The Church of England is making efforts to help Roma and travellers. Well, better late than never.
– Church of England urged to make land available to Gypsies. In: The Guardian. 22.02.2019. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/church-of-england-urged-to-make-land-available-to-gypsies [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/church-of-england-urged-to-make-land-available-to-gypsies”]
No surprise there … There are better places to be a Rom.
– Decade after neo-Nazi killings, Hungary hostile for Roma. In: Deutsche Welle. 22.02.2019. https://www.dw.com/en/decade-after-neo-nazi-killings-hungary-hostile-for-roma/a-47642342 [link-preview url=”https://www.dw.com/en/decade-after-neo-nazi-killings-hungary-hostile-for-roma/a-47642342″]
The usual kind of “reporting”. Yes, there it shows a police raid against Roma in Romania. But Child slavery? Begging? Come on …
– BUILT WITH BRIT CASH. The luxury town where rich Romanian gangsters build mega mansions from British money and child slavery. In: The Sun. 22.02.2019. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8478723/luxury-town-romania-human-trafficking-uk/ [link-preview url=”https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8478723/luxury-town-romania-human-trafficking-uk/”]
A new memorial for the Roma concentration camp of Dubnice. Roma were executed there in February 1945 following a typhus epidemy in the camp.
– VIDEO: Tragédiu pripomína kríž z nábojníc. In: Pravda. 22.02.2019. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/503163-video-tragediu-pripomina-kriz-z-nabojnic/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/503163-video-tragediu-pripomina-kriz-z-nabojnic/”]
There are increasingly “problems” in the largest Sinti settlement in Hamburg. The settlement is a street that is exclusively housing people from an extended family. The problems are simply unpaid rents and garbage …
– „Hier wurde die letzten 30 Jahre zu viel weggeschaut“. In: Die Welt. 20.02.2019. https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article189039011/Hamburger-Sinti-Siedlung-Hier-wurde-die-letzten-Jahre-weggeschaut.html [link-preview url=”https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article189039011/Hamburger-Sinti-Siedlung-Hier-wurde-die-letzten-Jahre-weggeschaut.html”]
A year ago, the German State of Bavaria signed a treaty with the Sinti and Roma. Time to look back at what was achieved and what lies ahead.
– Ernüchterung nach einem Jahr. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 20.02.2019. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/minderheit-ernuechterung-nach-einem-jahr-1.4338282 [link-preview url=”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/minderheit-ernuechterung-nach-einem-jahr-1.4338282″]
An article about the worsening situation of Roma in Bulgaria and about the increasing racism against them in a country where there was little if any 20 years ago.
– ‘Free Abortion’ Talk No Real Surprise To Bulgaria’s Roma. In: Radio Free Europe. 21.02.2019. https://www.rferl.org/a/free-abortion-talk-no-real-surprise-to-bulgarias-roma/29782385.html [link-preview url=”https://www.rferl.org/a/free-abortion-talk-no-real-surprise-to-bulgarias-roma/29782385.html”]
An editorial from Rome on the Czech TV series “Most”.
– Disinformation servers allege Czechs depicted as “white trash” in new comedy series. In: Romea. 21.02.2019. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/disinformation-servers-allege-czechs-depicted-as-white-trash-in-new-comedy-series [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/disinformation-servers-allege-czechs-depicted-as-white-trash-in-new-comedy-series”]
A series on Czech TV is making the headlines. It is quite a hit, is set in a mostly Roma part of a town, and features also Roma.
There are some critiques who say the depiction of the Roma is too simplistic, and that many stereotypes are presented, but actually the largest opposition to the series comes from the extreme right.
– Czech TV’s Genre-Busting Comedy Is a Hit. In: TOL. 20.01.2019. https://www.tol.org/client/article/28244-czech-republic-roma-gypsies-tv-show-transsexuals.html [link-preview url=”https://www.tol.org/client/article/28244-czech-republic-roma-gypsies-tv-show-transsexuals.html”]
A Fianna Fail candidate had to apologise for having insulted someone as “Gypsy” on his Facebook side. There are many countries where he wouldn’t have had to…
– Fianna Fáil election candidate apologises for ‘gypsy’ comment. In: The Irish Times. 20.02.2019. https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fianna-fáil-election-candidate-apologises-for-gypsy-comment-1.3800773 [link-preview url=”https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fianna-fáil-election-candidate-apologises-for-gypsy-comment-1.3800773″]
An exhibition about Sinti woman in Germany after World War Two.
