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France: Travellers, Rroma, Gitans

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An attempt by a French news outlet to explain the difference between travellers, Rroma, Gitans, Manouches, etc.
BAD … First it still uses “Tzigane” as the general term. And then, states that Rrom means man – no, it means husband or someone from that group and so on. Would be good if journalists inform themselves before writing things.

– TSIGANES, ROMS, GITANS OU GENS DU VOYAGE… LES DISTINCTIONS À FAIRE. In: LCI. 29.10.2016. http://www.lci.fr/societe/tsiganes-roms-gitans-ou-gens-du-voyage-les-distinctions-a-faire-2010040.html [link-preview url=”http://www.lci.fr/societe/tsiganes-roms-gitans-ou-gens-du-voyage-les-distinctions-a-faire-2010040.html”]

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Ireland: Racist Abuse

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Up to 97% of the Rroma population in an Irish town have been subjected to racist abuse…
BAD.

– Racist attacks revealed on Roma. In: The Independent (IR). 29.10.2016. http://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/racist-attacks-revealed-on-roma-35157282.html [link-preview url=”http://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/news/racist-attacks-revealed-on-roma-35157282.html”]

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French Chronicle …

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The French news were certainly dominated with the news of the recognition of the French role in the deportation of Rroma during World War Two.
There were nevertheless other news too… Conflict between Rroma (i.e. in the context newly arrived ones) and gens du voyage (i.e. in this context Manouches – a group that descends from the Sinti) near Paris; the plight of the expulsed Rroma from Montreuil near Paris; an essay about people living in the street in Paris, saying one cannot accept this; the story of a squat in Western France whose owner is rather uncertain; in Dijon, in Bourgogne, a squat was evicted; an essay about the situation of Rroma in the poorest French town in the North, Roubaix; a fire near a highway in Eastern France provoqued by Rroma; an finally an essay on women health amongst migrants and Rroma in Paris.

– Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes : la situation se tend entre Roms et gens du voyage. In: Le Parisien. 28.10.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/saint-thibault-des-vignes-77400/saint-thibault-des-vignes-la-situation-se-tend-entre-roms-et-gens-du-voyage-28-10-2016-6263640.php
– Montreuil. Familles Roms expulsées: sans fiche de paye. In: Mediapart. 27.10.2016. https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/271016/montreuil-familles-roms-expulsees-sans-fiche-de-paye
– SDF à Paris : on ne doit pas s’habituer. In: Le Parisien. 26.10.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/paris-la-nuit-avec-ses-sdf-26-10-2016-6252363.php
– A Sainte-Luce : qui possède le terrain occupé par les Roms ? In: Ouest France. 25.10.2016. http://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/sainte-luce-qui-possede-le-terrain-occupe-par-les-roms-4581885
– Dijon : des heurts en marge de l’évacuation du squat de la rue du Gaz. In: Le Bien Public. 27.10.2016. http://www.bienpublic.com/edition-dijon-ville/2016/10/26/dijon-le-squat-de-la-rue-du-gaz-en-cours-d-evacuation
– Le point de vue: charité bien ordonnée? In: Nord Éclair. 28.10.2016. http://www.nordeclair.fr/info-locale/le-point-de-vue-charite-bien-ordonnee-ia0b0n1278545
– Sur l’A31 la visibilité est gênée par un départ de feu. In: 5 Minutes (LUX). 26.10.2016. http://5minutes.rtl.lu/grande-region/laune/970568.html
– En maraude, auprès des femmes sans-abris. In: Actu Soins. 27.10.2016. http://www.actusoins.com/280622/maraude-aupres-femmes-abris.html [link-preview url=”https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/271016/montreuil-familles-roms-expulsees-sans-fiche-de-paye”]

France Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

France: Hollande Recognises the Role of France in Rroma Holocaust

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The French president François Hollande recognised yesterday the role of the French state in the internment and deportation of Rroma during World War Two. This is a first, and comes only more than 70 years after the facts!
What took you so long?

