Croatie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Croatia and Racism

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A Romni artist in Rijeka was told by a taxi driver that he would not give rides to gypsies and whores …
Summarises well what happens in Croatia.

– Umjetnicu koja izlaže u Rijeci napao vozač: ‘Ne vozim Cigane i ne vozim kurve. Vozim za dom i poglavnika’. In: Novilist. 25.07.2018. http://www.novilist.hr/Vijesti/Hrvatska/Umjetnicu-koja-izlaze-u-Rijeci-napao-vozac-Ne-vozim-Cigane-i-ne-vozim-kurve.-Vozim-za-dom-i-poglavnika?meta_refresh=true [link-preview url=”http://www.novilist.hr/Vijesti/Hrvatska/Umjetnicu-koja-izlaze-u-Rijeci-napao-vozac-Ne-vozim-Cigane-i-ne-vozim-kurve.-Vozim-za-dom-i-poglavnika?meta_refresh=true”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Ukraine

Ukraine – Some Movement

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The Ukrainian Government wants to create regional authorities on Roma affairs in regions with “large” Roma population.
Frankly what will they do. The issue is nationalism and segregation, not the lack of committees…

– Ukraine’s govt supports creation of regional authorities for Roma affairs. In: 112.ua. 24.07.2018. https://112.international/politics/ukraines-govt-supports-creation-of-regional-authorities-for-roma-affairs-30528.html
– 112.ua: Cabinet supports creation of regional authorities for Roma affairs. In: Kyiv Post. 24.07.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/112-ua-cabinet-supports-creation-of-regional-authorities-for-roma-affairs.html [link-preview url=”https://112.international/politics/ukraines-govt-supports-creation-of-regional-authorities-for-roma-affairs-30528.html “]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Europe and Italy

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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has suspended Rome’s move to close the Roma camp “Camping River” ordered by the mayor of Rome, Virginia Raggi. Alternative accommodation has to be provided.
Good!

– ECHR suspends clearing of Roma camp. In: Ansa. 24.07.2018. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2018/07/24/echr-suspends-clearing-of-roma-camp_373c3948-8b8a-407d-a6f6-4fdfd16b7df3.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/politics/2018/07/24/echr-suspends-clearing-of-roma-camp_373c3948-8b8a-407d-a6f6-4fdfd16b7df3.html”]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Wounded

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The young Roma girl who was wounded by an air gun pellet on July 17th in the street of Rome is at risk of paralysis and is still in hospital. Meanwhile, the police have arrested a man who is accused of having shot the girl.
This is what happens when you stir hate. Thank you Mr. Salvini.

– Man probed for wounding Roma girl. In: Ansa. 24.07.2018. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/07/24/man-probed-for-wounding-roma-girl_8964726a-c6bb-4f8f-b827-2862d7f55d5c.html
– Bimba rom ferita rischia la paralisi: le ultime notizie sulle indagini. In: Roma Today. 20.07.2018. http://www.romatoday.it/cronaca/bambina-rom-ferita-rischia-paralisi.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2018/07/24/man-probed-for-wounding-roma-girl_8964726a-c6bb-4f8f-b827-2862d7f55d5c.html “]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Attack in Žilina

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Several people attacked a small group or Roma in the Slovak own of Žilina. One has a brain haemorrhage and another a broken leg. “They started behind us, shouting – gypsies, we will kill you. They were throwing stones on us, bottles, screaming”.
The attackers fled when the police arrived.

– Rómov v Žiline dobila skupina mužov, jeden skončil v nemocnici s krvácaním do mozgu. In: Dennik. 23.07.2018. https://dennikn.sk/1186559/romov-v-ziline-dobila-skupina-muzov-jeden-skoncil-v-nemocnici-s-krvacanim-do-mozgu/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/1186559/romov-v-ziline-dobila-skupina-muzov-jeden-skoncil-v-nemocnici-s-krvacanim-do-mozgu/”]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Slovénie

Slovenia and Italy

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The Slovenian press is beginning to report on the closure of legal Roma camps in Rome and the deportation of some of its residents.

– Občina Rim se je prva lotila izgona Romov. In: RTV Slovenia. 21.07.2018. http://www.rtvslo.si/svet/obcina-rim-se-je-prva-lotila-izgona-romov/461271 [link-preview url=”http://www.rtvslo.si/svet/obcina-rim-se-je-prva-lotila-izgona-romov/461271″]

Bulgarie Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Forced Labour

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Not a surprise, unfortunately, but the Mafia is exploiting Bulgarian Roma as cheap labour in Southern Italy.

