Category Archives: Italy

According to the association “Carta di Roma”has analysed the press reporting on Roma in Italy. Despite the fact that Roma and Sinti represent only 0.25% of the population, the anti-Gypsy “entiments are the highest on the European continent, reaching 82%. However, the majority of Roma and Sinti present in the country (4 out of 5) live in conventional housing, study, work and lead a life identical to that of any other Italian or foreign citizen present on the national territory .

– Rom e Sinti, la minoranza più discriminata d’Europa. In: Riforma. 04.01.2019. https://riforma.it/it/articolo/2019/01/03/rom-e-sinti-la-minoranza-piu-discriminata-deuropa [link-preview url=”https://riforma.it/it/articolo/2019/01/03/rom-e-sinti-la-minoranza-piu-discriminata-deuropa”]

The camp of Castel Romano is slated to be closed by Rome’s mayor.

– Castel Romano, accelerata sullo smantellamento del campo rom di via Pontina. In: Il Corriere della Citta. 27.12.2018. https://www.ilcorrieredellacitta.com/ultime-notizie/castel-romano-accelerata-sullo-smantellamento-del-campo-rom-di-via-pontina.html [link-preview url=”https://www.ilcorrieredellacitta.com/ultime-notizie/castel-romano-accelerata-sullo-smantellamento-del-campo-rom-di-via-pontina.html”]

Rome wants to introduce a code of conduct for Roma in the capital. Really ??????

– Rom a Roma, codice di condotta e redditi al setaccio tutto l’anno. In: Il Messaggero. 27.12.2018. https://www.ilmessaggero.it/roma/news/rom_codice_condotta_redditi_roma-4194059.html [link-preview url=”https://www.ilmessaggero.it/roma/news/rom_codice_condotta_redditi_roma-4194059.html”]

A Romani girl died in a fire of the van she lived in with her family near Cagliari.

• Toddler feared dead in Roma van fire. In: Ansa. 24.12.2018. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/12/24/toddler-feared-dead-in-roma-van-fire_dbc9645a-edf6-42e3-9e52-7d59f027e7f3.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2018/12/24/toddler-feared-dead-in-roma-van-fire_dbc9645a-edf6-42e3-9e52-7d59f027e7f3.html”]

Sinti and Roma in Rimini protested in front of the municipality on the failure of the local government to apply the measures for social inclusion of the minority.

– Rimini, la protesta di Rom e Sinti: “Maggioranza va dietro alla Lega”. In: Ciama mi citta. 19.12.2018. https://www.chiamamicitta.it/rimini-la-protesta-rom-sinti-maggioranza-va-dietro-alla-lega/ [link-preview url=”https://www.chiamamicitta.it/rimini-la-protesta-rom-sinti-maggioranza-va-dietro-alla-lega/”]

Scary …

– The Dangerous New Face of Salvini’s Italy. In: Der Spiegel. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/matteo-salvini-has-emboldened-fascists-in-italy-a-1243164.html [link-preview url=”http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/matteo-salvini-has-emboldened-fascists-in-italy-a-1243164.html”]

Roma organisations have called for a permanent manifestation for the respect of the inclusions agreements signed by Italy, and have also written a letter to the Lombard authorities asking them to respect the agreements.
Lombardy has been at the forefront of the eviction and closure of Roma camps.

– #Indivisibili Rom, Sinti e Caminanti Gallarate: manifestazione permanente per il rispetto degli accordi di inclusion. In: Pressenza. 05.12.2018. https://www.pressenza.com/it/2018/12/indivisibili-rom-sinti-e-caminanti-gallarate-manifestazione-permanente-per-il-rispetto-degli-accordi-di-inclusione/
– #indivisibili Rom, sinti e caminanti a Gallarate per la manifestazione permanente per il rispetto degli accordi di inclusione: basta guerra ai poveri. In: Agora Vox. 05.12.2018. https://www.agoravox.it/indivisibili-Rom-sinti-e-caminanti.html [link-preview url=”https://www.pressenza.com/it/2018/12/indivisibili-rom-sinti-e-caminanti-gallarate-manifestazione-permanente-per-il-rispetto-degli-accordi-di-inclusione/ “]

An Israeli editorial on Salvini qualifying him as a fascist. Besides being an ardent admirer of Mussolini, the Israeli papers argues he has taken several measures that are fascist. One of them is proposing a census based on race, for Roma… Same thing Mussolini did with Jews.

