Monthly Archives: août 2017

Nouvelles suisses

Switzerland Travellers

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The Roma travellers who camped in Wileroltigen, triggering a campaign in Switzerland against them, have left. They were forced to leave as the government gave them an ultimatum.

– Fahrende bei Wileroltigen sind weg. In: Der Bund. 10.08.2017. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/fahrende-bei-wileroltigen-sind-weg/story/12185786
– Keine Wohnwagen mehr auf dem Gelände. In: SRF. 10.08.2017. https://www.srf.ch/news/regional/bern-freiburg-wallis/keine-wohnwagen-mehr-auf-dem-gelaende [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/fahrende-bei-wileroltigen-sind-weg/story/12185786 “]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Racism in Slovakia

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An essay about racism against Roma in Slovakia. Forbidden to go in some swimming pools, even in public spaces, everyday racism in words and in social medias, etc.
Bad.

– Čo to tu tak smrdí? In: Nazory Pravda. 09.08.2017. https://nazory.pravda.sk/dnes-pise/clanok/437744-co-to-tu-tak-smrdi/ [link-preview url=”https://nazory.pravda.sk/dnes-pise/clanok/437744-co-to-tu-tak-smrdi/”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

UK and Travellers

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A testimony of travelling Roma in the UK and the issues they face, especially in Leeds.

– ‘I’m a Roma Gypsy – and a proud and responsible Loiner – and I’m fed up of all the negativity about my community’ In: The Yorkshire Evening Post. 09.08.2017. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/i-m-a-roma-gypsy-and-a-proud-and-responsible-loiner-and-i-m-fed-up-of-all-the-negativity-about-my-community-1-8694300 [link-preview url=”http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/i-m-a-roma-gypsy-and-a-proud-and-responsible-loiner-and-i-m-fed-up-of-all-the-negativity-about-my-community-1-8694300″]

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Lety – More Articles

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The news is making rounds!
Good!

– ‘Historical day for Roma dignity’: Czech govt to shut down pig farm on concentration camp site. In: RT. 07.08.2017. https://www.rt.com/news/398919-pig-farm-roma-holocaust-closure/
– Czechs strike deal to move pig farm from Roma Holocaust site. In: Times of Israel. 08.08.2017. http://www.timesofisrael.com/czechs-strike-deal-to-move-pig-farm-from-roma-holocaust-site/ [link-preview url=”https://www.rt.com/news/398919-pig-farm-roma-holocaust-closure/ “]

Nouvelles suisses

Switzerland: March Cancelled

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The planned march against a camping site for travellers in the village of Wileroltigen was cancelled amid concerns that it would attract many extremists, would be too dangerous and expensive.
This follows a long campaign by the village that was borderline racist and definitively stereotyping Roma.

– Zu gefährlich und zu teuer: Wileroltigen zieht die Notbremse. In: Der Bund. 08.08.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/zu-gefaehrlich-und-zu-teuer-wileroltigen-zieht-die-notbremse/story/28451936 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/zu-gefaehrlich-und-zu-teuer-wileroltigen-zieht-die-notbremse/story/28451936″]

Autriche Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Austria: Traditional Pilgrimage

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The traditional Roma pilgrimage of Mariazell in Austria will be taking place next Sunday, August 13th.

– Traditionelle Roma-Wallfahrt mit Weihbischof Scharl nach Mariazell. In: Mariazell.at. 07.08.2017. http://www.mariazell.at/2017/08/07/traditionelle-roma-wallfahrt-mit-weihbischof-scharl-nach-mariazell-475/ [link-preview url=”http://www.mariazell.at/2017/08/07/traditionelle-roma-wallfahrt-mit-weihbischof-scharl-nach-mariazell-475/”]

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Lety – Finally

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It seems that after nearly 30 years, the pig farm on the site of the Lety concentration camp will go. The Czech Government apparently convinced the owners to sell.

