The Macedonian actress Irena Ristic went into a racist rant against Roma after having found a hurt horse.
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Pennsylvania: Roma Refugees
Another article on the 40 or so Romanian Roma who asked for asylum in California, Pennsylvania. Not meant negatively, but full of stereotypes…
Bad
– Roma say they came to Pa. to flee persecution. In: Pittsburgh Post Gazette. 15.07.2017. http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2017/07/15/Roma-say-they-came-to-Pa-to-flee-persecution/stories/201707150080 [link-preview url=”http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2017/07/15/Roma-say-they-came-to-Pa-to-flee-persecution/stories/201707150080″]
UK: Racism in Schools
Racism seems to be a serious issue in the UK, especially against Roma and travellers.
Shame.
– Schools need to address the last acceptable form of racism. In: School Week. 16.07.2017. http://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-need-to-address-the-last-acceptable-form-of-racism/ [link-preview url=”http://schoolsweek.co.uk/schools-need-to-address-the-last-acceptable-form-of-racism/”]
More on the Excavation in Lety
A more extensive article on the excavations of the Czech concentration camp of Lety, excavations that showed that the camp was not razed to the ground as originally believed.
– Archaeologists find remains of wartime camp for Czech Roma. In: The Prague Monitor. 17.07.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/07/17/archaeologists-find-remains-wartime-camp-czech-roma [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/07/17/archaeologists-find-remains-wartime-camp-czech-roma”]
Rome – An Office for the Closure of Camps …
The mayor of Rome, Virgina Raggi, has set up an office whose aim is to monitor and ensure the closure of the Roma camps – long a promise she made during her election. Several Roma associations are waiting to see what is happening.
According to a recent briefing by the Association July 21, “in the face of a constant presence of Roma in informal settlements in Rome quantified in the last five years at around 2,200 / 2,500 housing units, in the last few months the estimate sank to no more than one thousand units. This decline is explained by less arrivals from other countries (Romania), from transfers to other European countries (Spain, France and Germany) and largely from the transition from informal settlements to old unused industrial facilities. In a city with about 2.9 million inhabitants, Roma people in informal settlements account for only 0.03% of the Roma population.”
– A Roma nasce un ufficio per monitorare il superamento dei campi rom. In: La Stampa. 09.07.2017. http://www.lastampa.it/2017/07/09/italia/politica/a-roma-nasce-un-ufficio-per-monitorare-il-superamento-campi-rom-7kfwNjw6LnHCVRNcRuQJkN/pagina.html
– Campi rom e sgomberi, a Roma la musica è davvero cambiata. Purtroppo. In: Il Fatto Quotidiano. 13.07.2017. https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2017/07/13/campi-rom-e-sgomberi-a-roma-la-musica-e-davvero-cambiata-purtroppo/3726875/ [link-preview url=”https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2017/07/13/campi-rom-e-sgomberi-a-roma-la-musica-e-davvero-cambiata-purtroppo/3726875/”]
Italy: Camps Closures in Rome
Two camps are due to be closed in the Rome region. Whether the Roma are relocated or simply expulsed remains to be seen. At least money has been allocated – let’s see.
– Roma, due campi rom saranno smantellati: ecco dove saranno sistemati i nomadi. In: Leggo. 11.07.2017. http://www.leggo.it/italia/roma/roma_campi_rom_saranno_smantellati_ecco_dove_saranno_sistemati_nomadi-2555730.html
– Roma, chiusura campi rom La Barbuta e Monachina. Ora progetti di inclusione sociale. In: Pontile News. 11.07.2017. http://www.pontilenews.it/6920/CRONACA/roma-chiusura-campi-rom-la-barbuta-e-monachina-ora-progetti-di-inclusione-sociale.html [link-preview url=”http://www.leggo.it/italia/roma/roma_campi_rom_saranno_smantellati_ecco_dove_saranno_sistemati_nomadi-2555730.html “]
Czech Republic and Lety
The comments from the Czech President Milos Zeman regarding the former concentration camp of Lety are simply not acceptable and are out of touch, according to Karel Holomek.
We agree…
– Karel Holomek: Czech President’s proposal to leave pig farm on genocide site is out of touch. In: Romea. 13.07.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/karel-holomek-czech-president-s-proposal-to-leave-pig-farm-on-genocide-site-is-out-of-touch [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/karel-holomek-czech-president-s-proposal-to-leave-pig-farm-on-genocide-site-is-out-of-touch”]
Switzerland: New Camping Site for Roma
At long last, a new camping site has b een opened in the Canto Bern.
– In: SRF. 14.07.2017. https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/schweiz-aktuell/video/neuer-platz-fuer-fahrende?id=c2231ffe-957e-4a88-8cd4-2108ae2ee35e [link-preview url=”https://www.srf.ch/play/tv/schweiz-aktuell/video/neuer-platz-fuer-fahrende?id=c2231ffe-957e-4a88-8cd4-2108ae2ee35e”]
Pennsylvania, Residents, and Romanian Roma
Bad – bad as an article, and bad in that that a minority of Romanian Roma seems to make the headlines. Especially since in Pittsburgh, there have been many Roma from Czechoslovakia who have and still live there since pre-World War One.
– In California, Pa., residents want answers about Romanian immigrants. In: Pittsburg Post Gazette. 14.07.2017. http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2017/07/14/California-Pa-residents-want-answers-about-Romanian-immigrants/stories/201707140150 [link-preview url=”http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2017/07/14/California-Pa-residents-want-answers-about-Romanian-immigrants/stories/201707140150″]
Arte – Documentary on Roma
On July 18th, the European TV Arte will present a documentary on Roma entitled “Roma citizen like any others?”
Will be interesting to see whether this doesn’t drown into sterotypes.
