After the polemic on Roma and abuse of childcare money, Bild, one of the boulevard newspaper of courses produces a reportage with all stereotypes.
Shame on them.
– So leben wir vom deutschen Kindergeld. In: Bild. 12.08.2018. https://www.bild.de/news/ausland/bulgarien/ein-ganzer-stadtteil-heisst-hier-dortmund-56646012.bild.html [link-preview url=”https://www.bild.de/news/ausland/bulgarien/ein-ganzer-stadtteil-heisst-hier-dortmund-56646012.bild.html”]
There have been a series of manifestations against the policies of the current Italian government and racism all over Europe.
– Des Roms manifestent à travers l’Europe contre le racism. In: Le Monde. 10.08.2018. https://abonnes.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2018/08/10/des-roms-manifestent-a-travers-l-europe-contre-le-racisme_5341205_3214.html [link-preview url=”https://abonnes.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2018/08/10/des-roms-manifestent-a-travers-l-europe-contre-le-racisme_5341205_3214.html”]
A critical analysis (in French and Spanish) of the movie “A bras ouverts” directed by Christian Clavier. The movie was controversial when it came out in France a while back due to its stereotypical portraying of Roma.
– Film « À bras ouverts » ou le mythe de l’authenticité rom ? In: Pressenza. 07.08.2018. https://www.pressenza.com/fr/2018/08/film-a-bras-ouverts-ou-le-mythe-de-lauthenticite-rom/
– ¿Película “Con los brazos abiertos” o el mito de la autenticidad romaní? In: Pressenza. 08.08.2018. https://www.pressenza.com/es/2018/08/pelicula-con-los-brazos-abiertos-o-el-mito-de-la-autenticidad-romani/ [link-preview url=”https://www.pressenza.com/fr/2018/08/film-a-bras-ouverts-ou-le-mythe-de-lauthenticite-rom/ “]
The coordinator of the ultra-nationalist group and suspected organiser of the pogroms against Roma, Serguei Mazur is now only required to stay at home at night. In September, he will be able to apply for the end of the restrictive measures against him.
Seems that Ukraine is fairly lenient towards racism …
– Подозреваемому в погроме лагеря ромов Мазуру смягчили меру пресечения. In: 112. 07.08.2018. https://112.ua/obshchestvo/podozrevaemomu-v-pogrome-lagerya-romov-mazuru-smyagchili-meru-presecheniya-457287.html
– Координатору С14 смягчили меру пресечения за нападение на ромов. In: Komsomolskaya Pravda. 07.08.2018. https://kp.ua/politics/614916-koordynatoru-s14-smiahchyly-meru-presechenyia-za-napadenye-na-romov
– Напад на табір ромів у Києві: координатору С14 Мазуру можуть скасувати арешт у вересні. In: RBK. 07.08.2018. https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/napadenie-lager-romov-kieve-koordinatoru-1533652851.html [link-preview url=”https://112.ua/obshchestvo/podozrevaemomu-v-pogrome-lagerya-romov-mazuru-smyagchili-meru-presecheniya-457287.html “]
The testimony of a Auschwitz survivor.
– Roma Holocaust Memorial Day: Auschwitz survivor Mano Höllenreiner recalls Nazi ‘Gypsy Camp’. In : Deutsche Welle. 02.08.2018. https://www.dw.com/en/roma-holocaust-memorial-day-auschwitz-survivor-mano-höllenreiner-recalls-nazi-gypsy-camp/a-44926614 [link-preview url=”https://www.dw.com/en/roma-holocaust-memorial-day-auschwitz-survivor-mano-höllenreiner-recalls-nazi-gypsy-camp/a-44926614″]
A good article from Deutsche Welle on the Roma Holocaust.
– Remembering the Nazi genocide of Sinti and Roma. In: Deutsche Welle. 02.08.2018. https://www.dw.com/en/remembering-the-nazi-genocide-of-sinti-and-roma/g-44930522 [link-preview url=”https://www.dw.com/en/remembering-the-nazi-genocide-of-sinti-and-roma/g-44930522″]
Papers in Slovakia chose to publish a stern reminder of what happened to Roma during the Holocaust.
– Rómovia ako etnická skupina boli vystavení likvidácii, upozorňuje druhý august. In: Info.sk. 02.08.2018. http://www.info.sk/sprava/147649/romovia-ako-etnicka-skupina-boli-vystaveni-likvidacii-upozornuje-druhy-august/
– Rómovia ako etnická skupina boli vystavení likvidácii. In: Teraz. 02.08.2018. http://www.teraz.sk/magazin/romovia-ako-etnicka-skupina-boli-vysta/340142-clanok.html [link-preview url=”http://www.info.sk/sprava/147649/romovia-ako-etnicka-skupina-boli-vystaveni-likvidacii-upozornuje-druhy-august/ “]
Quite a few articles in Slovenia on the Roma Holocaust for the commemorations of August 2nd.
