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Italy: The Other Way

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A report on a more humane approach to the Roma camps: A project that allows for small grants for those who want to set up a small business as a mean of getting people out of the camps and into the mainstream society.

– A Roma progetti di inclusione per togliere rom e sinti dai campi, c’è anche un contributo di 5mila euro per nuove attività. In: Notizie Tiscali. 28.06.2018. http://notizie.tiscali.it/cronaca/articoli/rom-superare-campi-contributo-imprenditoria/ [link-preview url=”http://notizie.tiscali.it/cronaca/articoli/rom-superare-campi-contributo-imprenditoria/”]

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Meanwhile in Italy

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Italy is clearing the first Roma camps … Coincidence? Or policy?

– Camp cleared as Italy’s far-right puts spotlight on Roma community. In: Reuters. 29.06.2018. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB
– Camp Cleared as Italy’s Far-Right Puts Spotlight on Roma Community. In: US News. 29.06.2018. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-06-29/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community#close-modal [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB “]

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Meanwhile in Italy

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Italy is clearing the first Roma camps … Coincidence? Or policy?

– Camp cleared as Italy’s far-right puts spotlight on Roma community. In: Reuters. 29.06.2018. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB
– Camp Cleared as Italy’s Far-Right Puts Spotlight on Roma Community. In: US News. 29.06.2018. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-06-29/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community#close-modal [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB “]

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Italian Roma

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An analysis of the situation of Roma in Italy…

– ‘Treated like dogs’: Italy’s Roma minority on society’s fringe. In: BBC News. 29.06.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44632472 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44632472″]

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Salvini, Minorities, and Racism

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An editorial on the impact of statements such as the one of Salvini on politics and on the integration of minorities.

– Der Kern der Provokation. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 20.06.2018. http://www.fr.de/politik/meinung/kommentare/antiziganismus-der-kern-der-provokation-a-1529329 [link-preview url=”http://www.fr.de/politik/meinung/kommentare/antiziganismus-der-kern-der-provokation-a-1529329″]

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Roma in Italy

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What does it mean to be Rom in Italy nowadays, especially following Salvini’s statements.

– In Salvini’s Italy we Roma must renew the fight for our dignity. In: The Guardian. 27.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/27/salvinis-italy-we-roma-fight-dignity [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/27/salvinis-italy-we-roma-fight-dignity”]

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Italy: A Mayor Destroys a Sinti House

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In Southern Tyrol, a local mayor ordered and carried through the destruction of an “illegal” Sinti house. Salvini applauded …
We suggest that this mayor orders the destruction of all illegal buildings. That would clear a lot of space in Italy.

– Lega-Bürgermeisterin lässt Sintihaus abreißen. In: Südtirol News. 20.06.2018. https://www.suedtirolnews.it/italien/lega-buergermeisterin-laesst-sintihaus-abreissen [link-preview url=”https://www.suedtirolnews.it/italien/lega-buergermeisterin-laesst-sintihaus-abreissen”]

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Italy’s Prime Minister: NO

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Giuseppe Conte, Italy’s prime Minister is against the census of Roma proposed by his interior minister.
Good – let’s see if he can really clamp it.

– Italiens Regierungschef ist gegen Roma-Zählung. In: Basler Zeitung. 20.06.2018. https://bazonline.ch/ausland/europa/italiens-regierungschef-ist-gegen-romazaehlung/story/18617640 [link-preview url=”https://bazonline.ch/ausland/europa/italiens-regierungschef-ist-gegen-romazaehlung/story/18617640″]

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Italy and Racism: The Origins

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An interesting article from the Guardian on the origins of the current treatment of Roma in Italy…

– Italy’s treatment of Roma people rooted in centuries-old prejudice. In: The Guardian. 20.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/20/italys-treatment-of-roma-people-reflects-a-centuries-old-prejudice [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/20/italys-treatment-of-roma-people-reflects-a-centuries-old-prejudice”]

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Italy and Church

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At least this time, the church said something … Not the Pope, but at least the bishop of Rome.

