Category Archives: United Kingdom

Barrister

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An interview with Brigitta Balogh. She is a Romni, a migrant, and set to be the first openly Roma barrister in Britain.

– Brigitta Balogh: Woman set to become Britain’s first Roma barrister on Brexit insecurity and racism. In: The independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-first-roma-barrister-woman-brigitta-balogh-antigypsyism-racism-discrimination-brexit-a8547591.html [link-preview url=”https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-first-roma-barrister-woman-brigitta-balogh-antigypsyism-racism-discrimination-brexit-a8547591.html”]

Schools and Roma

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Roma children experience bullying and racism in schools in the UK.
Bad And funds are being cut.

– Gypsy pupils experience bullying and racism, MPs told. In: BBC News. 12.09.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/education-45498034
– Funding cuts and bullying hitting Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils, MPs told. In: Schoolweek. 12.09.2018. https://schoolsweek.co.uk/funding-cuts-and-bullying-hitting-gypsy-roma-and-traveller-pupils-mps-told/ [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/education-45498034 “]

Ausbildung

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British MPs will be discussing with experts on what needs to be done to improve the educational situation of Roma and Traveller in the UK.
Let’s hope concrete actions will follow.

– Need to know: Gypsy and Roma educational inequality. In: TES. 10.09.2018. https://www.tes.com/news/need-know-gypsy-and-roma-educational-inequality [link-preview url=”https://www.tes.com/news/need-know-gypsy-and-roma-educational-inequality”]

Even in Death …

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A young Roma girl dies. The family asks the priest to celebrate a mass for the girl. He refuses – allegedly because the girl was baptised by a Uniat priest (the Ukrainian Orthodox church).
No empathy and probably a good dose of racism.

– В пресс-службе Волынской епархии УПЦ объяснили, почему священник не отпел ребенка ромов. In: Religion Unian. 04.09.2018. https://religions.unian.net/orthodoxy/10249167-v-press-sluzhbe-volynskoy-eparhii-upc-obyasnili-pochemu-svyashchennik-ne-otpel-rebenka-romov.html
– НА ВОЛЫНИ СВЯЩЕННИК УПЦ МП ОТКАЗАЛСЯ ОТПЕВАТЬ РЕБЕНКА РОМОВ | ФОТО. In: 1Com. https://1k.com.ua/na-volyni-svyashhennik-upts-mp-otkazalsya-otpevat-rebenka-romov-foto.html [link-preview url=”https://religions.unian.net/orthodoxy/10249167-v-press-sluzhbe-volynskoy-eparhii-upc-obyasnili-pochemu-svyashchennik-ne-otpel-rebenka-romov.html “]

Brexit: What Happens Next?

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What happens to Roma who migrated to the UK for other European countries after Brexit? Most Roma in the UK are anxious about it.

– Roma rights in UK after Brexit. In: European Interest. 31.09.2018. https://www.europeaninterest.eu/article/roma-rights-uk-brexit/ [link-preview url=”https://www.europeaninterest.eu/article/roma-rights-uk-brexit/”]

Review

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A review of two recent books on Roma in the UK. One by Fabian Le Bas and one, more historical, by David Cressy.

– Gypsies by David Cressy and The Stopping Places by Damian Le Bas review – the truth about life on the road. In: The Guardian. 22.08.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/aug/22/gypsies-david-cressy-stopping-places-damian-le-bas-review [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/aug/22/gypsies-david-cressy-stopping-places-damian-le-bas-review”]

Solihull and Travellers

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The town of Solihull, near Birmingham (UK), has published the costs of clean-up of travellers camps on the commune in the last two years. Not pretty. Bad to flout the costs, allowing the press to seize the opportunity to bash travellers, but also bad that such high costs are needed in the first place.
A better solution needs to be found.

– The total cost of every traveller camp clean-up in Solihull revealed. In: The Birmingham Mail. 18.08.2018. https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/total-cost-every-traveller-camp-15033513 [link-preview url=”https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/total-cost-every-traveller-camp-15033513″]

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”]

Travellers in UK

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Discrimination against Travellers in the UK is still prevalent.

– ‘People don’t think of us as equal’ – Gypsies speak out about discrimination in Norfolk. In: Eastern Daily Press. 31.07.2018. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-gypsies-speak-out-about-discrimination-1-5630844 [link-preview url=”http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-gypsies-speak-out-about-discrimination-1-5630844″]

We Don’t Need That

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The case of a child marriage and the condemnation of the husband to rape in the UK. This is bad for all.

