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Greece: Aftermath of the Riots

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The Greek minister of Public Order, Nikos Toskas, stated that the root causes of the riot following the accidental shooting of an 11 years old boy will take time to be resolved. He stated that the budget for the integration of the Roma had been cut by more than 80% due to the crisis, thus contributing to the current explosion.

– Education and Social Integration Program for Roma in Greece Suffers 80% Budget Cut. In: Greek Reporter. 16.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/16/education-and-social-integration-program-for-roma-in-greece-suffers-80-budget-cut/#sthash.Gpl665nv.dpuf
– Budget cuts hurt outreach to Roma schools in Menidi. In: Ekathimerini. 16.06.2017. http://www.ekathimerini.com/219294/article/ekathimerini/news/budget-cuts-hurt-outreach-to-roma-schools-in-menidi [link-preview url=”http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/16/education-and-social-integration-program-for-roma-in-greece-suffers-80-budget-cut/#sthash.Gpl665nv.dpuf”]

Italien News Westeuropa

Five Stars and Italian Politics

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Let’s be clear – Beppe Grillo may be on the left, but when it comes to Roma and migrants, he shares a lot with the Northern League.
He recently said there were too many Gypsies and migrants in Italy…
SHAME

– M5S rebuffs Salvini overture. In: Ansa. 16.06.2017. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2017/06/16/m5s-rebuffs-salvini-overture_bb139663-fba2-4dec-ad57-9629090c8448.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2017/06/16/m5s-rebuffs-salvini-overture_bb139663-fba2-4dec-ad57-9629090c8448.html”]

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Slovenia: School Inclusion

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The International School for Social and Business Studies in Celje (Slovenia) conducted a national consultation on the integration of migrants and Roma in schools. As the project manager RoMigSc Nada Trunk Širca said, the project is aimed at identifying best practices for improving policies for Roma integration and migrant children in school.

– V Celju o vključevanju Romov in migrantov v šole. In: STA. 15.06.2017. https://www.sta.si/2398919/v-celju-o-vkljucevanju-romov-in-migrantov-v-sole [link-preview url=”https://www.sta.si/2398919/v-celju-o-vkljucevanju-romov-in-migrantov-v-sole”]

Italien News Westeuropa

Italy: Amnesty Critique

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Amnesty International has issued a strong criticism of the European Commission for failing to protect the rights of pregnant Roma women, children and migrants in Italy.

– Amnesty slams EU Commission for failing to protect pregnant Roma women and infants homeless in Italy. In: New Europe. 15.06.2017. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/amnesty-slams-eu-commission-failing-protect-pregnant-roma-women-infants-homeless-italy/ [link-preview url=”https://www.neweurope.eu/article/amnesty-slams-eu-commission-failing-protect-pregnant-roma-women-infants-homeless-italy/”]

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Naples: After the Eviction

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A reportage about the fate of the Roma who were recently evicted from a camp in the Italian city of Naples. It speaks of discrimination and of segregation.
Bad.

– ‘We should be in the same neighbourhoods as the Italians – but we’re on the outside’. In: The Independent. 13.06.2017. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/roma-gianturco-camp-settlement-naples-evicted-demolition-homeless-amnesty-european-human-rights-a7778571.html [link-preview url=”http://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/roma-gianturco-camp-settlement-naples-evicted-demolition-homeless-amnesty-european-human-rights-a7778571.html”]

Uncategorized

Media strengthen Prejudices

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An article on how the press effectively contributes to strengthening prejudices and stereotypes against Roma by publishing only biased and one sided articles.

– Medienberichte verstärken Vorurteile und Rassismus gegen Sinti und Roma. In: GfbV. https://www.gfbv.de/de/informieren/kampagnen/kandidatencheck/rassismus-gegen-sinti-und-roma-entgegentreten/medienberichte-verstaerken-vorurteile-und-rassismus-gegen-sinti-und-roma/ [link-preview url=”https://www.gfbv.de/de/informieren/kampagnen/kandidatencheck/rassismus-gegen-sinti-und-roma-entgegentreten/medienberichte-verstaerken-vorurteile-und-rassismus-gegen-sinti-und-roma/”]

Griechenland News Westeuropa

Greece Riots against Roma – 2

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The riots against Roma have seen the first Roma houses burnt down, in spite of a strong riot police presence in the neighbourhood.
BAD.

