The UK judge really went overboard in the sentencing of the traveller family who did use slave labour. The judge did not seem to understand that the deeds of one family do not necessarily reflect on all …
– Complaint over judge’s Rooney traveller family remarks. In: BBC News. 22.09.2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-41366565 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-41366565″]
There was a march by Roma on the Capitol Hill on Thursday the 21st of September to protest against the living conditions in the camps into which Italy parks its Roma.
– Dai campi nomadi in marcia sul Campidoglio. L’ira di Sinti e Rom. In: Affaritaliani. 20.09.2017. http://www.affaritaliani.it/roma/dai-campi-nomadi-in-marcia-sul-campidoglio-ira-di-sinti-rom-500026.html [link-preview url=”http://www.affaritaliani.it/roma/dai-campi-nomadi-in-marcia-sul-campidoglio-ira-di-sinti-rom-500026.html”]
Several UK policemen were using and posting on a Facebook page that contained racist statements against Travellers. They did not post these comments themselves but rather failed to react about them…
– Met police chat forum was used to post insults aimed at Gypsies. In: The Guardian. 21.09.2017. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/21/met-police-chat-forum-was-used-to-post-insults-aimed-at-gypsies
– ‘Breaching equality’ – Calls for London police officers who insulted Travellers online to face ‘misconduct’ punishment. In: The Irish Times. 21.09.2017. http://irishpost.co.uk/breaching-equality-call-london-police-officers-insulted-travellers-online-face-misconduct-punishment/
– Met police officers used Facebook page that contained insults about travellers. In: Yahoo News. 21.09.2017. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/met-police-officers-used-facebook-page-contained-insults-travellers-145416210.html [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/sep/21/met-police-chat-forum-was-used-to-post-insults-aimed-at-gypsies “]
An interview of Brigitta Balogh, Romni, Law Student, and activist!
– Brigitta Balogh: Romani human rights campaigner and law student. In: Travellers Times. 20.09.2017. http://travellerstimes.org.uk/Blogs–Features/Brigitta-Balogh-Romani-human-rights-campaigner-.aspx [link-preview url=”http://travellerstimes.org.uk/Blogs–Features/Brigitta-Balogh-Romani-human-rights-campaigner-.aspx”]
In case you need even more clarity on what the AfD is planning: One of their candidates has a list of associations that are to be watched for links to the left. On his list, the association Amaro Foro, a Roma association that is engaged against discrimination, and the Ann Frank association which teaches about the Nazi crimes …
No further comments.
– Ein Berliner AfD-Abgeordneter hat eine entlarvende Hassliste veröffentlicht. In: Vice. 19.09.2017. https://www.vice.com/de/article/7xkbw4/ein-berliner-afd-abgeordneter-hat-eine-entlarvende-hassliste-veroeffentlicht [link-preview url=”https://www.vice.com/de/article/7xkbw4/ein-berliner-afd-abgeordneter-hat-eine-entlarvende-hassliste-veroeffentlicht”]
Romani Rose, chairman of the Central Council of Sinti and Roma will present an overview of the Roma civil right movement in Germany and discuss the challenges Sinti and Roma are now facing.
– Die Bürgerrechtsbewegung der Sinti und Roma – Erfahrungen und aktuelle Herausforderungen. In: Leipziginfo. http://www.leipziginfo.de/veranstaltungen/event/termin/die-buergerrechtsbewegung-der-sinti-und-roma-erfahrungen-und-aktuelle-herausforderungen-5576/
– Vorsitzender des Zentralrats Deutscher Sinti und Roma in Leipzig. In: Focus Info. 15.09.2017. http://www.focus.de/regional/stadt-leipzig-vorsitzender-des-zentralrats-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-in-leipzig_id_7598841.html [link-preview url=”http://www.leipziginfo.de/veranstaltungen/event/termin/die-buergerrechtsbewegung-der-sinti-und-roma-erfahrungen-und-aktuelle-herausforderungen-5576/ “]
An interview of the authors of a new theatre piece that was shown in Berlin in the Gorki Theatre. The piece is called Roma Army Fraction (a play on the extreme leftist terrorist group Rote Armee Fraktion), and its authors want Roma to get out of the victim role.
Well done!
– „Wir wollen aus der Opferrolle raus!“ in: TaZ. 16.09.2017. http://www.taz.de/!5445103/ [link-preview url=”http://www.taz.de/!5445103/”]
Even too toxic for the French extreme right party: Frank Sinisi, a FN representative in a town near Grenoble who suggested to take the gold teeth from Roma to cover the costs has been expulsed by the Front National.
Only problem … The facts date back to February 2017 … Not really fast from the FN.
