Tag Archives: Racism

Switzerland: Beggars

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An interview of a Romanian Rroma beggar. Unfortunately, with all stereotypes that one can think of: Arranged weddings, early pregnancies, large families, poverty etc. This is the life of this family and quite a few others but is not the entire Rroma reality.

– « Mendier, c’est tout ce qui me reste à faire » In: L’Hebdo. 17.01.2017. http://www.hebdo.ch/les-blogs/pirolt-sabine-rédacteur-lhebdo/«%C2%A0mendier-c’est-tout-ce-qui-me-reste-à-faire%C2%A0»
– Et si l’on commençait par dire bonjour aux mendicants. In: 24 Heures. 18.01.2017. http://www.24heures.ch/signatures/reflexions/commencait-bonjour-mendiants/story/17545650 [link-preview url=”http://www.hebdo.ch/les-blogs/pirolt-sabine-rédacteur-lhebdo/«%C2%A0mendier-c’est-tout-ce-qui-me-reste-à-faire%C2%A0» “]

Racism in Czech Schools

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The reality in Czech schools: Racism against Rroma is prevalent. Read the article …
BAD.

– Carmen Russo: The Fight For a Better Future. Battling Racism in Czech Schools. In: Romea.cz. 12.01.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/the-fight-for-a-better-future-battling-racism-in-czech-schools-carmen-russo
– Carmen Russo: Útěk za lepší budoucností a boj s rasismem v českých školách. In: Romea.cz. 16.01.2017. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/carmen-russo-utek-za-lepsi-budoucnosti-a-boj-s-rasismem-v-ceskych-skolach [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/the-fight-for-a-better-future-battling-racism-in-czech-schools-carmen-russo “]

Sheffield …

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Another report on the institutional racism against Rroma children in UK’s schools, this time in Sheffield.
Bad!

‘Sheffield is welcoming – but not for young Roma Slovaks’. In: The Telegraph. 19.01.2017. http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/sheffield-is-welcoming-but-not-for-young-roma-slovaks-1-8340923 [link-preview url=”http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/sheffield-is-welcoming-but-not-for-young-roma-slovaks-1-8340923″]

Exhibition on Antitziganism in Germany

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An exhibition on the theme of “Antitziganism” in Gernany. We do dislike the term as it is a bad copy of another term, and would rather stick to simple racism …

– Ausstellung zum Antiziganismus an der BTHS. In: NH24H. 15.01.2017. http://nh24.de/index.php/panorama/22-allgemein/93055-ausstellung-zum-antiziganismus-an-der-bths [link-preview url=”http://nh24.de/index.php/panorama/22-allgemein/93055-ausstellung-zum-antiziganismus-an-der-bths”]

French Chronicle …

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Almost no news this week in France on Rroma… In Paris, on the tracks of the former “petite ceinture” railways, the camps are waiting for the ruling that will most probably see them dismantled for the second time in as many years; in the South, a “western” about prostitution – on a regional road where many prostitutes wait for their clients, who are now criminal under French law; the story of the cheap modular village thought by students goes one; and finally, associations denouncing the stereotypes that are propagated by politicians and the Press. This is good for a change.

– Les bidonvilles de la petite ceinture à nouveau en sursis. In: Le Parisien. 12.01.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/les-bidonvilles-de-la-petite-ceinture-a-nouveau-en-sursis-12-01-2017-6556077.php
– Prostitution : les gendarmes à la chasse aux clients sur la route D609. In: L’OBS. 15.01.2017. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/societe/20170112.OBS3733/prostitution-les-gendarmes-a-la-chasse-aux-clients-sur-la-route-d609.html
– Le « village modulaire » toujours à l’étude. In: Le Parisien. 12.01.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/le-village-modulaire-toujours-a-l-etude-12-01-2017-6556080.php
– Pauvreté : les associations dénoncent les préjugés relayés par les politiques. In: L’OBS. 09.01.2017. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/immobilier/logement/20170109.OBS3593/pauvrete-les-associations-denoncent-les-prejuges-relayes-par-les-politiques.html [link-preview url=”http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/les-bidonvilles-de-la-petite-ceinture-a-nouveau-en-sursis-12-01-2017-6556077.php “]

Slovakia: Report of Rroma

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A report on the situation of Rroma in Slovakia paints a bad picture. Discrimination, segregation, racism, police violence, poverty and unemployment.
Bad.

