Volen Siderov, the leader of the Ataka party who has been involved in anti-Rroma and nationalist events has now been arrested in Bulgaria. Took a while …
A Czech ministerial commission held a two days workshop on Rroma and their integration in the Czech Republic. There is some way to go …
An interview of the Rromni Lawyer from the Kosovo on her book and her life. And an interesting statement on invisible Rroma and on stereotypes!
An article about heroin addiction among some Rroma in Serbia. Depressing.
An article on documentary on a Bulgarian Rroma ghetto in France.
A polish and Rroma community group in the UK… Would unfortunately no longer happen in Poland.
The documentary on Rroma children – Spartacus et Cassandra” is again on the headlines.
An article about what is not being discussed during Slovakia’s elections … Of course, Rroma are totally avoided.
Sarkozy presented his security program should he be re-elected as President of France. Amongst others, he wants more expulsions of Rroma. Pity his policies were not applied when he was a migrant from Hungary …
Our usual summary of what is going on in France regarding Rroma… In the North, the mayor of Wissous orders the closure of the Rroma camp; a squat where Rroma lived was closed in Bordeaux; in Creteil, Rroma living in the old buildings of the cemetarry’s undertaker have to leave; in the South, a mayor states that “not only Rroma are engaged in uncivil activities”; in Amiens, one of three escaped criminals (two Moldavians and a Rromanian) surrendered – and a commentary states “all the roads lead to Rroma” – even though nothing in the article states they are Rroma; garbage was removed from the site of a Rroma camp near Paris; in Lyon, discussions are ongoing about lodging homeless and Rroma; and finally a fire in a Rroma camps that only provoked several articles as it closed a major highway near Paris.
The movie on Rroma slavery in Romania still makes the headlines. Good!
Protests against the election of a Rroma mayor in a village with a large Rroma minority are continuing in Bulgaria. Seems that if you are Rrom, you can’t be an elected official, at least in some people’s minds …
Romanian Rroma migrants were camping in the Western part of Austria, close to the Swiss border. The authorities closed the camps and lodged the people, but went as far a suggesting of removing the children from the families … Bad memories …
Racism in the Czech Republic has been widespread. This article reminds the reader of all what happened there since the creation of the country after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
An article on the fate of Rroma from the Balkan who are increasingly being deported from Germany back to heir home country as part of the tightened asylum laws and the declaration of several Balkan countries as being safe.
Another article, this time from Slovakia, on the Al Jazeera documentary “Educating Igor”.
Al Jazeera published a reportage on a young Rrom from Eastern Slovakia. He believes that education is key in changing the future of Rroma.
An article that highlights the fact that Rroma are not migrants per se but are increasingly being forced to be… This is a phenomenon that was historically seen in Europe, with the Sinti becoming “nomad” simply because they were not allowed to settle anywhere in Germany.
SHAME!
Slovakia was internationally criticised for forced sterilisations, segregation in schools, brutality against Rroma etc.
A UN representative is in Romania to assess the situation of Rroma in that country and to see what is being done … In that particular case, Rroma are thrown into the same pot as people with disabilities and children … No comments.
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