– Roma houses on fire. A third day of an anti-Roma pogrom in Athens. In: Shades Magazine. 13.06.2017. https://theshadesmag.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/roma-houses-on-fire-a-third-day-of-an-anti-roma-pogrom-in-athens/
Athens: An anti-Roma pogrom continues for a second day. In: Shades Magazine. 12.06.2017. https://theshadesmag.wordpress.com/2017/06/12/athens-an-anti-roma-pogrom-continues-for-a-second-day/ [link-preview url=”https://theshadesmag.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/roma-houses-on-fire-a-third-day-of-an-anti-roma-pogrom-in-athens/ “]

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Greece: Riots against Roma

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Residents of Menidi a suburb to the North of Athens, have been clashing with the police and rioting against Roma following the death of a 11 years old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in the schoolyard.
A 23 years old Rom was arrested in connection with the stray bullet.

– Greek Riot Police Stop Angry Crowd From Attacking Roma Community. In: Greek Reporter. 12.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/12/greek-riot-police-stop-angry-crowd-from-attacking-roma-community/#sthash.Kuv0ePmF.dpuf
– 23-Year-Old Roma Arrested in Connection with the Stray Bullet that Killed Young Boy. In: Greek Reporter. 10.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/10/23-year-old-roma-arrested-in-connection-with-the-stray-bullet-that-killed-young-boy/#sthash.LqtzCJ2D.dpuf
– Menidi residents clash with police, demand crime crackdown. In: Ekathimerini. 12.06.2017. http://www.ekathimerini.com/219192/article/ekathimerini/news/menidi-residents-clash-with-police-demand-crime-crackdown [link-preview url=”http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/12/greek-riot-police-stop-angry-crowd-from-attacking-roma-community/#sthash.Kuv0ePmF.dpuf “]

Irland News Westeuropa

Ireland, Travellers and Roma

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The Irish government unveiled a plan to improve integration and reduce discrimination against Travellers and Roma in the country.
Good!

– Traveller and Roma strategy targets access to employment, health. In: The Irish Times. 14.06.2017. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/traveller-and-roma-strategy-targets-access-to-employment-health-1.3118689 [link-preview url=”http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/traveller-and-roma-strategy-targets-access-to-employment-health-1.3118689″]

Italien News Westeuropa

Italy: Close the Camps

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The leader of the Five Star movement, Beppe Grillo stated he wants to close the Roma camps that dot the surroundings of Rome and other major Italian cities and fight against beggars.
Two issues here: First – this has been promised by the Five Star movement several times (and by its mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi, numerous times, and second – Beppe Grillo is using all STEREOTYPES on can imagine: “Those who say they have no income and go around in luxury cars are out. Those who ask for money in the metro, with kids in tow, are out. What’s more, vigilance against purse snatchers on the metro will be raised.”
Bad

– Scrap Rome’s Roma camps and beggars. In: ANSA.13.06.2017. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2017/06/13/scrap-romes-roma-camps-and-beggars_163db6e0-035a-4bd1-a1d5-9c1f80213d9f.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2017/06/13/scrap-romes-roma-camps-and-beggars_163db6e0-035a-4bd1-a1d5-9c1f80213d9f.html”]

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Czech Republic – Really?

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The Czech Roma association ROMEA filed a complaint after having been threatened on their Facebook page with a comment “Burn down all of Romea”.
Prosecutor and Police agreed that this does not constitute a crime … Really???

– Czech prosecutor agrees with police that threat to burn down ROMEA is not a crime. In: Romea.cz. 12.06.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-prosecutor-agrees-with-police-that-threat-to-burn-down-romea-is-not-a-crime [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-prosecutor-agrees-with-police-that-threat-to-burn-down-romea-is-not-a-crime”]

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Slovakia, the Police, and Roma

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A follow up on the beatings by the police of Roma residents from the Slovak town of Zborov. On April 16th, the police beat up children, pregnant women, and finally threatened residents in case a video of the incident would be released (which happened).
Shame that the police can do this, double shame that they have not yet been prosecuted.

