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Meanwhile in Italy

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Italy is clearing the first Roma camps … Coincidence? Or policy?

– Camp cleared as Italy’s far-right puts spotlight on Roma community. In: Reuters. 29.06.2018. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB
– Camp Cleared as Italy’s Far-Right Puts Spotlight on Roma Community. In: US News. 29.06.2018. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-06-29/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community#close-modal [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB “]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Meanwhile in Italy

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Italy is clearing the first Roma camps … Coincidence? Or policy?

– Camp cleared as Italy’s far-right puts spotlight on Roma community. In: Reuters. 29.06.2018. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB
– Camp Cleared as Italy’s Far-Right Puts Spotlight on Roma Community. In: US News. 29.06.2018. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-06-29/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community#close-modal [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-politics-roma/camp-cleared-as-italys-far-right-puts-spotlight-on-roma-community-idUSKBN1JP1TB “]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Ukraine

Zentralrat: Reactions on the Ukraine Attacks

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Several news report on the reaction of the central council of German Sinti and Roma on the Ukrainian attacks.

– Zentralrat warnt vor Angriffen gegen Roma in der Ukraine. In: Zeit Online. 25.06.2018. https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2018-06/rechtsextremismus-zentralrat-sinti-roma-deutschland-ukraine-mord
– Pogrom in der Ukraine: Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma verurteilt “rassistischen Mord”. In: RT. 29.06.2018. https://deutsch.rt.com/europa/72229-pogrom-in-ukraine-zentralrat-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-verurteilt-rassistischen-mord/
– Nach Radikalen-Angriff: Zentralrat fordert von Ukraine mehr Schutz für Sinti und Roma. In: Sputnik. 26.06.2018. https://de.sputniknews.com/politik/20180626321312135-radikale-ukraine-roma-angriff-schutz/ [link-preview url=”https://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2018-06/rechtsextremismus-zentralrat-sinti-roma-deutschland-ukraine-mord “]

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UK: More Sites

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The UK Police is asking for more camping sites for travellers.

– Police chiefs call for more Gypsy and Traveller camps. In: The Week. 28.06.2018. http://www.theweek.co.uk/94634/police-chiefs-call-for-more-gypsy-and-traveller-camps
– Open season for traveller camps: Police chiefs want scores more caravan sites set up… and they’ve rejected calls for tougher powers. In: The Daily Mail/ 28.06.2018. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5894237/Police-chiefs-want-scores-caravan-sites-set-rejecting-calls-tougher-powers.html
– Travellers move one mile to Ashley Park, Walton, after eviction from Oatlands Recreation Ground, Weybridge. In: Surrey Live. 28.06.2018. https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/travellers-move-one-mile-ashley-14842151 [link-preview url=”https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/travellers-move-one-mile-ashley-14842151″]

Moldavie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Roumanie Ukraine

Ukraine Roma

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An article about Roma in the Ukraine. What is always missing are the facts about Roma: There are the Carpathians one, the effective victims of the latest attacks, the refugees from Dombas (and from Crimea – Kirimlides Roma from Crimea), Roma of Romanian / Moldovan origins in the Odessa region, and the rest. The situations are different depending on these groups.

– Ukraine’s Roma community targeted by far-right violence. In: Deutsche Welle. 26.06.2018. https://www.dw.com/en/ukraines-roma-community-targeted-by-far-right-violence/a-44408252 [link-preview url=”https://www.dw.com/en/ukraines-roma-community-targeted-by-far-right-violence/a-44408252″]

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Roma in Europe

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How Europeans perceive Roma ……….

– How Europeans View Roma. In: Radio Free Europe.28.06.2018. https://www.rferl.org/a/how-europeans-view-roma/29325886.html [link-preview url=”https://www.rferl.org/a/how-europeans-view-roma/29325886.html”]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Italian Roma

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An analysis of the situation of Roma in Italy…

– ‘Treated like dogs’: Italy’s Roma minority on society’s fringe. In: BBC News. 29.06.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44632472 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-44632472″]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Police in Slovakia and Roma

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The report on the state of the Republic is such that if you are rich, white and educated, Slovakia is a great place to live. If you are a Rom, it is somewhat more difficult. And police brutality is ripe.

– Policajná brutalita Slovákom nevadí. Veď ide o Rómov. In: Ženy v Meste. 25.06.2018. https://www.zenyvmeste.sk/policajna-brutalita-slovakom-nevadi–ved-ide-o-romov-moldava-nad-bodvou [link-preview url=”https://www.zenyvmeste.sk/policajna-brutalita-slovakom-nevadi–ved-ide-o-romov-moldava-nad-bodvou”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

EU and Slovakia

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Thorbjörn Jagland, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe (RE), met Slovakia’s Prime Minister Petar Pellegrinim in Strasbourg and confirmed he will visit Slovakia in the autumn. He was invited to visit last October by former Prime Minister Robert Fico, and Jagland then expressed his interest to visit the Spišský Hrhov village, known as a successful example of Roma integration.
He will also meet Roma representatives.

– Generálny tajomník Rady Európy chce vidieť slovenských Rómov: Pellegrini už vie, kam ho zavedie. In: Novy Cas. 27.06.2018. https://www.cas.sk/clanok/711553/generalny-tajomnik-rady-europy-chce-vidiet-slovenskych-romov-pellegrini-uz-vie-kam-ho-zavedie/ [link-preview url=”https://www.cas.sk/clanok/711553/generalny-tajomnik-rady-europy-chce-vidiet-slovenskych-romov-pellegrini-uz-vie-kam-ho-zavedie/”]

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Salvini, Minorities, and Racism

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An editorial on the impact of statements such as the one of Salvini on politics and on the integration of minorities.

