Quite a few celbrations in Stockholm on the occasion of the International Roma Day.
– All together now: Sweden celebrates International Roma Day. In: Euronews. 08.04.2017. http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/08/celebrating-international-roma-day-in-sweden [link-preview url=”http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/08/celebrating-international-roma-day-in-sweden”]
Greece’s president paid respect to Rroma on the occasion of the international Rroma day. He stated that Rroma are an integral part of Greek society!
– Pavlopoulos pays tribute to Roma. In: Ekathimeri. 08.04.2017. http://www.ekathimerini.com/217567/article/ekathimerini/news/pavlopoulos-pays-tribute-to-roma [link-preview url=”http://www.ekathimerini.com/217567/article/ekathimerini/news/pavlopoulos-pays-tribute-to-roma”]
The view on Rroma in Switzerland is still dominated by clichés. Several Rroma tell their side of the story!
– Schweizer schockieren Roma mit bösen Klischees.In: 20 Minuten.ch. 08.04.2017. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/12490558 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/news/story/12490558″]
The US Envoy in Slovakia is writing about Rroma in Slovakia on the International Roma Day. He seems optimistic. Let’s hope.
– There are efforts for positive changes in Roma community. In: The Slovak Spectator. 08.04.2017. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20503104/there-are-efforts-for-positive-changes-in-roma-community.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20503104/there-are-efforts-for-positive-changes-in-roma-community.html”]
A bit of background for Slovakia’s citizen who don’t necessarily know much about Rroma. Not fully accurate, but a start…
– V Európskej únii žije 6 miliónov Rómov, v celej Európe až 12 miliónov. In: Spravy Pozri. 07.04.2017. http://spravy.pozri.sk/clanok/V-Europskej-unii-zije-6-milionov-Romov,-v-celej-Europe-az-12-milionov/1143775 [link-preview url=”http://spravy.pozri.sk/clanok/V-Europskej-unii-zije-6-milionov-Romov,-v-celej-Europe-az-12-milionov/1143775″]
An interview in the Vatican press of the Association of the 21st of July on the situation of Rroma in Italy. Good that the Vatican writes about the still prevalent discrimination against Rroma in that country.
– Giornata internazionale rom e sinti, inclusione ancora lontana. In: Radio Vaticana. 07.04.2017. http://it.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/04/07/giornata_internazionale_dei_rom_inclusione_ancora_lontana/1304132 [link-preview url=”http://it.radiovaticana.va/news/2017/04/07/giornata_internazionale_dei_rom_inclusione_ancora_lontana/1304132″]
A bit of history of the 8th of April … The International Roma Day was a consequence of the first Rroma World Congress on April 8th, 1971.
– ĐELEM, ĐELEM! INTERNATIONALER TAG DER ROMA UND SINTI (VIDEO). In: Kosmo. 07.04.2017. http://www.kosmo.at/delem-delem-internationaler-tag-der-roma-und-sinti-video/ [link-preview url=”http://www.kosmo.at/delem-delem-internationaler-tag-der-roma-und-sinti-video/”]
Valeriu Nicolae takes a parodic view at the stereotypes that he is confronted almost daily in his work.
– Putting to bed Roma myths. In: Euractiv. 07.04.2017. http://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/opinion/8-april-putting-to-bed-roma-myths/ [link-preview url=”http://www.euractiv.com/section/development-policy/opinion/8-april-putting-to-bed-roma-myths/”]
Infringement proceedings against Italy were blocked at the highest level of the European Commission. This puts many Rroma in Italy at risk of eviction and continues to expose them to discrimination.
– Hundreds of Roma to be forcibly evicted as EU leader’s refusal to sanction Italy exposed. In: Amnesty International. 06.04.2017. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/04/roma-forcibly-evicted-eu-leaders-italy/ [link-preview url=”https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/04/roma-forcibly-evicted-eu-leaders-italy/”]
Rroma organisations in Switzerland had a day of action yesterday ahead of the 8th April International Roma Day. Their main call: recognition of the Rroma as a Swiss Minority.
