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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”]

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 “]

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″]

Requiem for Auschwitz

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The Roma Philharmonic performed the Requiem for Auschwitz during the Wiesbaden Culture weeks.

– „Requiem für Auschwitz“ im Rahmen der Kulturwochen gegen Antiziganismus in Wiesbaden. In: Wiesbadener Kurier. 21.06.2018. http://www.wiesbadener-kurier.de/freizeit/kunst-und-kultur/musik/requiem-fuer-auschwitz-im-rahmen-der-kulturwochen-gegen-antiziganismus-in-wiesbaden_18865768.htm# [link-preview url=”http://www.wiesbadener-kurier.de/freizeit/kunst-und-kultur/musik/requiem-fuer-auschwitz-im-rahmen-der-kulturwochen-gegen-antiziganismus-in-wiesbaden_18865768.htm#”]

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 “]

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″]

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 “]

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 “]

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 “]

Roma Philharmonic

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After a long suspense, the Roma Philharmonic finally succeeded in playing the “Requiem for Auschwitz” in the context of the Wiesbaden weeks on Roma culture and against anti-Tsiganism.
Good that it finally worked out!

– Roma- und Sinti-Philharmoniker: ein Orchester für Millionen. In: Hessenschau 17.06.2018. https://www.hessenschau.de/kultur/roma–und-sinti-philharmoniker-ein-orchester-fuer-millionen,roma-sinti-philharmoniker-100.html
– Riccardo M Sahiti dirigiert am Dienstag im Staatstheater Wiesbaden das „Requiem für Auschwitz“. In: Echo Online. 17.06.2018. http://www.echo-online.de/freizeit/kunst-und-kultur/musik/riccardo-m-sahiti-dirigiert-am-dienstag-im-staatstheater-wiesbaden-das-requiem-fuer-auschwitz_18853218.htm [link-preview url=”https://www.hessenschau.de/kultur/roma–und-sinti-philharmoniker-ein-orchester-fuer-millionen,roma-sinti-philharmoniker-100.html “]

Sweden and Begging

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Really bad article. All stereotypes, and untruths.

– INVASION OF ROMA FORCED SWEDEN TO COME UP WITH A LICENSE FOR BEGGING. In: Siver Telegram. 16.06.2018. https://sivtelegram.media/invasion-of-roma-forced-sweden-to-come-up-with-a-license-for-begging/24558/ [link-preview url=”https://sivtelegram.media/invasion-of-roma-forced-sweden-to-come-up-with-a-license-for-begging/24558/”]

French Chronicle …

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Bad news this week… A Roma camp near Grenoble was burnt down. It was a criminal act. Several NGOs are accusing the state of non-assistance of people in danger. Near Paris, in Triel sur Seine, a camp was closed, and several Roam were arrested following a fight. In Thorigny sur Marne, the mayor is trying to resolve the case of a squat. In Saint Etienne, in the Centre of France, Roma are in court for having broken into a derelict building for lodging. In Nice, in the south, a weird story of two children abducted by their own family. In Saint Thibaut, an illegal dump was cleaned out. In the North, a project for the insertion of Roma is encountering opposition, and in Angers, a new house is used to lodge Roma from a camp that was closed recently.

