The life story of Zoni Weisz, a Dutch Sinto who was deported at the age of 7.
– „Ich bin ein Blumenkind“. In: Deutschlandfunk. 01.01.2019. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/das-leben-des-sinto-zoni-weisz-ich-bin-ein-blumenkind.694.de.html?dram:article_id=436992 [link-preview url=”https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/das-leben-des-sinto-zoni-weisz-ich-bin-ein-blumenkind.694.de.html?dram:article_id=436992″]
Dreadful living conditions for some Roma families housed in containers in Hannover, waiting for a building of social flats to complete.
– Hannover: Roma müssen in menschenunwürdiger Notunterkunft leben. In: Göttinger Tageblatt. 29.12.2018. http://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/Nachrichten/Hannover/Hannover-In-einer-staedtischen-Notunterkunft-hausen-Roma-Familien-unter-menschenunwuerdigen-Bedingungen [link-preview url=”http://www.goettinger-tageblatt.de/Nachrichten/Hannover/Hannover-In-einer-staedtischen-Notunterkunft-hausen-Roma-Familien-unter-menschenunwuerdigen-Bedingungen”]
The rise and fall of a Roma mafia clan in Rome…
– Dentro la notizia – Angeli e Bonini: “Mafia a Roma, ascesa e declino dei Casamonica”. 01.01.2019. https://video.repubblica.it/edizione/roma/dentro-la-notizia-angeli-e-bonini-mafia-a-roma-ascesa-e-declino-dei-casamonica/323367/323988 [link-preview url=”https://video.repubblica.it/edizione/roma/dentro-la-notizia-angeli-e-bonini-mafia-a-roma-ascesa-e-declino-dei-casamonica/323367/323988″]
The fate of a Slovak Rom adopted at the age of one and a half in Sweden. Interview and a proof of what the environment can do …
– Narodil sa v osade, adoptovali si ho Švédi: Vo Švédsku sa k migrantom správajú asi ako Slováci k Rómom. In: Dennik. 28.12.2018. https://dennikn.sk/1335595/narodil-sa-v-osade-adoptovali-si-ho-svedi-vo-svedsku-sa-k-migrantom-spravaju-asi-ako-slovaci-k-romom/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/1335595/narodil-sa-v-osade-adoptovali-si-ho-svedi-vo-svedsku-sa-k-migrantom-spravaju-asi-ako-slovaci-k-romom/”]
Almost no news in France for the last French Chronicle of 2018. Christmas for Roma children in Marseilles; Christmas near Paris; and a book on migration. Finally, an article on fake news using the picture of the petite ceinture camp near Paris (losed a long while back) but with interesting statistics on people living in camps.
– Framboise met du soleil et de l’art dans les squats. In: La Marseillaise. 26.12.2018. http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/marseille/societe/74148-framboise-met-du-soleil-et-de-l-art-dans-les-squats
– Créteil-Bonneuil : la Cabane des associations sur tous les fronts. In: Le Parisien. 26.12.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/creteil-bonneuil-la-cabane-des-associations-sur-tous-les-fronts-26-12-2018-7976904.php
– Vient de paraître : «La Ville Accueillante». In: Le Moniteur. 24.12.2018. https://www.lemoniteur.fr/article/vient-de-paraitre-la-ville-accueillante.2012054
– Les Fake News de la semaine. In: Le Tribunal du Net. http://www.letribunaldunet.fr/actualites/fake-news-semaine-3.html [link-preview url=”https://www.lemoniteur.fr/article/vient-de-paraitre-la-ville-accueillante.2012054 “]
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 new series of articles on the “abuse” of social care for children. The articles claim the abuse is actually even more widespread than originally thought.
