An online documentation in Berlin shows the extent of the discrimination against Rroma in that city.
Scary.
- Tief verwurzeltes Ressentiment. In: Jungle World. 16.06.2016. http://jungle-world.com/artikel/2016/24/54227.html
Tag Archives: Racism
Rroma in Romania: Pictures
A set of nice photos of traditional Rroma in a village in Romania. From the look of it, Kalderaša.
Nice work, but this is exactly what perpetuates the stereotypes when not presented in context. This is a minority in a specific country where the villages are still mostly closer to the 19th than to the 21st centuries.
- Fotoprojekt über Roma-Kultur: “Das Mädchen und das Huhn waren unzertrennlich” In: Spiegel Online. 19.06.2016. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/gesellschaft/sinti-und-roma-fotoausstellung-cortorar-gypsies-in-koeln-a-1097637.html
Another Statistic …
Yet another survey, this time in Britain, which shows that Brits do not want Moslems or Rroma migrants near them, and where – this is news – they would rather have Jews …
– Britons favour Jewish migrants over Muslims, Roma – study. In: Christian Today. 20.06.2016. http://www.christiantoday.com/article/britons.favour.jewish.migrants.over.muslims.roma.study/88805.htm
Football: Callas to Ban Croatian Song
The French Association SOS Racisme is calling for a ban of the Croatian supporters’ song “Lijepa Li si” a song that was composed by an ultra-nationalist Marko Perkovic, an admirer of the Ustacha. The song also promotes the conquest of Bosnian lands …
- SOS Racisme demande l’interdiction du chant officiel des supporters croate. In: Metro News. 11.06.2016. http://www.metronews.fr/sport/euro-2016-sos-racisme-demande-l-interdiction-du-chant-officiel-des-supporters-croates/mpfk!TMVyW0mihuJsU/
- Euro 2016 : SOS Racisme veut faire interdire le chant officiel des supporters croates. In: BFM TV. 11.06.2016. http://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/euro-2016-sos-racisme-veut-faire-interdire-le-chant-officiel-des-supporters-croates-983110.html
Sweden Condemned
The Swedish state was ordered to pay damages to Rroma who sued the state for having kept a police register on Rroma.
GOOD!
- Swedish government ordered to pay damages for Roma register. In: Fox News. 10.06.2016. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/06/10/swedish-government-ordered-to-pay-damages-for-roma-register.html
Racist Attack in Moldova
Yet another attack against Rroma in Moldova.
BAD.
- Racist attack on Romani man in Moldova. In: ERRC Blog. 09.06.2016. http://www.errc.org/blog/racist-attack-on-romani-man-in-moldova/108
Pegida, AfD and Rroma
Interesting article showing how anti-Rroma Pegida and the AFD truly are.
Scary.
- Antiziganismus im System. In: Telepolis. 06.06.2016. http://www.heise.de/tp/news/Antiziganismus-im-System-3227242.html
Hungary: Procedure against Segregation
The EU started a procedure against the segregation of schooling for Rroma in Hungary. This is good, but let’s not forget that the government openly suggests this segregation is for the good of the Rroma.
- Hongrie : une procédure pour mettre fin à la discrimination contre les enfants Roms. In: Amnesty International. http://www.amnesty.fr/Nos-campagnes/Lutte-contre-les-discriminations/Actualites/Hongrie-une-procedure-pour-mettre-fin-la-discrimination-contre-les-enfants-Roms-18489
Rroma Travellers in Switzerland
The saga continues for these travelling Rroma who have been kicked out from one place and are now searching for another opportunity to stay. Important to know is that they actually work in Switzerland. They have regular and scheduled work agreed with factories and businesses in Switzerland…
- Sommés de partir de Gampelen, les Roms tentent de s’installer dans la zone industrielle de Cressier. In: ArcInfo. 01.06.2016. http://www.arcinfo.ch/articles/regions/neuchatel-et-littoral/sommes-de-partir-de-gampelen-avant-18h-les-roms-tentent-de-s-installer-dans-la-zone-industrielle-de-cressier-540902
French Mayor under Fire
The Front National French Mayor of Cogolin in the South, Marc-Étienne Lansade, is back on the headlines. This time, not for his actions against Rroma – he was the one who posted on facebook boasting that he was cleaning Cogolin of Rroma, but because his financial skills are definitively not good, or even potentially criminal…
- Var : mis en cause pour “dérives financières”, le maire FN de Cogolin dénonce “un délire” In: Actualités Orange. 04.06.2016. http://actu.orange.fr/politique/var-mis-en-cause-pour-derives-financieres-le-maire-fn-de-cogolin-denonce-un-delire-magic-CNT000000pCGZR.html
French Chronicle …
This week’s news summary from France. Not so much, which is not surprising, as there were other news in the front pages.
