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False …

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During the night of the 29th of July, a shooting wounding 7 people was attributed by several newspapers to Roma travellers.
It turns out this was absolutely not the case. A very good analysis of the true facts.

– Tirs de Beaune : comment une rumeur a accusé à tort les gens du voyage. In: Le Monde. 16.08.2018. https://abonnes.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2018/08/16/tirs-de-beaune-comment-une-rumeur-a-accuse-a-tort-les-gens-du-voyage_5343167_4355770.html#xtor=AL-32280270? [link-preview url=”https://abonnes.lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/article/2018/08/16/tirs-de-beaune-comment-une-rumeur-a-accuse-a-tort-les-gens-du-voyage_5343167_4355770.html#xtor=AL-32280270?”]

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Interview

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An interview with Anina Ciuciu, Romni from Romania who lives in France and was a candidate to the French Senate during the last elections.

– ROMA-AKTIVISTIN SPRICHT ÜBER DISKRIMINIERUNG. In: Roma Anti Discrimination Network. 1.08.2018. http://ran.eu.com/roma-aktivistin-spricht-uber-diskriminierung/ [link-preview url=”http://ran.eu.com/roma-aktivistin-spricht-uber-diskriminierung/”]

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Germany: Not over Yet

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The descendants of an Auschwitz survivor were recently harassed and threatened in Zetel in Northern Germany.

– Sinti wurden in Zetel rassistisch angefeindet. In: NWZ Online. 14.08.2018. https://www.nwzonline.de/friesland/politik/zetel-entsetzen-in-friesland-sinti-wurden-in-zetel-rassistisch-angefeindet_a_50,2,971417785.html [link-preview url=”https://www.nwzonline.de/friesland/politik/zetel-entsetzen-in-friesland-sinti-wurden-in-zetel-rassistisch-angefeindet_a_50,2,971417785.html”]

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Breitbart Again

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If you need any proof that Breitbart and Salvini pander to racists and the extreme right, read this. A single crime does not brand an entire ethnic group as thieves and worse.

– Salvini: ‘No Room’ For Roma Who Robbed Elderly Disabled Woman of Her Pension. In: Breitbart. 15.08.2018. https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/15/salvini-no-room-for-roma-who-robbed-elderly-disabled-woman-of-her-pension/ [link-preview url=”https://www.breitbart.com/london/2018/08/15/salvini-no-room-for-roma-who-robbed-elderly-disabled-woman-of-her-pension/”]

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Italy: Bad too

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A long article on the Casamonica mafia family who happens to be a Sinti family. This reinforces the common view of Roma (although eh article claim that Sinti are a different ethnic group) …
Bad.

– Le ville dei Casamonica come in Scarface e il tesoro milionario dei Sinti. In: Le Iene. 14.08.2018. https://www.iene.mediaset.it/2018/news/casamonica-zingari-sinti-ville-sfarzo-30-milioni-cerveteri-furti-appartamento_162465.shtml [link-preview url=”https://www.iene.mediaset.it/2018/news/casamonica-zingari-sinti-ville-sfarzo-30-milioni-cerveteri-furti-appartamento_162465.shtml”]

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And now This …

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After the polemic on Roma and abuse of childcare money, Bild, one of the boulevard newspaper of courses produces a reportage with all stereotypes.
Shame on them.

– So leben wir vom deutschen Kindergeld. In: Bild. 12.08.2018. https://www.bild.de/news/ausland/bulgarien/ein-ganzer-stadtteil-heisst-hier-dortmund-56646012.bild.html [link-preview url=”https://www.bild.de/news/ausland/bulgarien/ein-ganzer-stadtteil-heisst-hier-dortmund-56646012.bild.html”]

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Germany: More Reactions

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Many more reactions to the statement by the mayor of Duisburg, Sörensen Link, who stated that many Roma come to Germany to abuse the child welfare system. Roma are asking the SPD, Link’s party, to distance themselves from these statements.

– Sinti und Roma empören sich über Link. In: NTV. 13.08.2018. https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Sinti-und-Roma-empoeren-sich-ueber-Link-article20571190.html
– Sinti und Roma empört über Duisburgs Oberbürgermeister. In: RP Online. 14.08.,2018. https://rp-online.de/nrw/staedte/duisburg/duisburg-sinti-und-roma-empoert-ueber-ob-soeren-link_aid-24350279
– “RASSISTISCH”! SINTI UND ROMA EMPÖRT ÜBER DUISBURGS OB, NAHLES SOLL DURCHGREIFEN. In: Tag 24. 13.08.2018. https://www.tag24.de/nachrichten/berlin-zentralrat-sinti-roma-fordert-konsequenzen-spd-chefin-nahles-aussagen-ob-link-duisburg-729584
– Sinti und Roma empört über Duisburgs OB Link. In: WDR. 13.08.2018. https://www1.wdr.de/nachrichten/landespolitik/sinti-roma-empoert-ueber-duisburgs-ob-100.html
– SPD soll sich von Duisburgs Oberbürgermeister distanzieren. In: Deutschland Funk. 13.08.2018. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/zentralrat-der-sinti-und-roma-spd-soll-sich-von-duisburgs.2932.de.html?drn:news_id=913806
– SPD lanciert ausländerfeindliche Kindergeld-Kampagne. In: World Socialist Web Site. 13.08.2018. https://www.wsws.org/de/articles/2018/08/13/kind-a13.html [link-preview url=”https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Sinti-und-Roma-empoeren-sich-ueber-Link-article20571190.html “]