– Bulgarian Roma – Labor Force Under Mafia Control in Southern Italy. In: EUScoop. https://www.euscoop.com/en/2018/7/23/bulgarian-roma-work-force-mafia-control-southern-italy [link-preview url=”https://www.euscoop.com/en/2018/7/23/bulgarian-roma-work-force-mafia-control-southern-italy”]

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Support

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A new movement of Roma students in the Czech Republic wants to support and help young talented Roma.
Good!

– MfD: New movement wants to support young talented Roma. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 20.07.2018. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/07/20/mfd-new-movement-wants-support-young-talented-roma [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2018/07/20/mfd-new-movement-wants-support-young-talented-roma”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

Gens du voyage

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Aerial pictures from a very large traveller camp in the UK. And of course a rant from the Daily Mail…

– Full extent of Europe’s biggest traveller site is revealed in aerial pictures of Essex camp meant for just 50 caravans on protected green belt land. In: The Daily Mail. 22.07.2018. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5979223/Europes-biggest-traveller-site-revealed-aerial-shots-Essex-camp-protected-green-belt-land.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5979223/Europes-biggest-traveller-site-revealed-aerial-shots-Essex-camp-protected-green-belt-land.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Serbie

Special Schools

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This does not only happen in Eastern Europe… The State of Nord Rhein Westphalia must pay a compensation to a young Rom from Serbia for having put him in special schools for mentally impaired.

– Land NRW muss zahlen Kölner jahrelang zu Unrecht auf Sonderschule. In: KSTA. 17.07.2018. https://www.ksta.de/koeln/land-nrw-muss-zahlen-koelner-jahrelang-zu-unrecht-auf-sonderschule-30971686# [link-preview url=”https://www.ksta.de/koeln/land-nrw-muss-zahlen-koelner-jahrelang-zu-unrecht-auf-sonderschule-30971686#”]

Hongire Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Ten Years

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Ten years ago, a series of murders against Roma started in Hungary. This was definitively not a glorious chapter for Hungary.

– Das vergessene Verbrechen. In: Der Spiegel. 21.07.2018. http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/roma-mordserie-in-ungarn-ein-vergessenes-verbrechen-a-1217872.html [link-preview url=”http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/roma-mordserie-in-ungarn-ein-vergessenes-verbrechen-a-1217872.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

Book Review

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A review of a new book on Roma and Travellers in the UK. Frankly, the use of Gypsy in the title and in the description is not appropriate.

– Review: Gypsies: An English History by David Cressy — an outstanding study of a much-maligned minority. In: The Times. 22.07.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-gypsies-an-english-history-by-david-cressy-an-outstanding-study-of-a-much-maligned-minority-977232gh3 [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-gypsies-an-english-history-by-david-cressy-an-outstanding-study-of-a-much-maligned-minority-977232gh3″]

Danemark Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Roumanie

Denmark and Begging

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A year passed since Denmark banned begging. They arrested and condemned 52 people for begging, all foreigners. 32 of them were from Romania.
The law was clearly slated against Roma.

– Le Danemark fait le bilan de sa loi anti-mendicité. In: La Croix. 16.07.2018. https://www.la-croix.com/Monde/Europe/Le-Danemark-fait-bilan-loi-anti-mendicite-2018-07-16-1200955438 [link-preview url=”https://www.la-croix.com/Monde/Europe/Le-Danemark-fait-bilan-loi-anti-mendicite-2018-07-16-1200955438″]

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

A Portrait

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The portrait of Ladislav Baláz, a militant against hate violence. The story is part of the Roma Memory Project which tries to present the fate of the Roma living in the Czech Republic today and to present the history of the Roma from the war to the present times through their own eyes.

Ladislav Baláž was born in Karviná in 1957. He was trained as a mechanic and worked as a professional driver. After the revolution he worked in the Roma Citizens’ Initiative, and from the end of the 1990s, he was engaged in the fight against hate violence. He was forced to emigrate to Great Britain due to threats, and he returned after years to continue the fight against racist attacks on the Roma.

– Ladislav Baláž: Odešel jsem do Anglie kvůli výhrůžkám smrtí. In: Romea. 20.07.2018. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/ladislav-balaz [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/ladislav-balaz”]

Allemagne Kosovo Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Returning Refugees

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An excellent reportage on the fate of refugees that were forced to go back to their home country from Germany. Especially in Kosovo, their fate is bad.

– Die Heimatlosen. In: Der Spiegel. 21.07.2018. http://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/schule/abschiebung-von-deutschland-in-den-kosovo-die-heimatlosen-a-1217584.html [link-preview url=”http://www.spiegel.de/lebenundlernen/schule/abschiebung-von-deutschland-in-den-kosovo-die-heimatlosen-a-1217584.html”]

France Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

French Chronicle …

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A young 24 years old pregnant Romni was arrested and jailed in Nice for having maltreated her other two children. Roma associations are vehemently protesting – saying she was jailed for being poor.
On the more positive side, Jeanine Bouvier is working hard to get Roma children into schools in Marseilles.
Near Paris, Roma who were evacuated from a camp that was closed are now lodged into a sports centre… And the Roma in Melun living in the former hospital can stay as a judge prevented their evacuation. Finally, in the North of France, Roma in Lille can stay for a bit longer.

