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Germany – A Bavarian Treaty?

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The Social Democrats (SPD) in the Bavarian Parliament are asking for a formal treaty between the State of Bavaria and the Sinti and Roma, as a sign of the responsibilities of the state and as a mean to fight racism and discrimination.

– SPD will Staatsvertrag mit Sinti und Roma im Frühjahr 2018. In: Die Welt. 05.12.2017. https://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/regiolinegeo/bayern/article171267949/SPD-will-Staatsvertrag-mit-Sinti-und-Roma-im-Fruehjahr-2018.html [link-preview url=”https://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/regiolinegeo/bayern/article171267949/SPD-will-Staatsvertrag-mit-Sinti-und-Roma-im-Fruehjahr-2018.html”]

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Football and Roma

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An Exhibition in Berlin explores the relation of football with racism against Roma. There have been numerous examples where the term “Gypsy” or “Zigeuner” have been used as insults against other players, but there have been more serious incidents too.

– “Das ist ein Gesamtproblem des Fußballs”. In: Deutschlandfunk. 03.12.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/antiziganismus-das-ist-ein-gesamtproblem-des-fussballs.1346.de.html?dram:article_id=402229 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/antiziganismus-das-ist-ein-gesamtproblem-des-fussballs.1346.de.html?dram:article_id=402229″]

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Roma Day in Berlin

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An article about the Roma Day in Berlin (held on Nov. 24th), and its message: Many Roma are well integrated, Roma have to get out of the defensive, and racism needs to be be firmly condemned.

– Roma-Day in Berlin: Aufstehen gegen Rassismus und Nationalismus. In: BNR. 24.11.2017. https://www.bnr.de/artikel/aktuell-aus-der-zivilgesellschaft/roma-day-in-berlin-aufstehen-gegen-rassismus-und-nationali [link-preview url=”https://www.bnr.de/artikel/aktuell-aus-der-zivilgesellschaft/roma-day-in-berlin-aufstehen-gegen-rassismus-und-nationali”]

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Theatre Project

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A German Theatre project called “Schuchten – Neue Nachbarn” [canyon – new neighbours] is being nominated for the Amadeu Antonio Price. This price is awarded to projects fighting racism. The play consists of Roma and Sinti telling stories while walking through a neighbourhood of Augsburg where many of them live.

– NOMINIERT FÜR DEN AMADEU ANTONIO PREIS 2017 – “SCHLUCHTEN – NEUE NACHBARN”. In: Bell Tower, 21.11.2017. http://www.belltower.news/artikel/nominiert-für-den-amadeu-antonio-preis-2017-schluchten-neue-nachbarn-12911 [link-preview url=”http://www.belltower.news/artikel/nominiert-für-den-amadeu-antonio-preis-2017-schluchten-neue-nachbarn-12911″]

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I even met happy Gypsies …

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The old movie “I even met happy Gypsies” from Aleksandar Petrović was re-released in a newly re-mastered version. The movie had won the Grand Prix Spécial du Jury in cannes in 1967 (ex aequo with another movie).
While it is an iconic movie, it also perpetuates all stereotypes …

– http://www.culturopoing.com/cinema/reprises/aleksandar-petrovic-jai-meme-rencontre-des-tziganes-heureux-skupljaci-perja-1967/20171113 [link-preview url=”http://www.culturopoing.com/cinema/reprises/aleksandar-petrovic-jai-meme-rencontre-des-tziganes-heureux-skupljaci-perja-1967/20171113″]

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Swiss Jenische

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The Jenische Organisation “Radgenossenschaft der Landstrasse” wrote to the Swiss Federal Council, deploring the increase of racism against travellers in the country, the closure of camping sites, and the inaction of the authorities. They deplore the fact that the Jenische are thrown into the same pot as other “foreign” and mostly Roma group and that politics at the same time plays one group against the other.

