Tag Archives: Discrimination

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Slovak Minister Sued

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The European Roma Right Centre (ERRC) is suing the Slovak Interior Ministry for discrimination and the Interior Minsiter Kalinak. The ERRC is arguing that the police is specifically targeting Roma. This comes on the background of the new plan by Kalinak on reducing the Roma criminality.

– Centre for Roma Rights sues Slovak interior minister over discrimination. In: The Slovak Spectator. 17.01.2018. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20739861/centre-for-roma-rights-sues-slovak-interior-minister-over-discrimination.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20739861/centre-for-roma-rights-sues-slovak-interior-minister-over-discrimination.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Abel Ravasz

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The Slovak Plenipotnetiary for Roma affairs, Abel Ravasz from the party “Mošt – Hid” gave an interview to the press on his first two years in office.
While he certainly did good things, this latest interview is somewhat puzzling, especially regarding what he says about racism and discrimination of Roma in Slovakia. He says there is no such thing as a racist country and that there is “some discrimination” for Roma in education and work.
We don’t agree here.

– Rómsky splnomocnenec: Rasistické krajiny neexistujú. In: Aktuality. 11.01.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/551872/romsky-splnomocnenec-rasisticke-krajiny-neexistuju/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/551872/romsky-splnomocnenec-rasisticke-krajiny-neexistuju/”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

Lost …

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No surprise, the salesman who was insulted as “fat ginger pikey” and other slurs lost his race bias case.
There is racism and racism it seems …

– Salesman called ‘pikey salad-dodger’ loses race bias claim. In: The Times. 10.01.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/salesman-called-pikey-salad-dodger-loses-race-bias-claim-bj8btshjc [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/salesman-called-pikey-salad-dodger-loses-race-bias-claim-bj8btshjc”]

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Half Truths

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Yet another article that mixes a few facts with lots of fictions. Roma left India much earlier than a 1’000 years ago. And quite a few implied stereotypes.

– Gypsy of big business – Dennis Avorin. In: The Times of Malta.12.01.2018. https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180112/opinion/Gypsy-of-big-business-Dennis-Avorin.667737 [link-preview url=”https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180112/opinion/Gypsy-of-big-business-Dennis-Avorin.667737″]

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Book

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A new book was published recently in Mannheim, Germany, on the history of Roma and Sinti in that city and their constant discrimination and persecution.

– Stadt dokumentiert Geschichte der Sinti und Roma. In: Mannheimer Morgen. 10.01.2018. https://www.morgenweb.de/mannheimer-morgen_artikel,-thema-des-tages-stadt-dokumentiert-geschichte-der-sinti-und-roma-_arid,1178750.html [link-preview url=”https://www.morgenweb.de/mannheimer-morgen_artikel,-thema-des-tages-stadt-dokumentiert-geschichte-der-sinti-und-roma-_arid,1178750.html”]

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Movie and Stereotypes

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The movie “Pure Hearts” from Roberto De Paolis tells the story of a young girl educated by a pious single mother who meets a parking guard who works across a Roma camp. And the Roma are there as a background with all stereotypes.
Good movie certainly, but touchy way to show cast Roma.

– Bande-annonce : vibrez avec les “Coeurs purs” de Roberto De Paolis. In: Paris-Match. 02.01.2018. http://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Cinema/Bande-annonce-vibrez-avec-les-Coeurs-purs-de-Roberto-De-Paolis-1430690
– «Cœurs purs», virulence et passion. In: Libération. 02.01.2018. https://fr.news.yahoo.com/c-urs-purs-virulence-passion-185614556.html [link-preview url=”https://fr.news.yahoo.com/c-urs-purs-virulence-passion-185614556.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovénie

Slovenia: New Law

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The new law on Roma community has been undergoing public hearing. During this period, 16 complaints were received at the Nationalities Office on the proposed amendments to the law on the Roma community. While, according to some Romani organizations, there are some positive ideas, others point to an even greater discrimination against the Roma and think that the proposed change in the composition of the Council of the Roma community are not positive.
To be watched.