– Roma-„Volkszählung“: Bischöfe kritisieren Salvini. In: ORF. 20.06.2018. https://religion.orf.at/stories/2919977/ [link-preview url=”https://religion.orf.at/stories/2919977/”]

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French View on Italy

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Many articles in the French press this week on the Italian Interior Minister’s initiative to do a census of the Roma in the country.
The French press is much more unanimous and qualifies this as fascism.
They also miss the point on how on Earth you can do a census on Roma …

– Marcel Campion soutient les “Roms italiens” face à Matteo Salvini: “Oui, ils sont partout chez eux”. In: Huffpost. 24.06.2018. https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/06/24/marcel-campion-soutient-les-roms-italiens-face-a-matteo-salvini-oui-ils-sont-partout-chez-eux_a_23466540/
– Le “roi des forains” Marcel Campion veut “soutenir les Roms italiens”. In: Le Journal du Dimanche. 24.06.2018. https://www.lejdd.fr/societe/le-roi-des-forains-marcel-campion-veut-soutenir-les-roms-italiens-3691304
– Matteo Salvini, la botte à clous de l’Italie. In: Libération. 22.06.2018. http://www.liberation.fr/planete/2018/06/22/matteo-salvini-la-botte-a-clous-de-l-italie_1661323
– Le recensement des Roms indigne l’Italie. In: La Croix. 21.06.2018. https://www.la-croix.com/Monde/Europe/Roms-terrain-jeu-Matteo-Salvini-Italie-2018-06-21-1200948958
– Le recensement des Roms, prôné par Salvini, crée des remous. In: Le Progrès. 19.06.2018. https://www.leprogres.fr/france-monde/2018/06/19/le-recensement-des-roms-prone-par-salvini-cree-des-remous
– Italie: Matteo Salvini lance une nouvelle polémique sur les Roms. In: La Croix. 18.06.2018. https://www.la-croix.com/Monde/Italie-Matteo-Salvini-lance-nouvelle-polemique-Roms-2018-06-18-1300948301?from_univers=lacroix
– Salvini sur les Roms: «Tout ce qu’il y a de plus dégoûtant dans l’extrême droite», selon Vallaud. In: Libération. 21.06.2018. http://www.liberation.fr/france/2018/06/21/salvini-sur-les-roms-tout-ce-qu-il-y-a-de-plus-degoutant-dans-l-extreme-droite-selon-vallaud_1660882
– À la télévision italienne, le sort des Roms rappelle celui des juifs d’autrefois. In: Slate. 19.06.2018. http://www.slate.fr/story/163388/roms-italie-matteo-salvini-mentana
– Roms d’Italie s’inquiètent du recensement de Salvini. In: Boursorama. 20.06.2018.
– Si on commenceà recenser les Roms… In: L’Est Éclair. 21.06.2018. http://www.lest-eclair.fr/73034/article/2018-06-21/si-commencea-recenser-les-roms
– L’Italie coule vers le nettoyage ethnique ! In: L1 Dex. 24.06.2018. https://1dex.ch/2018/06/litalie-coule-vers-le-nettoyage-ethnique/#.Wy9PnC2B1yo
– Recenser les Roms: le projet indigne. In: L’Avenir. 20.06.2018. https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20180619_01186253/recenser-les-roms-le-projet-indigne
– Recensement des Roms : l’Italien Salvini droit dans ses bottes. In: DNA. 20.06.2018. https://www.dna.fr/societe/2018/06/20/recensement-des-roms-l-italien-salvini-droit-dans-ses-bottes
– Italie: menacé par Matteo Salvini, Roberto Saviano le traite de “bouffon”. In: BFM TV. 22.06.2018. https://www.bfmtv.com/international/italie-menace-par-matteo-salvini-roberto-saviano-le-traite-de-bouffon-1476418.html
– Le risque du grand renoncement. In: La Voix du Nord. 19.06.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/400462/article/2018-06-19/le-risque-du-grand-renoncement [link-preview url=”https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2018/06/24/marcel-campion-soutient-les-roms-italiens-face-a-matteo-salvini-oui-ils-sont-partout-chez-eux_a_23466540/ “]

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Italy’s Court: Unconstitutional

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Giorgio Lattanzi, the president of Italy’s Constitutional Court, said Friday that registering Roma based on ethnicity would be a breach of the constitution.
Good for him!