– Wie aus der »Zigeunerin« eine »Sintezza« wurde. In: Gießener Allgemeine. 19.02.2019. https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/regional/stadtgiessen/Stadt-Giessen-Wie-aus-der-Zigeunerin-eine-Sintezza-wurde;art71,554443 [link-preview url=”https://www.giessener-allgemeine.de/regional/stadtgiessen/Stadt-Giessen-Wie-aus-der-Zigeunerin-eine-Sintezza-wurde;art71,554443″]
An article on the perennial Swiss issue of sites for travellers with a mention of the fact that Roma are still not recognised in that country (but Sinti are) …
– Mehr Halteplätze für Fahrende. In: Der Bote. 19.02.2019. https://www.bote.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/mehr-halteplaetze-fuer-fahrende;art46447,1157032 [link-preview url=”https://www.bote.ch/nachrichten/schweiz/mehr-halteplaetze-fuer-fahrende;art46447,1157032″]
Another article on the model village and integration program of Spišský Hrhov in Eastern Slovakia.
– Roma integration programmes can actually make a real difference. In: Politheor. 18.02.2019. https://politheor.net/roma-integration-programmes-can-actually-make-a-real-difference/ [link-preview url=”https://politheor.net/roma-integration-programmes-can-actually-make-a-real-difference/”]
How the city of Bristol is trying to force travellers out of caravans and into houses and flats.
– Road to nowhere: Bristol’s hidden housing crisis. In: The Bristol Cable. https://thebristolcable.org/2019/02/road-to-nowhere-bristols-gypsy-and-traveller/ [link-preview url=”https://thebristolcable.org/2019/02/road-to-nowhere-bristols-gypsy-and-traveller/”]
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/18/stumbling-stones-a-different-vision-of-holocaust-remembrance [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/18/stumbling-stones-a-different-vision-of-holocaust-remembrance”]
An article / radio on the presence of Roma in Oregon since the 1890’s
– As It Was: Roma, Also Known as Gypsies, Reach Oregon in 1890s. In: Jefferson Public Radio. 18.02.2019. https://www.ijpr.org/post/it-was-roma-also-known-gypsies-reach-oregon-1890s#stream/0 [link-preview url=”https://www.ijpr.org/post/it-was-roma-also-known-gypsies-reach-oregon-1890s#stream/0″]
Discussions are ongoing in Ukraine between NGOs and authorities on the issue of Roma work integration, especially in the Transcarpathian region.
– Закарпатський обласний центр зайнятості переймається проблемами працевлаштування ромів (ФОТО). In: Pershij. 13.02.2019. https://pershij.com.ua/zakarpatskyi-oblasnyi-tsentr-zainiatosti-pereimaietsia-problemamy-pratsevlashtuvannia-romiv-foto/ [link-preview url=”https://pershij.com.ua/zakarpatskyi-oblasnyi-tsentr-zainiatosti-pereimaietsia-problemamy-pratsevlashtuvannia-romiv-foto/”]
Pastora Pavon Cruz, better known as “la Niña de los Peines” died 50 years ago.
– En 2019 se cumplen 50 años sin la Niña de los Peines. In: AI on Sur. 17.02.2019. https://aionsur.com/en-2019-se-cumplen-50-anos-sin-la-nina-de-los-peines/ [link-preview url=”https://aionsur.com/en-2019-se-cumplen-50-anos-sin-la-nina-de-los-peines/”]
An editorial on the issue of homosexuality among the Roma community. This is a discussion topic in many regions, and not an easy topic.
– La libertad de las gitanas. In: El Confidencial. 17.02.2019. https://blogs.elconfidencial.com/espana/matacan/2019-02-17/libertad-gitanas-carmen-y-lola_1830206/ [link-preview url=”https://blogs.elconfidencial.com/espana/matacan/2019-02-17/libertad-gitanas-carmen-y-lola_1830206/”]
A Czech court stopped the prosecution of a man accused of threatening a well-known Roma singer on social medias.
– Czech court conditionally suspends prosecution of man who threatened to kill Romani celebrity. In: Romea. 15.02.2019. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-court-conditionally-suspends-prosecution-of-man-who-threatened-to-kill-romani-celebrity [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-court-conditionally-suspends-prosecution-of-man-who-threatened-to-kill-romani-celebrity”]
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