Pictures from the Council of Europe and their commemoration of the Rroma Holocaust.
Holocaust Remembrance
Holocaust Remembrance in Auschwitz
Survivors and community leaders commemorated yesterday in Auschwitz the Rroma Holocaust.
- Roma and Sinti Victims of Nazis Remembered at Auschwitz. In: ABC News. 02.08.2016. http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/roma-sinti-victims-nazis-remembered-auschwitz-41064412
Another Article on Holocaust
An article by Katalin Barsony, a Hungarian Rromni and the director od the Romedia foundation on the Holocaust remembrance day and on the increasing hate towards Rroma in Europe. She is right on this, unfortunately.
We just wish that the term Porrajmos not be used…
- Der Hass auf Roma wächst: Hat Europa nichts aus seiner Geschichte gelernt? In: Focus. 02.08.2016. http://www.focus.de/politik/experten/porajmos-gedenktag-der-hass-auf-roma-waechst-hat-europa-nichts-aus-seiner-geschichte-gelernt_id_5782156.html
August 2nd: International Rroma Holocaust Day
Today’s the day to remember the Rroma victims of the Holocaust. May they rest in peace.
- Roma Holocaust commemorated at graves of murdered Roma. In: The Slovak Spectator. 02.08.2016. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20229055/roma-holocaust-commemorated-at-graves-of-murdered-roma.html
Canada: Further Developments
A humanitarian application has been deposed for the Lakatos family who is due to be deported on August 11. Advocacy groups are urging the government to consider this application prior to this date.
- Roma mom, daughter from Hungary fight to stay in Canada. In: New Europe. 01.08.2016. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/roma-mom-daughter-hungary-fight-stay-canada/
France: A different Initiative
A more positive twist in France: Volunteers are spending time with children in a Rroma camp near Paris, and are organising activities for the Rroma children.
More of it, please …
- Méry : des vacances auprès des Roms pour les bénévoles du Secours catholique. In: Le Parisien. 29.07.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/mery-sur-oise-95540/mery-des-vacances-aupres-des-roms-pour-les-benevoles-du-secours-catholique-29-07-2016-6003711.php
Switzerland: Rroma Travellers left Neuchatel …
The Rroma who made the headlines in the last month in the Canton Neuchatel apparently left. Not far, that we know, but they are no longer in Neuchatel. A canton that tries to forbid foreign travellers from coming.
Let’s hope a lot more visit them!
- Les Roms installés au Crêt-du-Puy ont quitté le canton de Neuchâtel. In: ArcInof. 30.07.2016. http://www.arcinfo.ch/articles/regions/canton/les-roms-installes-au-cret-du-puy-ont-quitte-le-canton-de-neuchatel-561787
- Roms contents, agriculteurs soucieux. In: ArcInfo. 29.07.2016. http://www.arcinfo.ch/articles/regions/val-de-ruz/roms-contents-agriculteurs-soucieux-561293
More on Szekesfehervar
A lot more information on the evictions of poor people in Szekesfehervar. And not all good. Actually even much worse.
- EVICTION LOOMING FOR BOTH ROMA AND NON-ROMA POOR IN SZÉKESFEHÉRVÁR. In: Hungarian Spectrum. 31.07.2016. http://hungarianspectrum.org/2016/07/31/eviction-looming-for-both-roma-and-non-roma-poor-in-szekesfehervar/
French Chronicle …
Less news on the front page means more on Rroma in the French Press. First, in the South, were legality seems not to be high on the priorities of the state in Montpellier. In that same city, residents are “exasperated” by a camp there. In Montaucran, in the South, a camp was closed; near Paris, two reportages on life in the camps; in Montreuil, camps are being dismantled; in Lyon, a report on the situation of Rroma in that city; in the North the mayor od a twon is accused of racism following the arson attack against a shop for Romanians and especially Rroma, while also in the North, a pedophile was targeting Rroma children.
- Roms : l’État s’arrange avec la loi pour expulser plus et plus vite. In: l”Humanité. 26.07.2016. http://www.humanite.fr/roms-letat-sarrange-avec-la-loi-pour-expulser-plus-et-plus-vite-612551
- Montpellier : exaspérés par le camp de Roms, les riverains lancent une petition. In: Midi Libre. http://www.midilibre.fr/2016/07/26/des-riverains-exasperes-par-le-camp-de-roms,1371821.php
- Démantèlement du campement de Roms de Montaudran, 386 personnes évacuées. In: La Dépèche. 25.07.2015. http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2016/07/25/2390625-demantelement-en-cours-du-campement-illegal-de-montaudran.html
- Campements roms. Une semaine de juillet comme les autres en Seine-Saint-Denis. In: L’Humanité. 26.07.2016. http://www.humanite.fr/campements-roms-une-semaine-de-juillet-comme-les-autres-en-seine-saint-denis-612819
- Camp de migrants à Paris: “Il faut bien les accueillir quelque part” In: Le Point. 31.07.2016. http://www.lepoint.fr/societe/camp-de-migrants-a-paris-il-faut-bien-les-accueillir-quelque-part-31-07-2016-2058216_23.php
- L’été à Montreuil : on expulse! In: Mediapart. 30.07.2016. https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/300716/lete-montreuil-expulse
- Montreuil : le camp rom du boulevard de la Boissière évacué. In: Le Parisien. 29.07.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/montreuil-93100/montreuil-le-camp-rom-du-boulevard-de-la-boissiere-evacue-28-07-2016-6000905.php
- Mélikah Abdelmoumen : rapporter les troubles des Roms Lyonnais. In: Ici Radio Canada. 25.07.2016. http://ici.radio-canada.ca/emissions/medium_large/2014-2015/chronique.asp?idChronique=412681
- Incendie d’un commerce dans le Nord : la mairie accusée d’être anti-roms ? In: TF1. 24.07.2016. http://lci.tf1.fr/france/faits-divers/incendie-a-denain-nord-la-mairie-accusee-d-etre-anti-roms-8768545.html
- Lille : le pédophile parisien visait des enfants roms. In: La Voix du Nord. 30.07.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/lille-le-pedophile-parisien-visait-des-enfants-roms-ia19b0n3658693
Attack in Münich: 3 Rroma victims
The shooting in the Munich shopping mall also made some Rroma victims: 3 confirmed deaths. Two were Sinti, and one from the Kosovo.
