Daily Archives: février 14, 2016

French Chronicle …

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Lots of expulsions and notices thereof this week… First in Noisiel, near Paris, where 100 Rroma were expulsed; in Wissous, the camps will be soon destroyed; In Saint Brice, the mayor is trying to get rid of the camp that was recently created on this commune; and in Hautbourdin, the expulsion is being discussed; while in Grenoble, the Rroma are getting a reprieve.

The other set of news concerns Rroma pickpockets and beggars, with several articles on that topic …

And finally, a mobilization in favour of Rroma migrants!

India External Affairs Minister: Rroma are the Children of India

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India’s external affairs minister, Sushma Swaraj officially stated that Rroma are the children of India. India is even pondering recognizing them as a minority…

Basle: Firebomb against Rroma

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Travelling Rroma who were forced to leave their camp a few days earlier, were attacked at their new camping site. A person first started beating up a 70 years old Rroma and shortly thereafter, a firebomb was thrown at the caravans.

The police who were called let the attacker go without arresting him, even though he had severely beaten up someone without reason.

SHAME!

Bulgarian Rroma: Begging Scheme

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Two Bulgarian Rroma were sentenced in Sweden for running a begging scheme involving disabled and illeterate people. Bad.

This will be enough to renew the folktales of mafia like structures among Rroma and their involvement in begging, prostitution, etc.

Romania: Several People Fired for Theft

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Several leading civil servants, among which the head of the Tax authority, were fired in Romania for having stolen funds from the EU development aid. According to prosecutors “two Romanian lawmakers and eight other persons had allegedly defrauded two projects worth a total 27.25 million lei ($6.91 million) aimed at supporting the underprivileged Roma minority.”

And one wonders why nothing changes …

Begging in Helsinki

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An article on begging and Rroma accessing social services in Helsinki is really not acceptable. It is full with factual errors (no, most Rroma who come from Romania and Bulgaria are not and never were travelers), generalises, and implicitly associates Rroma with beggars.

BAD ARTICLE …

Deported Rroma Family can Return to Canada

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A family of Rroma from Hungary who were deported recently is now allowed to return to Canada following the intervention of the Canadian Immigration and Refugee Minister, John McCallum.

Basle: No space for Travellers

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In Basle, until April, there is no place were travellers can stay. They had to leave a place in the city, which will be established as a permanent camping site for Travellers, and they ended up squatting a field from which they were now expelled. There are to few of these sites in Switzerland to accommodate Travellers in Switzerland.

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