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Manifestations against Italy

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There have been a series of manifestations against the policies of the current Italian government and racism all over Europe.

– Des Roms manifestent à travers l’Europe contre le racism. In: Le Monde. 10.08.2018. https://abonnes.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2018/08/10/des-roms-manifestent-a-travers-l-europe-contre-le-racisme_5341205_3214.html [link-preview url=”https://abonnes.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2018/08/10/des-roms-manifestent-a-travers-l-europe-contre-le-racisme_5341205_3214.html”]

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A Bras Ouverts – An Analysis

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A critical analysis (in French and Spanish) of the movie “A bras ouverts” directed by Christian Clavier. The movie was controversial when it came out in France a while back due to its stereotypical portraying of Roma.

– Film « À bras ouverts » ou le mythe de l’authenticité rom ? In: Pressenza. 07.08.2018. https://www.pressenza.com/fr/2018/08/film-a-bras-ouverts-ou-le-mythe-de-lauthenticite-rom/
– ¿Película “Con los brazos abiertos” o el mito de la autenticidad romaní? In: Pressenza. 08.08.2018. https://www.pressenza.com/es/2018/08/pelicula-con-los-brazos-abiertos-o-el-mito-de-la-autenticidad-romani/ [link-preview url=”https://www.pressenza.com/fr/2018/08/film-a-bras-ouverts-ou-le-mythe-de-lauthenticite-rom/ “]

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German Child Benefits

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The polemic on the German child benefits reached the Balkan Press …

– Romanians, Bulgarians Accused of Abusing German Child Benefits. In: Balkan Insight. 10.08.2018. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/romanians-and-bulgarians-targeted-as-benefits-abusers-in-germany-again-08-10-2018 [link-preview url=”http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/romanians-and-bulgarians-targeted-as-benefits-abusers-in-germany-again-08-10-2018″]

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Outed?

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One the perils of outing oneself, when one is Rom.

– “Wer sich outet, hat Nachteile”. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 10.08.2018. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/minderheit-unbekannte-nachbarn-1.4088880 [link-preview url=”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/minderheit-unbekannte-nachbarn-1.4088880″]

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Book Review: Gypsies

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A review of a book “Gypsies: An English History” by David Cressy.

– Review: Gypsies: An English History by David Cressy — this ‘ragged, rabblement of rakehells’. 11.08.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-gypsies-an-english-history-by-david-cressy-this-ragged-rabblement-of-rakehells-0hqhqmwxs [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-gypsies-an-english-history-by-david-cressy-this-ragged-rabblement-of-rakehells-0hqhqmwxs”]

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French Chronicle

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Not many news this week on Roma in France. Doesn’t really mean the expulsion policies are stopped, far from that. In the Lille region, in the North, several camps were closed. The press is now asking and what next? Maybe, they should have asked that before. Still in Lille, there seems to be progress on the integration of Roma, but the paper claims it is “complicated”. Activists are going to court against the expulsions of Roma EU citizen following the camp closures. Near Paris, the commune has finally relented and accepted to provide water to a Roma camp. Finally, In Nantes, Roma are going to court because of an expulsion that did not provide alternate lodgings.

– Démantèlement des camps de Roms, et après ? In: France Inter. 09.08.2018. https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/le-telephone-sonne/le-telephone-sonne-09-aout-2018
– A Lille, l’intégration des Roms progresse mais reste compliquée. In: Les Echos. 06.08.2018. https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/hauts-de-france/0302041512024-a-lille-lintegration-des-roms-progresse-mais-reste-compliquee-2196478.php
– Le défenseur des droits saisi sur les reconduites à la frontière des Roms lillois. In: La Voix du Nord. 09.08.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/429913/article/2018-08-09/le-defenseur-des-droits-saisi-sur-les-reconduites-la-frontiere-des-roms-lillois
– Antony : les Roms seront approvisionnés en eau. In: Le Parisien. 06.08.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/hauts-de-seine-92/antony-les-roms-seront-approvisionnes-en-eau-06-08-2018-7845222.php
– Nantes L’expulsion d’un camp de Roms en juillet devant le tribunal. In: Presse Océan. 08.08.2018. https://www.presseocean.fr/actualite/lexpulsion-dun-camp-de-roms-au-mois-d-aout-devant-le-tribunal-administratif-08-08-2018-278958 [link-preview url=”https://www.franceinter.fr/emissions/le-telephone-sonne/le-telephone-sonne-09-aout-2018 “]

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Mariazell

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The traditional pilgrimage of Rom to Mariazell will take place on August 12th.