– Czech pig farm to quit WW2 Roma concentration camp site. In: Reuters. 07.08.2017. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-czech-roma-idUSKBN1AN1RL
– Czech company accepts state offer to buy pig farm on Roma genocide site. In: Romea.cz. 07.08.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-company-accepts-state-offer-to-buy-pig-farm-on-roma-genocide-site [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-czech-roma-idUSKBN1AN1RL “]

Kosovo Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Kosovo and the UN

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The victims of lead poisoning in the UN refugee camp in Kosovo are still awaiting justice and compensation. The UN had opened a camp for Roma IDPs on an industrial site contaminated by heavy metals.
No apologies, no compensation, nothing has been done.

– Kosovo: les enfants du plomb attendent la justice. In: 24 Heures. 05.08.2017. https://www.24heures.ch/monde/europe/kosovo-enfants-plomb-attendent-justice/story/22657714 [link-preview url=”https://www.24heures.ch/monde/europe/kosovo-enfants-plomb-attendent-justice/story/22657714″]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Ukraine

Ukraine: Commemoration

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A long article on the commemorations on August 2nd in the Ukraine, a place where many Roma were killed, for example at Babi Yar – the site of the notorious Jewish killing.

– На Подолі у Києві, в Одесі – усюди були люди, які переховували ромів від геноциду. In: Radio Chiriklo. 06.08.2017. https://hromadskeradio.org/programs/chiriklo/na-podoli-u-kyyevi-v-odesi-usyudy-buly-lyudy-yaki-perehovuvaly-romiv-vid-genocydu [link-preview url=”https://hromadskeradio.org/programs/chiriklo/na-podoli-u-kyyevi-v-odesi-usyudy-buly-lyudy-yaki-perehovuvaly-romiv-vid-genocydu”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

UK: Social Workers and Roma

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Tips for social workers working with Roma… And lots of stereotypes in them.

– Tips for social workers supporting east-European Roma families. In: Community Care. 04.08.2017. http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2017/08/04/tips-social-workers-supporting-east-european-roma-families/ [link-preview url=”http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2017/08/04/tips-social-workers-supporting-east-european-roma-families/”]

Belgique France Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

France – The Rat Story

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The story and video of the Roma trying to rob a person by dangling a dead rat in their face surfaced in France and Belgium after having been shown in the UK press. There is a definitive summer hole in the news in France for them to use old stories …

– Ils exhibent un rat mort pour l’effrayer et lui voler sa carte bancaire (vidéo). In: RTL. 05.07.2017. http://www.rtl.be/people/potins/ils-exhibent-un-rat-mort-pour-l-effrayer-et-lui-voler-sa-carte-bancaire-video–941966.aspx
– Paris : Des adolescents agressent une femme au distributeur avec un rat mort. In: Minute News. 04.08.2017. https://www.minutenews.fr/actualite/faits-divers/paris-distributeur-rat-mort-217719.html [link-preview url=”https://www.minutenews.fr/actualite/faits-divers/paris-distributeur-rat-mort-217719.html”]

France Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Domari Refugees

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An article and video of Syruian Domari refugees in France. Domari are part of the same migration from India as the Roma, but never crossed into Europe and remained in the Middle East. They have been victims of the ethnic cleansing by IS and displaced by the war.

– Vidéo : les Doms de Syrie, ces migrants considérés comme les “Roms du Moyen-Orient”. In: Info Migrants. 03.08.2017. http://www.infomigrants.net/fr/post/4440/video-les-doms-de-syrie-ces-migrants-consideres-comme-les-roms-du-moyen-orient [link-preview url=”http://www.infomigrants.net/fr/post/4440/video-les-doms-de-syrie-ces-migrants-consideres-comme-les-roms-du-moyen-orient”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

It wasn’t really us …

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An article in the Slovak Press on the occasion of the Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day. Not helpful: Basically, it is the German who did it, who imposed the restrictions and racial laws, and who ultimately killed the Roma in Slovakia. Well, not really, let’s not forget that many Slovaks were for the government of the times there …

– Rómske utrpenie cítime dodnes. In: Dennik. 02.08.2017. https://dennikn.sk/blog/romske-utrpenie-citime-dodnes/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/blog/romske-utrpenie-citime-dodnes/”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Slovakia: Symbolism and Social Media

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A virtual candle could be lit on social media for the Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day. It was used by people of various background and is a first in that country.

