The description of social tensions between two minorities – Roma and Pakistani – in the North of England. This is bad and dangerous.
– ‘A time bomb’: how social tensions are rising in a corner of northern England. In: The Guardian. 03.11.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/03/roma-tire-shouldering-blame-boiling-pot-communities [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/03/roma-tire-shouldering-blame-boiling-pot-communities”]
Following the definitive interdiction of begging in the Swiss city of Lausanne, a plethora of articles on the subject: Roma now asking for work rather than for money, how to enforce the interdiction, etc…
The experience of Geneva shows those interdictions are totally useless.
– Après les pieces, les roms mendient du travail. In: 24 heures. 04.11.2018. https://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/pieces-roms-mendient-travail/story/25645234
– MENDICITÉ: LES ROMS MÈNENT UNE ACTION DE SENSIBILISATION. In: Le Matin. 01.11.2018. https://www.lematin.ch/news/Mendicite-les-Roms-menent-une-action-de-sensibilisation/story/31011864
– Traquer les mendiants: une mission comme une autre. In: 20 Minutes 9CH). 01.11.2018. https://www.20min.ch/ro/news/vaud/story/Premier-jour-d-interdiction-de-mendier-dans-le-canton-17043514
– “Il ne suffit pas d’interdire la mendicité pour que le phénomène disparaisse”. In: RTS Info. 01.11.2018. https://www.rts.ch/info/suisse/9961937–il-ne-suffit-pas-d-interdire-la-mendicite-pour-que-le-phenomene-disparaisse-.html
– MENDICITÉ SORIN, LE DERNIER MENDIANT DE LAUSANNE VOUS SALUE… In: Le Matin. 31.10.2018. https://www.lematin.ch/suisse/Sorin-le-dernier-mendiant-de-Lausanne-vous-salue/story/19432540 [link-preview url=”https://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/pieces-roms-mendient-travail/story/25645234 “]
Very few news on Roma in the French Press this week. First, a map of Lille, in the North of France on the Roma camps to understand the expulsions during the summer of 2018. It clearly shows that the closure of two large camps resulted in many more smaller ones being created. So much for expulsions … Near Paris, a manifestation for Roma who live in a camp that may be closed; the winter pause of expulsions saving a camp; and a clean-up action following a closure. Finally, in Avignon, three Roma schoolchildren live under a tent.
– Comprendre, en une carte, les effets des évacuations de bidonvilles roms cet été. In: La Voix du Nord. 29.10.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/478507/article/2018-10-29/comprendre-en-une-carte-les-effets-des-evacuations-de-bidonvilles-roms-cet-ete
– Ermont : rassemblement en soutien aux Roms menacés d’expulsion. In: Le Parisien. 01.11.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-d-oise-95/ermont-rassemblement-en-soutien-aux-roms-menaces-d-expulsion-01-11-2018-7933197.php
– La trêve hivernale, ultime répit pour les Roms de La Riche. In: La Nouvelle République. 31.10.2018. https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/indre-et-loire/commune/la-riche/la-treve-hivernale-ultime-repit-pour-les-roms-de-la-riche
– Vigneux-sur-Seine : après le départ des Roms, la ville va devoir dépenser 200.000 euros. In: Evasion FM. 31.10.2018. https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-39082-vigneux-sur-seine-apres-le-depart-des-roms-la-ville-va-devoir-depenser-200-000-euros.html
– À Saint-Chamand, trois écoliers roms vivent sous une tente. In: Le Dauphiné. 03.11.2018. https://www.ledauphine.com/vaucluse/2018/11/03/a-saint-chamand-trois-ecoliers-roms-vivent-sous-une-tente [link-preview url=”https://www.lanouvellerepublique.fr/indre-et-loire/commune/la-riche/la-treve-hivernale-ultime-repit-pour-les-roms-de-la-riche “]
Alice Weidel, of the German far right party AfD pulled out of an event at the Oxford Union following a controversy on her appearance there due to racists comments she has made in Germany. For example there were reports that Weidel had written that Germany was being “overrun by culturally alien peoples such as Arabs, Sinti and Roma”.
– Far-right German politician pulls out of Oxford Union event. In: The Guardian. 02.11.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/02/far-right-german-politician-pulls-out-of-oxford-union-event [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/02/far-right-german-politician-pulls-out-of-oxford-union-event”]
An article on the influence of politicians’ speeches and violence. Well said – when Kotleba, a far right politician calls Roma “parasites” – he effectively calls for their eradication.