– Roma register unconstitutional -justice. In: Ansa. 22.06.2018. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2018/06/22/roma-register-unconstitutional-justice-3_6c2a9be3-f567-41e7-8128-194bdd7daa22.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2018/06/22/roma-register-unconstitutional-justice-3_6c2a9be3-f567-41e7-8128-194bdd7daa22.html”]

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More on The Census of Roma

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Lots more articles on the proposed census of Roma in Italy. As already said, all papers miss the point… How do you know who is Rom?

– He’s a fool who says foolish things’: Italy’s Roma face new threat from Matteo Salvini. In: The Guardian. 21.05.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/21/roma-census-italy-hunt-illegal-immigrants
– ‘Come and see how we live’, Italy’s Roma tell government. In: The Local. 21.06.2018. https://www.thelocal.it/20180621/italy-roma-camp-matteo-salvini
– Salvini sparks outcry over Roma census and expulsion plans. In: Euractiv. 20.06.2018. https://www.euractiv.com/section/justice-home-affairs/news/salvini-sparks-outcry-over-roma-census-and-expulsion-plans/
– Italian Debate Over Roma Census: Matter of Sovereignty vs ‘Democracy Violation’. In: Sputnik News. 22.06.2018. https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201806221065664144-roma-debate-italy/
– An Italian Official Is Calling for a Census of the Roma Minority. Critics Warn It Reeks of Fascism. In: The Times. 20.06.2018. http://time.com/5316809/italy-matteo-salvini-roma-census/
– Italy’s interior minister announces plan to register Roma and Sinti. In: The World Socialist Web Site. 23.06.2018. http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2018/06/23/salv-j23.html
– Salvini’s call for Roma expulsion provokes ‘fascist’ outcry. In: Politico. 19.06.2018. https://www.politico.eu/article/matteo-salvinis-italy-roma-expulsion-outcry/ [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/21/roma-census-italy-hunt-illegal-immigrants “]

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Salvini’s Views

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In case you had any doubts … Read a summary of Salvini’s views on migrants and Roma. On Roma, he says that Roma with Italian citizenship will “unfortunately” be allowed to stay. Racists unfortunately also …

– This Far-Right Italian Politician Talked About “Cleansing” The Roma And Migrants. In: Buzz Feed News. 22.06.2018. https://www.buzzfeed.com/hayesbrown/this-video-has-people-concerned-about-a-mass-cleansing-in?utm_term=.hcg55rYw7#.dqdddLDb2 [link-preview url=”https://www.buzzfeed.com/hayesbrown/this-video-has-people-concerned-about-a-mass-cleansing-in?utm_term=.hcg55rYw7#.dqdddLDb2″]

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Italy, Salvini, and Roma

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A further set of reactions on the statements from Mateo Salvini in Italy.
Note that no one is actually asking the question on HOW do you do a census on Roma??? How do you know who is and who is not? Seems soooo natural to all that this is obvious. Is it really?

– Far-right Italy minister vows ‘action’ to expel thousands of Roma. In: The Guardian. 19.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/19/italy-coalition-rift-roma-register-matteo-salvini
– Italy’s interior minister turns gaze to ‘Roma question’. In: TRT World. 19.06.2018. https://www.trtworld.com/europe/italy-s-interior-minister-turns-gaze-to-roma-question–18280
– Italy’s far-right League plans census of Roma community. In: Deutsche Welle. 19.06.2018. http://www.dw.com/en/italys-far-right-league-plans-census-of-roma-community/a-44287124
– Lega wants a census of Italy’s Roma population. In: New Europe. 19.06.2018. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/lega-wants-census-italys-roma-population/
– Census of Roma people coming up- Salvini (5). In: ANSA. 18.06.2018. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2018/06/18/census-of-roma-people-coming-up-salvini-5_866c7f2c-0639-4a32-95ca-2f3189b293bd.html [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/19/italy-coalition-rift-roma-register-matteo-salvini “]

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Italy: Protecting Children!!!!!!

