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More on August 2nd

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More on August 2nd

More articles on the August 2nd commemorations of the Rroma Holocaust. In Maribor, Slovenia; in Leipzig; in Vienna; in Ireland; in Slovakia, where the government proxy for Rroma questions gave a message; and in the EU, with a message from the commission.

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Rroma’s plight emphasised on August 2nd

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On the Rroma and Sinti Holocaust Remembrance Day, Europe’s top human right official emphasised the plight faced by many Rroma in Europe to this day with continuing discrimination. This needs to change!

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August 2nd: International day of remembrance of the Holocaust on Rroma and Sinti

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The 2nd of August is the official international day of remembrance of the Holocaust on Rroma and Sinti. Several organisations (here just as a sample) are planning commemorations in Germany and Austria.

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Interview with Romani Rose

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Interview with Romani Rose

Another interview with Romani Rose, president of the German central council of Sinti and Roma in the context of the celebrations of the 2nd of August on the Rroma and Sinti Holocaust.

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Only half? The others are probably lying …

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A survey in the Czech Republic reveals that half of all interviewed business would not hire Rroma. If you ask us, the other half thought so but did not reply. Racism against Rroma is so widespread and ingrained in that country.

SHAME

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Poking fun – No Comment on Taste

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An article in Watson pokes fun at the media fascination in Switzerland with the Rroma wedding near Zurich. Noting that where does Switzerland goes if Farmers do what they want with their land, but also noting that 20 Minutes said that as the population was on holidays, there were concern about potential thefts, clearly equating Rroma with thieves.

Let’s challenge these idiotic stereotypes!

News Osteuropa Rumänien

Denying Holocaust illegal in Romania

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Denying Holocaust illegal in Romania

Romania has signed a legislation making it illegal to deny the Holocaust and forbids the promotion of the fascist legionnaire’s movement. Around 280’000 Jews, and officially 11’000 Rroma (there were more) were killed in Romania during the fascist regime of Antonescu. Recently, as in other neighbouring countries, there have been voices to rewrite this chapter of history.

LET US NEVER FORGET!

News Westeuropa

Meeting Sinti and Rroma in Munich

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Meeting Sinti and Rroma in Munich

A mix between a theatre performance and a walk through a neighbourhood of Munich aims at showing the general public the Rroma and Sinti from their city and help reduce the existing stereotypes and prejudice.

Interesting!

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Rome pledges to shut down Rroma camps

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Rome pledges to shut down Rroma camps

At long last, the Rroma camps – veritable ghettos that surround the Italian capital will be dismantled. Italian court have found the Rome municipality to be guilty of racial discrimination in the setup of these camps, camps that were established by the municipality, with the police and NGOs.

 

News Westeuropa

More on the racism in the Met Police

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More on the racism in the Met Police

Following the recent disclosure of the existence of a Facebook page used by UK Met police officers to rant against minorities and Rroma in particular, more articles have appeared in the Press and Scotland Yard is investigating the case.

Let’s hope that there will be a clear outcome.

News Osteuropa

A Movie on Papusza

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A movie of the life of the Polish Rroma poetess Papusza. For those who knew her or still know her family and friends, there are a few “historical” mistakes in the movie, but by and large, it reflects her tragic life.

A pity that the music of the movie is absolutely dreadful.

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Meanwhile in France: Further camp news

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Meanwhile in France: Further camp news

Some news of the camps in France: In Bagnolet, near Paris, Bulgarian Rroma buried a man and his daughter who died during a fire; in Roubaix, in the North, activists take 60 Rroma to the sea; in Loos, also in the North, an article about the street with a prison, a Rroma camp and an unused land; while in Vaulx-en-Vélin, near Lyon, cohabitation seems to be difficult; and finally the MRAP (Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l’amitié entre les peoples) denounces what they deem a “real harassment” of Rroma in Lyon.

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Austria, the Anschluss, and the Nazis

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Austria, the Anschluss, and the Nazis

A chilling review of the annexation of Austria with the support of the overwhelming part of the population, and the history of Austria under the Nazis. Besides the Austrian soldier deaths (ca. 270’000) in Eastern Europe and Russia, Austrian minorities got decimated: From around 190’000 Austrian Jews, 65’459 were killed in the Holocaust, while from the roughly 11’000 Rroma (Burgenland and Sinti), at least 7’000 perished. These latter numbers are to be taken with caution, as no one really knew how many Rroma there were, and the German did not keep tabs on field executions or gas chambers.

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