– Jenische fürchten den “Dammbruch”. In: Der Bund. 17.11.2017. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/Jenische-fuerchten-den-Dammbruch/story/26684903#overlay [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/Jenische-fuerchten-den-Dammbruch/story/26684903#overlay”]

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Slovakia: Education or Business

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It seems that some schools in Slovakia are considering Roma children as a business rather than as pupils who need to be taught. In brief, the staff selected children, apparently overwhelmingly Roma, diagnosing them with various health disabilities, which resulted in their subsequent inclusion in a group of pupils with special educational needs where the school could receive more than twice the amount of money than for standard pupils.
Slovakia has a long story of putting Roma children in classes for mentally disabled people – before basically as racism, now for profit…

– Kto zarába na rómskych žiakoch. In: Dennik. 15.11.2017. https://dennikn.sk/blog/kto-zaraba-na-romskych-ziakoch/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/blog/kto-zaraba-na-romskych-ziakoch/”]

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Nelly’s Adventures

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More on the controversy about the German children movie “Nelly’s Adventure” with split opinions.
We share the opinions of the German Council of Sinti and Roma. The movie promotes the usual negative stereotypes about Roma.

– Überwiegend Zuspruch für “Nellys Abenteuer”. In: Welt N24. 12.11.2017. https://www.welt.de/regionales/baden-wuerttemberg/article170545909/Ueberwiegend-Zuspruch-fuer-Nellys-Abenteuer.html
– Sinti und Roma kritisieren SWR-Jugendfilm. In: badische Zeitung. 10.11.2017. http://www.badische-zeitung.de/computer-medien-1/sinti-und-roma-kritisieren-swr-jugendfilm–144794702.html
– Ist der SWR-Film „Nellys Abenteuer“ rassistisch? In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten. 08.11.2017. http://www.stuttgarter-nachrichten.de/inhalt.kritik-von-sinti-und-roma-ist-der-swr-film-nellys-abenteuer-rassistisch.36eb4510-77fb-4ec8-8265-3fd50f17d547.html
– „Nellys Abenteuer“ rassistisch? – SWR strahlt Film vorzeitig aus. In: Südkurier. 10.11.2017. https://www.suedkurier.de/nachrichten/panorama/Nellys-Abenteuer-rassistisch-SWR-strahlt-Film-vorzeitig-aus;art409965,9490767 [link-preview url=”https://www.welt.de/regionales/baden-wuerttemberg/article170545909/Ueberwiegend-Zuspruch-fuer-Nellys-Abenteuer.html “]

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Czech Republic under Pressure

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The Czech republic has been under pressure at the UN in Geneva reading Roma and the persisting racism and discrimination against them in the Czech Republic.
Good!

– INTÉGRATION DES ROMS ET MONTÉE DU RACISME : L’ONU RECOMMANDE À LA TCHÉQUIE D’EN FAIRE PLUS. In: Radio Praha. 07.11.2017. http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/faits/integration-des-roms-et-montee-du-racisme-lonu-recommande-a-la-tchequie-den-faire-plus
– LE PRÉSIDENT ZEMAN CRITIQUÉ PAR LES REPRÉSENTANTS DE LA MINORITÉ ROM. In: Radio Praha. 12.11.2017. http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/infos/le-president-zeman-critique-par-les-representants-de-la-minorite-rom [link-preview url=”http://www.radio.cz/fr/rubrique/faits/integration-des-roms-et-montee-du-racisme-lonu-recommande-a-la-tchequie-den-faire-plus “]

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France: Murder and Beggars

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Three Bulgarian Roma have been condemned to heavy prison sentences for the murder of another Rom in the North of France. According to the police, the fight arose over the control of the “lucrative” begging in the region.
This is bad, first because begging has never really been a criminal activity, much less a lucrative one. So here, the stereotypes of the Roma begging criminal rings is in full swing.

– Règlement de comptes sur fond de contrôle de mendiants: trois Roms condamnés à 17 et 18 ans de prison. In: Libération. 10.11.2017. http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2017/11/10/reglement-de-comptes-sur-fond-de-controle-de-mendiants-trois-roms-condamnes-a-17-et-18-ans-de-prison_1609382 [link-preview url=”http://www.liberation.fr/societe/2017/11/10/reglement-de-comptes-sur-fond-de-controle-de-mendiants-trois-roms-condamnes-a-17-et-18-ans-de-prison_1609382″]

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French Chronicle …

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Paris, Marseilles and Bordeaux in the news, little from the North this week. In Paris, the camp on the tracks of the petite ceinture train will be close (once again), dislodging several hundred people; in the Suburbs, in Villeneuve St. Georges, a clean-up and an anti-racism action; in Marseille, still no respite, with one evacuation in La Parette and in la Pauline, all the while with the church stating they would like to see a decent solution to the issues with Roma; in Bordeaux, the city wants to integrate Roma; in the North, probably for lack of Roma the travellers do the headline; and finally, an article about the winter respite that should already be in place in France.

