Casamonica

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Further raids on the houses of the notorious Casamonica Mafia clan of Sinti. They have made the deadlines for a while now, and this is bad publicity for Roma overall.

– Casamonica, maxi-blitz per abbattere otto ville del clan al Quadraro: in campo 500 uomini e la sindaca Virginia Raggi. In: Il Fatto Quotidiano. 20.11.2018. https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/11/20/casamonica-maxi-blitz-per-abbattere-otto-ville-del-clan-al-quadraro-in-campo-500-uomini-e-la-sindaca-virginia-raggi/4776855/
– Chi sono i Casamonica: tutto sulla famiglia che controlla Roma Sud. In: Roma Today. 20.11.2018. http://www.romatoday.it/cronaca/chi-sono-i-casamonica.html
– Rome police seize eight Casamonica mafia villas. In: BBC News. 20.11.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46275708 [link-preview url=”https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/11/20/casamonica-maxi-blitz-per-abbattere-otto-ville-del-clan-al-quadraro-in-campo-500-uomini-e-la-sindaca-virginia-raggi/4776855/ “]

Evictions in Italy

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The Italian government is evicting migrants and Roma, with hundreds of them put on the street. This is not a good thing.

– Hundreds of Refugees, Roma Homeless in Italian Eviction Drive. In: VOA News. 14.11.2018. https://www.voanews.com/a/hundreds-of-refugees-and-roma-homeless-in-italian-eviction-drive/4658830.html
– Hundreds of refugees and Roma homeless in Italian eviction drive. In: Relief Web. 14.11.2018. https://reliefweb.int/report/italy/hundreds-refugees-and-roma-homeless-italian-eviction-drive [link-preview url=”https://www.voanews.com/a/hundreds-of-refugees-and-roma-homeless-in-italian-eviction-drive/4658830.html “]

UK: Hounded

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Seems that UK is not exactly the right place for travellers nowadays…

– Gypsy and traveller families ‘hounded out’ of areas in act of ‘social cleansing’ as councils impose sweeping bans. In: The independent. 19.11.2018. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gypsy-traveller-families-people-sweeping-ban-land-social-cleansing-england-a8637741.html [link-preview url=”https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/gypsy-traveller-families-people-sweeping-ban-land-social-cleansing-england-a8637741.html”]

Breitbart Again

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TO be expected, this site gloating about the threats from a mayor of an Italian town, threatening to bulldoze Roma camps and make them pay for it.
Or when idiocy meets demagogy…

– Populist Italian Mayor Promises to Bulldoze Roma Squatter Camp and Make Them Pay For It. 18.11.2018. https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/18/populist-italian-mayor-promises-to-bulldoze-roma-squatter-camp-and-make-them-pay-for-it/ [link-preview url=”https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/18/populist-italian-mayor-promises-to-bulldoze-roma-squatter-camp-and-make-them-pay-for-it/”]

French Chronicle …

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Many news on camps this week. Main topic, a camp near Paris in Buchelay. The camp is slated for closure but there is no alternative. In the North, a collective defending Roma is set for the long term. They have done a real good job so far. In Western France, in Nantes, a camp burnt down after a fight. In Toulouse, 30 children live in unacceptable conditions; in Sète, in the South of France, a camp is slowly emptying; in Nice, a place to help children after school has just opened; and in the Alps, a squat was evacuated.