– L’élu FN qui avait proposé de récupérer les “dents en or” des Roms enfin exclu par le parti. In: LCI. 12.09.2017. http://www.lci.fr/politique/isere-franck-sinisi-l-elu-fn-qui-avait-propose-de-recuperer-les-dents-en-or-des-roms-enfin-exclu-par-le-parti-2064154.html
– L’élu qui proposait de “récupérer les dents en or” a été exclu du FN. In: The Times of Israel. 15.09.2017. http://fr.timesofisrael.com/lelu-qui-proposait-de-recuperer-les-dents-en-or-a-ete-exclu-du-fn/
– L’élu FN qui voulait «récupérer les dents en or» des Roms exclu du parti. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 13.09.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/politique/2131615-20170913-elu-fn-voulait-recuperer-dents-or-roms-exclu-parti [link-preview url=”http://www.lci.fr/politique/isere-franck-sinisi-l-elu-fn-qui-avait-propose-de-recuperer-les-dents-en-or-des-roms-enfin-exclu-par-le-parti-2064154.html “]
Quite a few news in France this week. First, a huge fire in Marseilles nearly totally burnt a Roma camp. Near Paris, Roma are returning to a camp that burnt down last week. In Paris itself, the camp on the tracks of the former petite ceinture railway can stay for another month; near Paris too, a camp that was vacated last week left a mountain of trash. Further south, in Lyon, 145 Roma were expulsed. This is deemed the “largest” camp in Lyon …
In Nice, the concern is on the schooling of the young Roma from the camp – at least a constructive approach!
And finally, a view against the exclusion policies of the French state.
– Marseille : un camp de Roms a été presque entièrement détruit par un incendie. In: France Bleu. 17.09.2017. https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/marseille-un-camp-de-roms-a-ete-presque-entierement-detruit-par-un-incendie-1505628460
– Un camp de Roms en grande partie détruit par un incendie à Marseille. In: France Info FR3. 17.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/bouches-du-rhone/marseille/camp-roms-grande-partie-detruit-incendie-marseille-1329509.html
– Val-de-Marne : après l’incendie, les Roms retournent dans leur camp de Villeneuve-Saint-Georges. In: Le Parisien. 12.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/villeneuve-saint-georges-94190/villeneuve-saint-georges-apres-l-incendie-les-roms-retournent-dans-leur-camp-12-09-2017-7254630.php
– Paris : un mois de sursis pour les Roms de la petite ceinture. In: Le Parisien. 14.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75018/paris-un-mois-de-sursis-pour-les-roms-de-la-petite-ceinture-14-09-2017-7261113.php
– Montesson : « Des montagnes de déchets » après le départ des Roms de la Plaine. In: Le Parisien. 13.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/montesson-78360/montesson-des-montagnes-de-dechets-apres-le-depart-des-roms-de-la-plaine-13-09-2017-7257690.php
– Villeurbanne: 145 personnes expulsées d’un camp de Roms. In: Le Progrès. 13.09.2017. http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone/2017/09/13/villeurbanne-un-camp-de-roms-en-cours-d-expulsion
– 150 Roms expulsés du plus gros bidonville de la Métropole de Lyon. In: Rue 89 Lyon. 13.09.2017. http://www.rue89lyon.fr/2017/09/13/150-roms-expulses-plus-gros-bidonville-de-metropole-de-lyon/
– Ces enfants roms qui vivent sur les bords du Paillon à Nice. In: Nice Matin. 11.09.2017. http://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/ces-enfants-roms-qui-vivent-sur-les-bords-du-paillon-a-nice-165564
– Scolarisation : ces enfants roms des bords du Paillon. In: Nice Matin. 13.09.2017. http://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/scolarisation-ces-enfants-roms-des-bords-du-paillon-165953
– Contre la politique d’exclusion des populations roms de France. In: Médiapart. 17.09.2017. https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/140917/contre-la-politique-dexclusion-des-populations-roms-de-france [link-preview url=”https://www.francebleu.fr/infos/faits-divers-justice/marseille-un-camp-de-roms-a-ete-presque-entierement-detruit-par-un-incendie-1505628460 “]
The controversial NPD poster is still hanging in German cities.
SHAME
– Trotz aller Aufregungen: Zweifelhafte Wahlplakat der NPD noch nicht entfernt. In: Donau Kurrier. 15.09.2017. http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/ingolstadt/Ingolstadt-Bundestagswahl-2017-DKmobil-Trotz-aller-Aufregungen-Zweifelhafte-Wahlplakat-der-NPD-noch-nicht-entfernt;art599,3527255 [link-preview url=”http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/ingolstadt/Ingolstadt-Bundestagswahl-2017-DKmobil-Trotz-aller-Aufregungen-Zweifelhafte-Wahlplakat-der-NPD-noch-nicht-entfernt;art599,3527255″]
Alice Weidel, a prominent AfD politician is accused of having illegally employed a Syrian refugees at her home in Switzerland (yes, she lives there … a country with more than 20% of foreigners).
