An essay on people’s views of what a Rom should look like.
- HOW IS A GYPSY SUPPOSED TO LOOK? In: The Norwich Radical. 15.05.2019. https://thenorwichradical.com/2019/05/15/how-is-a-gypsy-supposed-to-look/
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Salvini, Protests, and Roma
Salvini conceded that 17 people were cited for anti-Roma protests, and stated he would not tolerate violence.
Well…
- 17 cited for anti-Roma protests- Salvini. In: Ansa. 15.05.2019. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2019/05/15/17-cited-for-anti-roma-protests-salvini_3fbf5654-5caa-41cb-bac4-f6d256ea2a5e.html
Salvini
The analogy between fascism and Salvini’s stance on Roma.
- Italian Leader Goes Full Fascist on Persecuting Roma People. In: The Daily Beast. 15.05.2019. https://www.thedailybeast.com/matteo-salvinis-persecution-of-roma-people-is-fascist-throwback?ref=scroll
Belgium: Police Action
A huge police action took place in Belgium. Its aim was to dismantle a vast con network that was involved in scams with used cars. During the operation, cars but also caravans were confiscated.
– “Ils nous ont pris nos caravanes et nous ont laissés sur le trottoir”: la communauté rom dénonce l’opération policière. In: BX1. 09.05.2019. https://bx1.be/news/ils-nous-ont-pris-nos-caravanes-et-nous-ont-laisses-sur-le-trottoir-la-communaute-rom-denonce-loperation-policiere/
– Vaste opération policière en Belgique: le porte-parole des Gitans arrêté. In: Le Soir. 10.05.2019. https://www.lesoir.be/223546/article/2019-05-10/vaste-operation-policiere-en-belgique-le-porte-parole-des-gitans-arrete [link-preview url=”https://bx1.be/news/ils-nous-ont-pris-nos-caravanes-et-nous-ont-laisses-sur-le-trottoir-la-communaute-rom-denonce-loperation-policiere/ “]
French Chronicle …
The French news this week were overwhelmingly reporting about the issues in Italy where riots erupted after a Roma family was allocated a flat in a social housing. Many articles in the catholic French press on the pope and his intervention, but also about the overall situation of Roma. And otherwise, the beginning of the Ramadan for Moslem Roma and only two news on camps, one in the North, in Wattrelos, and in Grenoble.
– Le pape manifeste son soutien aux personnes roms victimes de discrimination. In: La Croix. 11.05.2019. https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Catholicisme/Pape/Le-pape-manifeste-soutien-personnes-roms-victimes-discrimination-2019-05-11-1201021045
– L’Europe est l’espoir des Roms. In: La Croix. 12.05.2019. https://www.la-croix.com/Monde/Europe/LEurope-lespoir-Roms-2019-05-12-1201021176
– Le pape dénonce les tensions à Rome autour d’une famille rom en HLM. In: TV5 Monde. 09.05.2019. https://information.tv5monde.com/info/le-pape-denonce-les-tensions-rome-autour-d-une-famille-rom-en-hlm-299416
– L’attribution d’un HLM à une famille de Roms attise la tension. In: Le Courrier International. 09.05.2019. https://www.courrierinternational.com/revue-de-presse/italie-lattribution-dun-hlm-une-famille-de-roms-attise-la-tension
– Pape François: les Roms ne sont pas des “citoyens de seconde classe”. In: Cath.ch. 09.05.2019. https://www.cath.ch/newsf/pape-francois-les-roms-ne-sont-pas-des-citoyens-de-seconde-classe/
– Un groupe de Roms reçu par le Pape pour un temps de prière. In: Vatican News. 09.05.2019. https://www.vaticannews.va/fr/pape/news/2019-05/pape-francois-rencontre-priere-roms-sinte-vatican.html
– À Nantes, l’Europe bute sur l’intégration des Roms. In: Ouest France. 10.05.2019. https://larochesuryon.maville.com/sortir/infos_-a-nantes-l-europe-bute-sur-l-integration-des-roms_fil-3716819_actu.Htm
– Fête du ramadan à Clichy-sous-Bois : la main tendue des musulmans aux Roms. In: Le Parisien. 10.05.2019. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/clichy-sous-bois-on-n-a-jamais-eu-de-probleme-avec-les-roms-10-05-2019-8069457.php
– Wattrelos Le camp de Roms du Sartel, une histoire sans fin. In: La Voix du Nord. 07.05.2019. https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/579468/article/2019-05-07/le-camp-de-roms-du-sartel-une-histoire-sans-fin
– Le Bidonville du terrain Courtade de Fontaine a été évacué et rasé vendredi 3 au matin. In: Place Grenet. 06.05.2019. https://www.placegrenet.fr/2019/05/06/bidonville-courtade-fontaine-evacuation/241234 [link-preview url=”https://www.la-croix.com/Religion/Catholicisme/Pape/Le-pape-manifeste-soutien-personnes-roms-victimes-discrimination-2019-05-11-1201021045 “]
Italy: More about the family
The Family of Roma at the centre of the controversy and the mob in Rome are Bosnian Roma.