– Italy’s Salvini Should Be Persona Non Grata in Israel. In: Haaretz. 07.11.2018. https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-italy-s-salvini-should-be-persona-non-grata-in-israel-1.6723870 [link-preview url=”https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-italy-s-salvini-should-be-persona-non-grata-in-israel-1.6723870″]

It is literally everywhere… Bad for us.

– ‘The party is over’: Rome police evict mobsters from eight luxury villas. In: The London Free Press. 20.11.2018. https://lfpress.com/news/world/rome-police-evict-plan-to-demolish-alleged-mobsters-homes/wcm/af3a0882-f715-4d40-a5ed-8be73d078f26
– Rome police seize ‘gaudfather’ villas. In: Eurasia Times. http://www.eurasiatimes.org/en/21/11/2018/rome-police-seize-gaudfather-villas/ [link-preview url=”https://lfpress.com/news/world/rome-police-evict-plan-to-demolish-alleged-mobsters-homes/wcm/af3a0882-f715-4d40-a5ed-8be73d078f26 “]

The Italian government is evicting migrants and Roma, with hundreds of them put on the street. This is not a good thing.

– Hundreds of Refugees, Roma Homeless in Italian Eviction Drive. In: VOA News. 14.11.2018. https://www.voanews.com/a/hundreds-of-refugees-and-roma-homeless-in-italian-eviction-drive/4658830.html
– Hundreds of refugees and Roma homeless in Italian eviction drive. In: Relief Web. 14.11.2018. https://reliefweb.int/report/italy/hundreds-refugees-and-roma-homeless-italian-eviction-drive [link-preview url=”https://www.voanews.com/a/hundreds-of-refugees-and-roma-homeless-in-italian-eviction-drive/4658830.html “]

An article about Salvini’s expulsions. Migrants, Roma, etc… As if all Roma were migrants. One thing is good, the numbers of Roma cited (26’000) reflects the population of Roma living in camps, not the numbers of Roma in Italy…

– Hundreds of refugees and Roma homeless in Italian eviction drive. In: Reuters. 14.11.2018. http://news.trust.org//item/20181114195153-3aeui/ [link-preview url=”http://news.trust.org//item/20181114195153-3aeui/”]

This time he is fuming against the EU Commissioner Vera Jurova on her comments about hate speech in Italy against Roma. And what does he say:
“Why doesn’t the lady come and visit a Roma camp in Rome or Milan and see the weapons, the illegality, the exploited children and the stolen goods?”
Thanks for the generalisation …

– Matteo Salvini: Commissioner’s Roma remarks are ‘nonsense again from Brussels’. In: Politico. 26.10.2018. https://www.politico.eu/article/matteo-salvini-italy-vera-jourova-roma-commissioner-remarks-are-nonsense-again-from-brussels/ [link-preview url=”https://www.politico.eu/article/matteo-salvini-italy-vera-jourova-roma-commissioner-remarks-are-nonsense-again-from-brussels/”]

The Italian President of the European Parliament today showed he doesn’t deserve his job. On an interview with the RAI, he stated that the planned Italian citizen income was not well thought of as it would end in the pockets of Roma!!!
PLEASE WRITE TO HIM!

– Rights group slams Parliament President Tajani over Roma comments. In: Politico. 25.10.2018. https://www.politico.eu/article/antonio-tajani-parliament-president-roma-comments-slammed-rights-group/ [link-preview url=”https://www.politico.eu/article/antonio-tajani-parliament-president-roma-comments-slammed-rights-group/”]

Two Roma rammed a police car after a burglary near Milan. Immediately, Salvini jumps on it…
Not much to say, except that a crime by a Rom is an accusation against all Roma.

– 2 Roma ram police car after burglary. In: ANSA. 12.10.2018. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/10/12/2-roma-ram-police-car-after-burglary_526e02b6-7721-4832-bbbc-930ab2081f03.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/10/12/2-roma-ram-police-car-after-burglary_526e02b6-7721-4832-bbbc-930ab2081f03.html”]

In order to resolve the current situation and improve the situation of Roma in Milan, Roma organisation are calling for a consultation with politicians and associations running the camps in an open letter.

– Un Incontro Con Sala: Rom E Sinti Vogliono Collaborare Per Quale Nuovo Progetto? In: Milano Post. 09.10.2018. https://www.milanopost.info/2018/10/09/un-incontro-con-sala-rom-e-sinti-vogliono-collaborare-per-quale-nuovo-progetto/ [link-preview url=”https://www.milanopost.info/2018/10/09/un-incontro-con-sala-rom-e-sinti-vogliono-collaborare-per-quale-nuovo-progetto/”]