-du-soir/20150925.OBS6564/jozsef-une-nouvelle-star-chez-les-roms.html
- Saint-Genis-les-Ollières : la venue de 160 Roms entraîne un mouvement de contestation. In: Le Progrès. 25.09.2015. http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone/2015/09/25/saint-genis-les-ollieres-la-venue-de-160-roms-entraine-un-mouvement-de-contestation
- Expulsés de la Courneuve, des roms reconstruisent leur église. In: Le Parisien. 26.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/expulses-de-la-courneuve-des-roms-reconstruisent-leur-eglise-26-09-2015-5129763.php
- Roms : expulsion imminente à Saint-Denis. In: Amnesty International. 21.09.2015. http://www.amnesty.fr/Informez-vous/Les-actus/Roms-expulsion-imminente-Saint-Denis-16131
- Barrere, François. Montpellier : il exploitait des enfants et des femmes rom pour lamendicité. In: Midi Libre. 23.09.2015. http://www.midilibre.fr/2015/09/23/mendicite-un-reseau-rom-frappe,1217129.php
- Paris : à la rencontre des réfugiés de la porte de Clichy. In: MetroNews. 24.09.2015. http://www.metronews.fr/paris/a-la-rencontre-des-refugies-de-la-porte-de-clichy/moix!BCAqs6FoADeU/
Minorities in Brazil … Not all Equal
UN is asking Brazil to fulfil promises to implement measures to ensure the equality of all minorities. Let’s not forget that Brazil has a large minority of Rroma, among which many Kalderasha.
- UN rights expert urges Brazil to introduce measures to ‘fulfill promises of equality’ for minorities. In: UN News Centre. http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=51965#.VgfP77Soedq
France: Collective Discrimination
According to a report from Romeurope, a collective engaged in defending Rroma, France is systematically discriminating and segregating Rroma. They denounce the practices of the expulsions and the overall policy of the French government.
Well Done!!!
- Les Roms, victimes d’un “véritable système de mise au ban” en France. In: BFM TV. 23.09.2015. http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/les-roms-victimes-d-un-veritable-systeme-de-mise-au-ban-en-france-917022.html
- Roms, le rapport qui accuse. In: La Provence. 24.09.2015. http://www.laprovence.com/article/actualites/3590669/roms-le-rapport-qui-accuse.html
Expensive …
Seems that the French policies of systematic expulsions are not only inefficient, they are also expensive…
- Sterlé, Carole. Si chères expulsions de bidonvilles. In: Le Parisien. 23.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/info-paris-ile-de-france-oise/si-cheres-expulsions-de-bidonvilles-23-09-2015-5119735.php
The Dog …
The story of the dog is still doing the rounds. The police is now investigating (at last), and the press still reports on it. What is missed by all, are that the statements of the person who snatched the dog are deliberately generalising and racist … Not all Rroma drug their dogs or eat their cats. As least I don’t.
SHAME!!!
- La vidéo d’une association de défense des animaux fait scandale. In: MetroNews. 25.09.2015. http://www.metronews.fr/info/video-la-video-d-une-association-de-defense-des-animaux-fait-scandale/moiw!yEphSfUb8Q0c/
- La police ouvre une enquête après l’agression d’un SDF et le vol de son chien. In: Le Monde. 25.09.2015. http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2015/09/25/la-police-ouvre-une-enquete-apres-l-agression-d-un-sdf-et-le-vol-de-son-chien_4772266_3224.html?xtmc=chien&xtcr=2
- Animal Activists Snatch Puppy From Homeless Man, Furor Erupts. In: Huffington Post US. 26.09.2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/animal-rights-activists-puppy-homeless-man_5605886ae4b0dd8503075f3a
- Video: Homeless man assaulted, has dog stolen by animal rights group. In: The Examiner. 25.09.2015. http://www.examiner.com/article/video-homeless-man-assaulted-has-dog-stolen-by-animal-rights-group
- Animal rights workers allegedly caught on film stealing puppy from homeless man. In: The Weather space. 25.09.2015. http://theweatherspace.com/2015/09/25/142801-animal-rights-workers-allegedly-caught-on-film-stealing/
Rroma Refugees in Hamburg
Rroma who are under threat of deportation to their former “home” country due to the “safe country” regulation are currently occupying a church in Hamburg. This is their last hope. And a shame for Germany, especially in the case of Rroma from Bosnia and from Kosovo, two countries that were ethnically cleansed with Europe watching and doing nothing.