– https://youtu.be/OrCwfhc9leo
– Slovakia: Romani residents of Zborov tell Romea.cz that police beat children, pregnant women, threatened retribution if video released. In: Romea.cz. 12.06.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovakia-romani-residents-of-zborov-tell-romea-cz-that-police-beat-children-pregnant-women-threatened-retribution-if-video [link-preview url=”https://youtu.be/OrCwfhc9leo “]

Europe

Roma Culture

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An article on the newly created European Roma Cultural Institute and on what it means to Roma overall.

– At home in Europe: Roma tell their story. In: DW. 12.06.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/at-home-in-europe-roma-tell-their-story/a-39209585 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/at-home-in-europe-roma-tell-their-story/a-39209585″]

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Slovakia: Portrait and Memories

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A portrait of a Roma radio editor Igor Dužda. And some interesting facts about the pre and post war situation of Roma in Slovakia as well as the creation of the current slums in the country. These did not really exist prior to the war as Roma were found in every village, and if settlements there were, they were small.

– Prvý redaktor rómskeho rozhlasového vysielania Igor Dužda: Nemám rád nespravodlivosť. In: SME Domov. 09.06.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20552820/prvy-redaktor-romskeho-rozhlasoveho-vysielania-igor-duzda-nemam-rad-nespravodlivost.html#axzz4jlJunxGG [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20552820/prvy-redaktor-romskeho-rozhlasoveho-vysielania-igor-duzda-nemam-rad-nespravodlivost.html#axzz4jlJunxGG”]

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Bosnia and Roma

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A reportage about the dismal living conditions of Roma in Bosnia and Hercegovina. Many Roma were displaced during the war – ethnically cleansed from Serbian regions – and are still living in temporary camps and settlements.

– NEDOSTOJNO ŽIVLJENJE ROMOV V BIH. In: RTV4. 11.06.2017. http://4d.rtvslo.si/arhiv/prvi-dnevnik/174476436 [link-preview url=”http://4d.rtvslo.si/arhiv/prvi-dnevnik/174476436″]

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French Chronicle

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There has been much less news lately in France about Roma. Whereas there used to be many articles in the Press, there are now much less, which is good.
In Bobigny, near Paris, the camp can stay for the time being. In Triel-Carrièrres, in the Paris region, a camp is not that lucky and will be closed. In addition, a fire – probably of criminal nature burnt part of the camp. In Valmy, in North Eastern France, another camp was closed. In the North, in Roubaix, another camp was evacuated while the justice declared an eviction of Roma to have been illegal and finally, in Lille, several of the owners of the land on which a camp is located went to court to force an evacuation.

– Bobigny : un sursis pour les familles du campement rom. In: Le Parisien. 09.06.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/bobigny-93000/bobigny-un-sursis-pour-les-familles-du-campement-rom-09-06-2017-7035054.php
– Bobigny. Les Roms en appellent à la justice. In: L’Humanité. 07.06.2017. http://www.humanite.fr/bobigny-les-roms-en-appellent-la-justice-637017
– Bobigny : les Roms se concertent après l’arrêté d’évacuation. In: Le Parisien. 26.05.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/bobigny-93000/bobigny-les-roms-se-concertent-apres-l-arrete-d-evacuation-26-05-2017-6986658.php
– Triel-Carrières : les quatre camps des Roms bientôt fermés. In: Le Parisien. 31.05.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/carrieres-sous-poissy-78955/triel-carrieres-les-quatre-camps-des-roms-bientot-fermes-31-05-2017-7002666.php
– Incendie criminel dans le camp de Roms. In: 78 Actu. 16.05.2017. http://www.78actu.fr/incendie-criminel-dans-le-camp-de-roms_49184/
– APRÈS LE DÉMANTÈLEMENT DU CAMP VALMY, LES ROMS LOGÉS PROVISOIREMENT AU GYMNASE. In: Place Grenet. 25.05.2017. http://www.placegrenet.fr/2017/05/25/apres-le-demantelement-du-camp-valmy-les-roms-loges-provisoirement-au-gymnase/139630
– Le camp de Roms du quai de Bordeaux évacué ce vendredi matin. In: La Voix du Nord. 19.05.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/165127/article/2017-05-19/le-camp-de-roms-du-quai-de-bordeaux-evacue-ce-vendredi-matin
– Une décision de justice donne raison à la famille rom, a posteriori. In: La Voix du Nord. 06.06.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/173795/article/2017-06-06/une-decision-de-justice-donne-raison-la-famille-rom-posteriori
– L’occupation de la ferme de l’Éperonnerie encore en débat au tribunal. In: La Voix du Nord. 08.06.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/175060/article/2017-06-08/l-occupation-de-la-ferme-de-l-eperonnerie-encore-en-debat-au-tribunal
– Trois procédures en attente pour l’expulsion de camps de Roms. In: La Voix du Nord. 18.05.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/164737/article/2017-05-18/trois-procedures-en-attente-pour-l-expulsion-de-camps-de-roms [link-preview url=”http://www.leparisien.fr/bobigny-93000/bobigny-un-sursis-pour-les-familles-du-campement-rom-09-06-2017-7035054.php “]