– Symbolická sviečka spojila ľudí rôzneho politického presvedčenia. In: Dobre Noviny. 05.08.2017. http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/107369/symbolicka-sviecka-spojila-ludi-rozneho-politickeho-presvedcenia [link-preview url=”http://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/107369/symbolicka-sviecka-spojila-ludi-rozneho-politickeho-presvedcenia”]

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Czech Republic and August 2nd

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The Roma flag was flown on several official buildings in the Czech Republic for the Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day on August 2nd.
Would be good if they also remembered that the Czech themselves were responsible.

– International Roma Flag to Fly on Buildings Throughout Czech Republic Today. In: Prague Morning. 02.08.2017. http://www.praguemorning.cz/international-roma-flag-fly-buildings-throughout-czech-republic-today/ [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemorning.cz/international-roma-flag-fly-buildings-throughout-czech-republic-today/”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Do not Forget!

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A long article on the Roma Holocaust and its long denial in Slovakia. The article explains the basic facts and the reasons behind the denial (still promoted by Slovak Right Wing such as Kotleba’s followers).

– Ma bisteren! Nezabudnite! In: Nazory Pravda. 03.08.2017. https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/437163-ma-bisteren-nezabudnite/ [link-preview url=”https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/437163-ma-bisteren-nezabudnite/”]

Nouvelles suisses

Switzerland and Travelling Roma

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The proposal to have a place for Roma travellers in the village of Wileroltigen in the Canto of Aargau, the opposition is rising. They are planning a march to show their opposition, and the racist overtones of the slogans and the stereotypes they use are not to be underestimated. The march will take place on the 14th of August.
BAD.

– Das «Hochrisikospiel» von Wileroltigen. In: Der Bund. http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/das-hochrisikospiel-von-wileroltigen/story/29768361 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/das-hochrisikospiel-von-wileroltigen/story/29768361″]

News Americas

Canada: Pushing for Recognition

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There is a push for the government to recognise August 2nd in Canada.
GOOD

– Let This Be The Last Year Roma Genocide Goes Unrecognized By Canada. In: Huffington Post. 03.08.2017. http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/romanipe/let-this-be-the-last-year-roma-genocide-goes-unrecognized-by-can_a_23063869/ [link-preview url=”http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/romanipe/let-this-be-the-last-year-roma-genocide-goes-unrecognized-by-can_a_23063869/”]

Bulgarie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Bulgaria: More Police

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The Bulgarian deputy prime minister has promised more police presence in the Roma parts of Plovdiv. Not to protect its citizen … But to “resolve” the problem of the Roma communities.
BAD

– Bulgarian Deputy PM promises stepped-up police presence in Roma area of Plovdiv. In: Sofia Globe. 03.08.2017. http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/08/03/bulgarian-deputy-pm-promises-stepped-up-police-presence-in-roma-area-of-plovdiv/ [link-preview url=”http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/08/03/bulgarian-deputy-pm-promises-stepped-up-police-presence-in-roma-area-of-plovdiv/”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Roumanie

Various reports on the 2nd of August

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A series of reports on the Holocaust Remembrance Day.

– http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2017/07/remembering-roma-victims-holocaust-170728114822470.html
– https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/council-of-europe-honours-victims-of-roma-holocaust
– http://blog.nohatespeechmovement.org/look-and-dont-forget-young-europeans-commemorate-the-roma-genocide-in-krakow-and-auschwitz/
– http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_STATEMENT-17-2241_en.htm
– https://www.voanews.com/a/romania-observes-deaths-thousands-roma-holocaust/3969832.html
– http://sofiaglobe.com/2017/08/02/european-commission-honours-roma-holocaust-memorial-day/ [link-preview url=”https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/council-of-europe-honours-victims-of-roma-holocaust”]

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