– Mariazell: Traditionelle Roma-Wallfahrt. In: Vatican News. 09.08.2018. https://www.vaticannews.va/de/kirche/news/2018-08/oesterreich-mariazell-wallfahrt-sinti-roma.html [link-preview url=”https://www.vaticannews.va/de/kirche/news/2018-08/oesterreich-mariazell-wallfahrt-sinti-roma.html”]

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Germany: Duisburg and Roma

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The thing that launched the entire polemic …

– 19.000 Sinti und Roma sind Duisburgs SPD-OB zu viel – „Müllberge, Lärm und Rattenbefall“ sowie vermuteter Kindergeldbetrug. In: Epoch Times. 09.08.2018. https://www.epochtimes.de/politik/deutschland/19-000-sinti-und-roma-sind-duisburgs-spd-ob-zu-viel-muellberge-laerm-und-rattenbefall-sowie-vermuteter-kindergeldbetrug-a2514118.html [link-preview url=”https://www.epochtimes.de/politik/deutschland/19-000-sinti-und-roma-sind-duisburgs-spd-ob-zu-viel-muellberge-laerm-und-rattenbefall-sowie-vermuteter-kindergeldbetrug-a2514118.html”]

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Germany and Children’s Allowances

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Roma and Sinti organisations sharply criticise the statements of Duisburg’s mayor who launched a press frenzy on Roma cheating the welfare system.
It was racist.

– Sinti und Roma kritisieren Duisburger Oberbürgermeister scharf. In: Spiegel Online. 09.08.2018. http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/kindergeld-sinti-und-roma-kritisieren-duisburger-oberbuergermeister-scharf-a-1222392.html
– “Rassistische Stereotype” – Sinti und Roma kritisieren Duisburgs Oberbürgermeister. In Watson. 09.08.2018. https://www.watson.de/deutschland/politik/603852154–rassistische-stereotype-sinti-und-roma-kritisieren-duisburgs-oberbuergermeister
– Die spaltende K-Frage: Kindergeld-Betrug alarmiert Städte. In: Zeit Online. 10.08.2018. https://www.zeit.de/news/2018-08/10/die-spaltende-k-frage-kindergeld-betrug-alarmiert-staedte-180809-99-485970
– Sinti und Roma üben scharfe Kritik an Duisburger Oberbürgermeister. In: Die Welt. 09.08.2018. https://www.welt.de/politik/deutschland/article180879262/Kindergeld-Sinti-und-Roma-ueben-scharfe-Kritik-an-Duisburger-SPD-OB-Soeren-Link.html
– Muss das Kindergeld in Deutschland reformiert werden? In: Detsche Welle. 09.08.2018. https://www.dw.com/de/muss-das-kindergeld-in-deutschland-reformiert-werden/a-45018481
– Zentralrat der Sinti und Roma wehrt sich gegen Betrugsvorwürfe. In: BR24. 09.08.2018. https://www.br.de/nachrichten/deutschland-welt/zentralrat-der-sinti-und-roma-wehrt-sich-gegen-betrugsvorwuerfe,R0FZBsQ [link-preview url=”https://www.watson.de/deutschland/politik/603852154–rassistische-stereotype-sinti-und-roma-kritisieren-duisburgs-oberbuergermeister “]

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Germany and Children’s Allowances

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Alarming articles in the German press regarding an increased amount of children’s allowances paid by Germany going into third countries. According to the press, some criminals bring Roma children in Germany, house them in a cheap flat so they have an address in Germany, apply for an allowance, and that one goes back to their country of origin.
Of course, one should add, this is a Roma thing ….

– “Kriminelle Energie und Betrug”. Mehr Kindergeld geht ins Ausland. In: NTV DE. 09.08.2018. https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Mehr-Kindergeld-geht-ins-Ausland-article20564307.html
– Familienkasse: Kindergeld-Betrug vor allem in NRW. In: RTL. 09.08.2018. https://www.rtl.de/cms/familienkasse-kindergeld-betrug-vor-allem-in-nrw-4203563.html
– Rasanter Anstieg beim Kindergeld alarmiert Städte. In: T-Online. 09.08.2018. https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/gesellschaft/id_84251692/neue-rekordzahlen-staedte-schlagen-alarm-kindergeld-fliesst-ins-ausland.html [link-preview url=”https://www.n-tv.de/politik/Mehr-Kindergeld-geht-ins-Ausland-article20564307.html “]

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Italy: Get Off

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An Italian train conductor in a train in Northern Italy gave an announcement asking “Gypsies to get off at the next station” …
This is what you get when you open the Pandora box. Thank you Mr. Salvini.