News Schweiz

Switzerland and Roma Holocaust

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There is a strong push by Roma organisations in Switzerland to have Switzerland recognise August 2nd the Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. The day has already been recognised by the European Union, and, as this year Switzerland is heading the Holocaust Remembrance Commemorations, Switzerland should recognise it too.
This day was chosen as it marked the end of the Zigeunerlager at Auschwitz, with the remaining inmates executed during the night.

– «Man muss sich bewusst sein, dass 500’000 Roma vernichtet wurden». In: Der Bund. 09.06.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/schweiz/standard/man-muss-sich-bewusst-sein-dass-500-000-roma-vernichtet-wurden/story/13979654 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/schweiz/standard/man-muss-sich-bewusst-sein-dass-500-000-roma-vernichtet-wurden/story/13979654″]

Deutschland News Westeuropa

Germany: Exhibition on Holocaust

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An exhibition called “Racial Diagnosis: Gypsy” – the term used by the Nazis to brand Roma as inferior beings, opened in Nuremberg. It tells the story of the persecution under the Nazis, but also the story of the survivors post 1945.

– »Rassendiagnose: Zigeuner« im Doku-Zentrum Nürnberg. In: Sontagsblatt. 08.06.2017. http://www.sonntagsblatt.de/artikel/kultur/rassendiagnose-zigeuner-im-doku-zentrum-nuernberg [link-preview url=”http://www.sonntagsblatt.de/artikel/kultur/rassendiagnose-zigeuner-im-doku-zentrum-nuernberg”]

News Osteuropa Polen

Poland: Zabrze Attack

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A reportage on the police finding on an attempted attack against Roma in Zabrze, near Katowice in Southern Poland. The perpetrators of this attack which occurred end of March are hooligans well known to the police.
Nice the police acted. Not always the case in Poland.

– Zabrze: Atak kiboli na Romów. Policja zatrzymała już dziesięciu pseudokibiców. In: Nazemiasto. 08.06.2017. http://zabrze.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/zabrze-atak-kiboli-na-romow-policja-zatrzymala-juz,4144294,artgal,t,id,tm.html [link-preview url=”http://zabrze.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/zabrze-atak-kiboli-na-romow-policja-zatrzymala-juz,4144294,artgal,t,id,tm.html”]

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia and Slums

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The Roma settlements (called Osada) are is so poor conditions that tuberculosis is quite common. And it is difficult to heal (it is often resistant against many antibiotics). Slovakia is trying to tackle the problem, forming staff who will work in the settlement themselves.

– V boji s tuberkulózou v osadách majú pomôcť aj terénni pracovníci. In: Korzar. 09.07.2017. https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20554751/v-boji-s-tuberkulozou-v-osadach-maju-pomoct-aj-terenni-pracovnici.html#axzz4jaOqLf6Z [link-preview url=”https://spis.korzar.sme.sk/c/20554751/v-boji-s-tuberkulozou-v-osadach-maju-pomoct-aj-terenni-pracovnici.html#axzz4jaOqLf6Z”]

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