– Der Kern der Provokation. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 20.06.2018. http://www.fr.de/politik/meinung/kommentare/antiziganismus-der-kern-der-provokation-a-1529329 [link-preview url=”http://www.fr.de/politik/meinung/kommentare/antiziganismus-der-kern-der-provokation-a-1529329″]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Reality of Returns

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An article which shows the stark reality of the life of returning Roma refugees. Germany has been sending back Roma from former Yugoslavia back to their countries of origins on the premises that these are “safe”.
The returnees are left to their own means and face a difficult time.

– “Die haben meine Träume geraubt”. In: Deutschland Funk Kultur. 21.06.2018. https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/roma-rueckkehrer-auf-dem-balkan-die-haben-meine-traeume.979.de.html?dram%3Aarticle_id=420690 [link-preview url=”https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/roma-rueckkehrer-auf-dem-balkan-die-haben-meine-traeume.979.de.html?dram%3Aarticle_id=420690″]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Roma in Italy

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What does it mean to be Rom in Italy nowadays, especially following Salvini’s statements.

– In Salvini’s Italy we Roma must renew the fight for our dignity. In: The Guardian. 27.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/27/salvinis-italy-we-roma-fight-dignity [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/27/salvinis-italy-we-roma-fight-dignity”]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Germany Too …

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Well, not far beyond the Italian Northern League, one also finds AfD… Proposal from that party to count Roma.
Last time it was done in Germany, it was not really good …

– “So haben die Nazis auch angefangen”: AfD will Sinti und Roma erfassen lassen. In: Huffpost. 26.06.2018. https://www.huffingtonpost.de/entry/so-haben-die-nazis-auch-angefangen-afd-will-sinti-und-roma-erfassen-lassen_de_5b3237e7e4b0b745f177cb8b [link-preview url=”https://www.huffingtonpost.de/entry/so-haben-die-nazis-auch-angefangen-afd-will-sinti-und-roma-erfassen-lassen_de_5b3237e7e4b0b745f177cb8b”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Ukraine

Ukraine: Latest

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Some more news on the Ukraine and the attacks. The Council of Europe is now intervening.

– String of attacks hit Roma settlements in Ukraine. In: Euronews. 26.06.2018. http://www.euronews.com/2018/06/26/string-of-attacks-hit-roma-settlements-in-ukraine
– agland writes letter to Groysman regarding arson attacks on Roma camps. In: Ukrinform. 27.06.2018. https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/2487938-jagland-writes-letter-to-groysman-regarding-arson-attacks-on-roma-camps.html
– Rights official condemns deadly attack on Roma in Ukraine. In: Washington Post. 25.06.2018. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/eu-condemns-attack-on-roma-in-ukraine-that-left-1-dead/2018/06/25/bd6ef3e2-7881-11e8-ac4e-421ef7165923_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.edb60607f06d [link-preview url=”https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-society/2487938-jagland-writes-letter-to-groysman-regarding-arson-attacks-on-roma-camps.html “]

Europe

Roma in Europe

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A good article on Roma in Europe and on the increased attacks they are facing in every country.

– No homeland, no hope – Europe’s Roma are back in the firing line. In: The Guardian. 25.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/25/europe-roma-matteo-salvini-ethnic-minority [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/25/europe-roma-matteo-salvini-ethnic-minority”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Ukraine

ERRC Response to Ukraine

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The European Roma Right Centre response to the Ukraine attacks.

– ANTI-ROMA POGROMS IN UKRAINE: ON C14 AND TOLERATING TERROR. In: ERRC. http://www.errc.org/news/anti-roma-pogroms-in-ukraine-on-c14-and-tolerating-terror [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/news/anti-roma-pogroms-in-ukraine-on-c14-and-tolerating-terror”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Ukraine

Ukraine: Who Did It?

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Some background on the perpetrators of the attack on a Roam camp that left one Rom dead and injured at least on child.

– Suspects in attack on Roma camp avow themselves as members of ‘Sober and Evil Youth’ group. In: The Kyiv Post. 25.06.2018. https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/suspects-in-attack-on-roma-camp-avow-themselves-as-members-of-sober-and-evil-youth-group.html [link-preview url=”https://www.kyivpost.com/ukraine-politics/suspects-in-attack-on-roma-camp-avow-themselves-as-members-of-sober-and-evil-youth-group.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

Travellers and Police

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The UK police seems to have an implied bias against Travellers and Roma. This bias is apparently so obvious, that it may breach the laws.

– Travellers ‘assumed by police to be criminals rather than victims’. In: The Guardian. 22.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/22/travellers-assumed-by-police-to-be-criminals-rather-than-victims [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/22/travellers-assumed-by-police-to-be-criminals-rather-than-victims”]

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Roma: The True Europeans …

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In the context of the European Cultural Heritage Year 2018, The European Roma Institute for Art and Culture organised an exhibition showcasing the Roma contribution to European Culture.
Pity that one always only speaks of 600 years … As if the Balkan and the Byzantine Empire have never been part of Europe.

– Sinti und Roma sehen sich als wahre Europäer. In: Deutschlandfunk. 20.06.2018. https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/europaeisches-kulturerbejahr-sinti-und-roma-sehen-sich-als.691.de.html?dram:article_id=420840 [link-preview url=”https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/europaeisches-kulturerbejahr-sinti-und-roma-sehen-sich-als.691.de.html?dram:article_id=420840″]

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