– Inquiry launched after train announcement tells ‘gypsies’ to ‘get off’. In: The Local (IT). 08.08.2018. https://www.thelocal.it/20180808/inquiry-launched-after-train-announcement-tells-gypsies-to-get-off
– Italian train conductor tells Roma to get off at next stop. In: CTV News. 08.08.2018. https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/italian-train-conductor-tells-roma-to-get-off-at-next-stop-1.4045263 [link-preview url=”https://www.thelocal.it/20180808/inquiry-launched-after-train-announcement-tells-gypsies-to-get-off “]

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We Don’t Need This …

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The type of articles you don’t need: In the Ukrainian press, a report of a fight between Roma in the Transcarpathian village of Podvinohradov after the “election of a Roma baron”… And then the report of a new “Gypsy camp” will be created in Kyiev, and finally also a report of a shooting at a Roma camp in Greece (we reported on this).
So, all good news about Roma and of course, they are dangerous.

– ЧП на Закарпатье: группа ромов устроила массовую драку, причина впечатляет. In: Politeka. 08.08.2018. https://politeka.net/news/society/697312-chp-na-zakarpate-gruppa-romov-ustroila-massovuju-draku-prichina-vpechatljaet/ [link-preview url=”https://politeka.net/news/society/697312-chp-na-zakarpate-gruppa-romov-ustroila-massovuju-draku-prichina-vpechatljaet/”]

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French Chronicle …

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The French news on Roma this week were dominated with the appeal of a catholic priest, Father Arthur Hervet to the French president Macron to ask for the closure of camps to stop and to respect the rights of the Roma and especially the children. The prefect of the North promptly denounced the “untruths” of Father Arthur’s statements on children even though it is well known that the State doesn’t respect its own laws.
In Western France, the Green party denounced the closure of camps; near Bordeaux, a camp was denied water in the midst of the heat wave; near Grenoble, a young Rom burnt himself badly while trying to set a car on fire; and near Paris, in Ivry, two camps were closed.

– L’appel d’un prêtre à Macron contre les évacuations de Roms: “les enfants ne sont pas respectés”. In: Huffington Post (FR). 31.07.2018. https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/07/31/lappel-dun-pretre-a-macron-contre-les-evacuations-de-roms-les-enfants-ne-sont-pas-respectes_a_23492989/
– VIDEO. Lille: Le père Arthur s’adresse à Macron pour faire cesser les expulsions de Roms. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 31.07.2018. https://www.20minutes.fr/lille/2315391-20180731-video-lille-pere-arthur-adresse-macron-faire-cesser-expulsions-roms
– Le préfet du Nord dénonce les «contre-vérités» du père Arthur sur les enfants Roms. In: Nord Éclair. 01.08.2018. http://www.nordeclair.fr/179283/article/2018-08-01/le-prefet-du-nord-denonce-les-contre-verites-du-pere-arthur-sur-les-enfants-roms
– Europe Écologie Les Verts Pays de la Loire dénonce les expulsions et à la violence exercée contre les migrants et les Roms. In: Nantes Info. 04.08.2018. http://www.nantes-infos.fr/europe-ecologie-les-verts-pays-de-la-loire-denonce-les-expulsions-et-a-la-violence-exercee-contre-les-migrants-et-les-roms-3-4-275.html
– En Gironde, un camp de Roms privé d’eau en pleine canicule. In: BFM TV. 05.08.2018. https://www.bfmtv.com/mediaplayer/video/en-gironde-un-camp-de-roms-prive-d-eau-en-pleine-canicule-1093273.html
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– Un adolescent gravement brûlé en tentant d’incendier une voiture. In: Le Progrès. 05.08.2018. https://www.leprogres.fr/france-monde/2018/08/05/un-adolescent-gravement-brule-en-tentant-d-incendier-une-voiture
– Un adolescent gravement brûlé en incendiant une voiture. In: Le Dauphiné. 05.08.2018. https://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2018/08/05/grenoble-un-adolescent-gravement-brule-en-incendiant-une-voiture
– Ivry-sur-Seine : deux bidonvilles de Roms évacués. In: Le Parisien. 02.08.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/ivry-sur-seine-deux-bidonvilles-de-roms-evacues-02-08-2018-7841400.php [link-preview url=”https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/07/31/lappel-dun-pretre-a-macron-contre-les-evacuations-de-roms-les-enfants-ne-sont-pas-respectes_a_23492989/ “]

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