– Les roms, des citoyens comme les autres ? In: Arte. http://boutique.arte.tv/f11876-roms_citoyens_comme_les_autres [link-preview url=”http://boutique.arte.tv/f11876-roms_citoyens_comme_les_autres”]
Lety – Camp Measured
The exact extent of the Lety camp has been assessed by archaeologists. They managed to find physical remains of the barracks, contrary to the common view that the camp was totally razed at the end of the War.
– ARCHAEOLOGISTS MAP OUT PRECISE CONTOURS OF NAZI-ERA LETY CONCENTRATION CAMP. In: Radio Prague. 13.07.2017. http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/archaeologists-map-out-precise-contours-of-nazi-era-lety-concentration-camp [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/en/section/curraffrs/archaeologists-map-out-precise-contours-of-nazi-era-lety-concentration-camp”]
Assenovgrad: Protests
The protests in Assenovgrad are continuing. This is scary.
– Protests in Asenovgrad Continue. In: Novinite. 10.07.2017. http://www.novinite.com/articles/181106/Protests+in+Asenovgrad++Continue [link-preview url=”http://www.novinite.com/articles/181106/Protests+in+Asenovgrad++Continue”]
Colombia and Roma
The Roma have been recognised by Columbia as an ethnic minority!
– Colombia recognizes Roma people as ethnic minority group. In: CGTN America. 11.07.2017. https://america.cgtn.com/2017/07/11/colombia-recognizes-roma-people-as-ethnic-minority-group [link-preview url=”https://america.cgtn.com/2017/07/11/colombia-recognizes-roma-people-as-ethnic-minority-group”]
Bulgaria – Assenovgrad
A rather long article on the Assenovgrad protests against Roma – Protests that nearly turned violent and were stopped by the police. This article is from a vey Bulgarian perspective and cites an alleged “assault” by Roma against a rowing team as the origin of the protests. This is a first one – before, it was a generic protest against “illegal” Roma settlements.
– Protests in Bulgaria: From Assenovgrad to the ‘1300 years’ monument. In: The Soifia Globe. 11.07.2017. http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/07/11/protests-in-bulgaria-from-assenovgrad-to-the-1300-years-monument-2/ [link-preview url=”http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/07/11/protests-in-bulgaria-from-assenovgrad-to-the-1300-years-monument-2/”]
Racism at Universities
Roma going to universities face blatant racism in the UK. In the 21st century …
BAD.
– Gypsy students face prejudice at universities. In: The Times. 08.07.2017. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gypsy-students-face-prejudice-at-universities-smn0g5vhq [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/gypsy-students-face-prejudice-at-universities-smn0g5vhq”]
Switzerland and Roma Travellers
Two articles about Roma travellers camping on a private (and rented) plot of land in the canton Bern.
The first one, from the Berner Zeitung states that there were no issues with Roma – at least until the arrival of a group of Roma from Spain who did leave a mess. The second one, from the Blick (a Swiss tabloid) states that all Roma are dirtying the neighbourhood, are defecating everywhere etc… Same story, two views. And clearly the Blich guys were not on the spot.
In addition, the papers (and the title of the Berner Zeitung) suggest that there are many more Roma travellers in Switzerland. This is false.
– Immer mehr Fahrende. In: Berner Zeitung. 07.07.2017. http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/Immer-mehr-Fahrende/story/16873503
– Fäkalien und Abfall im Gemüsefeld. In: Blick. 07.07.2017. https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/puff-mit-romas-bei-rastplatz-auf-der-a1-faekalien-und-abfall-im-gemuesefeld-id6956906.html [link-preview url=”https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/puff-mit-romas-bei-rastplatz-auf-der-a1-faekalien-und-abfall-im-gemuesefeld-id6956906.html”]
Italian Roma Fashion
A young Romni fashion designed from Italy.
– http://www.saracetty.com [link-preview url=”http://www.saracetty.com”]
Kosovo, Refugees and Lead
Another article about the lead poisoning suffered by many Roma refugees in Kosovo after having been parked by the UN in a camp build on a toxic waste dump. This has been going on for years and the UN has not done anything yet.
– LES MEHMETI, UNE FAMILLE ROM CONTAMINÉE AU PLOMB. In: Kosovox. 06.07.2017. http://kosovox.com/les-mehmeti-une-famille-rom-contaminee-au-plomb/
– Roma in Kosovo: ‘My children are poisoned by lead’. In: Al Jazeera. 19.06.2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/05/roma-kosovo-children-poisoned-lead-160524060039653.html [link-preview url=”http://kosovox.com/les-mehmeti-une-famille-rom-contaminee-au-plomb/ “]
Hungary: Even more to the Right
Three extreme right movements joined force in Hungary this week end for “ethnical self defence”, for the “protection of the white European race” and its “Lebensraum”, and against “Migrant and Gypsies”.
BAD and dangerous.
– Jobbik “verweichlicht”: Drei Neonazi-Gruppen in Ungarn vereinigen sich. In: Pester Llyod. 09.07.2017. http://www.pesterlloyd.net/html/1728neonazigruppen.html [link-preview url=”http://www.pesterlloyd.net/html/1728neonazigruppen.html”]
Czech Republic and Health
Health inequality is a real topic in the Czech Republic with infant mortality among Roma twice as high as among the rest of the population.
– David Beňák: Health inequality in the Czech Republic a topic now that Romani infant mortality double the national average. In: Romea. 08.07.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/david-benak-health-inequality-in-the-czech-republic-a-topic-now-that-romani-infant-mortality-double-the-national-average [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/david-benak-health-inequality-in-the-czech-republic-a-topic-now-that-romani-infant-mortality-double-the-national-average”]
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