A French regional Newspaper is advertising with the slogan “if we were not here, would would tell you about the live of the Rroma in the Ghetto?”
SHAME!!!
This circus, installed at the border of a posh Paris neighbourhood, is currently subjected to many thefts and vandalism, on average every second day. This is threatening their existence and is probably done exactly for that purpose.
SHAME.
The police is finally acting against the so-called “Identitaires” who have occupied buildings where Rroma were supposed to be lodged.
Good!
A study on homosexuality within the Rroma community in Hungary and the difficulties associated with it.
Further articles on the defamation of the Rroma Holocaust Memeorial in Berlin.
SHAME!
An article about the increasing xenophobia and racism in Sweden. Scary.
An article about the general situation in Hungary. Bleak to say the least, and there is not much that is going on to improve this situation …
Under new UK planning rules, travellers would apparently have to prove their ethnicity… Which is (a) racist, (b) not that easy – how do you do it?
These methods were in vogue in the beginning of the 1930’s with proven results.
Shame!
A report of the European Parliament on the current situation of Rroma in several EU countries and their discrimination in housing.
According to a recent report, half of Czech Rroma are not integrated in that country. How they arrived at those numbers (it is always difficult to know how many Rroma there are), fact is, the Czech Republic is a very difficult place for Rroma.
This time, residents of a Bulgarian village are protesting the election of a Rroma mayor.
SHAME …
In his speech to Rroma representatives, Pope Francis told Rroma not to fall into crime so as to break free of prejudice. Translated, this de facto means that the pope thinks that (a) many Rroma are criminals and (b) this is the root cause of their discrimination.
Wrong in both cases …
Seriously, in several places in the Czech Republic, it is now officially forbidden to sit – read loiter. You can’t sit in your car (unless you drive), in buses, etc. These measures are clearly taken and used against Rroma in that country.
An exhibition in Augsburg speaks about the discrimination that Rroma encountered and still live in Germany and in the Czech Republic.
The French Press is getting confused … They tend to indiscriminately name Rroma, Manouches, Gitans, as well as autochthonous travellers “Gens du Voyage” which is some cases leads to totally absurd descriptions of “sedentary travellers” etc. All this instead of naming things as they are: Rroma – composed of 40 or so different groups among which the Sinti, but also Lovara, Kalderasha, Manouches (French Sinti), Kale (called Gitans in France), and local travellers which have nothing culturally to do with Rroma. What is so difficult here????
The Red-Green Government of Thuringia wants to protect Rroma and Sinti from discrimination. About time…
An interview of Ayhan Küçükboyacı, a Turkish Rroma musician.
An interesting description of what is truly going on in Bulgaria with the destruction of Rroma houses. The article is not recent but still very much worthwhile reading.
An article on what happens when you try to set up a place where travellers can stay. This is Ireland, but could be anywhere, unfortunately.
Two articles on the 12 millions potential terrorists, at least according to the (potentially misquoted) Hungarian minister.
When will the EU do SOMETHING?
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