- Kirchenzuflucht als letzte Hoffnung für Sinti und Roma. In: Abendblatt. 24.09.2015. http://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/hamburg-mitte/article205790953/Kirchenzuflucht-als-letzte-Hoffnung-fuer-Sinti-und-Roma.html#
- Kirchenkreis kündigt Unterstützung für Roma an. In: NDR. 24.09.2015. http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Sinti-und-Roma-wollen-Bleiberecht-einklagen,roma176.html
- Kirchenbesetzungsaufruf von Sinti und Roma “inakzeptabel” In: Die Welt. 24.09.2015. http://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article146817946/Kirchenbesetzungsaufruf-von-Sinti-und-Roma-inakzeptabel.html
A Shirt … Follow Up
The story of the shirt on sale about killing Rroma continues. The German Central Committee of Roma and Sinti lodged a formal complaint with the police against the internet provider which displayed and sell shirts saying “we kill Gypsies”.
GOOD…
- Zentralrat erstattet Anzeige wegen Mordaufruf. In: Berliner Zeitung. 24.09.2015. http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/sinti-und-roma-zentralrat-erstattet-anzeige-wegen-mordaufruf,10808334,31893374.html
A Dog …
A militant activist beat up a homeless man to steal his puppy, claiming it was drugged. Well, maybe, but how did he know beforehand? And the proof is still outstanding. Cherry on the cake, the militant claims that Rroma drug their animals, and even some of them eat cats.
This is not limited to Rroma, and it seems that while cat eaters are found among all populations, idiots, bigots, and racists are too.
SHAME…
- «Un acte d’une extrême violence, sans pitié». In: 20 Minutes CH. 24.09.2015. http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/faits_divers/story/31781303
- Une association arrache un chiot des bras d’un SDF: “Cause animale Nord” avait-elle le droit d’agir de la sorte? In: RTL BE. 24.09.2015. http://www.rtl.be/info/monde/france/une-association-arrache-un-chiot-des-bras-d-un-sdf-cause-animale-nord-avait-elle-le-droit-d-agir-de-la-sorte-video–757056.aspx
- Knopf, Ehsan. French animal rights group steals pleading homeless man’s dog as shocked bystanders watch on. In: 9 News. 24.09.2015. http://www.9news.com.au/world/2015/09/24/15/57/french-animal-rights-group-steals-pleading-homeless-mans-dog-as-shocked-bystanders-watch-on#uJWgrVXFxhkgaE6y.99
- Messenger, Stephen. Homeless Man Screams In Horror As People Run Away With His Dog. In: The Dodo. 24.09.2015. https://www.thedodo.com/homeless-man-dog-stolen-video-1366445941.html
- Kaye, Jasmine. Paris: Animal rights activists seize puppy from homeless man. In: Yahoo News. 24.09.2015. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/paris-animal-rights-activists-seize-213009699.html#f6KmTML
- Animal Rights Activists See Homeless Man With A Dog; What They Do Next Is Causing Outrage. In: Western Journalism. 24.09.2015. http://www.westernjournalism.com/animal-rights-activists-see-homeless-man-with-a-dog-what-they-do-next-is-causing-outrage/
- French homeless man cries out as activists steal his puppy: Watch video. In: Examiner. 24.09.2015. http://www.examiner.com/article/french-homeless-man-cries-out-as-activists-steal-his-puppy-watch-video
- French Animal Rights Activist ‘Snatch Puppy from Homeless Man’. In: iSurfPaducah. 24.09.2015. http://isurfpaducah.com/2015/09/25/french-animals-rights-activists-snatch-puppy-from-homeless12583/
Insertions Villages Are Out
Seems that integration is not that relevant. So called insertions villages near Paris have been cancelled. Why is not clear, but needs to be asked …
- Perrier, Nathalie. Roms dans le 93 : la fin des villages d’insertion. In: Le Parisien. 21.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/aubervilliers-93300/roms-dans-le-93-la-fin-des-villages-d-insertion-21-09-2015-5113741.php
French Chronicle …