– Rómovia čelia problémom a diskriminácii. Dokument odporúča viac rómčiny a menej segregácie. In: Opoštova Banka. 11.01.2017. http://aktualne.atlas.sk/slovensko/spolocnost/segregacia-deti-diskriminacia-potlacanie-prav-takto-si-ziju-romovia-slovensku.html [link-preview url=”http://aktualne.atlas.sk/slovensko/spolocnost/segregacia-deti-diskriminacia-potlacanie-prav-takto-si-ziju-romovia-slovensku.html”]

Slovakia and Racism

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Milan Mazurek, an extreme rightist is being investigated for racist comments he made in the Zilina radio Frontinus. He came to the radio in October 2016 instead of Kotleba, the head of the extreme rightist party in Slovakia. The radio itself is also under investigation for breaching broadcasting standards and violating impartiality and objectivity standards in the news.
Let’s see what happens next …

– Mazurek za svoje vyjadrenia o Rómoch zrejme ponesie následky. In: TA3. http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1097425/mazurek-za-svoje-vyjadrenia-o-romoch-zrejme-ponesie-nasledky.html
– Vystúpenie poslanca Mazureka v žilinskom rádiu už začala preverovať Rada pre vysielanie. In: Žilinak. 05.01.2017. https://www.zilinak.sk/prispevky/5518/vystupenie-poslanca-mazureka-v-zilinskom-radiu-uz-zacala-preverovat-rada-pre-vysielanie [link-preview url=”https://www.zilinak.sk/prispevky/5518/vystupenie-poslanca-mazureka-v-zilinskom-radiu-uz-zacala-preverovat-rada-pre-vysielanie”]

Michail Krausnick

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The German Author Michail Krausnick, who has relentlessly engaged himself against discrimination has been awarded the Lagrenne prize of the City of Manheim for his work. The Prize is named after a well known Sinti Family of the region, the Lagrenne’s.

– Gegen Diskriminierung und Rassismus. In: Rhein Neckar Zeitung. 04.12.2016. http://www.rnz.de/nachrichten/metropolregion_artikel,-Gegen-Diskriminierung-und-Rassismus-_arid,245795.html [link-preview url=”http://www.rnz.de/nachrichten/metropolregion_artikel,-Gegen-Diskriminierung-und-Rassismus-_arid,245795.html”]

Hungary: Operetta on Rroma

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A Hungarian Operetta on Rroma has debuted at the Hungarian National Theatre. The play has been on stage in 2014 in Hungary and abroad. The performance claims to show f Roma Culture and traditions and to seek authentic Gypsy music and dance show of the world.
The plot however, is clearly biased towards the life in the Cigany Telep, the Rroma ghettoes in villages and towns of Hungary. Quite full of stereotypes.

– KERÉNYI MIKLÓS MÁTÉ A SOMNAKAJBAN DEBÜTÁL. In Szinhaz. 26.12.2016. https://szinhaz.org/csak-szinhaz/csak-szinhaz-budapest/2016/12/29/kerenyi-miklos-mate-somnakajban-debutal/ [link-preview url=”https://szinhaz.org/csak-szinhaz/csak-szinhaz-budapest/2016/12/29/kerenyi-miklos-mate-somnakajban-debutal/”]

Local History …

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An interesting reconstruction of a lynch in Germany shortly after World War One, following a petty theft by a Rrom. It ended in the death of two people, and had its roots in racism.

– Als ein Mundraub tödlich endete. In: Barmstedter Zeitung. 29.12.2016. http://www.shz.de/lokales/barmstedter-zeitung/als-ein-mundraub-toedlich-endete-id15701716.html [link-preview url=”http://www.shz.de/lokales/barmstedter-zeitung/als-ein-mundraub-toedlich-endete-id15701716.html”]

Mallorca: Political Correctness and Reality

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An article about the Rroma neighbourhood of Son Banya in Palma de Mallorca. Never mind that there were never Sinti in Mallorca (except as tourists), the whole article is full of stereotypes. Drugs, poverty, and of course, the good helpers …

– Patronat für Elendssiedlung Son Banya verschwindet. In: Mallorca Magazin. 26.12.2016. https://mallorcamagazin.com/nachrichten/gesellschaft/2016/12/26/51998/patronat-fur-die-elendssiedlung-son-banya-verschwindet.html [link-preview url=”https://mallorcamagazin.com/nachrichten/gesellschaft/2016/12/26/51998/patronat-fur-die-elendssiedlung-son-banya-verschwindet.html”]

Christmas with Rroma

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A reportage on Christmas with Rroma in Italy, mostly in the north. Quite positive for a change, but still with many stereotypes.

– UN NATALE CON I ROM. In: In Terris. 27.12.2016. http://www.interris.it/2016/12/27/109488/posizione-in-primo-piano/schiaffog/un-natale-con-i-rom.html [link-preview url=”http://www.interris.it/2016/12/27/109488/posizione-in-primo-piano/schiaffog/un-natale-con-i-rom.html”]

I am a Sinto

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The Association of German Sinti and Roma has issued a movie commemorating 40 years of civil society work and of the fight against stereotypes and prejudice.
Worth seing!