– Pope Backs Bosnian Roma Family Against Italian Rightists. In: Balkan Insights. 10.05.2019. https://balkaninsight.com/2019/05/10/bosnian-roma-family-defy-italian-rightist-protests/ [link-preview url=”https://balkaninsight.com/2019/05/10/bosnian-roma-family-defy-italian-rightist-protests/”]
In the context of the International Roma day, two articles in the German Press.
– “Unbeliebteste Minderheit in Europa”. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 08.04.2019. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/sinti-roma-deutschland-diskriminierung-1.4400004
– Experte fordert Bleibeperspektive für Sinti und Roma. In: MiGazin. 09.04.2019. http://www.migazin.de/2019/04/09/strukturelle-diskriminierungen-experte-bleibeperspektive-sinti/ [link-preview url=”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/sinti-roma-deutschland-diskriminierung-1.4400004 “]
Romani Rose on 8th of April
The chairman of the German Council of Sinti and Roma, Romani Rose, spoke on April 8th about the dangers of thinking along racial lines and of the dangers of extremism.
– Sinti und Roma warnen vor „völkischem Denken“. In: DLF 24. 09.04.2019. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/welt-roma-tag-sinti-und-roma-warnen-vor-voelkischem-denken.2849.de.html?drn:news_id=995258 [link-preview url=”https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/welt-roma-tag-sinti-und-roma-warnen-vor-voelkischem-denken.2849.de.html?drn:news_id=995258″]
Labour?
A Labour councillor in the UK made a comment on social media stating that “Hitler had the right idea” about travellers.
He certainly has turned his brain off at some point.
– Labour councillor denies Facebook Hitler remark. In: BBC News. 08.04.2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-47853418 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-politics-47853418″]
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Bad …
– Spanish police brutally end street fight between Roma travellers with vicious kicks, punches and baton charges in shocking footage taken in a busy Madrid square. In: Daily Mail. 09.04.2019. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6902755/Spanish-police-break-vicious-fight-Roma-travellers.html [link-preview url=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6902755/Spanish-police-break-vicious-fight-Roma-travellers.html”]
Greece and Roma
Tsirpas, the Greek PM, met Roma representatives. According to him, his government made good progress on Integration…
Well, lots remain to be done…
– Greece’s gypsies should not be viewed as second class citizens: Greek PM. In: Greek City Times. 09.04.2019. https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/04/09/greeces-gypsies-should-not-be-viewed-as-second-class-citizens-greek-pm/ [link-preview url=”https://greekcitytimes.com/2019/04/09/greeces-gypsies-should-not-be-viewed-as-second-class-citizens-greek-pm/”]
Germany and Roma
Germany should live up to its historic responsibility towards Sinti and Roma. The Bundestag passed a corresponding government proposal. An expert panel will submit a report. Romani Rose spoke of an important step.
– Bundestag will mehr Einsatz gegen Hass auf Sinti und Roma. In: Migazin. 25.03.2019. http://www.migazin.de/2019/03/25/bundestag-einsatz-hass-sinti-roma/ [link-preview url=”http://www.migazin.de/2019/03/25/bundestag-einsatz-hass-sinti-roma/”]
Roma and Brexit
Many of the Roma currently living in the UK lack some of the registrations and documents that are needed post Brexit and thus may face expulsion.
– Britain’s Roma community fears post-Brexit future. In: Al-Jazeera. 25.03.2019. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/britain-roma-community-fears-post-brexit-future-190324212814472.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/britain-roma-community-fears-post-brexit-future-190324212814472.html”]
Germany and Discrimination
A new study shows the everyday discrimination against Roma in the region of Freiburg.
– Studie: Sinti und Roma in Freiburg werden diskriminiert. In: Fudder. 21.03.2019. http://fudder.de/eine-studie-aus-freiburg-zeigt-wie-sinti-und-roma-rassismus-erfahren–168913693.html [link-preview url=”http://fudder.de/eine-studie-aus-freiburg-zeigt-wie-sinti-und-roma-rassismus-erfahren–168913693.html”]
French Chronicle …
Not news – really, no expulsion, no crime. Just the action of Roma neat Paris, writing to Macron to avoid a forthcoming expulsion, and another letter to Macron from the West of France to appeal for a more active policy.