This has to stop – in all countries.
– Verejnosť v novembri 1989 odmietala násilie, ale dnes ho časť verejnosti víta. In: Dennik. 02.11.2018. https://dennikn.sk/1280741/verejnost-v-novembri-1989-odmietala-nasilie-ale-dnes-ho-cast-verejnosti-vita/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/1280741/verejnost-v-novembri-1989-odmietala-nasilie-ale-dnes-ho-cast-verejnosti-vita/”]
In Live’s Solomensky district Roma set up a camp right in the middle of the courtyard of a multi-storey apartment building.
Not a good advertisement.
– Во дворе жилого дома на Соломенке появился лагерь ромов. In: Vesti. 02.11.2018. https://vesti-ukr.com/kiev/310896-vo-dvore-zhiloho-doma-na-solomenke-pojavilsja-laher-romov [link-preview url=”https://vesti-ukr.com/kiev/310896-vo-dvore-zhiloho-doma-na-solomenke-pojavilsja-laher-romov”]
In Live’s Solomensky district Roma set up a camp right in the middle of the courtyard of a multi-storey apartment building.
Not a good advertisement.
– Во дворе жилого дома на Соломенке появился лагерь ромов. In: Vesti. 02.11.2018. https://vesti-ukr.com/kiev/310896-vo-dvore-zhiloho-doma-na-solomenke-pojavilsja-laher-romov [link-preview url=”https://vesti-ukr.com/kiev/310896-vo-dvore-zhiloho-doma-na-solomenke-pojavilsja-laher-romov”]
The list of known ethnic killings or Roma in 2017 and 2018.
May they rest in peace.
– ETHNIC KILLINGS CLAIMED FIFTEEN ROMA IN 2017/18. In: The Norwich Radical. 02.11.2018. https://thenorwichradical.com/2018/11/02/ethnic-killings-claimed-fifteen-roma-in-2017-18/ [link-preview url=”https://thenorwichradical.com/2018/11/02/ethnic-killings-claimed-fifteen-roma-in-2017-18/”]
The German State of Baden Wuertemberg will be granting more support to Sinti and Rom going forward.
Good!
– Mehr staatliche Förderung für Sinti und Roma. In: Badische Neueste Nachrichten. 31.10.2018. https://bnn.de/nachrichten/suedwestecho/mehr-staatliche-foerderung-fuer-sinti-und-roma [link-preview url=”https://bnn.de/nachrichten/suedwestecho/mehr-staatliche-foerderung-fuer-sinti-und-roma”]
Another side effect of the upcoming Brexit: Travellers may be at risk of deportation if they do not possess the right documents…
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– Roma gypsies warned over risk of deportation after Brexit without paperwork proving residency. In: The Independent. 01.11.2018. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-roma-gypsies-travellers-windrush-immigration-paperwork-a8613606.html [link-preview url=”https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-roma-gypsies-travellers-windrush-immigration-paperwork-a8613606.html”]
The European Roma Right Centre (ERRC) was awarded Clifford Chance Access to Justice award. This award is granted yearly to various NGOs providing legal help.
– Help for the Roma. In: The Times. 01.11.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/edward-fennell-law-diary-help-for-the-roma-f2d9xb6mq [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/edward-fennell-law-diary-help-for-the-roma-f2d9xb6mq”]
An exhibition of the work of Nihad Nino Pušija, a Bosnian born Rom who lives since more than 25 years in Berlin.
– Ausstellung „So ist das bei uns“ – Lauter Individuen. In: TAZ. 28.10.2018. http://www.taz.de/!5543359/ [link-preview url=”http://www.taz.de/!5543359/”]
A new community centre for Roma will be built in the suburb of Orechov in Nitra. It will replace an older centre that is no longer fit for purposes.