– Buchelay : les Roms ne veulent pas partir. In: Le Parisien. 16.11.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/buchelay-les-roms-ne-veulent-pas-partir-16-11-2018-7944630.php
– Buchelay : expulsion imminente pour les Roms. In: Le Parisien. 12.11.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/buchelay-expulsion-imminente-pour-les-roms-12-11-2018-7940985.php
– Yvelines. Buchelay : les Roms à la rue après l’expulsion ? In: Actu.fr. 13.11.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/buchelay_78118/yvelines-buchelay-roms-rue-apres-lexpulsion_19526313.html
– Yvelines. Mantes-la-Jolie : pas de rencontre entre les Roms et le sous-préfet. In: Actu.fr. 16.11.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/mantes-la-jolie_78361/yvelines-mantes-jolie-pas-rencontre-entre-roms-le-sous-prefet_19589443.html
– Pourquoi le collectif roms de Roubaix et environs veut travailler dans la durée. In: La Voix du Nord. 14.11.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/488634/article/2018-11-14/pourquoi-le-collectif-roms-de-roubaix-et-environs-veut-travailler-dans-la-duree
– Après un « été terrible » d’expulsions, le collectif Roms guette l’éclaircie. In: L Voix du Nord. 15.11.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/489044/article/2018-11-15/apres-un-ete-terrible-d-expulsions-le-collectif-roms-guette-l-eclaircie
– Après une rixe, un camp de Roms brûle, au sud de Nantes. In: Actu.fr. 16.11.2018. https://actu.fr/pays-de-la-loire/bouaye_44018/apres-une-rixe-camp-roms-brule-sud-nantes_19585369.html
– Sète : le camp de roms s’est vidé peu à peu. In: Midi Libre. 16.11.2018. https://www.midilibre.fr/2018/11/16/sete-le-camp-de-roms-sest-vide-peu-a-peu,4864388.php
– Sète : le camp de Roms se vide peu à peu. In: Midi Libre. 15.11.2018. https://www.midilibre.fr/2018/11/15/sete-le-camp-de-roms-se-vide-peu-a-peu,4862592.php
– Trente enfants dans un campement indigne aux Arènes. In: La Dépèche. 16.11.2018. https://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2018/11/16/2907646-trente-enfants-dans-un-campement-indigne-aux-arenes.html
– Un local pour soutenir les enfants après l’école. In: Nice Matin. 17.11.2018. https://www.nicematin.com/vie-locale/un-local-pour-soutenir-les-enfants-apres-l-ecole-277908
– Les Roms ont été évacués du moulin. In: Le Dauphiné. https://www.ledauphine.com/haute-savoie/2018/11/14/les-roms-ont-ete-evacues-du-moulin [link-preview url=”https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/buchelay_78118/yvelines-buchelay-roms-rue-apres-lexpulsion_19526313.html “]

8, Avenue Lenine

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More articles on the movie highlighting the fate of a Roma family in France. Good that the coverage is there.

– 8 avenue Lénine : “Un film sur les Roms mais aussi sur les Français”. In: Grazia. 18.11.2018. https://www.grazia.fr/news-et-societe/societe/8-avenue-lenine-film-documentaire-rom-907837
– Le docu “8, avenue Lénine” a suivi une famille rom roumaine pendant 15 ans. In: France 24. 15.11.2018. https://www.france24.com/fr/20181114-8-avenue-lenine-documentaire-famille-rom-roumaine-film
– 8 avenue Lénine : le combat d’une famille rom pour l’intégration (documentaire. In: CCFD Terre Solidaires. 13.11.2018. https://ccfd-terresolidaire.org/infos/migrations/roms-gitans-manouches/8-avenue-lenine-le-6260
– Une bouffée d’oxygène en ces temps moisis. In: Mediaspart. 19.11.2018. https://blogs.mediapart.fr/juliette-keating/blog/191118/une-bouffee-doxygene-en-ces-temps-moisis [link-preview url=”https://www.grazia.fr/news-et-societe/societe/8-avenue-lenine-film-documentaire-rom-907837 “]

Paris Exhibition

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An exhibition in Paris is devoted to the “internment” of Roma and travellers in France during the Vichy Régime.

– Die Internierung der „Nomaden“ – eine französische Geschichte. In: Deutschlandfunk. 17.11.2018. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/ausstellung-in-paris-die-internierung-der-nomaden-eine.691.de.html?dram:article_id=433352 [link-preview url=”https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/ausstellung-in-paris-die-internierung-der-nomaden-eine.691.de.html?dram:article_id=433352″]

Exhibition on Holocaust

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The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance launched a digital exhibition on the Roma and Sinti Holocaust. Worth checking.