– Champs-sur-Marne : des Roms écrivent à Emmanuel Macron pour ne pas être expulses. In: LE Parisien. 20.03.2019. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/champs-sur-marne-des-roms-ecrivent-a-emmanuel-macron-pour-ne-pas-etre-expulses-20-03-2019-8035866.php
– Champs-sur-Marne : les Roms en appellent à Emmanuel Macron pour empêcher leur expulsion. In: Evasion. 21.03.2019. https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-42814-champs-sur-marne-les-roms-en-appellent-a-emmanuel-macron-pour-empecher-leur-expulsion.html
– POINT DE VUE. Expulsions des bidonvilles : il est temps de décréter l’urgence sociale. In: Ouest France. 17.03.2019. https://larochesuryon.maville.com/actu/actudet_-point-de-vue.-expulsions-des-bidonvilles-il-est-temps-de-decreter-l-urgence-sociale_54135-3673505_actu.Htm [link-preview url=”https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-42814-champs-sur-marne-les-roms-en-appellent-a-emmanuel-macron-pour-empecher-leur-expulsion.html “]
Germany: Concrete Steps
The German Parliament, the Bundestag, has decided to fight Antiziganism in Germany. An expert commission will be documenting the racism and hate against Roma and Sinti in Germany and present its findings in 2021.
– Bundestag mit „Verantwortung“. In: TAZ. 22.03.2019. http://www.taz.de/!5579756/
– Getrenntes Bekenntnis zu Sinti und Roma im Bundestag. In: Neue Presse. 22.03.2019. http://www.neuepresse.de/Nachrichten/Politik/Deutschland-Welt/Diskriminierung-Getrenntes-Bekenntnis-zu-Sinti-und-Roma-im-Bundestag
– Bundestag stellt sich gegen Diskriminierung von Sinti und Roma. In: Domradio. 22.03.2019. https://www.domradio.de/themen/kirche-und-politik/2019-03-22/keine-einstimmigkeit-bundestag-stellt-sich-gegen-diskriminierung-von-sinti-und-roma
– Bundestag stellt sich mit breiter Mehrheit gegen Antiziganismus. In: Nau. 22.03.2019. https://www.nau.ch/politik/international/bundestag-stellt-sich-mit-breiter-mehrheit-gegen-antiziganismus-65498474
– Opposition bedauert uneiniges Votum gegen Antiziganismus. In: Wirtschaft. 22.03.2019. https://wirtschaft.com/opposition-bedauert-uneiniges-votum-gegen-antiziganismus/ [link-preview url=”https://www.domradio.de/themen/kirche-und-politik/2019-03-22/keine-einstimmigkeit-bundestag-stellt-sich-gegen-diskriminierung-von-sinti-und-roma “]
Treviso: Protest
Another protest against forthcoming evictions will take place on March 23 in Treviso. Several Roma organisations are organising the manifestation.
– Rom, sinti e caminanti tornano in piazza e invitano con loro gli ex partigiani. Treviso Today. 18.03.2019. http://www.trevisotoday.it/attualita/manifestazione-rom-anpi-partigiani-treviso-18-marzo-2019.html [link-preview url=”http://www.trevisotoday.it/attualita/manifestazione-rom-anpi-partigiani-treviso-18-marzo-2019.html”]
Ede and Unku
The background to a standard book in Eastern Germany featuring a Romani girl. She existed and died in a concentration camp.
– Ede und Unku – die wahre Geschichte. In: Freie Presse. 17.03.2019. https://www.freiepresse.de/nachrichten/panorama/ede-und-unku-die-wahre-geschichte-artikel10470233 [link-preview url=”https://www.freiepresse.de/nachrichten/panorama/ede-und-unku-die-wahre-geschichte-artikel10470233″]
Exhibition
The exhibition “Rassendiagnose: Zigeuner” [Racial Diagnosis: Gypsy] can be seen in Magdebourg, Germany. It is a must see.
– Wanderausstellung „Rassendiagnose: Zigeuner“. In: Focus. 18.03.2019. https://www.focus.de/regional/magdeburg/magdeburg-wanderausstellung-rassendiagnose-zigeuner_id_10441795.html [link-preview url=”https://www.focus.de/regional/magdeburg/magdeburg-wanderausstellung-rassendiagnose-zigeuner_id_10441795.html”]
Spain and Elections
Juan de Dios Ramirez Heredia, layer, former EU MP, and Rom is asking the various parties in Spain to include Roma in their ranks – and not just in one party.
– ES LA HORA DE LA MUJER GITANA (Por Juan de Dios Ramírez-Heredia. Abogado y periodista presidente de Unión Romaní). In: El Dia. 17.03.2019. https://eldiadigital.es/art/288434/es-la-hora-de-la-mujer-gitana-por-juan-de-dios-ramirez-heredia-abogado-y-periodista-presidente-de-union-romani [link-preview url=”https://eldiadigital.es/art/288434/es-la-hora-de-la-mujer-gitana-por-juan-de-dios-ramirez-heredia-abogado-y-periodista-presidente-de-union-romani”]
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