– Hollande reconnaît le rôle de l’État dans la persécution des Tsiganes. In: Le Figaro. 29.10.2016. http://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2016/10/28/01016-20161028ARTFIG00163-hollande-va-rendre-hommage-aux-tsiganes-internes-pendant-la-seconde-guerre-mondiale.php
– Hollande recognizes French role in WWII internment of Roma. In: Deutsche Welle. 29.10.2016. http://www.dw.com/en/hollande-recognizes-french-role-in-wwii-internment-of-roma/a-36196813
– Hollande acknowledges French role in Roma internment during WWII. In: i24. 29.10.2016. http://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/europe/128855-161029-hollande-acknowledges-french-role-in-roma-internment-during-wwii
– Tsiganes internés de 1940 à 1946 : Hollande reconnaît la responsabilité de la France. In: Le Point. 29.10.2016. http://www.lepoint.fr/politique/hollande-va-rendre-hommage-aux-tsiganes-internes-de-1940-a-1946–29-10-2016-2079435_20.php
– France played a role in Nazi persecution of Gypsies, President Francois Hollande says. In: ABC News. 29.10.2016. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-10-30/france-admits-role-it-played-in-internment-of-french-gypsies/7978056
– François Hollande reconnaît la responsabilité de la France dans l’internement de milliers de Roms durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. In: LINFO.RE. 29.10.2016. http://www.linfo.re/france/societe/705350-francois-hollande-reconnait-la-responsabilite-de-la-france-dans-l-internement-de-milliers-de-roms-durant-la-seconde-guerre-mondiale
– Commémorations à Montreuil-Bellay : des représentants d’un collectif de sans-papiers et de l’association Rroms-Anjou refoulés. In: FR3 News. 29.10.2016. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/pays-de-la-loire/maine-et-loire/angers/commemorations-montreuil-bellay-representants-collectif-papiers-association-rroms-anjou-refoules-1119331.html
– Les nomades internés sous Vichy : l’histoire oubliée. In: France Inter. 29.10.2016. https://www.franceinter.fr/info/les-tsiganes-internes-sous-vichy-l-histoire-oubliee [link-preview url=”https://www.franceinter.fr/info/les-tsiganes-internes-sous-vichy-l-histoire-oubliee”]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Main and Miskolc

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The city of Main in Germany, paired with Miskolc is sticking to its guns. It is providing funds and help for Rroma via the Maltese orders. Main is somewhat embarrassed here as Miskolc is evicting Rroma from its centre on spurious grounds.
And giving funds to the Maltese order is nice, but not sufficient. Political action is required.

– Stadtrat bleibt dabei: Roma in Miskolc werden unterstützt. In: Main-Echo. 26.10.2016. http://www.main-echo.de/regional/stadt-kreis-aschaffenburg/art3983,4287212 [link-preview url=”http://www.main-echo.de/regional/stadt-kreis-aschaffenburg/art3983,4287212″]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Rome: Eviction, and then Nothing

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The City of Rome recently closed a centre which mostly lodged Rroma. According to local NGOs, this was more an eviction rather than a closure, as many of the people were not relocated in other centres.
The NGOs and the European Roma Right Centre are accusing the city to violate the human rights of the Rroma as well as not fulfilling their obligations according to European Laws.

– Rom, chiude il centro di via Amarilli. L’accusa: “Come uno sgombero forzato”. In Roma Today. 25.10.2016. http://www.romatoday.it/politica/chiusura-centro-accoglienza-via-amarilli.html [link-preview url=”http://www.romatoday.it/politica/chiusura-centro-accoglienza-via-amarilli.html”]

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Munich

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A special exhibition on the persecution of Rroma and Sinti is currently shown in the National Socialism Documentation Centre in Munich.

