The pilgrimage of Saintes Marie de la Mer has started.
The pilgrimage is in full swing right now.
Mehmet Daimaguler is the Federal Government’s first Antiziganism Commissioner. In the interview he talks about the Sinti and Roma Holocaust, about their scandalous treatment in the post-war period and about the ongoing discrimination.
Not much news on Roma this week. The upcoming pilgrimage of Saintes Marie de la Mer; the inauguration of the transition village in Montpellier and the fate of Roma from a camp that burnt in Aix en Provence in the South; and two articles on neighbours complaining about new Roma camps in their neighbourhood near Paris.
There are not enough camping sites for Travellers in the UK, resulting in tensions when they pitch camp in other areas.
Not all is rosy for minorities, and the Council of Europe suggests measures are needed to combat hate speech, especially against Roma and Tattare (the name of the autochthonous Roma group).
The mayor of Gallarate, a town not far from Milan was brought to court by Roma families who accuse him of defamation, as he openly said they were a bunch of thieves. It is part of a longer battle between the mayor and the Roma, as the mayor tried to evict them, and was forced to restore services he had cut off by a court in Milan.
Deportations of Sinti and Roma started on the 16th of May 1940. Commemorations were held in several German Länder.
On the commemoration of the deportation of Roma in Germany, a statement of the situation of Roma in the Ukraine.
Another article on the discussions held between the head of the German Railway and the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma on the racist events against Roma aboard trains in March. The conclusion is, there is no structural racism against Roma, just single cases …
The Deutsche Bahn, the German railway company wants to sort out their bias against Roma.
About time, as they did deport quite a few of them a while back.
No news this week on Roma in France. A fire in a camp in the South that may have had criminal origins is the only thing that happened.
Roma are not a minority, they are Europeans.
Sinti asking to meet the mayor to understand what will happen with their settlement. Unfortunately a common pattern…
A memorial to deported Sinti and Roma in a small German town.
Not much news in France this week. A camp near Paris was dismantled; a educational book presented in Marseilles; some issues near Montpellier’s new transition camp; and a Rom condemned for aggressions in Meaux.
A few Romane lava in English …
The German government has adopted the concept of a Documentation Centre for Dealing with the German Occupation Regime in Europe. The monumental project is the result of many years of work and discussions about what such a place should be like.
Well, still widespread. But something is actually quite good in this survey. 90% of the respondents actually said there was racism in Germany, which is a huge step towards resolving the issue.
The fact that some travellers want to settle near a landmark in Yorkshire doesn’t bring the best in the UK press. Stereotypes galore.
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