– Grenoble : des jeunes mettent le feu à un camp de Roms dans le quartier Mistral. In: France Bleu. 10.06.2018. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/grenoble-des-jeunes-incendient-un-camp-de-roms-dans-le-quartier-mistral-1528653528
– Grenoble : incendies criminels dans un camp de Roms situé dans le quartier Mistral. In: FR3. 11,06.2018. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/grenoble/grenoble-incendies-criminels-camp-roms-situe-quartier-mistral-1492291.html
– Camp de Roms brûlé : l’élan de solidarité a fait place au rejet. In: Le Dauphiné Libéré. 12.06.2018. https://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2018/06/11/camp-de-roms-brule-l-elan-de-solidarite-a-fait-place-au-rejet
– INCENDIE DU CAMP ROM À MISTRAL : DES ASSOCIATIONS ACCUSENT LES AUTORITÉS DE « NON-ASSISTANCE À PERSONNE EN DANGER ». In: Place Grenet. 16.06.2018. https://www.placegrenet.fr/2018/06/16/incendie-du-camp-rom-a-mistral-des-associations-accusent-les-autorites-de-non-assistance-a-personne-en-danger/196748
– Grenoble : des Roms chassés du quartier Mistral, leurs cabanons incendiés. In” Le Dauphiné Libéré. 10.06.2018. https://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2018/06/10/grenoble-des-roms-chasses-du-quartier-mistral-leurs-cabanons-incendies
– Triel-sur-Seine : les Roms installés en bordure de la D 1 ont été expulses. In: Le Parisien. 14.06.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/triel-sur-seine-les-roms-installes-en-bordure-de-la-d-1-ont-ete-expulses-14-06-2018-7772394.php
– Yvelines. Le camp de Roms de Triel-sur-Seine évacué par la police. In: Actu.fr. 14.06.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/triel-sur-seine_78624/yvelines-camp-roms-triel-sur-seine-evacue-par-police_17298615.html
– Bagarre au camp de Roms. In: La Gazette. 13.06.2018. https://lagazette-yvelines.fr/2018/06/13/bagarre-au-camp-de-roms/
– Saint-Etienne : l’errance des Roms s’étale à la barre du tribunal. In: Le Progrès. 14.06.2018. https://www.leprogres.fr/loire-42/2018/06/14/saint-etienne-l-errance-des-roms-s-etale-a-la-barre-du-tribunal
– Nice : deux enfants enlevés par leur famille devant le palais de justice. In: France TV Info. 14.06.2018. https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/roms/nice-deux-enfants-d-origine-rom-enleves-par-leur-famille-devant-le-palais-de-justice_2801873.html
– Au tribunal, deux enfants roms enlevés par leur famille. In: Nice Matin. 15.06.2018. http://www.nicematin.com/justice/au-tribunal-deux-enfants-roms-enleves-par-leur-famille-238438
– Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes / Pomponne ► Nettoyage de la décharge et du camp rom, dimanche : cent tonnes de déchets attendent les écologistes. In: Mag Journal. 15.06.2018. http://www.magjournal77.fr/saint-thibault-des-vignes-pomponne-nettoyage-de-la-decharge-et-du-camp-rom-dimanche-cent-tonnes-de-dechets-attendent-les-ecologistes/
– Saint-Thibault. 100 tonnes de déchets à retirer sous la Francilienne. In Actu.fr. 15.06.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/saint-thibault-des-vignes_77438/saint-thibault-100-tonnes-dechets-retirer-sous-francilienne_17324073.html
– Thorigny-sur-Marne ► Maison squattée : le maire n’a pas vraiment convaincu les riverains. In: Mag Journal. 15.06.2018. http://www.magjournal77.fr/thorigny-sur-marne-maison-squattee-le-maire-na-pas-vraiment-convaincu-les-riverains/
– Sas d’insertion pour les familles Roms: pas (encore) de terrain mais un début de polémique. In: La Voix du Nord. 15.06.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/397790/article/2018-06-15/sas-d-insertion-pour-les-familles-roms-pas-encore-de-terrain-mais-un-debut-de
– Angers. À la Roseraie, un nouveau squat pour les réfugiés. In: Ouest France. 13.06.2018. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/angers-la-roseraie-un-nouveau-squat-pour-les-refugies-5820641 [link-preview url=”https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/grenoble-des-jeunes-incendient-un-camp-de-roms-dans-le-quartier-mistral-1528653528 “]

Vienna Roma Festival

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An interview of Simonida Selimović about her, and about the Roma festival in Vienna.