This is bad in all cases – bad if true and bad as reported …
– Analyse “Task Force” Kindergeld. In: Abendzeitung München. 27.12.2018. https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.analyse-task-force-kindergeld.04f6d3e5-ff15-4e4d-9e16-66dc1eaf5821.html
– «Task Force» Kindergeld. In: Die Harke. 27.12.2018. https://www.dieharke.de/Nachrichten/Top-Themen-787/570961/Task_Force_Kindergeld.html
– Betrug bei Sozialleistungen: Zu viel gezahltes Kindergeld soll zurückgeholt warden. In: Der neue Mann. 28.12.2018. http://derneuemannde.com/2018/12/28/betrug-bei-sozialleistungen-zu-viel-gezahltes-kindergeld/ [link-preview url=”https://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.analyse-task-force-kindergeld.04f6d3e5-ff15-4e4d-9e16-66dc1eaf5821.html “]
An unrecognised minority in Scotland in spite of its long presence there. Studies in the Irish Travellers have shown that they too form nowadays a distinct ethnic group, even though their history is shorter. So 900 years should be sufficient …
– The last “acceptable” prejudice. In: The Overtake. 27.12.2018. https://theovertake.com/~beta/scottish-travellers-in-crisis/ [link-preview url=”https://theovertake.com/~beta/scottish-travellers-in-crisis/”]
A book review of Wolfgang Freitag’s book “Der Fall Karl Horvath” who was deported in 1939 to Dachau as an “asocial” and freed from Mauthausen in 1945, but then indicted as a war criminal, judged, condemned and upon review of the case, freed in 1952.
A Romani girl died in a fire of the van she lived in with her family near Cagliari.
Not surprising in view of the current protests in France, the Roma are not on the front pages…
First, two occasions to see the documentary “8 Avenue Lenine” in Paris. Not to be missed.
Then, the usual litany: Annecy pondering whether to close a camp or first find a decent lodging for its residents (really????); in Grenoble, 15 families are threatened with expulsion; and in the Vosges, a family is expulsed, and alternate lodgement is refused (which is illegal in France).
– Documentaire “8, avenue Lénine” : 2 projections à Paris en janvier 2019. In: Respect Mag. 18.12.2018. https://www.respectmag.com/31931-documentaire-8-avenue-lenine-2-projections-a-paris-en-janvier-2019
– Annecy : camp de roms des Ilettes, démanteler tout de suite ou reloger d’abord ? In: Le Dauphiné. 18.12.2018. https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2018/12/18/annecy-camp-de-roms-des-ilettes-demanteler-tout-de-suite-ou-reloger-d-abord
– Quinze familles roms menacées d’expulsion à Fontaine, agglomération de Grenoble. In: France Info. 19.12.2018. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/grenoble/quinze-familles-roms-menacees-expulsion-fontaine-agglomeration-grenoble-1595373.html
– Saint-Dié-des-Vosges : une famille de roms expulsée, le 115 refuse de les reloger. In: Vosges Matin. 21.12.2018. https://www.vosgesmatin.fr/societe/2018/12/21/saint-die-des-vosges-une-famille-de-roms-expulsee-le-115-refuse-de-les-reloger [link-preview url=”https://www.respectmag.com/31931-documentaire-8-avenue-lenine-2-projections-a-paris-en-janvier-2019 “]
A further article about the Roma organisation in Northern Ireland who exploited members of their own community.
It apparently went on for years.
– Community group ‘knew about Roma exploitation’. In BBC News. 21.12.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46640384 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-46640384″]
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/”]
The extreme right party AfD in the German state of Baden Württemberg voted against a treaty between the state and the German association of Sinti and Roma. Not suprising, unfortunately.
– AfD lehnt kontraproduktiven Sinti-und-Roma-Staatsvertrag wegen unverantwortlicher Änderungen zum Vorgänger ab. In: Presseportal. 19.12.2018. https://www.presseportal.de/pm/127902/4148169 [link-preview url=”https://www.presseportal.de/pm/127902/4148169″]
A top Swedish court has given the green light to a controversial begging ban in the town of Vellinge. The original ban had been lifted by court order, but the highest administrative court has re-instated it.
Begging bans are known to be ineffective in most places they were introduced.