– Pre Rómov v Orechovom dvore mesto postaví nové komunitné centrum. In: Nitra Děn. 31.10.2018. https://nitraden.sk/pre-romov-v-orechovom-dvore-mesto-postavi-nove-komunitne-centrum/ [link-preview url=”https://nitraden.sk/pre-romov-v-orechovom-dvore-mesto-postavi-nove-komunitne-centrum/”]
12 Roma organisations in Hungary have joined the protest against the new law criminalising homelessness in Hungary.
– Roma szervezetek is csatlakoztak a hajléktalanság büntethetősége ellen. In: Index. 31.10.2018. https://index.hu/belfold/2018/10/31/roma_szervezetek_is_csatlakoztak_a_hajlektalansag_buntethetosege_ellen/ [link-preview url=”https://index.hu/belfold/2018/10/31/roma_szervezetek_is_csatlakoztak_a_hajlektalansag_buntethetosege_ellen/”]
The museum of Roma Culture announces photography competition inspired by the work of Romani photographer Andrej Pešta.
– Czech Republic: Museum of Romani Culture announces photography competition. In: Romea. 31.10.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-museum-of-romani-culture-announces-photography-competition [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-republic-museum-of-romani-culture-announces-photography-competition”]
The story of a young Slovak Rom who was sent to a special school in Slovakia, a graveyard for education, and, when he moved to England, ended up in the university.
In brief, a prod that with equal chances, one gets equal results…
– Na Slovensku ho poslali do špeciálnej školy, v Británii študuje na univerzite. Jeho britskí učitelia ukazujú, ako učiť Rómov. In:Dennik. 26.10.2018. https://dennikn.sk/1273911/na-slovensku-ho-poslali-do-specialnej-skoly-v-britanii-vystudoval-univerzitu-jeho-britski-ucitelia-ukazuju-ako-ucit-romov/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/1273911/na-slovensku-ho-poslali-do-specialnej-skoly-v-britanii-vystudoval-univerzitu-jeho-britski-ucitelia-ukazuju-ako-ucit-romov/”]
Residents of Zabrze, a town near Katowice have erected a wall to separate themselves from their Roma neighbours …
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– Zabrze: Mieszkańcy postawili mur i odgradzają się od Romów ZDJĘCIA Romscy sąsiedzi są rozgoryczeni na lokatorów z Sienkiewicza. In: Dziennik Nachodni. 27.10.2018. https://dziennikzachodni.pl/zabrze-mieszkancy-postawili-mur-i-odgradzaja-sie-od-romow-zdjecia-romscy-sasiedzi-sa-rozgoryczeni-na-lokatorow-z-sienkiewicza/ar/13619560 [link-preview url=”https://dziennikzachodni.pl/zabrze-mieszkancy-postawili-mur-i-odgradzaja-sie-od-romow-zdjecia-romscy-sasiedzi-sa-rozgoryczeni-na-lokatorow-z-sienkiewicza/ar/13619560″]
According to Ambassador Bernd Borchardt, Head of OSCE Presence in Albania, society is judged by the way it treats its weakest members. And that is often, in the Balkan, the Roma minority.
There is some way to go – even to achieve the state that was under Ottoman rule.
– OP-ED/ Society is judged by the way it treats its weakest members. In: Independent Balkan News Agency. 29.10.2018. https://balkaneu.com/op-ed-society-is-judged-by-the-way-it-treats-its-weakest-members/ [link-preview url=”https://balkaneu.com/op-ed-society-is-judged-by-the-way-it-treats-its-weakest-members/”]
Following the derogatory remarks by the EU parliament president Tajani, the Alliance against Antigypsyism is asking him for a clear position against antigypsyism. He had stated that the minimal income that the new government wants to introduce in Italy would land in the pockets of Roma.
Among the prominent signatories: Romani Rose of the German Council of Sinti and Roma.
– Alliance against Antigypsyism demands clear commitment of EP President Tajani against antigypsyism. In: European Interest. 29.10.2018. https://www.europeaninterest.eu/article/alliance-antigypsyism-demands-clear-commitment-ep-president-tajani-antigypsyism/ [link-preview url=”https://www.europeaninterest.eu/article/alliance-antigypsyism-demands-clear-commitment-ep-president-tajani-antigypsyism/”]
The Council of Europe chided Slovenia in its report on the framework convention on the protection of national minorities and asked the country to do more against hate speech.
– CoE: Slovenia urged to secure more Roma rights, fight hate speech. In: STA. 29.10.2018. https://english.sta.si/2568740/coe-slovenia-urged-to-secure-more-roma-rights-fight-hate-speech [link-preview url=”https://english.sta.si/2568740/coe-slovenia-urged-to-secure-more-roma-rights-fight-hate-speech”]
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