– NS-Dokuzentrum über die Verfolgung von Sinti und Roma. In: Bild. 27.10.2016. http://www.bild.de/regional/aktuelles/bayern/ausstellung-ueber-sinti-und-roma-im-nsdokuzentrum-48456232.bild.html [link-preview url=”http://www.bild.de/regional/aktuelles/bayern/ausstellung-ueber-sinti-und-roma-im-nsdokuzentrum-48456232.bild.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

UK: Rroma Insecure

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A new report by a think tank shows that Rroma in the UK are deeply insecure following the Brexit vote and the subsequent uncertainty and increased anti-immigrant rhetoric. There are an estimated 80 to 300’000 Rroma in the UK, and the EU was contributing around 1.1 Bio pounds a year for their integration.

– Roma in UK ‘deeply insecure’ after vote to leave EU, thinktank says. In: The Guardian. 24.10.2016. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/24/roma-in-uk-deeply-insecure-after-vote-to-leave-eu-thinktank-says [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/oct/24/roma-in-uk-deeply-insecure-after-vote-to-leave-eu-thinktank-says”]

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Czech Republic: Demands for Investigation

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Several members of the Czech Council of Roma Minority affairs are demanding in an open letter that the suspicious death of a young Rrom in Žatec be investigated. The boy died on October 18th after having been apparently beaten up by the workers at a restaurant as well as by several patrons there and finally by the police.
BAD

– Civil society members of Czech Govt Roma Council demand thorough investigation of Romani man’s death as soon as possible. In: Romea.cz. 23.10.2016. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/civil-society-members-of-czech-govt-roma-council-demand-thorough-investigation-of-romani-man-s-death-as-soon-as-possible#.WAzWHk2X5Lo.facebook
– Členové romské rady žádají důsledné prošetření smrti Roma v Žatci v co nejkratším čase. In: Romea.cz. 23.10.2016. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/clenove-romske-rady-zadaji-dusledne-prosetreni-smrti-roma-v-zatci-v-co-nejkratsim-case [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/civil-society-members-of-czech-govt-roma-council-demand-thorough-investigation-of-romani-man-s-death-as-soon-as-possible#.WAzWHk2X5Lo.facebook”]

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Reportage on the Shutka

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A French reportage in the Shutka in Skopje, Macedonia.

– Gael Turine, la rue tranquille d’une capitale Rom. In: France Info. 22.10.2016. http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/des-mots-de-minuit/photos-parlees/gael-turine-la-rue-tranquille-d-une-capitale-rom-247501 [link-preview url=”http://culturebox.francetvinfo.fr/des-mots-de-minuit/photos-parlees/gael-turine-la-rue-tranquille-d-une-capitale-rom-247501″]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Italy: Know before Judging!

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An interesting article about Rroma in Italy, speaking about the Abbruzzesi – an autochthonous local Rroma group that are the descendants of the first Rroma who arrived there in the early 15th century, the more recent Sinti, and the Rroma from former Yugoslavia. They also speak about the camps and the fact that Rroma are forced to live in such camps, often against their will.

– Rom: conoscere, prima di giudicare. In: L’Opinione. 22.10.2016. http://www.opinione.it/politica/2016/10/22/arconti_politica-22-10.aspx [link-preview url=”http://www.opinione.it/politica/2016/10/22/arconti_politica-22-10.aspx”]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Germany: Duisburg expels Rroma

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The city of Duisburg in Germany expelled Rroma families from appartments in one of the city’s neighbourhoods. Apparently, these expulsions are against the law and were conducted in a brutal manner by the local police.
SHAME!

– Nachts auf die Straße gesetzt. In: Junge Welt. 21.10.2016. https://www.jungewelt.de/m/artikel/295827.nachts-auf-die-straße-gesetzt.html#top [link-preview url=”https://www.jungewelt.de/m/artikel/295827.nachts-auf-die-straße-gesetzt.html#top”]

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Vienna: A Square named after a Rrom

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A square was named after the Rroma author Ilija Jovanović, who died in 2010 in that city and who was very active in the community and in Romano Centro.