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Faced with severe criticism, Salvini now claims that his census is aimed at “protecting children”… He advocates Fascist policies, and justifies them with lies …

– Italian populist Salvini sparks row over counting Roma. In: BBC. 19.06.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44531448 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44531448″]

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Italy: REALLY??? English speaking Press …

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Mateo Salvini, the interior minister and leader of the Rightist League wants a census of Roma…
He should be reminded that this is not 1930, and we’d be interested to know how he will do this… Genetics? Social approach? Or other method?
The Press in English on this…

– Italy to compile ‘register’ of Roma people: Matteo Salvini. In: The Local. 18.06.2018. https://www.thelocal.it/20180618/italy-register-census-roma-people-matteo-salvini
– Italy’s interior minister turns gaze to ‘Roma question’. In: Fox News. 18.06.2018. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/06/18/italys-interior-minister-turns-gaze-to-roma-question.html
– Italian interior minister wants census of Roma communities. In: Reuters. 18.06.2018. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-roma/italian-interior-minister-wants-census-of-roma-communities-idUSKBN1JE2H0
– Italy’s interior minister turns gaze to ‘Roma question’. In: KRQE. 18.06.2018. http://www.krqe.com/news/italian-interior-minister-takes-aim-at-roma-with-census/1246653566 [link-preview url=”https://www.thelocal.it/20180618/italy-register-census-roma-people-matteo-salvini “]

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Italy: REALLY??? In the German Press …

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Mateo Salvini, the interior minister and leader of the Rightist League wants a census of Roma…
He should be reminded that this is not 1930, and we’d be interested to know how he will do this… Genetics? Social approach? Or other method?
The Press in German on this…

– Innenminister Salvini will „Zählung“ von Sinti und Roma. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 18.06.2018. http://www.fr.de/politik/italien-innenminister-salvini-will-zaehlung-von-sinti-und-roma-a-1527584
– Matteo Salvini will Sinti und Roma zählen lassen. In: RP Online. 18.06.2018. https://rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/italien-minister-matteo-salvini-will-sinti-und-roma-zaehlen-lassen_aid-23487513
– Italiens Innenminister will Sinti und Roma zählen lassen. In: Sächsische Zeitung. 18.06.2018. https://www.sz-online.de/nachrichten/italiens-innenminister-will-sinti-und-roma-zaehlen-lassen-3958963.html
– Salvini plant Zählung der Sinti und Roma in Italien. In: STOL. 18.06.2018. https://www.stol.it/Artikel/Politik-im-Ueberblick/Politik/Salvini-plant-Zaehlung-der-Sinti-und-Roma-in-Italien [link-preview url=”https://rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/italien-minister-matteo-salvini-will-sinti-und-roma-zaehlen-lassen_aid-23487513 “]

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Italy: REALLY??? In the Italian Press …

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Mateo Salvini, the interior minister and leader of the Rightist League wants a census of Roma…
He should be reminded that this is not 1930, and we’d be interested to know how he will do this… Genetics? Social approach? Or other method?
The Press in Italian on this…

– Salvini shock: “Censimento sui rom, quelli italiani purtroppo ce li dobbiamo tenere”. Scontro nel governo, Di Maio: “Incostituzionale”. In: La Republica. 18.06.2018. http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2018/06/18/news/salvini_rom_censimento-199319863/
– Rom e sinti, quanti sono in Italia. “Ecco il censimento”. In: Il Quotidiano. 18.06.2018. https://www.quotidiano.net/cronaca/censimento-rom-salvini-1.3987101
– Il Censimento Rom ci porta indietro nella storia. La risposta dei nomadi, la reazione del Pd e di Leu. In: Il Faro di Roma. 18.06.2018. http://www.farodiroma.it/il-censimento-rom-ci-porta-indietro-nella-storia-la-risposta-dei-nomadi-la-reazione-del-pd-e-di-leu/ [link-preview url=”https://www.quotidiano.net/cronaca/censimento-rom-salvini-1.3987101 “]

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A Ciambra

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The Italian movie “A Ciambra” continues its success story. The movie, produced by Martin Scorsese is set amongst Roma in Southern Italy.

– The Ciambra review – rush of storytelling and style. In: The Guardian. 13.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/13/the-ciambra-review-rush-of-storytelling-and-style [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jun/13/the-ciambra-review-rush-of-storytelling-and-style”]

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