– Pred 74 leti so nacisti usmrtili več kot 3.000 Romov. In: RTV. 02.08.2018. https://www.rtvslo.si/svet/pred-74-leti-so-nacisti-usmrtili-vec-kot-3-000-romov/462198
– Mednarodni dan spomina na zamolčane žrtve porajmosa, nacističnega genocida nad Romi. In: STA. 02.08.2018. https://www.sta.si/2539150/mednarodni-dan-spomina-na-zamolcane-zrtve-porajmosa-nacisticnega-genocida-nad-romi
– Dan spomina na žrtve nacističnega genocida nad Romi. In: SIOL.net. 02.08.2018. https://siol.net/novice/svet/dan-spomina-na-zrtve-nacisticnega-genocida-nad-romi-474285
– Porajmos – pozabljeni romski holokavst. In: Dnevnik. 02.08.2018. https://www.dnevnik.si/1042835049 [link-preview url=”https://www.rtvslo.si/svet/pred-74-leti-so-nacisti-usmrtili-vec-kot-3-000-romov/462198 “]
– Head of Council of Europe Office in Sarajevo paid respects to Roma victims of the Holocaust in Donja Gradina. In: Council of Europe. 02.08.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/sarajevo/-/head-of-council-of-europe-office-in-sarajevo-paid-respects-to-roma-victims-of-the-holocaust-in-donja-gradina [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/sarajevo/-/head-of-council-of-europe-office-in-sarajevo-paid-respects-to-roma-victims-of-the-holocaust-in-donja-gradina”]
– Commemoration of the Roma Holocaust: our duty to remember, and to combat persisting anti-Gypsyism in today’s Europe. In: Council of Europe. 02.08.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/commemoration-of-the-roma-holocaust-our-duty-to-remember-and-combat-persisting-anti-gypsyism-in-today-s-europe [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/commissioner/-/commemoration-of-the-roma-holocaust-our-duty-to-remember-and-combat-persisting-anti-gypsyism-in-today-s-europe”]
– Many Roma took the opportunity of the Holocaust Remembrance Day to protest against the policies of the Italian government and against racism.
– Dozens protest policies in Italy on Roma Holocaust day. In: ABC News. 02.08.2018. https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dozens-protest-policies-italy-roma-holocaust-day-56990205
– Roma, rom e sinti scendono in piazza contro il razzismo. In: Kika Press. 02.08.2018. https://www.kikapress.com/gallery/roma-rom-e-sinti-scendono-in-piazza-contro-il-razzismo
– Oggi rom e sinti in piazza contro i rischi di deriva xenofoba. In: Articolo 21. 02.08.2018. https://www.articolo21.org/2018/08/oggi-rom-e-sinti-in-piazza-contro-i-rischi-di-deriva-xenofoba/ [link-preview url=”https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dozens-protest-policies-italy-roma-holocaust-day-56990205 “]
Let’s not forget that Croatia killed nearly ALL Croatian Roma during World War Two. This was not the Germans, but the Ustaša. If you want to meet the few Croatian Roma who survived, you have to go to Milan …
– Croatia Marks International Roma Genocide Remembrance Day. 02.08.2018. https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/30176-croatia-marks-international-roma-genocide-remembrance-day [link-preview url=”https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/30176-croatia-marks-international-roma-genocide-remembrance-day”]
– Bulgaria and Romania Mark Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. In: Balkan Insight. 02.08.2018. http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/gallery/bulgaria-and-romania-mark-roma-holocaust-memorial-day-08-02-2018 [link-preview url=”http://www.balkaninsight.com/en/gallery/bulgaria-and-romania-mark-roma-holocaust-memorial-day-08-02-2018″]
Sziget Festival in a few days. [link-preview url=””]
A summary of Holocaust for Roma in Slovakia and the Commemorations and remembrance on Holocaust.
– Rómsky holokaust nesmie upadnúť do zabudnutia, pripomenú ho viaceré podujatia. In: Spravy Pravda. 01.08.2018. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/478859-romsky-holokaust-nesmie-upadnut-do-zabudnutia-pripomenu-ho-viacere-podujatia/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/478859-romsky-holokaust-nesmie-upadnut-do-zabudnutia-pripomenu-ho-viacere-podujatia/”]
There is a proposal to officialise August 2nd in Austria as the day of the commemoration of Roma victims of the Holocaust.
– Mandl schlägt 2. August als offiziellen österreichischen Gedenktag für Roma und Sinti vor. In: OTS. 01.08.2018. https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20180801_OTS0032/mandl-schlaegt-2-august-als-offiziellen-oesterreichischen-gedenktag-fuer-roma-und-sinti-vor [link-preview url=”https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20180801_OTS0032/mandl-schlaegt-2-august-als-offiziellen-oesterreichischen-gedenktag-fuer-roma-und-sinti-vor”]
May they rest in peace!
– Roma Holocaust Memorial Day: EU commemorates ‘forgotten victims’. In: Euronews. 02.08.2018. http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/02/roma-holocaust-memorial-day-eu-commemorates-forgotten-victims- [link-preview url=”http://www.euronews.com/2018/08/02/roma-holocaust-memorial-day-eu-commemorates-forgotten-victims-“]
The official EU statement on Roma Holocaust and the transcript of the EU Commission vice president Timmermans and chairman Jourova.
Too bad they still use “Porrajmos” and even worse that they misspell it.
– European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (Pharrajimos). In: Council of Europe. 02.08.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/holocaust/-/european-roma-holocaust-memorial-day-pharrajimos-
– Statement by First Vice-President Timmermans and Commissioner Jourová ahead of Roma Holocaust Memorial Day on 2 August. In Council of Europe. 01.08.2018. http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-18-4749_en.htm [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/holocaust/-/european-roma-holocaust-memorial-day-pharrajimos- “]
Discrimination against Travellers in the UK is still prevalent.
– ‘People don’t think of us as equal’ – Gypsies speak out about discrimination in Norfolk. In: Eastern Daily Press. 31.07.2018. http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-gypsies-speak-out-about-discrimination-1-5630844 [link-preview url=”http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/norfolk-gypsies-speak-out-about-discrimination-1-5630844″]
Slovenia will mark the International Roma Holocaust Day with several events.
– Roma Holocaust remembered in Slovenia. In: STA. 01.08.2018. https://english.sta.si/2539494/roma-holocaust-remembered-in-slovenia [link-preview url=”https://english.sta.si/2539494/roma-holocaust-remembered-in-slovenia”]
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