– Wiener Park wird nach dem Lyriker Ilija Jovanović benannt. In: APA. 22.10.2016. http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20161018_OTS0227/wiener-park-wird-nach-dem-lyriker-ilija-jovanovi-benannt
– Benennung von „Ilija-Jovanović-Park“ – 22.10.2016 In: ORF. 20.10.2016. http://volksgruppen.orf.at/diversitaet/ethnotipps/stories/2804007/ [link-preview url=”http://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20161018_OTS0227/wiener-park-wird-nach-dem-lyriker-ilija-jovanovi-benannt”]

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French Chronicle …

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More of the same, in spite of the nearing winter. 600 Rroma displaced by the closure of a camp n St. Ouen near Paris; 100 other Rroma threatened with eviction from their camp near Vigneux sur Seine, close to Paris; a large controversy in the North of France with a mayor publishing statistics based on ethnicity (FORBIDDEN in France), stating that nearly 1’000 live in Denain; a recourse in Roubaix to prevent the destruction of a camp; various associations in Roubaix are protesting the expulsions of Rroma in that city; a positive news in the North with the education of migrant children, Rroma amongst them; another positive note in Nantes, with a shared lunch for migrants; tensions in the South West over squats, especially from Bulgarian Rroma; conflict in Béziers, in the South West of France between the mayor (very much anti-migrant) and associations over the closure of a room that, according to the mayor, was used as an illegal mailbox for migrants and Rroma; and finally, a fire in a camp near Montpellier.

– Saint-Ouen: un important campement Rom évacué. In: BFM TV. 21.10.2016. http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/saint-ouen-un-important-campement-rom-evacue-1050701.html
– SAINT-OUEN : SURSIS POUR LE DÉMANTÈLEMENT DU BIDONVILLE ROM. In: LCI. 20.10.2016. http://www.lci.fr/societe/saint-ouen-sursis-pour-le-demantelement-du-bidonville-rom-2008449.html
– Une centaine de Roms vont être évacués. In: Le Parisien. 18.10.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/essonne-91/une-centaine-de-roms-vont-etre-evacues-18-10-2016-6220893.php
– Mille Roms à Denain? In: La Voix du Nord. 21.10.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/62725/article/2016-10-21/mille-roms-denain
– Le tableau denaisien brossé par sa maire est-il aussi sombre que ça? In: La Voix du Nord. 21.10.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/62728/article/2016-10-21/le-tableau-denaisien-brosse-par-sa-maire-est-il-aussi-sombre-que-ca
– Roms des Couteaux: nouveau recours pour repousser l’expulsion de trois ans. In: La Voix du Nord. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/62425/article/2016-10-20/roms-des-couteaux-nouveau-recours-pour-repousser-l-expulsion-de-trois-ans
– Roubaix : des associations fustigent la mairie après une expulsion de roms. In: Nord Éclair. 17.10.2016. http://www.nordeclair.fr/info-locale/roubaix-des-associations-fustigent-la-mairie-apres-une-jna50b12891n1273813
– Au collège Simone-de-Beauvoir, les enfants passent devant les réfugiés. In: La Voix du Nord. 17.10.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/60953/article/2016-10-17/au-college-simone-de-beauvoir-les-enfants-passent-devant-les-refugies
– Au coeur de Nantes, un repas partagé contre la misère. In: Ouest France. 22.10.2016. http://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/nantes-44000/au-coeur-de-nantes-un-repas-partage-contre-la-misere-4577427
– Crispation autour des squats. In: Ouest France. 22.10.2016. http://www.sudouest.fr/2016/10/22/crispation-autour-des-squats-2543644-3229.php
– Béziers : le conflit entre la municipalité et l’ABCR devant le Conseil d’État. In: Midi Libre. 21.10.2016. http://www.midilibre.fr/2016/10/20/abcr-mairie-le-conflit-devant-le-conseil-d-etat,1412690.php
– Montpellier : caravanes et épaves en feu à cause d’une bougie ! In: Infos H24. 18.10.2016. http://infos-h24.fr/2016/10/18/montpellier-caravanes-feu-campement/ [link-preview url=”http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/saint-ouen-un-important-campement-rom-evacue-1050701.html”]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Another one on the Schnitzel

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More on the Schnitzel story. With a big BUT … The article says that he is of course not racist, that he often had “Gypsy” guests who found that funny, and other such statements.
Well, he’s wrong.

