Tag Archives: Discrimination

Radnevo in Bulgaria

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Radnevo in Bulgaria

More on the clashes between the police and anti-Rroma protesters following an alleged attack by Rroma on non-Rroma in that city.

Dangerous and SHAME!

Dumb and Dumber … UK Press

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Dumb and Dumber … UK Press

Another of these articles that feed on stereotypes. Kings, barons, mansions (well…), all stereotypes are here. Is it reality or is it something else? Besides the taste to be discussed, the view here is that all these Rroma did their money illegally on the back of the UK (or European, or else) taxpayer. Wrong… They worked!

A Movie on Rroma …

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A Movie on Rroma …

A polemic started in France because of a planned moive by a French humourist – Christian Clavier – called “Sivouplééé” – a play on the French “please” as pronounced by Romanian Rroma beggars. This movie shows a leftist intellectual who has to open his home to a family of Rroma. And of course, all stereotypes are present.

Toni Gatlif, the French Rroma movie maker simply finds this disgusting, and we share his point of view.

SHAME !!!

French Chronicle …

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French Chronicle …

And the spring comes, and camps are dismantled or at least threatened … The French constant. In Ris Orangis, near Paris, a camp was dismantled; in Annet sur Marne, the tribunal will decide on May 6th about the camp, a camp which has neighbours up in arms; in Lyon, a new camp in the city; in the North, Rroma are being displaced to a new location in Vauban amidst opposition; and near Paris, a commune searches for a solution for sedentarised travellers.

Meanwhile, former residents of a camp in Paris are looking for a new address; and mayors in several cities in France are really increasing their racist rhetoric. Finally, a Bulgarian death in a camp lands in front of the justice – with the usual background of “human trafficking”.

Young Rroma Boy brutally Beaten up in Bulgaria

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Young Rroma Boy brutally Beaten up in Bulgaria

A young Rrom was brutally beaten in Bulgaria (and the beating was filmed) for having said to the man he was his equal… If this is not racism!

The man has now been arrested. Let’s see what he is condemned to.

World Bank Condemns Romania

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The World Bank issued a statement condemning Romania acts of racism against Rroma while the US State department slams the country for corruption and discrimination of Rroma.

Well done.

Le Pen: No Shame!!!

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Le Pen: No Shame!!!

Right after having been condemned for racism, Jean-Maire Le Pen finds nothing better than celebrate with the French magazine “Rivarol” amongst a full set of true extremists making really racist comments.

Unfortunately, this cannot be condemned…

French Chronicle …

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French Chronicle …

In spite of some positive coverage due to the international Rroma day, this week’s French chronicle is not particularly nice. First, an intervention of the police in a Rroma camp near the prison of Loos in the North of France, an attempt to remove the Rroma from this camp; in the North, two families are expulsed; toilets are awaited in a camp near la Rochelle in the West of France; a new camping spot for travelers is installed near Paris in the bois de Vioncennes; near Paris, the arrival of Rroma is problematic; the Seine’s banks are being cleaned near a former Rroma camp; and news about a gang of thieves who stole tools near Dijon.

On a more positive note, a French Radio broadcasted for a day from a Rroma ghetto in Paris; and a positive action in the North of France!

International Rroma Day: French Coverage

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International Rroma Day: French Coverage

A few articles and calls for action in France in the context of the International Rroma Day.

Budapest – Stereotypes and Rromnja

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Budapest – Stereotypes and Rromnja

Rroma women in Budapest are cooking against discrimination and stereotypes! A new restaurant in Budapest serves traditional Rroma food.

A good Idea, and a nice article for a change.

French Chronicle …

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This week, French news are not dominated by the closure of camps or petty criminality … Main news are the fight against discrimination and racism. This is much better!

News on an exhibition in Roubaix, in the North on racism; “living books” aka story tellers in Lille; 200 people manifesting against the expulsions in Lille; and a portrait of an activist in Marseilles.

Expulsions are also in the press: Near Paris where 600 people were expulsed; and in the North where a camp awaits the verdict of the courts on its eviction.

Then, there is crime … With the collaboration of the French and Romanian police (bad, as the latter are really racist); and with arrests for theft among Rroma.

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