– „Wir sind Roma – na und?“. In: Die Presse. 14.05.2018. https://diepresse.com/home/leben/mensch/5446507/Wir-sind-Roma-na-und [link-preview url=”https://diepresse.com/home/leben/mensch/5446507/Wir-sind-Roma-na-und”]

Charlie Hebdo …

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Quite a bit of critique for Charlie Hebdo who published a cartoon of Simona Halep likening her to scrap metal collectors, a job which in France is assimilated to Roma.
By the way, the outrage is not about the racist portraying of Roma – it is about associating Simona Halep and thus Romanians to Roma… No further commentaries.

– Charlie Hebdo angers Romanians with ‘racist’ Simona Halep tennis cartoon. In: Deutsche Welle. 15.06.2018. http://www.dw.com/en/charlie-hebdo-angers-romanians-with-racist-simona-halep-tennis-cartoon/a-44245833
– Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Romania’s Halep sparks outrage. In: The Washington Post. 15.06.2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-cartoon-of-romanias-halep-sparks-outrage/2018/06/15/a49016f6-7081-11e8-b4d8-eaf78d4c544c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3d53072ae08b
– Charlie Hebdo cartoon of Simona Halep sparks outrage. In: Sportsnet. 15.06.2018. https://www.sportsnet.ca/tennis/charlie-hebdo-cartoon-simona-halep-sparks-outrage/ [link-preview url=”https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/charlie-hebdo-cartoon-of-romanias-halep-sparks-outrage/2018/06/15/a49016f6-7081-11e8-b4d8-eaf78d4c544c_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.3d53072ae08b “]

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”]

Greece: Killer in Jail

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The killer of a 13 years old Roma girl has been placed in custody. He claims it has been an accident.
Well – he drove to the Roma camp and fired a deadly shot …

– Roma girl’s killer transferred to Korydallos jail. In: Ekatimerini. 14.06.2018. http://www.ekathimerini.com/229657/article/ekathimerini/news/roma-girls-killer-transferred-to-korydallos-jail [link-preview url=”http://www.ekathimerini.com/229657/article/ekathimerini/news/roma-girls-killer-transferred-to-korydallos-jail”]

Roma and Children Exploitation

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A UK project aimed at children exploitation specifically tailored for Roma. Good in itself, as a project, but bad in the sense that it links exploitation with Roma whereas the child exploitation is the result of poverty and exclusion.
This needs to be said.

– The Thornbury Centre to run child sexual exploitation project for Roma Gypsy community. In: The Telegraph and Argus. 13.06.2018. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/16285113.Community_centre_to_run_child_sexual_exploitation_project_for_Roma_Gypsy_community/ [link-preview url=”http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/16285113.Community_centre_to_run_child_sexual_exploitation_project_for_Roma_Gypsy_community/”]

Mafia

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Again … Several Roma were arrested south of Rome for various criminal activities. They are member of a mafia clan which engaged into many criminal activities including vote rigging.

– Roma mafia clans targeted in Latina op. In: Ansa. 12.06.2018. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/06/12/roma-mafia-clans-targeted-in-latina-op-3_1ade74ef-d6e6-4443-9ce0-cce5fb630b25.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/06/12/roma-mafia-clans-targeted-in-latina-op-3_1ade74ef-d6e6-4443-9ce0-cce5fb630b25.html”]

Greece: Murder

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A young Roma girl was killed in central Greece. Allegedly, it was an accident.

– Shepherd accused of killing Roma girl placed under tight security. In: Ekathimerini. 12.06.2018. http://www.ekathimerini.com/229540/article/ekathimerini/news/shepherd-accused-of-killing-roma-girl-placed-under-tight-security [link-preview url=”http://www.ekathimerini.com/229540/article/ekathimerini/news/shepherd-accused-of-killing-roma-girl-placed-under-tight-security”]

Racial Bias

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An article from a journalist on Damian Le Bas and on racial bias.

– Saira Khan: I am guilty of a Big Fat Gypsy own goal as another ethnic myth is shattered. In: The Mirror. 09.06.2018. https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/saira-khan-am-guilty-big-12672665 [link-preview url=”https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/saira-khan-am-guilty-big-12672665″]

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