– Rassismus-Debatte Wirt tauft Zigeunerschnitzel um. In: Express. 19.10.2016. http://www.express.de/news/panorama/rassismus-debatte-wirt-tauft-zigeunerschnitzel-um-24931764 [link-preview url=”http://www.express.de/news/panorama/rassismus-debatte-wirt-tauft-zigeunerschnitzel-um-24931764″]

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Otto Pankok

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An article about the Sinto painter Otto Pankok who made hundreds of paintings and drawings depicting the murderous madness of the Nazi regime.
A must see.

– Menschlich bleiben in unmenschlicher Zeit. In: Deutschlandradio Kultur. 20.10.2016. http://www.deutschlandradiokultur.de/kuenstler-otto-pankok-menschlich-bleiben-in-unmenschlicher.932.de.html?dram:article_id=369012 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandradiokultur.de/kuenstler-otto-pankok-menschlich-bleiben-in-unmenschlicher.932.de.html?dram:article_id=369012″]

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UK and Adoption

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Two young Rroma children who were removed in London from their parent’s home (at birth and at the age of 15 months) are now allowed to be given for adoption following a ruling of the High Court.
The children were traken away against their parents’ will because of the poverty and squalid conditions they lived in. The parent, Rroma from Hungary, meanwhile returned to Hungary.
Here, the well being of the children was used as an argument. But is it really sufficient to deprive them of their parents and to deprive the parents of their children?

– Roma sisters should be adopted, the High Court rules. In: Stowe. 19.10.2016. http://www.marilynstowe.co.uk/2016/10/19/roma-sisters-should-adopted-the-high-court-rules/ [link-preview url=”http://www.marilynstowe.co.uk/2016/10/19/roma-sisters-should-adopted-the-high-court-rules/”]

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Ireland: Racism and Poverty

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A new report in Ireland shows that Rroma are often affected by racism and are more prone to poverty. The survey was conducted by Rroma activists and covered 30 households, i.e. a rather small number.
Irish Integration minister, David Stanton, meanwhile said that Rroma must be integrated.
Good!

– Racism and poverty affect Roma lives in Ireland, report finds. In: The Irish Time. 19.10.2016. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/racism-and-poverty-affect-roma-lives-in-ireland-report-finds-1.2835487
– Roma community urged to integrate into Irish society. In: RTE. 19.10.2016. https://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1019/825264-roma/ [link-preview url=”https://www.rte.ie/news/2016/1019/825264-roma/”]

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Bratislava: Roma Youth Empowerment

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The Human Right directorate of the European Commission organised a conference in Bratislava with roughly 200 young Rroma from 30 countries on the theme of Roma Youth Empowerment. These young Rroma got the opportunity to meet and speak with members of the commission and other EU representatives as well as to exchange views and experience. The organisers awarded prices, among which for best Rroma NGO, the Romanian Impreuna; best media, Slovenian Radio Romic; and best personality, which went to Sampicha Souleiman from Greece for his work against stereotypes.

– Bratislava združila 200 mladih Romov iz vse Evrope. In: RTVSL. 14.10.2016. https://www.rtvslo.si/evropska-unija/bratislava-zdruzila-200-mladih-romov-iz-vse-evrope/405171 [link-preview url=”https://www.rtvslo.si/evropska-unija/bratislava-zdruzila-200-mladih-romov-iz-vse-evrope/405171″]

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France: Montreuil makes it to International Press

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The hunt for the Rroma who were expelled in July from their camp made it to the international press. The French are now trying to expel these Rroma from France, i.e. send them back to Romania.
Good read to see what is really going on.

– ‘Trying to run them out of town’: French police confront Roma. In: CBC News. 18.10.2016. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/roma-france-montreuil-eviction-1.3808464 [link-preview url=”http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/roma-france-montreuil-eviction-1.3808464″]

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