Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Slovakia – Prešov

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The Prešov region will have a new counsellor for “socially excluded” communities – i.e. for Roma. The Role was given to Róbert Neupauer, who has field experience, mainly from a Roma settlement in the village of Križova Ves (Kežmarok district), where he worked in a mission-community centre.
The role is supposed to look for concrete solutions to the problems faced by Roma in the region.

– Prešovský kraj bude mať poradcu pre sociálne vylúčené komunity. In: Korzar. 19.04.2018. https://presov.korzar.sme.sk/c/20807491/presovsky-kraj-bude-mat-poradcu-pre-socialne-vylucene-komunity.html [link-preview url=”https://presov.korzar.sme.sk/c/20807491/presovsky-kraj-bude-mat-poradcu-pre-socialne-vylucene-komunity.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Slovakia: Housing

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A project in Slovakia is helping Roma families to build their own houses. For that they need to save some money – 50 Euros per month for a year at least. Some of the houses will be built on the Lunik IX site in Košice.
Good!

– Rok si odkladá 50 eur, aby mohla preč z osady. In: Aktuality. 20.04.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/582410/rok-si-odklada-50-eur-aby-mohla-prec-z-osady/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/582410/rok-si-odklada-50-eur-aby-mohla-prec-z-osady/”]

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Condemned!

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A Czech man was condemned to 12.5 years in prison for the shooting and murder of a Rom in Ušti nad Labem. He had shot 13 bullets at a van driven by the Rom.
Cheap for a life, but better than nothing. The killer is appealing.

– VIDEO: First-instance verdict in the Chomutov shooting case – 12.5 years. In: Romea. 19.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/video-first-instance-verdict-in-the-chomutov-shooting-case-12-5-years
– BREAKING NEWS: Czech shooter of Romani man gets 12.5 years in prison. In: Romea. 17.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/breaking-news-czech-shooter-of-romani-man-gets-12-5-years-in-prison [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/video-first-instance-verdict-in-the-chomutov-shooting-case-12-5-years “]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Rome: Repatriation

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Rome’s mayor, Virgina Raggi, now wants to use “assisted repatriations” for non-Italian Roma to ease the closure of the camps.
REALLY????? The Italians did everything in their powers to deny citizenship to Roma in camps. So people have lived for 30 years in those camps will be assisted to go back in their countries… It says a lot how far right Italy has gone.

– Roma, la Giunta della sindaca Raggi verso il “rimpatrio assistito” per i rom non italiani. In: il Fatto Quotidiano. 19.04.2018. https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/04/19/roma-la-giunta-della-sindaca-raggi-verso-il-rimpatrio-assistito-per-i-rom-non-italiani/4304061/ [link-preview url=”https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/04/19/roma-la-giunta-della-sindaca-raggi-verso-il-rimpatrio-assistito-per-i-rom-non-italiani/4304061/”]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Berlin Squat

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An article about a squat in Berlin that was recently closed. The Roma who lived there were evacuated. This article is actually quite good as the fault for the dire state of the property are pushed towards the owner rather than, as usual, towards Roma.

– Haus geräumt, Horror beendet? In: Die Zeit. 17.04.2018. http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2018-04/berlin-wedding-horrorhaus-raeumung-mieter-eigentuemer [link-preview url=”http://www.zeit.de/gesellschaft/zeitgeschehen/2018-04/berlin-wedding-horrorhaus-raeumung-mieter-eigentuemer”]

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We do not say it …

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An interview with Rinaldo Strauss, a Sinti representative in Hesse on the occasion of a cultural evening aimed at fighting against stereotypes. He clearly says that many Sinti and Roma simply do not say they are.

– Viele Sinti und Roma verleugnen ihre Abstammung: Von Zigeunerbildern und Vorurteilen. In: HNA. 20.04.2018. https://www.hna.de/kassel/mitte-kassel-ort248256/interview-mit-rinaldo-strauss-sinti-und-roma-kaempfen-gegen-vorurteile-9796285.html [link-preview url=”https://www.hna.de/kassel/mitte-kassel-ort248256/interview-mit-rinaldo-strauss-sinti-und-roma-kaempfen-gegen-vorurteile-9796285.html”]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Bad …

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A bad article: A German whose house in Mallorca was occupied by Roma, who transformed it into a thieves’ nest. He finally managed to remove them from his property after several months.
Why is it bad: Well, it certainly feeds the stereotypes.