– Harlow man who raped 12-year-old girl has sentence almost halved in appeal. In: Essex Live. 27.07.2018. https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/harlow-man-who-raped-12-1831772 [link-preview url=”https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/harlow-man-who-raped-12-1831772″]

We Don’t Need That

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The case of a child marriage and the condemnation of the husband to rape in the UK. This is bad for all.

– Harlow man who raped 12-year-old girl has sentence almost halved in appeal. In: Essex Live. 27.07.2018. https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/harlow-man-who-raped-12-1831772 [link-preview url=”https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/harlow-man-who-raped-12-1831772″]

Parasites …

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Mr. Salvini says it loud, and Ms. Raggi applauds: “Many Roma are parasites”.
Salvini doubles up and wants to get rid of Roma in Rome.
WRITE TO THEM in protest.

– Il fatto. Salvini: «Molti rom sono parassiti». Mattarella: no a veleni razziali. In: Avvenire. 25.07.2018. https://www.avvenire.it/attualita/pagine/rom-e-mattarella
– Matteo Salvini vows to clear Gypsies from Rome. In: The Times. 26.07.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/salvini-vows-to-clear-gypsies-from-rome-79mxws80k [link-preview url=”https://www.avvenire.it/attualita/pagine/rom-e-mattarella “]

New Book

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A new book on Roma in the UK.

– Claremont author explores history of Gypsies in new book. 24.07.2018. https://www.claremont-courier.com/articles/news/t28747-book [link-preview url=”https://www.claremont-courier.com/articles/news/t28747-book”]

Fahrende

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Aerial pictures from a very large traveller camp in the UK. And of course a rant from the Daily Mail…

– Full extent of Europe’s biggest traveller site is revealed in aerial pictures of Essex camp meant for just 50 caravans on protected green belt land. In: The Daily Mail. 22.07.2018. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5979223/Europes-biggest-traveller-site-revealed-aerial-shots-Essex-camp-protected-green-belt-land.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5979223/Europes-biggest-traveller-site-revealed-aerial-shots-Essex-camp-protected-green-belt-land.html”]

Book Review

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A review of a new book on Roma and Travellers in the UK. Frankly, the use of Gypsy in the title and in the description is not appropriate.

– Review: Gypsies: An English History by David Cressy — an outstanding study of a much-maligned minority. In: The Times. 22.07.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-gypsies-an-english-history-by-david-cressy-an-outstanding-study-of-a-much-maligned-minority-977232gh3 [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-gypsies-an-english-history-by-david-cressy-an-outstanding-study-of-a-much-maligned-minority-977232gh3″]

Damian Le Bas’ Book

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A review of Damian Le Bas’ “Stopping Places”.

– From Cornish lay-bys to Oxford University, Damian Le Bas has created a cinematic portrayal of Gypsy Britain. In: Prospects. 18.07.2018. https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/gypsy-britain-the-people-the-language-the-persecutions [link-preview url=”https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/gypsy-britain-the-people-the-language-the-persecutions”]

Blond Children

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An article about the old suspicions whenever there is a blond child amongst Roma. In this case, families had to leave their homes in Ireland.

– Suspicion about Roma abductions drove innocent family out of town. 07.06.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/suspicion-about-roma-abductions-drove-innocent-family-out-of-town-lc53bv67g [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/suspicion-about-roma-abductions-drove-innocent-family-out-of-town-lc53bv67g”]

Really?

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An article about an illegal camp of traveller in the Surrey in the UK. If you read through the article, they speak about “incursions”, with a map, and give advice on how to get rid of them …
Really bad.

– Unauthorised traveller encampment set up at Hersham Recreation Ground. In: Get Surrey. 05.07.2018. https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/unauthorised-traveller-encampment-set-up-14868712 [link-preview url=”https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/unauthorised-traveller-encampment-set-up-14868712″]

Brexit and Roma

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Roma in the UK fear that they will be deported following Brexit. This, even though Roma are mostly EU citizen and should be able to remain.

– Roma communities fear deportation in post-Brexit Britain. In: The Guardian. 02.07.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/02/roma-communities-fear-deportation-in-post-brexit-britain [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/02/roma-communities-fear-deportation-in-post-brexit-britain”]

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