– Paris : menace d’évacuation sur le bidonville et lassitude des riverains. In: Le Parisien. 10.11.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75018/paris-menace-d-evacuation-sur-le-bidonville-et-lassitude-des-riverains-10-11-2017-7385694.php
– Des centaines de Roms sommés de quitter un bidonville historique au nord de Paris. In: Le Parisien. 10.11.2017. http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2017/11/10/01016-20171110ARTFIG00322-des-centaines-de-roms-sommes-de-quitter-un-bidonville-historique-au-nord-de-paris.php
– Villeneuve-Saint-Georges : grand ménage d’automne sur les berges. In: Le Parisien. 05.11.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/villeneuve-saint-georges-94190/villeneuve-saint-georges-grand-menage-d-automne-sur-les-berges-05-11-2017-7374099.php
– Villeneuve-Saint-Georges : l’antiracisme politique et la question des Roms. In: Le Parisien. 10.11.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/villeneuve-saint-georges-94190/villeneuve-saint-georges-l-antiracisme-politique-et-la-question-des-roms-10-11-2017-7385370.php
– Roms, même sous des tentes, l’abri leur est refuse. In: La Marseillaise. 10.11.2017. http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/marseille/societe/65004-meme-sous-des-tentes-l-abri-leur-est-refuse
– Marseille : à La Pauline, des Roms à nouveau délogés. In: La Provence. 05.11.2017. http://www.laprovence.com/article/faits-divers-justice/4694906/marseille-a-la-pauline-des-roms-a-nouveau-deloges.html
– Dans le 9e, des familles roms remises à la rue par les riverains et la mairie de secteur. In: Marsactu. 07.11.2017. https://marsactu.fr/boulevard-romain-rolland-les-familles-roms-remises-a-la-rue-par-les-riverains-et-le-maire/
– Les évêques demandent des ” solutions pérennes et dignes ” pour les Roms. In: La Marseillaise. 08.11.2017. http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/marseille/flash/64989-les-eveques-demandent-des-solutions-perennes-et-dignes-pour-les-roms
– Marseille : Mgr Georges Pontier demande “des solutions pérennes et dignes” pour les Roms. In: FR3 Provence Cote d’Azur. 08.11.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/marseille-mgr-georges-pontier-demande-solutions-perennes-dignes-roms-1361957.html
– Bordeaux Métropole veut miser sur l’insertion des familles roms. In: France Bleu. 06.11.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/societe/bordeaux-metropole-veut-miser-sur-l-insertion-des-familles-roms-1509990683
– De nouvelles caravanes de Gens du voyage à l’Union. In: La Voix du Nord. 06.11.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/259742/article/2017-11-06/de-nouvelles-caravanes-de-gens-du-voyage-l-union
– Trêve hivernale : des expulsions dans les camps de Roms malgré la nouvelle loi. In: Le Muslim Post. 07.11.2017. https://lemuslimpost.com/treve-hivernale-expulsions-camps-malgre-nouvelle-loi.html [link-preview url=”https://marsactu.fr/boulevard-romain-rolland-les-familles-roms-remises-a-la-rue-par-les-riverains-et-le-maire/ “]

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Marburg: Exhibition

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An exhibition in Marburg, Germany “The Road of the Sinti and Roma” on their history, culture, and also on persecutions and racism.

– Sinti und Roma mit Musik, Zeitzeugen und Bildern gegen Vorurteile und Diskriminierung. In: Das Marburger. 08.11.2017. http://www.das-marburger.de/2017/11/sinti-und-roma-mit-musik-zeitzeugen-und-bildern-gegen-vorurteile-und-diskriminierung/ [link-preview url=”http://www.das-marburger.de/2017/11/sinti-und-roma-mit-musik-zeitzeugen-und-bildern-gegen-vorurteile-und-diskriminierung/”]

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Czech Republic: Improve Integration

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A new UN report aske the Czech Republic to improve the integration of Roma and tackle racism …

– UN report for ČR to improve Roma integration. In: The Prague Monitor. 07.11.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/11/07/un-report-czechrep-improve-roma-integration [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/11/07/un-report-czechrep-improve-roma-integration”]

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Sofia and Horse Carriages

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The municipality of Sofia is planning to ban horse-drawn carriages from the centre of town. Reportedly it is for security reasons but it de-facto bans many Roma from the city centre and deprives them of their livelihood.