– Hamburger erobert seine Villa von Hausbesetzern zurück. In: Die Welt. 19.04.2018. https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article175582114/Roma-Clans-auf-Mallorca-Hamburger-erobert-seine-Villa-von-Hausbesetzern-zurueck.html [link-preview url=”https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article175582114/Roma-Clans-auf-Mallorca-Hamburger-erobert-seine-Villa-von-Hausbesetzern-zurueck.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Slovakia: A Teacher

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A Slovak teacher simply refused to grade racist essays. Good! Read the interview.

– Slovakia: Meet the Romani teacher who refused to grade racist essays. In: Romea. 14.04.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovakia-meet-the-romani-teacher-who-refused-to-grade-racist-essays# [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovakia-meet-the-romani-teacher-who-refused-to-grade-racist-essays#”]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Biennale

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Written by the son of Damian Le Bas who recently died, an article about the first Roma biennale held in Berlin in the Maxim Gorki Theatre.

– Celebrating Romani art and culture at the first Roma Biennale. In: Apollo Magazine. 19.04.2018. https://www.apollo-magazine.com/celebrating-romani-art-and-culture-at-the-first-roma-biennale/ [link-preview url=”https://www.apollo-magazine.com/celebrating-romani-art-and-culture-at-the-first-roma-biennale/”]

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Roma, Serbia, and Germany

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A German politician goes to Serbia to see the situation for himself. Well, it is bad in the “safe” country of Serbia for Roma. And people who are sent back are in a really bad position.

– Kretschmann in Serbien in heikler Mission. In: Schwäbische Politik. 19.04.2018. https://www.schwaebische.de/ueberregional/politik_artikel,-kretschmann-in-serbien-in-heikler-mission-_arid,10855163.html [link-preview url=”https://www.schwaebische.de/ueberregional/politik_artikel,-kretschmann-in-serbien-in-heikler-mission-_arid,10855163.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Again

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Again an article about poor dogs and pets being saved from their plight and being removed from a Roma ghetto – this time in Slovakia.
Did they check the conditions in which the Roma live?
This kind of journalism is not acceptable.

– Große Tierrettung aus Müll und Elend. In: Frankenpost. 18.04.2018. https://www.frankenpost.de/region/muenchberg/Grosse-Tierrettung-aus-Muell-und-Elend;art2441,6086226 [link-preview url=”https://www.frankenpost.de/region/muenchberg/Grosse-Tierrettung-aus-Muell-und-Elend;art2441,6086226″]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Roma Philharmonic

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The European Roma and Sinti Philharmonic is seeking funds in order to be able to perform in Wiesbaden, Germany, during the week against Antitsiganism. They are seeking 30’000 Euros.

– Sinti- und Roma-Konzert auf der Kippe. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 18.04.2018. http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/alle-gemeinden/wiesbaden/konzert-in-wiesbaden-sinti-und-roma-konzert-auf-der-kippe-a-1489079 [link-preview url=”http://www.fr.de/rhein-main/alle-gemeinden/wiesbaden/konzert-in-wiesbaden-sinti-und-roma-konzert-auf-der-kippe-a-1489079″]

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Bergen Belsen

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An exhibition on the children that were interned in the camp has opened on the site of the Bergen Belsen camp. It also documents the fate of Sinti and Roma children.

– Bergen-Belsen concentration camp exhibition focuses on the fate of children. In: Deutsche Welle. 17.04.2018. http://www.dw.com/en/bergen-belsen-concentration-camp-exhibition-focuses-on-the-fate-of-children/a-43406817 [link-preview url=”http://www.dw.com/en/bergen-belsen-concentration-camp-exhibition-focuses-on-the-fate-of-children/a-43406817″]

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Lety

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Norway is ready to sponsor a monument to commemorate the victims of the Lety concentration camp in the Czech Republic.
Nice, but it would have been nicer if the Czech had done it themselves.