– „Ich bin ein deutscher Sinto“ In: Echo. 22.12.2016. http://www.echo-online.de/lokales/darmstadt/ich-bin-ein-deutscher-sinto_17558176.htm [link-preview url=”http://www.echo-online.de/lokales/darmstadt/ich-bin-ein-deutscher-sinto_17558176.htm”]

Czech Republic: Rrom Sentenced for Racism

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Czech Republic: Rrom Sentenced for Racism

A young Rrom was sentenced to 8 months of prison for racism for having shouted “Czech f*ckers” during a commemoration for the young Rrom who was killed in a pizzeria a while back. The man was his cousin.
Using terms slandering Rroma is apparently not treated the same way, otherwise, there would be many people in Jail in that country.
SHAME…

– Czech court sentences Romani man to prison for racist abuse while mourning a relative’s death. In: Romea. 22.12.2016. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-court-sentences-romani-man-to-prison-for-racist-abuse-while-mourning-a-relative-s-death [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-court-sentences-romani-man-to-prison-for-racist-abuse-while-mourning-a-relative-s-death”]

Shut Your Eyes …

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The first episode of Shut Eyes has been released. Stereotypes aplenty.

– ‘Shut Eye’: Watch the First Episode of Jeffrey Donovan’s New Psychic Drama Here. In: Yahooh TV. 20.12.2016. https://www.yahoo.com/tv/shut-eye-hulu-watch-first-episode-free-yahoo-view-153729602.html [link-preview url=”https://www.yahoo.com/tv/shut-eye-hulu-watch-first-episode-free-yahoo-view-153729602.html”]

Persecution and Discrimination

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Carol Silverman, and anthropologist confronts the stereotypes and discrimination that Rroma face and the current trends of racial profiling that have started on the West Coast of the US.
Good!

– Professor confronts the persecution faced by Roma people. In: Around the O. 16.12.2016. http://around.uoregon.edu/content/professor-confronts-persecution-faced-roma-people [link-preview url=”http://around.uoregon.edu/content/professor-confronts-persecution-faced-roma-people”]

Slovakia: Fico and Rroma

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Some scary statements of Fico on Rroma. Stereotypes aplenty. Abusing welfare, implicitly criminals etc… Unfortunately not surprising from Fico.

– Newsfilter víkendu: Fico si za nového nepriateľa vybral „starých dobrých“ Rómov. In: Dennik. 11.12.2016. https://dennikn.sk/631491/newsfilter-vikendu-fico-si-za-noveho-nepriatela-vybral-starych-dobrych-romov/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/631491/newsfilter-vikendu-fico-si-za-noveho-nepriatela-vybral-starych-dobrych-romov/”]

Bratislava: Photograph Exhibition

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An exhibition of phots of Rroma is opening today in Bratislava. Again, one finds mostly stereotypes in these pictures, something that is all too often the case in such exhibitions…

– Vernisáž výstavy fotografií Rómov bude už dnes v bratislavskom Kalabe! In: Baratislava Noviny. 13.12.2016. http://www.bratislavskenoviny.sk/najnovsie-spravy-z-bratislavy/kultura-skolstvo/vernisaz-vystavy-fotografii-romov-bude-uz-dnes-v-bratislavskom-kalabe.html?page_id=340791 [link-preview url=”http://www.bratislavskenoviny.sk/najnovsie-spravy-z-bratislavy/kultura-skolstvo/vernisaz-vystavy-fotografii-romov-bude-uz-dnes-v-bratislavskom-kalabe.html?page_id=340791″]

France: Case against Valls

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An lawsuit for racism was launched against Valls in the European court of Human Rights. Valls, the former French Premier Minister and candidate for the French presidency made several racist comments against Rroma.

– https://www.facebook.com/La.voix.des.Rroms/posts/1815777338679898 [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/La.voix.des.Rroms/posts/1815777338679898″]

Popular Image of Rroma

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Yet another case of portraying Rroma via stereotypes only. This time, in the superhero league, with a woman who has the power “to hide and trick” and who calls herself Gypsy…
Bad.

– Justice League Heroine to Join CW’s The Flash — But Isn’t She Due For a Non-Racist Name Change? In: The Marie Sue. 12.12.2016. http://www.themarysue.com/the-flash-gypsy-due-for-a-name-change/ [link-preview url=”http://www.themarysue.com/the-flash-gypsy-due-for-a-name-change/”]

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