Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Roma, Slovakia, and Language

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A map of the languages spoken by Roma in Slovakia (principal language). A Roma activist has proposed that Romanes be taught as a language in school as it is the principal language (often together with Hungarian) of many Roma in Slovakia.

– Slovenčinu chcú učiť ako cudzí jazyk, nová mapa ukazuje, kde sa mieša s rómčinou. In: Dennik. 03.10.2017. https://dennikn.sk/898985/slovencinu-mozu-ucit-ako-cudzi-jazyk-nova-mapa-ukazuje-kde-sa-miesa-s-romcinou/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/898985/slovencinu-mozu-ucit-ako-cudzi-jazyk-nova-mapa-ukazuje-kde-sa-miesa-s-romcinou/”]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Rome, Corruption, and Roma

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A long article about the state corruption and the involvement of a Roma gang in housing estates around Rome.
Bad for everyone.

– Roma, nelle mani dei clan 600 case Ater. In: Roma Republica. 06.10.2017. http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/10/06/news/roma_nelle_mani_dei_clan_600_case_ater-177492001/ [link-preview url=”http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/10/06/news/roma_nelle_mani_dei_clan_600_case_ater-177492001/”]

Uncategorized

Dotschy Reinhardt

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A concert and an overview of her new Album.

– Worms: Sinti-Jazz von Dotschy Reinhardt – Auftritt am 12. Oktober im oberen Foyer des Wormser Theaters. 06.10.2017. http://www.metropolnews.info/mp287295/worms-sinti-jazz-von-dotschy-reinhardt-auftritt-am-12-oktober-im-oberen-foyer-des-wormser-theaters [link-preview url=”http://www.metropolnews.info/mp287295/worms-sinti-jazz-von-dotschy-reinhardt-auftritt-am-12-oktober-im-oberen-foyer-des-wormser-theaters”]

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Romani Rose

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The president of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma was awarded the highest German order for his work.
Congratualtions!

– Romani Rose mit dem Großen Bundesverdienstkreuz ausgezeichnet. In: Zentralrat Sinti und Roma. 04.10.2017. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/romani-rose-mit-dem-grossen-bundesverdienstkreuz-ausgezeichnet/ [link-preview url=”http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/romani-rose-mit-dem-grossen-bundesverdienstkreuz-ausgezeichnet/”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Russie

Russian Roma and Bitcoins …

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A tale of Roma selling some “real”, i.e. solid Bitcoins to credulous Russians in a small town near Moscow.
The photo by the way is almost certainly not from Russian Roma and definitively reflects the bias of the journalist and the editor … Not surprising from Sputnik.
– My Big Fat Bitcoin Scam: Russian Gypsies Cash In On Cryptocurrency Craze. In: Sputnik. 05.10.2017. https://sputniknews.com/russia/201710051057969156-obninsk-gypsies-selling-bitcoins/ [link-preview url=”https://sputniknews.com/russia/201710051057969156-obninsk-gypsies-selling-bitcoins/”]

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Book Review

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A review of the book by Mandy Sayers about Australian Roma.

– Australian Gypsies review: Mandy Sayer’s milestone history of forgotten people. In: The Age. 06.10.2017. http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/australian-gypsies-review-mandy-sayers-milestone-history-of-forgotten-people-20170929-gyrm39 [link-preview url=”http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/australian-gypsies-review-mandy-sayers-milestone-history-of-forgotten-people-20170929-gyrm39″]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

UK: Judge Cleared

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A UK judge who, while sentencing a Traveller’s gang for slavery and human trafficking, made some very inappropriate comments in general about Travellers has been cleared.
Bad.

– Judge cleared of making inappropriate remarks in modern slavery case. In: The Guardian. 05.10.2017. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/05/judge-cleared-of-making-inappropriate-comments-in-modern-slavery-case [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/05/judge-cleared-of-making-inappropriate-comments-in-modern-slavery-case”]

Bosnie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Bosnia: Some Houses

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The EU funded a series of houses for Roma in Gračanica, Bosnia. Many Roma were driven out of the town during the war and their houses were destroyed.