– Norway ready to sponsor Czech monument to Roma Holocaust. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 17.04.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/04/17/norway-ready-sponsor-czech-monument-roma-holocaust [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2018/04/17/norway-ready-sponsor-czech-monument-roma-holocaust”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Slovakian Osada

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A survey of the situation of Roma settlements in Slovakia. There are 2’927 municipalities and towns in Slovakia and there are Roma settlements in 1’170 of them. The general situation seems to be improving but really slowly.

– Zaplavia Slovensko chudobné osady? Črtá sa iný trend. In: Aktuality. 17.04.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/580532/zaplavia-slovensko-chudobne-osady-crta-sa-iny-trend/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/580532/zaplavia-slovensko-chudobne-osady-crta-sa-iny-trend/”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Ukraine

Ukraine and Roma …

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Terrible article on Roma in Kiev who are allegedly “flooding” the city and stealing its citizen, all coupled with a total police inactivity. The Roma camp in the railway station, sleeping in the waiting rooms.
This is bad for all.

– “Огромные отряды”: журналист раскрыл схему беспредела ромов в Киеве. In: Obozrevatel. 17.04.2018. https://www.obozrevatel.com/kiyany/ogromnyie-otryadyi-zhurnalist-raskryil-shemu-bespredela-romov-v-kieve.htm [link-preview url=”https://www.obozrevatel.com/kiyany/ogromnyie-otryadyi-zhurnalist-raskryil-shemu-bespredela-romov-v-kieve.htm”]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Erdogan and Roma …

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After having had Roma evicted from several places (to be transformed in real estate for his party friends), after having had the police beat them up, the Turkish president Erdogan now seems to be courting them. He is certainly using Roma to criticise Germany.

– Le président Erdogan accueille les citoyens Roms dans le Complexe présidentiel. In: TRT. 11.04.2018. http://www.trt.net.tr/francais/turquie/2018/04/11/le-president-erdogan-accueille-les-citoyens-roms-dans-le-complexe-presidentiel-949370 [link-preview url=”http://www.trt.net.tr/francais/turquie/2018/04/11/le-president-erdogan-accueille-les-citoyens-roms-dans-le-complexe-presidentiel-949370″]

News Americas

Canada and Holocaust

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An initiative calls for Canada to officially recognise the Roma Holocaust. Good, but we just wished they would not use the word “Porrajmos” …. Please let’s drop this one.

– Canadians Call for Official Recognition of the Roma Genocide. In: You Lead Now. https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/canada-officially-recognize-the-roma-genocide [link-preview url=”https://you.leadnow.ca/petitions/canada-officially-recognize-the-roma-genocide”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

YESSSSS!!!!!

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Milan Mazurek, a MP from the far right party Kotelba’s People Party was condemned to a fine of 5’000 Euros for his racist statements on a radio in 2016. He is appealing the verdict. Let’s hope he looses again!

– Far-right MP Ordered to Pay Fine by Court for Statements on Roma. In: New Now. 16.04.2018. http://newsnow.tasr.sk/policy/far-right-mp-ordered-to-pay-fine-by-court-for-statements-on-roma/
– Mazurek si na súde vypočul trest za výroky v rádiu na adresu Rómov. In: TV Noviny. 16.04.2018. http://www.tvnoviny.sk/domace/1915412_mazurek-si-na-sude-vypocul-trest-za-vyroky-v-radiu-na-adresu-romov [link-preview url=”http://newsnow.tasr.sk/policy/far-right-mp-ordered-to-pay-fine-by-court-for-statements-on-roma/ “]

France Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Small Festival in Western France:

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A festival in Rezé in Western France on the 21/22 of April is meant as a be a cultural exchange, featuring music, food, and meetings.

– Le festival RomàRezé… à Rezé. http://www.lesonunique.com/content/le-festival-rom-rez-rez [link-preview url=”http://www.lesonunique.com/content/le-festival-rom-rez-rez”]

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