– Opinion: Horse-drawn carriage ban in Sofia would be institutionalised racism. In: The Sofia Globe. 07.11.2017. https://sofiaglobe.com/2017/11/07/opinion-horse-drawn-carriage-ban-in-sofia-would-be-institutionalised-racism-2/ [link-preview url=”https://sofiaglobe.com/2017/11/07/opinion-horse-drawn-carriage-ban-in-sofia-would-be-institutionalised-racism-2/”]

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Anti-Gypsyism

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The views of two members of the Open Society on Roma policies: These policies must tackle the latent racism against Roma.

– Roma policies must tackle anti-Gypsyism. In: EURACTIV. 03.11.2017. http://www.euractiv.com/section/freedom-of-thought/opinion/roma-policies-must-tackle-anti-gypsyism/ [link-preview url=”http://www.euractiv.com/section/freedom-of-thought/opinion/roma-policies-must-tackle-anti-gypsyism/”]

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Bosnia Press Coverage

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An article about the strong bias against Roma in the Bosnian Press and about the stereotypes that are presented in the articles. According to the article, several of these press reports break the code of conduct of journalists.

– Analiza: Kako smo Rome prikazivali u medijima (I). In: Romski Portal Udar. 27.10.2017. http://www.portal-udar.net/analiza-kako-smo-rome-prikazivali-u-medijima/ [link-preview url=”http://www.portal-udar.net/analiza-kako-smo-rome-prikazivali-u-medijima/”]

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UNHCR – Stateless and Roma

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A UNHCR survey on displaced and stateless people (as well as on Roma) clearly shows the discrimination they are subjected to.

– UNHCR: Staatenlose Minderheiten werden stark diskriminiert. In: Toponline.ch. 03.11.2017. http://www.toponline.ch/news/welt/detail/news/unhcr-staatenlose-minderheiten-werden-stark-diskriminiert-0075808/ [link-preview url=”http://www.toponline.ch/news/welt/detail/news/unhcr-staatenlose-minderheiten-werden-stark-diskriminiert-0075808/”]

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Europe and Roma: A Slovak View

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The Slovak view of the vote demanding an end of the discrimination against Roma and more efficient programs for Integration.

– Europoslanci žiadajú zastavenie dlhodobej diskriminácie Rómov v EÚ. In: Dobre Noviny. 25.10.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/114430/europoslanci-ziadaju-zastavenie-dlhodobej-diskriminacie-romov-v-eu
– Podľa europoslancov by sa mali štáty ospravedlniť za vyzývanie k sterilizácii. In: TA3. 28.10.2017. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1115305/podla-europoslancov-by-sa-mali-staty-ospravedlnit-za-vyzyvanie-k-sterilizacii.html
– Štáty musia zakročiť voči diskriminácii Rómov, zhodli sa europoslanci. In: TA3. 25.10.2017. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1115161/staty-musia-zakrocit-voci-diskriminacii-romov-zhodli-sa-europoslanci.html [link-preview url=”https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1115305/podla-europoslancov-by-sa-mali-staty-ospravedlnit-za-vyzyvanie-k-sterilizacii.html “]

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Sheffield: Exclusion …

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Apparently, hundreds of Roma children were excluded from school in the Sheffield region due to racism and bullying.
This in the UK. Really?

– Crisis fears over hundreds of Roma and Gypsy pupils excluded from Sheffield schools. In: The Star. 26.10.2017. http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crisis-fears-over-hundreds-of-roma-and-gypsy-pupils-excluded-from-sheffield-schools-1-8825858 [link-preview url=”http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/crisis-fears-over-hundreds-of-roma-and-gypsy-pupils-excluded-from-sheffield-schools-1-8825858″]

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Serbia: Another Attack

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A new attack against the Roma neighbourhood of Vidikovac in Belgrade. This is the fourth attack. This time a group of 15 men lead by an investor who is trying to grab the land on which the Roma live smashed a door of one of the barracks and, according to some, even the roof.
Bad, especially since the police doesn’t care.

– NEUER ANGRIFF AUF ROMA IN DER BELGRADER SIEDLUNG VIDIKOVAC. In: Roma Anti Discrimination Network. 26.10.2017. http://ran.eu.com/neuer-angriff-auf-roma-in-der-belgrader-siedlung-vidikovac/ [link-preview url=”http://ran.eu.com/neuer-angriff-auf-roma-in-der-belgrader-siedlung-vidikovac/”]

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