In Lille, Rroma are told to leave France and to move to another place, to Vauban; in the North again, a difficult cohabitation between local travellers (i.e. Manouches) and Rroma; and a police action and a tumultuous municipal council in Loos, in the North of France.
Then two articles on schools one about the inclusion of migrants, the other about pollution near a school where Rroma are.
And finally, of course the usual crime stories with a reported increase of break in in the West and pickpockets in the South.
- Lille : les Roms du CHR invités à la fois à quitter la France et à s’installer à Vauban. In: La Voix du Nord. 04.06.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/lille-les-roms-du-chr-invites-a-la-fois-a-quitter-la-ia19b0n3550600
- Lille : les Roms du Faubourg-de-Béthune arriveront mi-juin à Vauban. In: Nord Eclair. 03.06.2016. http://www.nordeclair.fr/info-locale/lille-les-roms-du-faubourg-de-bethune-arriveront-mi-juin-jna49b0n1152726
- Saint-André: un an après, entre gens du voyage et Roms, situation toujours tendue. In: La Voix du Nord. 31.05.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/saint-andre-un-an-apres-entre-gens-du-voyage-et-roms-ia22b129506n3541825
- Loos: opération de police vendredi au campement rom de l’ancienne prison. In: La Voix du Nord. 30.05.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/loos-operation-de-police-vendredi-au-campement-rom-de-ia21b49767n3538570
- Loos: on a rejoué la séance du conseil municipale du 3 mars! In: La Voix du Nord. 01.06.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/loos-on-a-rejoue-la-seance-du-conseil-municipale-du-3-mars-ia21b49767n3543666
- Pas d’école inclusive pour les enfants migrants et itinerants. In: The Conversation. 31.05.2016. http://theconversation.com/pas-decole-inclusive-pour-les-enfants-migrants-et-itinerants-60221
- Saint-Denis : l’école Confluence en colère contre les fumées toxiques. In: Le Parisien. 01.06.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/saint-denis-93200/saint-denis-l-ecole-confluence-en-colere-contre-les-fumees-toxiques-01-06-2016-5848447.php
- Saint-Herblain. Hausse des cambriolages: de nombreux habitants exceeds. In: Ouest France. 02.06.2016. http://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/saint-herblain-hausse-des-cambriolages-de-nombreux-habitants-excedes-4270385
- Montpellier : pickpockets récidivistes à 12 ans et 16 ans. In: Infor H24. 01.06.2016. http://infos-h24.fr/2016/06/01/montpellier-pickpockets-a-12-ans-16-ans/#EGSFv4vAkQR0hoF8.99
Berlin Neukölln: No to Rroma
More on the shopkeeper who wants to keep Rroma out of her shop.
SHAME!
- Berliner Ladenbesitzerin erteilt Roma Hausverbot. In: RBB. 01.06.2015. http://www.rbb-online.de/politik/beitrag/2016/06/berliner-ladenbesitzerin-erteilt-roma-hausverbot.html
Sofia: Protests against Abuse
Hundreds of people in Botunets, a neighbourhood in the North East of Sofia protested against systematic abuse and discrimination against Rroma.