– Vorurteile gegen Roma wegtanzen. In: Der Bund. 06.04.2017. http://www.derbund.ch/bern/nachrichten/Vorurteile-gegen-Roma-wegtanzen/story/25828554
– Roma wehren sich gegen Vorurteile. In: Vaterland. 07.04.2017. http://www.vaterland.li/ausland/schweiz/Roma-wehren-sich-gegen-Vorurteile;art103,262482 [link-preview url=”http://www.derbund.ch/bern/nachrichten/Vorurteile-gegen-Roma-wegtanzen/story/25828554 “]
A White House aide, Sebastian Gorka, endorsed the Magyar Garda, a paramilitary group related to the extreme rightist Hungarian party, Jobbik. The Garda has been involved in racist acts against Rroma, but also against Jews and the LGBT community.
Thanks Mr. Trump.
– Trump Aide Endorsed Group That Harasses Roma And Gays, Pushes Anti-Semitism. In: Right Wing Watch. 04.04.2017. http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/trump-aide-endorsed-group-that-harasses-roma-and-gays-pushes-anti-semitism/ [link-preview url=”http://www.rightwingwatch.org/post/trump-aide-endorsed-group-that-harasses-roma-and-gays-pushes-anti-semitism/”]
A day with the Rroma in Switzerland. On the 6th, several Rroma organisations are staging an information campaign and a political action for the recognition of Rroma as a Swiss National Minority.
– Ein Tag mit den Roma. In: Berger Zeitung. 06.04.2017. http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/Ein-Tag-mit-den-Roma/story/30474763 [link-preview url=”http://www.bernerzeitung.ch/region/bern/Ein-Tag-mit-den-Roma/story/30474763″]
On Friday evening, a gang of about 40 men attacked Rroma in the city of Katowice in Silesia.
Several of the men were arrested by the police. Several Rroma were beaten up with baseball bats.
SHAME
– Odśpiewali “Sto lat” przed aresztem i ruszyli na Romów. Padł strzał. In TVN24. 03.04.2017. http://www.tvn24.pl/katowice,51/odspiewali-sto-lat-pod-aresztem-i-ruszyli-na-romow-padl-strzal,728900.html
– Rasistowski atak na Romów w Zabrzu. Padły strzały. In:Fakt.pl. 03.04.2017. http://www.fakt.pl/wydarzenia/polska/slask/rasistowski-atak-na-romow-w-zabrzu-policja-oddala-strzaly/w40vzhd [link-preview url=”http://www.tvn24.pl/katowice,51/odspiewali-sto-lat-pod-aresztem-i-ruszyli-na-romow-padl-strzal,728900.html”]
An article is a perfect illustration of implied racism against Rroma… This time, be cause – surprise – a Rrom returned a wallet with 1’300 EUR to the police in Arad. Implied thought here is that “normally” Rroma would have stolen it, hence the newsworthiness.
When you think about the corruption of the country, it seems that Rroma are small fishes at most if (and not when) they ever steal.
– Roma man finds wallet with money on a street in Arad, gives it to the police. In: Romania Insider. 04.04.2017. http://www.romania-insider.com/roma-man-finds-wallet-money-street-arad-gives-police/ [link-preview url=”http://www.romania-insider.com/roma-man-finds-wallet-money-street-arad-gives-police/”]
The book on Romani Rose, president of the German Council of Sinti and Roma is being presented in Heidelberg.