She is the one who also said that Germany is “overrun by culturally alien peoples such as Arabs, Sinti and Roma.”
– German Far-Right Leader Accused Of Illegally Hiring Syrian Refugee. In: The Huffington Post. 14.09.2017. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/afd-weidel-syrian-refugee_us_59baa1e0e4b02da0e13fd882 [link-preview url=”http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/afd-weidel-syrian-refugee_us_59baa1e0e4b02da0e13fd882″]
An article on the indifference and disinterest of the churches in Germany on the Roma Holocaust.
They could have done more …
– Sinti und Roma – Die Schuld der Kirchen. In: Ha Galil. 14.09.2017. http://www.hagalil.com/2017/09/schuld-der-kirchen/ [link-preview url=”http://www.hagalil.com/2017/09/schuld-der-kirchen/”]
The old slogan Money for Grandma instead for Sinti and Roma is making a comeback. How about an interdiction on racism grounds?
– Sinti und Roma protestieren gegen NPD-Wahlplakat. In: RP Online. 13.09.2017. http://www.rp-online.de/politik/deutschland/bundestagswahl/geld-fuer-oma-statt-fuer-sinti-und-roma-protest-gegen-npd-wahlplakat-2017-aid-1.7076528
– Stadt stellt Strafanzeige wegen NPD-Wahlplakats. IN: Donau Kurrier. 12.09.2017. http://www.donaukurier.de/lokales/ingolstadt/Ingolstadt-Bundestagswahl-2017-DKmobil-Strafanzeige-NPD-Ingolstadt-Stadt-stellt-Strafanzeige-wegen-NPD-Wahlplakats;art599,3523673
– Anzeige gegen NPD-Wahlplakat. In: OVB Online. 13.09.2017. https://www.ovb-online.de/bayern/anzeige-gegennpd-wahlplakat-8678568.html
– Rassistische Wahlplakate müssen abgehängt warden. In: Migazin. 13.09.2017. http://www.migazin.de/2017/09/13/schutzpflicht-des-staates-rassistische-wahlplakate-muessen-abgehaengt-werden/ [link-preview url=”https://www.ovb-online.de/bayern/anzeige-gegennpd-wahlplakat-8678568.html “]
A reportage on a civil service man helping young Roma from Roma camps near Paris get into school.
– Bidonvilles : “En service civique, j’accompagne des enfants roms vers la scolarité”. In: L’Obs. 06.09.2017. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/education/20170906.OBS4307/bidonvilles-en-service-civique-j-accompagne-des-enfants-roms-vers-la-scolarite.html [link-preview url=”http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/education/20170906.OBS4307/bidonvilles-en-service-civique-j-accompagne-des-enfants-roms-vers-la-scolarite.html”]
No comments except shock…How about Germany being overrun by severely intellectually challenged inbread diversity adverse dinosaurs…
– Germany ‘overrun by Arabs, Sinti and Roma’ claims top AfD figure. In: IB Times. 11.09.2017. http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/germany-overrun-by-arabs-sinti-roma-claims-top-afd-figure-1638853
– AfD’s Alice Weidel called German government ‘pigs’ in racist email, report says. IN: Deutsche Welle. 10.09.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/afds-alice-weidel-called-german-government-pigs-in-racist-email-report-says/a-40433932
– “Man kann es der AfD zutrauen, auch Frau Weidel zutrauen”. In: Süddeutsche. 11.09.2017. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/bundestagswahl-man-kann-es-der-afd-zutrauen-auch-frau-weidel-zutrauen-1.3662294
– AfD’s top candidate hit by ‘overrun by Arabs’ email allegation. In: The Guardian. 11.09.2017. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/11/alice-weidel-alternative-for-germany-candidate-denies-email-claims
– Ça se passe en Europe : l’AfD embarrassée par un mail à contenu raciste. In: Le Échos. 12.09.2017. https://www.lesechos.fr/monde/europe/030550546550-ca-se-passe-en-europe-lafd-embarrassee-par-un-mail-a-contenu-raciste-2113535.php [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/11/alice-weidel-alternative-for-germany-candidate-denies-email-claims “]
Things go up and down, very few news this week on Roma in France. This week, the news seem to be centred toward Paris. A camp partially evicted in Carrières sous Poissy; a notice of eviction on Créteil; a documentary of the new and latest camp on the track of the former “petite ceinture” railway around Paris; and finally a cleanup along the Marne river. On a side note, a camp in the south of France is the subject of a controverse. http://www.midilibre.fr/2017/09/06/camps-roms-la-ligne-de-philippe-saurel-afflige-plusieurs-associations,1556763.php
