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Genocide and now Discrimination

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Several articles highlighting the continuing discrimination of Roma in Europe.

Europe

August 2nd

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Many articles in many countries on the commemoration of the 79th anniversary of the liquidation of the “Zigeunerlager” in Auschwitz, the day that has been chosen as the commemoration of the genocide of the Roma during the Holocaust.

Gedenken an Roma. In: Der Standard. 02.08.2023. https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000181507/gedenken-an-roma

Ungarn News Osteuropa

Hungary, Analphabets, and Roma

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Recent statistics (see second article cited here) in Hungary give a dim view of the state of the education system. According to the result, 40% of the 8th grade students are functional analphabets. What is the response of the government (see first article cited here), well, according to Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister office of the Orban government, it is because of the Roma.

He is not a friend of arithmetic… If 40% of the children in Hungary are Roma, it is an interesting trend. Currently, the Roma minority in the country stands at around 10%. And it is true that their education level is low, mostly since in the countryside, they are taught in de-facto segregated schools.

Deutschland News Westeuropa

The Forgotten Holocaust

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The Genocide of Roma by the National Socialists is often called the forgotten Holocaust.

According to Jens-Christian Wagner, head of the Buchenwald memorial site, the commemoration of the mass deportation and murder of Sinti and Roma under National Socialism receives too little attention. “This is a topic that is in fact not nearly as present in public as the Shoah, i.e. the murder of European Jews,” Wagner told the German Press Agency.

News Osteuropa Ukraine

Occupied Ukraine: Deportations

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The Russian government forcibly evicts the “Gypsy population” from the territory of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions, because they “distribute prohibited substances and violate the laws of the Russian Federation.”

In addition, in the document, they call for strengthening the controls over publications in Telegram channels – since dissatisfaction among the “Gypsy youth” with the forced deportation has become a noticeable problem for the Russian authorities.

Another Russian crime.

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa Ukraine

Czech Republic: Roma and Ukrainian Refugees

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Manifestations of Roma against Ukrainian refugees continue in the Czech Republic. Not only due to the few incidents, but also because of the resentment of the Roma who feel that while nothing has been done in the country for them, the Ukrainians are helped more than they ever were.

News Osteuropa Slowakei

Slovakia and Roma Settlements

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The Office of the Government of the Slovak Republic has published a call in the amount of almost 60 million euros, the aim of which is to create “development teams” in selected municipalities. They will contribute to solving adverse situations with an impact on both the minority and the majority at the level of the entire residential community. They will focus on employment, education, housing and the fight against anti-Roma racism.

Deutschland News Westeuropa

Romani Rose on Racism

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In the context of the commemoration of the 2nd of August, Romani Rose called the European Union to outlaw anti-Roma racism alongside antisemitism.

Frankreich News Westeuropa

French Chronicle …

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Not much this week in France. The French prefect of the Herault, in the South of France, known for his hard stance against Roma camps is on the go. Near Paris, a new camp has been dismantled. And near Nantes two caravans took fire.

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Slovakia: Call for Support

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The Slovak Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport published a call for proposals entitled “Support for the provision of early care and early intervention to children aged 0 to 6 years from the environment marginalized Roma communities and from an environment of generational poverty”.

Let’s see …

Tschechische Republik News Osteuropa

Czech Republic and the Commissioner

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The position of Government Commissioner for Roma Minority Affairs was established by the government in December 2022 and is independent of political parties. Lucie Fuková, a Romni, is the first one. There are already voices in the Roma community who say “We didn’t vote for you, don’t speak for the Roma! You won’t do anything anyway!”

Her answer is:  “So I am the very first person in the Czech Republic to take on this position. In contrast, in Slovakia, the Roma government representative has been operating for many years. I’m only a few months in and I’m building my entire office from scratch – in every way. I have nothing to follow up on. That’s why I spend a lot of time setting up the functioning of the office (people, processes…) and unfortunately I can’t be everywhere.”

Deutschland News Westeuropa

Ravensbrück: Memorial

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On August 2nd, a memorial plaque for the Sinti and Roma deported from Koblenz by the National Socialists will be unveiled at the Ravensbrück Memorial in Brandenburg. The occasion is the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of the National Socialist Genocide of the Sinti and Roma.

News Osteuropa Polen

Oświęcim Museum and Roma

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From 1 August, the Małopolskie Voivodeship will take over the Museum of Remembrance of Oświęcim from the Oświęcim District and will co-run it together with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage.

As explained by the Marshal of Małopolska, Witold Kozłowski, after signing the document, the change of the museum’s organizer is aimed at expanding the scope of its activities. In that context, a Centre for Roma History and Culture will be established.

Deutschland News Westeuropa

Germany and the Genocide of the Roma

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Further commemorations planned on August 2nd in Darmstadt and in Ravensbrück.

Italien News Westeuropa

Italy: A Gang of Sinti

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Several articles in the Italian press about the arrests of a gang Sinti responsible for over 30 burglaries since December, and for theft of over 200’000 euros. They also had a collection of false license plates, radios, wigs, etc.

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Switzerland and Ukrainian Roma

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The extreme right weekly “Die Weltwoche” puts up a title stating “Fake Ukrainians flock to Switzerland: Roma with purchased passports demand protection status. A community in Bern raises the alarm. She feels let down by the State Secretariat for Migration”.

Well, there are not that many Roma refugees from the Ukraine here.  As usual, when this paper “reports” on Roma, they are all thieves, profiteers, and organised criminal beggars.

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