- Sofia Neighbourhood Protests Against Systematic Roma Abuse. In: Novinite. 03.06.2015. http://www.novinite.com/articles/174715/Sofia+Neighbourhood+Protests+Against+Systematic+Roma+Abuse#sthash.siqikqZx.dpuf
Travelling Rroma in Switzerland
Lots of articles in Switzerland about ca. 350 Rroma from France travelling through Switzerland. And not all good. Rather bad press. All stereotypes are there.
- Zum Missfallen des SVP-Ammanns: Roma bleiben für Hochzeit. In: Aargauer Zeitung 01.06.2016. http://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/baden/zum-missfallen-des-svp-ammanns-roma-bleiben-fuer-hochzeit-130312630
- Fahrende verärgern Anwohner im Kanton Bern. In: Luzerner Zeitung. 31.05.2016. http://www.luzernerzeitung.ch/nachrichten/panorama/news/panorama-sda/Fahrende-veraergern-Anwohner-im-Kanton-Bern;art46441,748288
Berlin-Neukölln – Rroma Forbidden
Like in the Nazi days, or like in the Czech Republic, this time in Berlin Neukölln: A shopkeepers puts up a sign against Rroma.
SHAME!!!
- Neukölln Ladeninhaberin verwehrt Roma den Zutritt. In: Berliner Zeitung 01.06.2016. http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/berlin/polizei/neukoelln-ladeninhaberin-verwehrt-roma-den-zutritt-24153006
Russia: Another Protest
After the protests regarding the “illegal” gas connection in a Rroma neighbourhood near Tula, the issue seems to have restarted. This time because the houses were scheduled to be demolished because of these illegal connections to the gas network.
In good Russian fashion, there was interior police, riot troops etc…
To be followed.
- SWAT Teams Called to Roma Protest in Russian Village. In: The Moscow Times. 30.05.2016. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/swat-teams-called-to-roma-protest-in-russian-village/571042.html
Switzerland: Rroma Travellers
An article about the “chaos” created by Rroma travellers camping in Western Switzerland for a church meeting. Many of the Rroma travellers here belong to the pentacostal church or to other evangelical churches.
- Pour prier, les Roms créent le chaos. In: 27.05.2016. http://www.arcinfo.ch/articles/regions/neuchatel-et-littoral/pour-prier-les-roms-creent-le-chaos-538971
Croatia: Pressure against Minister
Pressure against the Croatian Minister of Culture, Zlatko Hasanbegovic, is increasing. Several international personalities are calling for his resignation, following his statements on Holocaust and his open revisionism concerning the Ustasha in World War Two.
WRITE to the Croatian Embassy in your Country!
- Croatie : pressions contre le ministre de la culture révisionniste. In: La Croix. 26.05.2016. http://www.la-croix.com/Monde/Europe/Croatie-pressions-contre-le-ministre-de-la-culture-revisionniste-2016-05-26-1200763077
Understanding the Rroma
A Rroma association in the UK is giving courses about Rroma and by Rroma with the aim of better understanding this minority.
- Beyond stereotypes: Understanding the ‘Roma’. In: National Theatre Wales. 27.05.2016. http://community.nationaltheatrewales.org/profiles/blogs/beyond-stereotypes-understanding-the-roma
Hungary and Rroma Education
The EU warned Hungary about the discrimination of Rroma in the country’s school system. De facto, schools are segregated and Rroma are not give a chance to Rroma. This segregation is encouraged at top level, for example by the Minister of Human Resources, Zoltan Balog.
- EU warns Hungary over discrimination of Roma schoolchildren. In: EurActiv. 27.05.2016. http://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/eu-warns-hungary-over-discrimination-of-roma-schoolchildren/
- EC launches infringement procedure against Hungary over education opportunities of Roma children. In: Budapest Business Journal. 26.05.2016. http://bbj.hu/politics/ec-launches-infringement-procedure-against-hungary-over-education-opportunities-of-roma-children_116692
- EU: Hungary Must Stop Discriminating Against Roma Children. In: ABC News. 26.05.2016. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/eu-hungary-stop-discriminating-roma-children-39392108
- EU Issues Warning to Hungary About Roma Children Discrimination. In: Prensa Latina. 26.05.2016. http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4915241&Itemid=1
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