– V javni razpravi o romskem zakonu pripombe na sestavo sveta romske skupnosti in opozorila o diskriminaciji. In: STA. 31.12.2017. https://www.sta.si/2466367/v-javni-razpravi-o-romskem-zakonu-pripombe-na-sestavo-sveta-romske-skupnosti-in-opozorila-o-diskriminaciji [link-preview url=”https://www.sta.si/2466367/v-javni-razpravi-o-romskem-zakonu-pripombe-na-sestavo-sveta-romske-skupnosti-in-opozorila-o-diskriminaciji”]

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One Rotten Apple

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Yet another illustration that one rotten apple is sufficient to drag us all down into stereotypes. This is the ongoing case of the Mafia in Ostia, the former Rome port on the Tiber, a Mafia where one of the main gang and bosses are Sinti.

– Ostia, sigilli alla sala slot feudo del clan Spada. In: Roma Republica. 27.12.2017. http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/12/27/news/ostia_sigilli_alla_sala_slot_feudo_del_clan_spada-185321351/ [link-preview url=”http://roma.repubblica.it/cronaca/2017/12/27/news/ostia_sigilli_alla_sala_slot_feudo_del_clan_spada-185321351/”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

Schools in UK …

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A long article on the discriminations faced by Roma and Travellers’ children in UK schools, with a disproportionally large number of them being expelled.

– Why are Gypsy children often expelled from UK schools? In: Al Jazeera. 30.12.2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/gypsy-children-expelled-uk-schools-171229075235572.html [link-preview url=”http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/12/gypsy-children-expelled-uk-schools-171229075235572.html”]

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A View from a Sintica

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What does it mean to grow up in Germany as a Sintica… And what stereotypes one is exposed to.

– masala 11 – „Ich habe gedacht, du wohnst im Wohnwagen“ In: Masala Magazin. 17.12.2017. https://masalamagazin.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/masala-11-ich-habe-gedacht-du-wohnst-im-wohnwagen/ [link-preview url=”https://masalamagazin.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/masala-11-ich-habe-gedacht-du-wohnst-im-wohnwagen/”]

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A View from a Sintica

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What does it mean to grow up in Germany as a Sintica… And what stereotypes one is exposed to.

– masala 11 – „Ich habe gedacht, du wohnst im Wohnwagen“ In: Masala Magazin. 17.12.2017. https://masalamagazin.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/masala-11-ich-habe-gedacht-du-wohnst-im-wohnwagen/ [link-preview url=”https://masalamagazin.wordpress.com/2017/12/16/masala-11-ich-habe-gedacht-du-wohnst-im-wohnwagen/”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

More on the UN and Slovakia

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The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on the Slovak Government to take effective measures to eliminate the discrimination of the Roma minority.
Let’s see what this brings.

– Výbor OSN kritizuje Slovensko za diskrimináciu Rómov. In: SME. 14.12.2017. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20718811/vybor-osn-kritizuje-slovensko-za-diskriminaciu-romskej-mensiny.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20718811/vybor-osn-kritizuje-slovensko-za-diskriminaciu-romskej-mensiny.html”]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

How Bad Can it Get?

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Reading this article, one cannot but ask how bad journalism can get. It seems this is a very deep pit indeed. This article manages to present all stereotypes, mixes travellers and Roma and well, is of really bad taste …
What else can one expect from this paper…

– It’s a big fat gypsy Christmas! Granddaughter of Traveller king Paddy Doherty’s delight as Santa brings her a new CHALET (and schoolgirl wants it to be just as bling as her grandpa’s). In: Daily Mail. 14.12.2017. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5156507/Gypsy-king-Paddy-Doherty-lavishes-gifts-family.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-5156507/Gypsy-king-Paddy-Doherty-lavishes-gifts-family.html”]

France Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

French Chronicle …

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Less evictions in France, due to the winter pause, but lots of activities regarding Roma. Discussions on Roma in Marseilles, where politicians of various sides violently disagreed; in Nimes, Roma and unemployment are the greatest worries; in Celleneuve, a suburb of Montpellier, residents managed to force a debate on a Roma camp; in Nantes, in the West, Roima are being integrated, which is good; and in Grenoble, in the Alps, an evening was devoted to reducing stereotypes on Roma. Finally, near Paris, a camp was closed.