- München: Drei Sinti und Roma unter den Opfern. In: dRoma . 29.07.2016. http://www.roma-service.at/dromablog/?p=37283
Denmark: Residents angry at Rroma Camp
Residents are angry about an illegal Rroma camp near the capital. They lock the toilets, and then wonder why there are excrements outside,
- Roma camp west of Copenhagen sparks irritation among locals. In: CPH Post. 29.07.2016. http://cphpost.dk/news/roma-camp-west-of-copenhagen-sparks-irritation-among-locals.html
Evictions in Szekesfehervar in Hungary
Several hundred people, about half of which are Rroma are facing eviction in Szekesfehervar, a small city near Budapest. The leases are simply not renewed and people are evicted. Some Rroma reported being told that “the borders are open” …
BAD, and a pattern in Hungary.
- Evictions in Székesfehérvár: How the Roma Parliament is handling a housing crisis in Hungary. In: The Hungarian Free Press. 29.07.2016. http://hungarianfreepress.com/2016/07/29/evictions-in-szekesfehervar-how-the-roma-parliament-is-handling-a-housing-crisis-in-hungary/
What have Brazil, Rroma, and Scotland in Common?
A nice story: A Brazilian immigrant in Scotland helping Rroma to integrate.
More of it, please!
- New Scots: Juliana da Penha, the Brazilian helping Roma in Govanhill. In: Positively Scottish. 28.07.2016. http://positivelyscottish.scot/2016/07/28/new-scots-juliana-da-penha-the-brazilian-helping-roma-in-govanhill/
Hungary, an Overview
Interesting interview and overview of Hungary’s current state. Read the part on Rroma too.
- “The majority of Hungarians are apathetic, indifferent, and devoid of hope.” An interview with Gaspár M. Tamás. In: Open Democracy. 29.07.2016. https://www.opendemocracy.net/can-europe-make-it/g-m-tam-s-jaroslav-fiala/majority-of-hungarians-are-apathetic-indifferent-and-dev
Maribor: A Synagogue Commemorates Rroma Holocaust
The Maribor Synagogue in Slovenia will commemorate the Rroma Holocaust on August 2.
- Maribor Synagogue pays tribute to victims of Nazi genocide of Roma. In: STA. 29.07.2016. https://english.sta.si/2288696/maribor-synagogue-pays-tribute-to-victims-of-nazi-genocide-of-roma
The Pope in Auschwitz: Let’s get the Facts Straight
The Pope visited Auschwitz, met survivors, all in silence, may the souls that departed appreciate.
But the article states some incorrect facts. The mention 1.5 mio dead. This is correct. But then say 23’000 Rroma. Also correct if you “only” count those who were registered. To give a comparison, there are 300’000 registered Jews in Auschwitz. Far from the 1.5 Mio. Simply said, registered people where the ones who were not immediately gassed. Those who died on arrival are not recorded in the camp, just in the transport. So fact is: many more Rroma died in Auschwitz than the 23’000. May their souls rest in peace.
- Pope Francis Visits Auschwitz in Silence, Meets 12 Survivors. In: America Magazine. 29.07.2016. http://americamagazine.org/content/dispatches/pope-francis-visits-auschwitz-silence-meets-12-survivors
Canada: Lakatos Family Deported
The Lakatos family who had a reprieve two weeks ago has now been definitively ordered to leave Canada by August 11th. They have no possibilities left to appeal. This decision prompted protests in solidarity with the family.
- Protest in Montreal after Roma mom, daughter ordered deported to Hungary. In: CTV News. 28.07.2016. http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/protest-in-montreal-after-roma-mom-daughter-ordered-deported-to-hungary-1.3006520?autoPlay=true
Leipzig: Aggressive Beggars
Another article on aggressive beggars, on a possible interdiction of begging with children, without a single mention of Rroma. This in itself is good, but does it suffice? Everyone (see the comments at the end of the article) names the culprits. Sometimes, Political Correctness is not so effective.
- Wenn fünf Euro nicht genug sind. In: MDR Aktuell. 27.07.2016. http://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/vermischtes/aggressives-betteln-leipzig-100.html
Neuchatel (Switzerland): Camping re-opened
The authorities of the Canton of Neuchatel, having de-facto banned non Swiss Rroma travellers from their canton, are scheduled to re-open a camping spot for them. They were facing a few families who stubbornly refused to accept this interdiction and who have been working in the last few months in that region.
- L’Etat rouvre l’aire de La Vue-des-Alpes. In: Le Matin. 27.07.2016. http://www.lematin.ch/suisse/etat-rouvre-laire-vuedesalpes/story/23562658
Germany – Hamburg – More than 100 Children Deported
In the first 6 months of this year, already more than 100 schoolchildren have been deported from the Hamburg region alone. This is mostly the result of the “safe countries” policy of Germany, a policy which affects mostly Rroma from the Balkan.
SHAME!
- Schon mehr als 100 Schulkinder abgeschoben. In: NDR. 27.07.2016. https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/hamburg/Schon-mehr-als-100-Schulkinder-abgeschoben,schule1294.html
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