– Bianca, la Rom, est en prison parce qu’elle est pauvre. In: Nice Matin. 22.07.2018. http://www.nicematin.com/justice/bianca-la-rom-est-en-prison-parce-qu-elle-est-pauvre-247655
– Une mère condamnée à un an de prison pour maltraitance sur ses enfants, des associations dénoncent “un procès de la misère”. In: Nice Matin. 21.07.2018. http://www.nicematin.com/justice/une-mere-condamnee-a-un-an-de-prison-pour-maltraitance-sur-ses-enfants-des-associations-denoncent-un-proces-de-la-misere-247469
– Elle scolarise les enfants roms de Marseille. In: L’Express. 21.07.2018. https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/jane-bouvier-met-les-enfants-roms-de-marseille-a-l-ecole_2026319.html
– Lagny-sur-Marne. Des Roms hébergés dans le gymnase Leclerc. In: Actu.fr. 19.07.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/lagny-sur-marne_77243/lagny-sur-marne-roms-heberges-dans-gymnase-leclerc_17850002.html
– Lagny-sur-Marne : des Roms abrités au gymnase Leclerc. In: Le Parisien. 19.07.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/lagny-sur-marne-77400/lagny-sur-marne-des-roms-abrites-au-gymnase-leclerc-19-07-2018-7826523.php
– Melun/Vaux-le-Pénil. La justice rejette la demande d’expulsion des Roms installés à l’ancien hôpital Marc-Jacquet. In: Actu.fr. 19.07.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/melun_77288/melunvaux-penil-justice-rejette-demande-dexpulsion-roms-installes-lancien-hopital-marc-jacquet_17852619.html
– Mises sous pression, les familles roms de la rue de Bavay gagnent un répit. In: La Voix du Nord. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/420666/article/2018-07-21/mises-sous-pression-les-familles-roms-de-la-rue-de-bavay-gagnent-un-repit [link-preview url=”https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/jane-bouvier-met-les-enfants-roms-de-marseille-a-l-ecole_2026319.html “]

Nouvelles suisses

Switzerland and Travellers

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Yet another article in the press about the “foreign” Roma travellers and the problems they create. If the Swiss had done their jobs and effectively provided some official camping sites, it certainly would be easier.

– Polizei zeigt Fahrenden Grenzen auf. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 18.07.2018. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/ostschweiz/story/Polizei-zeigt-Fahrenden-Grenzen-auf-17592246 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/ostschweiz/story/Polizei-zeigt-Fahrenden-Grenzen-auf-17592246″]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

Damian Le Bas’ Book

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A review of Damian Le Bas’ “Stopping Places”.

– From Cornish lay-bys to Oxford University, Damian Le Bas has created a cinematic portrayal of Gypsy Britain. In: Prospects. 18.07.2018. https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/gypsy-britain-the-people-the-language-the-persecutions [link-preview url=”https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/arts-and-books/gypsy-britain-the-people-the-language-the-persecutions”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Ukraine

Ukraine, Nationalists, and Roma

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An interesting article on the current increased attacks against Roma by Ukrainian ultra-nationalists.

– Attacks on Roma Force Ukraine to Confront an Old Ethnic Enmity. In: The New York Times. 21.07.2018. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/21/world/europe/ukraine-roma-attacks.html [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/21/world/europe/ukraine-roma-attacks.html”]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Roumanie

Italy: Protests

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The Roma Sinti and Caminanti (RSC) and Roma Nation Association (ANR) with authorization from the Rome Police Headquarters, have started a permanent demonstration in front of Camping River. The demonstration continued till Friday 20 July 2018, and is a protest against the planned destruction of the Camping River Site as ordered by Rome’s mayor Virginia Raggi.

– Roma, Camping River | Nazione Rom: nuovo ricorso contro l’ordinanza del sindaco Raggi. In: Agora Vox. 19.07.2018. http://www.agoravox.it/Roma-Camping-River-Nazione-Rom.html
– Roma, Raggi va in Romania verifica 14 rimpatri rom Camping River. In: Ask a News. 19.07.2018. http://www.askanews.it/cronaca/2018/07/19/roma-raggi-va-in-romania-verifica-14-rimpatri-rom-camping-river-pn_20180719_00267/ [link-preview url=”http://www.agoravox.it/Roma-Camping-River-Nazione-Rom.html “]

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