– Mixed Reactions as Swedish Court Green-Lights ‘Anti-Gypsy’ Begging Ban. In: Sputnik News. 19.12.2018. https://sputniknews.com/europe/201812191070825722-sweden-begging-ban/ [link-preview url=”https://sputniknews.com/europe/201812191070825722-sweden-begging-ban/”]
The story of Roma refugees in Germany who escaped deportation and have been living illegally in Germany for the last three years.
– Wie Anita in Deutschland zum Flüchtling wurde. In: Der Spiegel. 17.12.2018. http://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/schule/roma-entgehen-der-abschiebung-die-fluechtenden-a-1240999.html [link-preview url=”http://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/schule/roma-entgehen-der-abschiebung-die-fluechtenden-a-1240999.html”]
An exhibition in London commemorates the persecution of Roma in Europe. It iw the work of a Rom, Krzysztof Gil and can be seen until January 5th.
– http://letrangere.net/exhibition/krzysztof-gil-2/ [link-preview url=”http://letrangere.net/exhibition/krzysztof-gil-2/”]
The citizen of a village will pay the legal fees of their mayor following his derogatory comments on Roma … No comments. In Western France, a debate on the Roma integration. Near Paris, a sordid affair of rape and prostitution with three Roma pimps; and, also near Paris, a squat will be closed. And finally, near Grenoble, a piece of land has been requisitioned to lodge (?) Roma.
– Propos anti-Roms : les habitants paieront les frais de défense du maire. In: Nord Éclair. 14.12.2018. http://www.nordeclair.fr/209552/article/2018-12-14/propos-anti-roms-les-habitants-paieront-les-frais-de-defense-du-maire
– Carquefou. Les Roms s’invitent au conseil municipal. In: Ouest France. 14.12.2018. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/carquefou-44470/carquefou-les-roms-s-invitent-au-conseil-municipal-6130317
– Collégien : trois Roms soupçonnés d’avoir violé et prostitué des femmes. In: Le Parisien. 10.12.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-et-marne-77/collegien-trois-roms-soupconnes-d-avoir-viole-et-prostitue-des-femmes-09-12-2018-7964076.php
– Noisy-le-Grand : les squatteurs de l’hôtel expulsés en mai prochain. In: Le Parisien. 11.12.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/seine-saint-denis-93/noisy-le-grand-les-squatteurs-de-l-hotel-expulses-en-mai-prochain-11-12-2018-7965984.php
– Un terrain réquisitionné pour héberger des Roms. In: Le Dauphiné. 15.12.2018. https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2018/12/15/inedit-haute-savoie-juvigny-annemasse-henbergement-d-urgence-roms-un-terrain-requisitionne
– “Base de vie” de Roms : un terrain réquisitionné à Juvigny. In: Le Dauphiné. 14.12.2018. https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2018/12/14/base-de-vie-de-roms-ce-sera-a-juvigny [link-preview url=”https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/carquefou-44470/carquefou-les-roms-s-invitent-au-conseil-municipal-6130317 “]
Commemorations in Germany in on the “Auschwitz Erlass” the deportation order for Roma and Sinti to death camps 76 years ago.
And a controversy because the AfD – whose speaker says Hitler did also good things – was not invited in Sachsenhausen …
– Gedenkfeier für Opfer des NS-Völkermordes an Sinti und Roma. In: MiGazin. 14.12.2018. http://www.migazin.de/2018/12/14/gedenkfeier-opfer-ns-voelkermordes-sinti/
– Eklat bei Kranzniederlegung für Sinti und Roma. In: MAZ Online. 13.12.2018. http://www.maz-online.de/Brandenburg/Eklat-bei-Kranzniederlegung-fuer-Sinti-und-Roma-in-Gedenkstaette-Sachsenhausen
– Deutscher Bundesrat gedenkt Völkermord an Sinti und Roma. In: Tyroler Tageszeitung. 14.12.2018. https://www.tt.com/ticker/15127506/deutscher-bundesrat-gedenkt-voelkermord-an-sinti-und-roma [link-preview url=”https://www.tt.com/ticker/15127506/deutscher-bundesrat-gedenkt-voelkermord-an-sinti-und-roma”]
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