– Marseille : le sort des Roms se fraye un chemin dans l’hémicycle. In: La Marseillaise. 12.12.2017. http://www.lamarseillaise.fr/marseille/politique/65929-le-sort-des-roms-se-fraye-un-chemin-dans-l-hemicycle
– NÎMES APL, chômage et Roms, les sujets sensibles du Gard. In: Objectif Gard. 10.12.2017. http://www.objectifgard.com/2017/12/10/nimes-apl-chomage-et-roms-les-sujets-sensibles-du-gard/
– Camp Roms de Celleneuve : les riverains de Bionne obtiennent une réunion publique. In: Métropolitain. 11.12.2017. https://e-metropolitain.fr/2017/12/11/camp-rom-de-celleneuve-riverains-de-bionne-obtiennent-reunion-publique/
– Près de Nantes, le pari de l’insertion des Roms. In: La Croix. 13.12.2017. https://www.la-croix.com/France/Exclusion/Pres-Nantes-pari-linsertion-Roms-2017-12-13-1200899075
– Une soirée contre les préjugés avec Roms Action. In: Le Dauphiné. 11.12.2017. http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2017/12/11/une-soiree-contre-les-prejuges-avec-roms-action
– Ris-Orangis : un camp de Roms évacué le long de la N 104. In: Le Parisien. 14.12.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/ris-orangis-un-camp-de-roms-evacue-le-long-de-la-n-104-14-12-2017-7452981.php [link-preview url=”https://e-metropolitain.fr/2017/12/11/camp-rom-de-celleneuve-riverains-de-bionne-obtiennent-reunion-publique/ “]

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovaquie

Slovakia: Stop Discrimination!

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Slovakia is facing serious criticism. UN says it discriminates Roma!
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination called on the Slovak government to take effective measures to eliminate discrimination against the Roma minority.

– Slovensko čelí vážnej kritike. OSN tvrdí: Diskriminujete Rómov! In: Pluska. 14.12.2017. https://www1.pluska.sk/Spravy/Z-domova/Slovensko-celi-vaznej-kritike.-OSN-tvrdi-Diskriminujete-Romov [link-preview url=”https://www1.pluska.sk/Spravy/Z-domova/Slovensko-celi-vaznej-kritike.-OSN-tvrdi-Diskriminujete-Romov”]

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Shut Eyes …

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Again the TV series “Shut Eyes” featuring the actress Isabella Rosselini. Well, the series perpetuates stereotypes against Roma. So please shut your eyes…

– Rossellini embraces ruthless yet loving crime boss on ‘Shut Eye’. In: New York Post. 05.12.2017. https://nypost.com/2017/12/05/rossellini-embraces-ruthless-yet-loving-crime-boss-on-shut-eye/ [link-preview url=”https://nypost.com/2017/12/05/rossellini-embraces-ruthless-yet-loving-crime-boss-on-shut-eye/”]

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Racism and Discrimination

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The European Union Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) in a report and survey stated that minorities and migrants are facing increased discrimination and racism. The agency surveyed 25’500 people belonging to minorities in their survey.

– Minorities across EU face widespread discrimination, rights body say. In: Daily Sabah. 06.11.2017. https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2017/12/07/minorities-across-eu-face-widespread-discrimination-rights-body-say [link-preview url=”https://www.dailysabah.com/europe/2017/12/07/minorities-across-eu-face-widespread-discrimination-rights-body-say”]

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Germany – A Bavarian Treaty?

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The Social Democrats (SPD) in the Bavarian Parliament are asking for a formal treaty between the State of Bavaria and the Sinti and Roma, as a sign of the responsibilities of the state and as a mean to fight racism and discrimination.

– SPD will Staatsvertrag mit Sinti und Roma im Frühjahr 2018. In: Die Welt. 05.12.2017. https://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/regiolinegeo/bayern/article171267949/SPD-will-Staatsvertrag-mit-Sinti-und-Roma-im-Fruehjahr-2018.html [link-preview url=”https://www.welt.de/newsticker/dpa_nt/regiolinegeo/bayern/article171267949/SPD-will-Staatsvertrag-mit-Sinti-und-Roma-im-Fruehjahr-2018.html”]

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Football and Roma

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An Exhibition in Berlin explores the relation of football with racism against Roma. There have been numerous examples where the term “Gypsy” or “Zigeuner” have been used as insults against other players, but there have been more serious incidents too.

– “Das ist ein Gesamtproblem des Fußballs”. In: Deutschlandfunk. 03.12.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/antiziganismus-das-ist-ein-gesamtproblem-des-fussballs.1346.de.html?dram:article_id=402229 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/antiziganismus-das-ist-ein-gesamtproblem-des-fussballs.1346.de.html?dram:article_id=402229″]

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