France continues its seemingly never ending circle. How about changing it an investing energies into something more constructive? In Montreuil, 117 families were expulsed; in Wissous, in the North of France, benevoles are helping children to get to school, all the while shadowed by the worries about a fire in the camps there; in Savoy, a Rroma camo was destroyed by a fire; in Lille, Rroma have a three months reprieve; in Tourcoing, in the North of France, Rroma were served an eviction letter; while the association Eurrom tries to integrate Rroma;
- Thomas, Sébastien.Montreuil a sorti 117 familles roms de la rue. In: Le Parisien. 21.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/montreuil-93100/montreuil-a-sorti-117-familles-roms-de-la-rue-21-09-2015-5113769.php
- D’Ornellas, Marie. A Wissous, des bénévoles improvisent un ramassage scolaire d’enfants roms. In: Le Parisien. 17.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/wissous-91320/a-wissous-des-benevoles-improvisent-un-ramassage-scolaire-d-enfants-roms-17-09-2015-5101881.php
- D’Ornellas, Marie. Inquiétudes après un incendie dans le bidonville rom de Wissous. In: Le Parisien. 18.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/wissous-91320/inquietudes-apres-un-incendie-dans-le-bidonville-rom-de-wissous-18-09-2015-5105295.php
- Un camp rom détruit par les flammes à Cran-Gevrier, en Haute-Savoie. In France 3. 19.09.2015. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/alpes/haute-savoie/annecy/un-camp-rom-detruit-par-les-flammes-cran-gevrier-en-haute-savoie-810831.html
- David, Chantal. Lille : les familles roms ont trois mois pour quitter le carrefour Pasteur. In: La Voix du Nord. 17.09.2015. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/lille-les-familles-roms-ont-trois-mois-pour-quitter-le-ia19b0n3049073
- Tourcoing: le maire écrit aux habitants du Virolois sur l’expulsion des Roms. In: La Voix du Nord. 23.09.2015. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/tourcoing-le-maire-ecrit-aux-habitants-du-virolois-sur-ia26b58810n3049326
- Eurrom : faire de ces jeunes des citoyens. In: Sud Ouest. 23.09.2015. http://www.sudouest.fr/2015/09/23/eurrom-faire-de-ces-jeunes-des-citoyens-2132362-2760.php
Rroma in Germany Protest Expulsions
Rroma in Hamburg have occupied a church as a protest against blanket expulsions based on the “safe country” principle. Especially when in the case of Kosovo, Bosnia, this is NOT ACCEPTABLE. Join the protest!
- 40 Roma dürfen vorerst im Hamburger Michel bleiben. In: Die Welt. 22.09.2015. http://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article146706930/40-Roma-duerfen-vorerst-im-Hamburger-Michel-bleiben.html
- Sinti und Roma wollen Bleiberecht einklagen. In: NDR. 23.09.2015. http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Sinti-und-Roma-wollen-Bleiberecht-einklagen,roma172.html
- Lamprecht, Stephanie. Roma wollen weitere Kirchen besetzen. In: Morgenpost. 23.09.2015. http://www.mopo.de/nachrichten/protest-gegen-abschiebung-roma-wollen-weitere-kirchen-besetzen,5067140,31882758.html
- Mikuteit, Hanna-Lotte; Heinemann, Christoph; Schirg, OliverRoma-Flüchtlinge im Michel – die wichtigsten Fragen. In: Hamburger Abendblatt. 21.09.2015. http://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/hamburg-mitte/article205781367/Roma-Fluechtlinge-im-Michel-die-wichtigsten-Fragen.html#
Aferim
The movie is making waves! Good, but let’s remember this is Romania, and Romania only. Let’s not generalise on all Rroma.
- Oscar-contender explores Roma enslavement. In: Euronews. 18.09.2015. http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/18/oscar-contender-explores-roma-enslavement/
Zemour Freed …
Eric Zemmour, a French polemist who deliberately insulted minorities among which Rroma, was cleared by a French court. The reasoning beyond this was as usual that there was a part of reality.
SHAME!!!!
- Poursuivi pour provocation à la haine, Éric Zemmour a été relaxé mardi. In: Le Point. 22.09.2015. http://www.lepoint.fr/justice/poursuivi-pour-provocation-a-la-haine-eric-zemmour-a-ete-relaxe-mardi-22-09-2015-1967004_2386.php
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