– Digital Exhibition about Genocide of Sinti and the Roma accompanied by Stories about Hungary, Croatia and Romania. In: IHRA. https://holocaustremembrance.com/news-archive/digital-exhibition-about-genocide-sinti-and-roma-accompanied-stories-about-hungary?fbclid=IwAR0tbFEAPiNNdX1gx43vcmO2LnBU2RONW8CXkKNrc2bq3xP9dlsSkgu2GSY [link-preview url=”https://holocaustremembrance.com/news-archive/digital-exhibition-about-genocide-sinti-and-roma-accompanied-stories-about-hungary?fbclid=IwAR0tbFEAPiNNdX1gx43vcmO2LnBU2RONW8CXkKNrc2bq3xP9dlsSkgu2GSY”]

10 Years

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Has something changed in Hungary, ten years after the killing of Roma?
Scary.

– TEN YEARS AFTER THE ROMA KILLINGS IN HUNGARY: THERE’S NOTHING ‘SO-CALLED’ ABOUT ANTIGYPSYISM. In: European Roma Right Centre. http://www.errc.org/news/ten-years-after-the-roma-killings-in-hungary-theres-nothing-so-called-about-antigypsyism?fbclid=IwAR10Cq-SIaRFffJ5k-VdW2qMHyjq44tuEiK1SFJoB6R4juANbTvXpshXR_c [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/news/ten-years-after-the-roma-killings-in-hungary-theres-nothing-so-called-about-antigypsyism?fbclid=IwAR10Cq-SIaRFffJ5k-VdW2qMHyjq44tuEiK1SFJoB6R4juANbTvXpshXR_c”]

Roma Film Festival in Pristina

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The 5th Roma film Festival is taking place in Pristina.

– Rolling Film Festival brings Roma changemakers to center stage. In: Prishtina Insight. 14.11.2018. https://prishtinainsight.com/rolling-film-festival-brings-roma-changemakers-to-center-stage/?fbclid=IwAR3XdraMPJiW6h24R8a78SYsplYHMUx0gxec8_Y2nj8PQeAx0yyIL_gq4po [link-preview url=”https://prishtinainsight.com/rolling-film-festival-brings-roma-changemakers-to-center-stage/?fbclid=IwAR3XdraMPJiW6h24R8a78SYsplYHMUx0gxec8_Y2nj8PQeAx0yyIL_gq4po”]

Meet

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Meet two Romnja, Anina Ciuciu and Katalin Bárcony in Paris on November 22nd.

– Être femme et rom. In: Espace des Femmes. https://www.espace-des-femmes.fr/etre-femme-et-rom/?fbclid=IwAR0_nBdXDSfcPFfFBZTjZyrVTMRs_FfrNMy-5v5YKF4hxOoXXevTKaBGEI4 [link-preview url=”https://www.espace-des-femmes.fr/etre-femme-et-rom/?fbclid=IwAR0_nBdXDSfcPFfFBZTjZyrVTMRs_FfrNMy-5v5YKF4hxOoXXevTKaBGEI4″]

Germany: Extension

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The state of Baden Württemberg has extended its contract with the Sinti and Roma association until 2033…
Good!

– Verband der Sinti und Roma und Land erneuern Zusammenarbeit. In: RTL. 14.11.2018. https://www.rtl.de/cms/verband-der-sinti-und-roma-und-land-erneuern-zusammenarbeit-4250830.html
– Land erneuert Staatsvertrag mit Sinti und Roma. In: Badische Zeitung. 14.11.2018. http://www.badische-zeitung.de/suedwest-1/land-erneuert-staatsvertrag-mit-sinti-und-roma–159715151.html [link-preview url=”https://www.rtl.de/cms/verband-der-sinti-und-roma-und-land-erneuern-zusammenarbeit-4250830.html “]

All in One Pot

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An article about Salvini’s expulsions. Migrants, Roma, etc… As if all Roma were migrants. One thing is good, the numbers of Roma cited (26’000) reflects the population of Roma living in camps, not the numbers of Roma in Italy…

– Hundreds of refugees and Roma homeless in Italian eviction drive. In: Reuters. 14.11.2018. http://news.trust.org//item/20181114195153-3aeui/ [link-preview url=”http://news.trust.org//item/20181114195153-3aeui/”]

Ukraine and Integration

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An article on whether integration of Rom in the Ukraine. Good, but … The “but” stems from the fact that the article does not differentiate and throws all Roma in a pot. And the situations are very different in the Ukraine depending on the Roma group and the regions.
Something to bear in mind.

