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Slovakia: Extremists Patrols in Trains

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Slovakia: Extremists Patrols in Trains

The right wing party of Kotleba has launched vigilantes patrols in trains in Slovakia. This followed the alleged attack of a women by a Rrom near Levice.

Thankfully, the government is acting fast and is declaring these patrols to be illegal.

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Gold and the Vatican

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Gold and the Vatican

An article about the Gold that was taken away from Rroma during the Holocaust in World War Two, which according to the president of the World Roma Organisation, Jovan Damjanovic, landed in Swiss banks and in the Vatican.

That 3.5 Mio Rroma died in the Holocaust is probably a very high number, experts think it is probably closer to 1.5 Million, with roughly 275’000 registered deaths (most people were not registered, even in camps, when they were immediately gassed).

That Gold transited through Switzerland, and thus also Rroma Gold, is a certainty. That some of it landed in the Vatican will be difficult to prove.

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Irish Tinkers – in Germany

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Irish Tinkers – in Germany

This time, not Rroma… A large group of Irish tinkers has been camping in Hessen. Not a usual sight to see them that far off from their country of origin.

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Switzerland: Travellers in Bern

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Switzerland: Travellers in Bern

Again bad press on travellers in Switzerland. Usual story: Forced to camp somewhere in the wild or on a rented field, there are not enough sanitary installations nor containers for garbage, and as a result, people complain about garbage and smell.

This is how you force a reputation on people.

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Switzerland and Travellers: Expelled in Neuchatel

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Switzerland and Travellers: Expelled in Neuchatel

Rroma travellers were again expelled in Neuchatel. This is becoming a real habit, and for some reason has been spiking this year, in spite of the fact that there are not that many more non-Swiss travellers than in previous years.

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Caritas Switzerland: Closing Travellers Contact Point

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Caritas Switzerland, a Christian charity is having some financial issues forcing them to close a few of their departments. One of them is the one for travellers, a department that opened in 1989.

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Social Housing in the Czech Republic

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Social Housing in the Czech Republic

Some clarifications on social housing in the Czech Republic. This theme has been taken by rightist parties saying this policy is open for abuses and of course will be abused by Rroma… Here’s what the Minister has to day.

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Czech Survivors: So little – So late…

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Czech Survivors: So little – So late…

Germany will pay 2’500 Euro to Czech Rroma Holocaust survivors. Knowing how many effectively survived (actually almost no Czech Rroma did survive, most Rroma in the Czech Republic are originally from Slovakia, having been moved there by the communists right after the war) and the time passed, this is not going to ruin Germany.

It is almost an insult…

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Roma Pride in Prague

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Roma Pride in Prague

Roma Pride took place in Prague. This event is taking place since a few years, and, as the second article explains, is far from being a natural thing, as prejudices against homosexuality are often still very strong among Rroma.

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Early Weddings

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A long article in the German paper “Die Welt” about the plight of young Rroma girls who are wed at the age of 13 or so.

Yes it happens, but no, it is not common among all Rroma. This is a typical Vlach tradition that is not common in other places. But otherwise, for a change quite well informed. They are true in the fact that traditionally, the first boyfriend is one’s husband. Overall, the article in not bad.

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French Chronicle …

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French Chronicle …

Not much this week on Rroma. Several articles on the Rroma expulsed from Montreuil near Paris who, 16 days after the facts, are still without shelter. Also a polemic in Lyon about the municipality of Lyon who cut water to a Rroma camp, and a young pickpocket of 12 …

Olympic effect, it seems, or simply August lull ?

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On Racism Against Rroma

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An interview of two activists on racism against Rroma and the general problems of Rroma in Europe. Good, except for a historical imprecision: Rroma arrived in Europe in the 9th century. Not in the 15th. The 15th century represents the arrival of Rroma in western Europe…

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Another Blunt Article …

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Another Blunt Article …

Guess what, lots of immigrants from Romania and Bulgaria, mostly Rroma – says who? – and thus “massive abuses” of the welfare system.

This article is typical of what should not be done: Sensation, generalisation, and ethnic branding…

SHAME.

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Mariazell Pilgrimage

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Sunday August 14th is the day of the traditional Rroma pilgrimage to Mariazell. The tradition, which had been up kept for centuries was forbidden by the Nazis and was only restarted in 1996.

A bishop will be celebrating the mass.

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