– EU provides new homes for Roma families in Gračanica. In: European Western Balkan. 04.10.2017. https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2017/10/04/eu-provides-new-homes-roma-families-gracanica/ [link-preview url=”https://europeanwesternbalkans.com/2017/10/04/eu-provides-new-homes-roma-families-gracanica/”]

Nouvelles suisses

Switzerland and Travellers

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The Canton Bern is stopping the search for a suitable place to create a camping site for foreign travellers. This distinction between local and foreign travellers is really bad.

– Weichenstellung in der Roma-Politik. In: Der Bund. 05.10.2017. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/weichenstellung-in-der-romapolitik/story/12911725 [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/weichenstellung-in-der-romapolitik/story/12911725″]

France Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Paris and Beggars

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An Al Jazeera report on beggars on the Champs Élisées in Paris. Guess what, not all beggars are Roma …

– ‘Les miserables’ of the Champs Elysees. In: Al Jazeera. 03.10.2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/10/miserables-champs-elysees-171002062229935.html [link-preview url=”http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2017/10/miserables-champs-elysees-171002062229935.html”]

Hongire Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

CEU

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The central European University launches a new program of Roma studies in Budapest.

– CEU launches Romani Studies Program. In: Budapest Business Journal. 03.10.2017. https://bbj.hu/culture/ceu-launches-romani-studies-program_139614 [link-preview url=”https://bbj.hu/culture/ceu-launches-romani-studies-program_139614″]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Roumanie

Pennsylvania: Screening of our School

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Quite a few people of the town of Californai (PA) went to see a screening of the movie “our school” by Miruna Coca-Cozma – an excellent movie which highlights the difficulties and racism faced by Roma in Romania.
The town was at the centre of a media frenzy with the arrival of ca 50 Roma refugees from Romania.

– Film Shown to Highlight Struggles of Roma People. In: CalTimes. 03.10.2017. https://www.caltimes.org/3941/showcase/film-shown-to-highlight-struggles-of-roma-people/ [link-preview url=”https://www.caltimes.org/3941/showcase/film-shown-to-highlight-struggles-of-roma-people/”]

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Czech Republic and Internet Racism

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The Czech justice dismissed several cases of Internet hate speech submitted by the Rome organisation in the Czech Republic.
Judge by yourself, but the statements are definitively racist.

– Czech Police say threats to “bring Roma children to justice” are not criminal. In: Romea. 02.10.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-police-say-threats-to-bring-roma-children-to-justice-are-not-criminal [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-police-say-threats-to-bring-roma-children-to-justice-are-not-criminal”]

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Czech Republic: 245’800

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According to a recently released statistic, there are 245’800 Roma in the Czech Republic. The region with the highest number was the one of Usti nad Labem, with 68’500.
These statistics are usually very unreliable as many Roma prefer not to declare themselves as such, resulting in an over-representation of Roma living in Ghettos and a lower overall number.

– V Česku žije podľa najnovšieho sčítania vyše 245-tisíc Rómov. In: SME. 08.09.2017. https://svet.sme.sk/c/20644588/v-cesku-zije-podla-najnovsieho-scitania-vyse-245-tisic-romov.html [link-preview url=”https://svet.sme.sk/c/20644588/v-cesku-zije-podla-najnovsieho-scitania-vyse-245-tisic-romov.html”]

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Czech Republic: Prize

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A Roma activist, Cenek Ruzicka, was awarded the Czech Artis Bohemiae Amicis prize for his efforts to remove the pig farm from the Lety concentration site.
Good.

– Culture Ministry awards Czech Roma activist. In: The Prague Monitor. 02.10.2017. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/10/02/culture-ministry-awards-czech-roma-activist [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/10/02/culture-ministry-awards-czech-roma-activist”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

Turkey: Further Expulsions

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The government of Erdogan, having already cleaned the oldest Istanbul Roma neighbourhood (Sulukule) are continuing their policy of expulsions, this time in the Tarlabasi neighbourhood.
There is a clear design to remove all Roma from the city limits.

– EXPULSIONS – Amnesty International s’inquiète pour les habitants de Tarlabasi. In: Le Petit Journal Istanbul. 29.09.2017. https://lepetitjournal.com/istanbul/expulsions-amnesty-international-sinquiete-pour-les-habitants-de-tarlabasi-104815 [link-preview url=”https://lepetitjournal.com/istanbul/expulsions-amnesty-international-sinquiete-pour-les-habitants-de-tarlabasi-104815″]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Italy: Roma Manifestation

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Roma and Roma organisations protested on the capitol hill against the policies of Italy on camps. They protest the conditions in the camps as well as some of the planned closures that are not accompanied by adequate re-housing measures.