– Das Leben des Heidelberger Menschenrechtlers Romani Rose. In: Rhein Neckar Zeitung. 05.04.2017. http://www.rnz.de/nachrichten/heidelberg_artikel,-Heidelberg-Biografie-vorgestellt-Das-Leben-des-Heidelberger-Menschenrechtlers-Romani-Rose-_arid,266323.html [link-preview url=”http://www.rnz.de/nachrichten/heidelberg_artikel,-Heidelberg-Biografie-vorgestellt-Das-Leben-des-Heidelberger-Menschenrechtlers-Romani-Rose-_arid,266323.html”]
The mayor of the small town of Fontaine, near Grenoble, has decided to ask justice to intervene following the comments of one of the members of the council, the Front National member Franck Sinisi who had proposed to remove gold teeth from Rroma to pay for their lodgings.
This time it seems that the extreme right party is acting fast to limit collateral damage, probably due to the upcoming presidential elections.
– “Récupérer les dents en or” des Roms: le maire de Fontaine, en Isère, veut saisir la justice. In: FR3 Auvergne Rohne Alpes. 30.03.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/recuperer-dents-roms-maire-fontaine-isere-veut-saisir-justice-1223999.html
– Thibaut Monnier, patron du FN en Isère : “Quand il y a une brebis galeuse, on s’en occupe tout de suite”. In: France Bleu. 30.03.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/thibaut-monnier-secretaire-du-fn-en-isere-quand-il-y-une-brebis-galeuse-s-en-occupe-tout-de-suite-1490855095 [link-preview url=”https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/politique/thibaut-monnier-secretaire-du-fn-en-isere-quand-il-y-une-brebis-galeuse-s-en-occupe-tout-de-suite-1490855095″]
A large festival on the Rroma culture will open its doors next week end in Isernia.
– http://www.restoalsud.it/2017/04/integrazione-nel-segno-della-cultura-restoalsud-partner-del-festival-della-cultura-rom-sinti/ [link-preview url=”http://www.restoalsud.it/2017/04/integrazione-nel-segno-della-cultura-restoalsud-partner-del-festival-della-cultura-rom-sinti/”]
The small city of Gheorgheni (in Hungarian Gyergyószentmiklós) is a town mostly inhabited by ethnic Hungarians (Székler) in Transylvania.
On Friday, there was a massive pogrom against the Rroma of that city. At least five families were taken out of their houses, beaten up and the houses were burnt to the ground. The police is looking for 20 to 30 people…
Shame!
– Selbstjustiz, Rassismus oder Bandenkrieg? “Ungarn” verüben Pogrom an Roma in Rumänien. In” Pester Lloyd. 03.04.2017. http://www.pesterlloyd.net/html/1714pgromromarum.html [link-preview url=”http://www.pesterlloyd.net/html/1714pgromromarum.html”]
A project – DOM.ov – in Slovakia is trying to help Rroma get better housing and build houses rather than continue living in shacks in settlements. The issue is always land ownership and authorisations to built, which are often not given on the site of the settlements.
These two issues prevent many Rroma from building better houses, and leaves them in precatory. The project aims to break up this by legalising the land, and obtaining permits and grants via microcredit.
– Rómovia nedostanú všetko zadarmo, musia sporiť a dom si kúpiť z pôžičky. In: Dennik. 02.04.2017. https://dennikn.sk/720838/o-30-rokov-budu-dnesne-deti-z-chatrci-stavat-pekne-domy-aj-vo-vasom-susedstve/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/720838/o-30-rokov-budu-dnesne-deti-z-chatrci-stavat-pekne-domy-aj-vo-vasom-susedstve/”]
Last week was the by now traditional Rroma Week in Brussels, an event organised by the European Parliament and European Commission, with ca 40 representatives of Rroma NGOs being invited for the event.
It is meant for the Rroma activists to be able to meet MPs from various European Countries and discuss with them the issues and problems of Rroma in their respective countries.
– Bruselj v znamenju tedna Romov. In: RTVSLO. 01.04.2017. https://www.rtvslo.si/lokalne-novice/bruselj-v-znamenju-tedna-romov/418789 [link-preview url=”https://www.rtvslo.si/lokalne-novice/bruselj-v-znamenju-tedna-romov/418789″]
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