– Plaine Carrières – Triel : les camps de Roms partiellement évacués. In: La Gazette. 06.09.2017. http://lagazette-yvelines.fr/2017/09/06/plaine-carrieres-triel-camps-de-roms-partiellement-evacues/
– Carrières-Triel : quel avenir pour la plaine après l’évacuation des Roms ? In: Le Parisien. 07.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/carrieres-sous-poissy-78955/carrieres-triel-quel-avenir-pour-la-plaine-apres-l-evacuation-des-roms-07-09-2017-7243137.php
– Créteil : les Roms doivent quitter le carrefour Pompadour. In: Le Parisien. 05.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/creteil-94000/creteil-les-roms-doivent-quitter-le-carrefour-pompadour-05-09-2017-7237512.php
– Paris : un camp rom sous un pont de la petite ceinture. In: Le Parisien. 05.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75/paris-un-camp-rom-sous-un-pont-de-la-petite-ceinture-05-09-2017-7237485.php
– Saint-Thibault-des-Vignes. Grand nettoyage sur la décharge et en bord de Marne. In: Le Parisien. 08.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/saint-thibault-des-vignes-77400/saint-thibault-des-vignes-grand-nettoyage-sur-la-decharge-et-en-bord-de-marne-08-09-2017-7245462.php
– Camps Roms : la ligne de Philippe Saurel afflige plusieurs associations. In: Midi Libre. 08.09.2017. http://www.midilibre.fr/2017/09/06/camps-roms-la-ligne-de-philippe-saurel-afflige-plusieurs-associations,1556763.php [link-preview url=”http://www.midilibre.fr/2017/09/06/camps-roms-la-ligne-de-philippe-saurel-afflige-plusieurs-associations,1556763.php “]
Well, a camp is set to be closed in Italy. But … No places have been set aside to re-lodge the people. And no consultation was done either. It hat is the policies of the five stars movement and the mayor of Rome, Ms. Raggi, this is akin to trying to do some ethnic cleansing.
Bad.
– “Preoccupazioni e dubbi circa la legalità della “chiusura” del primo “campo Nomadi” di Roma. In: Articole21. 08.09.2017. https://www.articolo21.org/2017/09/preoccupazioni-e-dubbi-circa-la-legalita-della-chiusura-del-primo-campo-nomadi-di-roma/ [link-preview url=”https://www.articolo21.org/2017/09/preoccupazioni-e-dubbi-circa-la-legalita-della-chiusura-del-primo-campo-nomadi-di-roma/”]
The German State of Hessen has formally signed a contract with the State Sinti and Roma Association, pledging to integrate the minority and fight against racism and discrimination.
GOOD!
– Vertrag mit Landesverband der Sinti und Roma unterzeichnet. In: Frankfurter Neue Presse. 06.09.2017. http://www.fnp.de/rhein-main/Vertrag-mit-Landesverband-der-Sinti-und-Roma-unterzeichnet;art1491,2759789
– Staatsvertrag zwischen Hessen und Landesverband Sinti und Roma: Wichtiger Schritt für Gleichberechtigung und Anerkennung. In: Bundes Presse Portal. 07.09.2017. http://www.bundespresseportal.de/hessen/10-hessen/staatsvertrag-zwischen-hessen-und-landesverband-sinti-und-roma-wichtiger-schritt-fuer-gleichberechtigung-und-anerkennung.html [link-preview url=”http://www.fnp.de/rhein-main/Vertrag-mit-Landesverband-der-Sinti-und-Roma-unterzeichnet;art1491,2759789 “]
The impact of evictions on children… An article about Roma children in Marseilles, the week of the start of school in France.
– Rentrée sur le fil pour les enfants roms. In: Marsactu. 02.09.2017. https://marsactu.fr/rentree-sur-le-fil-pour-les-enfants-roms/ [link-preview url=”https://marsactu.fr/rentree-sur-le-fil-pour-les-enfants-roms/”]
Really??? A German Federal policeman held a conference in the Interior Ministry in Berlin and apparently qualified Roma as “criminal gangs” also insulting other minorities.
Bad!
– Berliner Bundespolizist soll Roma als „Verbrecher-Clans“ bezeichnet haben. In: Berliner Zeitung. 31.08.2017. http://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/berliner-bundespolizist-bezeichnet-roma-oeffentlich-als-verbrecher-clans
– Vortrag im Ministerium erzürnt Sinti und Roma. In: Frankfurter Allgemeiner. 01.09.2017, http://www.fr.de/politik/kriminelle-grossfamilien-vortrag-im-ministerium-erzuernt-sinti-und-roma-a-1342553 [link-preview url=”http://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/berliner-bundespolizist-bezeichnet-roma-oeffentlich-als-verbrecher-clans “]
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