– Could integration help Ukraine’s Roma? In: Open Democracy. 13.11.2018. https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/ganna-sokolova/can-integration-help-ukraines-roma
– Ganna Sokolova: Could integration help Ukraine’s Roma? In: Kyiv Post. 13.11.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/article/opinion/op-ed/ganna-sokolova-could-integration-help-ukraines-roma.html [link-preview url=”https://www.opendemocracy.net/od-russia/ganna-sokolova/can-integration-help-ukraines-roma “]

Gypsies in Space

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Really? A movie comedy “Lajkó – Gypsy in space” won the audience prize at the 18th Science + Fiction festival in Trieste.
Not sure what to make of this…

– Nemzetközi sikert ért el az űrbe kilőtt cigány története. In: 24.hu. 06.11.2018. https://24.hu/kultura/2018/11/06/nemzetkozi-sikert-ert-el-az-urbe-kilott-cigany-tortenete/ [link-preview url=”https://24.hu/kultura/2018/11/06/nemzetkozi-sikert-ert-el-az-urbe-kilott-cigany-tortenete/”]

Poland: Attack

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An arson attack happened in Zabrze in Poland which saw several cars belonging to Roma torched.
Welcome to the new Poland …

– Zabrze: Samochody Romów obrzucone koktajlami Mołotowa. Policja wciąż szuka sprawców. In: Dziennik. 08.11.2018. https://dziennikzachodni.pl/zabrze-samochody-romow-obrzucone-koktajlami-molotowa-policja-wciaz-szuka-sprawcow/ar/13650483 [link-preview url=”https://dziennikzachodni.pl/zabrze-samochody-romow-obrzucone-koktajlami-molotowa-policja-wciaz-szuka-sprawcow/ar/13650483″]

Italy: Indivisible

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A manifestation and a movement against racism gathered more than 400 associations, movements, trade unions, municipalities, political parties etc. against racism in in Italy.
Well done, and a good “contrapunto” to the current government…

– #INDIVISIBILI: Rom, Sinti, migranti, Lucano, Riace… Un fronte unito contro il razzismo. In: Agora Vox. 12.11.2018. http://www.agoravox.it/INDIVISIBILI-Rom-Sinti-migranti.html
– #Indivisibili – La proposta del Consiglio Nazionale Rom Sinti Caminanti alla manifestazione antirazzista del 10 novembre. In: Agora Vox. 09.11.2018. https://www.agoravox.it/Indivisibili-La-proposta-del.html [link-preview url=”https://www.agoravox.it/Indivisibili-La-proposta-del.html”]

Begging in Lausanne

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Two more articles on beggars in Lausanne. In one, the journalist explains why she prefers not to have beggars, and in the other, they wonder whre they all went.
I any case, such begging interdictions are a bad idea.
– La mendicité ou l’épine dans le pied. In: Le Temps. 06.11.2018. https://www.letemps.ch/opinions/mendicite-lepine-pied
– Mais ou sont passes le mendicants. In: 24 Heures. https://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/Mais-ou-sont-passes-les-mendiants-Roms/story/23456490 [link-preview url=”https://www.letemps.ch/opinions/mendicite-lepine-pied “]

Prague – Process

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The trial of football supporters reported to have attacked dark skinned people in the tram in Prague has opened. Let’s see what comes of it …

– Czech trial of racist assault on Prague tram: Eyewitnesses can still come forward, next hearing in January. In: Romea. 11.11.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-trial-of-racist-assault-on-prague-tram-eyewitnesses-can-still-come-forward-next-hearing-in-january [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-trial-of-racist-assault-on-prague-tram-eyewitnesses-can-still-come-forward-next-hearing-in-january”]

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