– Rom Sinti Caminanti, manifestazione al Campidoglio: “Salvare il camping River e chiudere Castel Romano”. In: Casinina News. 01.10.2017. http://www.casilinanews.it/52711/attualita/rom-sinti-caminanti-manifestazione-al-campidoglio-salvare-il-camping-river-e-chiudere-castel-romano.html [link-preview url=”http://www.casilinanews.it/52711/attualita/rom-sinti-caminanti-manifestazione-al-campidoglio-salvare-il-camping-river-e-chiudere-castel-romano.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Pologne

Poland – Wrocław

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On 22 July 2015 the city of Wrocław levelled the Roma settlement in ul. Paprotna. At the moment of demolition, the settlement consisted of five buildings. Families (adults and children) had been living in these houses since 2009. A complaint to the ECHR was filed in early 2016.

The Roma complainants did not know about the planned demolition of their homes. On the morning of July 22, they left their homes and they were demolished. Consequently, they lost their home and belongings. Some items (such as applaiances and stoves) were misappropriated, and the remaining property, including documents and medicines, was levelled to the ground and dumped into the nearby rubbish dump with the rubble.

The European Court of Human Rights is investigating the case and has send a series of questions to the Polish government.

– Skargi Romów na wyburzenie ich domów we Wrocławiu. In: Rzeczpospolita. 28.09.2017. http://www.rp.pl/Cudzoziemcy/309289966-Skargi-Romow-na-wyburzenie-ich-domow-we-Wroclawiu.html#ap-1
– Europejski Trybunał Praw Człowieka pyta o wyburzone domy wrocławskich Romów. In: Radio Wrocław. 26.09.2017. http://www.radiowroclaw.pl/articles/view/70779/Wraca-sprawa-wroclawskich-Romow-Europejski-Trybunal-Praw-Czlowieka-z-pismem-do-polskiego-rzadu
– Europa pyta o wrocławskich Romów. “Zniszczono cały ich dobytek”. In: Wyborca. 27.09.2017. http://wroclaw.wyborcza.pl/wroclaw/7,35771,22435229,europa-pyta-o-wroclawskich-romow-zniszczono-caly-ich-dobytek.html
– Polski rząd będzie się tłumaczyć z wyburzenia koczowiska Romów we Wrocławiu. In: Wrocław Onet. 28.09.2017. https://wroclaw.onet.pl/polski-rzad-bedzie-sie-tlumaczyc-z-wyburzenia-koczowiska-romow-we-wroclawiu/9fqk71k [link-preview url=”https://wroclaw.onet.pl/polski-rzad-bedzie-sie-tlumaczyc-z-wyburzenia-koczowiska-romow-we-wroclawiu/9fqk71k”]

France Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Germany on a French Movie

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Romani Rose, from the central Council of German Sinti and Roma strongly condemned the movie “A bras Ouverts” [Hereinspaziert in German] from the French comedian Christian Clavier. We had already reported that in France the movie was also strongly condemned for its stereotypical depiction of Roma.

– “Film ‘Hereinspaziert!’ macht Geld auf unsere Kosten”. In: DlF24. 27.09.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sinti-und-roma-film-hereinspaziert-macht-geld-auf-unsere.2849.de.html?drn:news_id=796898 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sinti-und-roma-film-hereinspaziert-macht-geld-auf-unsere.2849.de.html?drn:news_id=796898″]

Italie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

A Ciambria and Reactions

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The nomination of the Italian movie “A Ciambria” has apparently produced a backlash of racist commentaries in Italy.
Bad and a pity …

– Italie. Sélectionné pour les Oscars, “A Ciambra” provoque un déferlement de commentaires racists. In: Le Courrier International. 29.09.2017. http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/italie-selectionne-pour-les-oscars-ciambra-provoque-un-deferlement-de-commentaires-racistes [link-preview url=”http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/italie-selectionne-pour-les-oscars-ciambra-provoque-un-deferlement-de-commentaires-racistes”]

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