Category Archives: Greece

Greece – Shots

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Someone shot at the police near a Roma camp in Athens. It is not sure whether the shooters were Roma or if it just simply happened there.
The police is actively searching for them.

– Gunmen Shoot at Greek Police Near Athens Roma Camp. In: Greece Reporter. 17.05.2018. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/05/17/gunmen-shoot-at-greek-police-near-athens-roma-camp/
– Shots fired at police outside Athens Roma camp. In: Ekathimerini. 17.05.2018. http://www.ekathimerini.com/228737/article/ekathimerini/news/shots-fired-at-police-outside-athens-roma-camp

NO …

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An essay by Assistant Professor of Pedagogy – Intercultural Education at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Greece. His view is that there is no such thing as “Roma” and that Roma are a collection of distinct groups.
Well, we are leaning more towards the theories of Roma Nation that he cites as being wrong …

– How Europe Gets Roma Culture And Identity Wrong. In: Social Europe. 30.04.2018. https://www.socialeurope.eu/roma-culture-and-identity

Access to Justice

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There is a meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (CAHROM) from Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Romania and Spain in Helsinki (Finland), on 21-23 March 2018, to discuss access to justice for Roma, and especially for Romnja.

– CAHROM thematic visit on Roma and Traveller’s access to justice (with a focus on women). In: Council of Europe. 14.03.2018. https://www.coe.int/en/web/portal/-/cahrom-thematic-visit-on-roma-and-traveller-s-access-to-justice-with-a-focus-on-women-

Greece – Racism and Reaction

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State Minister Christoforos Vernardakis slammed three incidents in Greece this week. First the dismantling of a Neo-Nazi cell, then a verbal attack against a Syriza MP by a Golden Dawn (extreme right) deputy, and finally the one which concerns Roma:

New Democracy’s deputy Athanassios Davakis stated that he forbade any Roma or gypsy to vote for him …

No comments.

– Greek Minister Slams ‘Rhetoric of Hatred’. In: Greek Reporter. 09.03.2018. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2018/03/09/greek-minister-slams-rhetoric-of-hatred/

Roma, Work, and Slovenia

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Although the high rate of Roma unemployment in Central and South-Eastern Europe is often attributed to a low level of education and professional skills, one of the more important reasons is discrimination that prevents Roma from entering the labour market on an equal footing.
Integration into the labour market should be a priority in promoting a full social inclusion. Some steps towards this goal were made by the recently completed two-year international Working Roma project, which included the Novo Mesto Society for the Development of Volunteer Work.
As project coordinator Tina Cigler says, in the Working Roma project, partners from nine European countries have tried to develop new tools to prevent intolerance against Roma in the labour market, thereby increasing their employment prospects. The tools and recommendations were developed on the basis of study visits by partner countries, consultations within different groups and good practices that we detected in our partner countries: Italy, Portugal, Spain, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Greece, Malta and the United Kingdom.
Let’s see.

– Se zaposlovanju Romov obetajo boljši časi? In: Dolenski List. 28.02.2018. http://www.dolenjskilist.si/2018/02/28/191553/novice/dolenjska/Se_zaposlovanju_Romov_obetajo_boljsi_casi/

Greece – Police Search

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A police search in a Roma neighbourhood near Athens yielded weapons and nearly a Kg. of Heroin. The police arrested at least 35 people. What is bad is the ethnic context presented here.

– Οι αστυνομικοί έκαναν τουλάχιστον έξι κατ’ οίκον έρευνες, για τυχόν κρυμμένα όπλα, ενώ έχουν κατασχεθεί περίπου δύο κιλά ηρωίνης. In: Protothema. 22.06.2017. http://www.protothema.gr/greece/article/690936/eikosi-sullipseis-se-epiheirisi-tis-astunomias-se-kataulismo-roma/

Greece: Aftermath of the Riots

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The Greek minister of Public Order, Nikos Toskas, stated that the root causes of the riot following the accidental shooting of an 11 years old boy will take time to be resolved. He stated that the budget for the integration of the Roma had been cut by more than 80% due to the crisis, thus contributing to the current explosion.

– Education and Social Integration Program for Roma in Greece Suffers 80% Budget Cut. In: Greek Reporter. 16.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/16/education-and-social-integration-program-for-roma-in-greece-suffers-80-budget-cut/#sthash.Gpl665nv.dpuf
– Budget cuts hurt outreach to Roma schools in Menidi. In: Ekathimerini. 16.06.2017. http://www.ekathimerini.com/219294/article/ekathimerini/news/budget-cuts-hurt-outreach-to-roma-schools-in-menidi

Greece Riots against Roma – 2

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The riots against Roma have seen the first Roma houses burnt down, in spite of a strong riot police presence in the neighbourhood.
BAD.

– Roma houses on fire. A third day of an anti-Roma pogrom in Athens. In: Shades Magazine. 13.06.2017. https://theshadesmag.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/roma-houses-on-fire-a-third-day-of-an-anti-roma-pogrom-in-athens/
Athens: An anti-Roma pogrom continues for a second day. In: Shades Magazine. 12.06.2017. https://theshadesmag.wordpress.com/2017/06/12/athens-an-anti-roma-pogrom-continues-for-a-second-day/

Greece: Riots against Roma

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Residents of Menidi a suburb to the North of Athens, have been clashing with the police and rioting against Roma following the death of a 11 years old boy who was killed by a stray bullet in the schoolyard.
A 23 years old Rom was arrested in connection with the stray bullet.

– Greek Riot Police Stop Angry Crowd From Attacking Roma Community. In: Greek Reporter. 12.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/12/greek-riot-police-stop-angry-crowd-from-attacking-roma-community/#sthash.Kuv0ePmF.dpuf
– 23-Year-Old Roma Arrested in Connection with the Stray Bullet that Killed Young Boy. In: Greek Reporter. 10.06.2017. http://greece.greekreporter.com/2017/06/10/23-year-old-roma-arrested-in-connection-with-the-stray-bullet-that-killed-young-boy/#sthash.LqtzCJ2D.dpuf
– Menidi residents clash with police, demand crime crackdown. In: Ekathimerini. 12.06.2017. http://www.ekathimerini.com/219192/article/ekathimerini/news/menidi-residents-clash-with-police-demand-crime-crackdown

Bulgaria, Babies, and Rroma

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Traffickers in new-borns have been condemned to heavy prison sentences (10 years for two men, and 5 years for one women). They were accused to have brought pregnant women to Greece for the purpose of adoption of their child at birth. The babies were sold for up to 15’000 Euros.
Many of the mothers came from Rroma ghettos. The condemned, though, seem to have been Bulgarian (otherwise, chances are this would have been said …)

– Bulgarie: Lourdes peines de prison pour vente de nouveau-nés. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 28.04.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/monde/2059003-20170428-bulgarie-lourdes-peines-prison-vente-nouveau-nes

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