Tag Archives: Racism

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Berlin, the Police, and Roma

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A lecture by a federal police officer at the federal government’s open day in Berlin last weekend sparked sharp criticism from the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma and the religious policy spokesman for the Green parliamentary group, Volker Beck.

According to the Central Council and Beck, the representative of the Berlin Directorate of the Federal Police gave a public lecture in the Federal Ministry of the Interior entitled “Beware of thieves! How pickpockets use tricks and how you can successfully ruin their criminal journey.” In it, Roma are said to have been generally referred to as “large criminal families” organized into “criminal clans” that move through Europe. Other ethnic groups were also racially discriminated against: each ethnic group, North African or Polish, had “its own criminal methods”.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovénie

Slovenia and Roma

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Another article on the mayor’s initiative for changing the laws on social benefits clearly directed against the Roma minority without mentioning them.

There must be better solutions.

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Roma and Czech Media

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Roma are mostly presented negatively in the media, they still face discrimination! This follows from a survey by Romea. Respondents to the survey had the opportunity to choose Roma personalities, who were then invited by the first Roma internet television to the Desetiminutovka Plus program. “Some mentioned specific names, others just fields from which Roma should be invited to our program. Some of the names of Romany personalities that appeared in the poll, we have already had as guests on the show.

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Germany: Clan Criminality

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The Green politician Renate Künast’s move to stop using the term “clan criminality” by the North Rhine-Westphalia, a term that was heavily criticised by Roma organisations was rejected. NRW Interior Minister Herbert Reul (CDU) told the “Bild” (Saturday edition): “You have to name problems if you want to solve them. Out of sheer fear of stigmatization, clan criminality was ignored for 30 years. We have to spoon up the soup now”.

Croatie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Croatia: Mixed Marriages

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A Croatian sociologist is married to a Rom from Kosovo. They have a daughter together. And they face lots of prejudice.

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Germany: Integration?

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For several years, a group of Roma from Romania lived in a camp in the middle of Berlin. Now the district wants to put them in apartments and find them official work.

The article asks whether this will work. Alone the question contains a lot of stereotypes …

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

Tory MP on Travellers

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The Tory MP who was investigated in Wales for a leaflet that was deemed racist by Travellers has a long story of hostile and racist comments about Travellers. The Guardian found evidence as far back as 25 years ago.

It shoes that racism against these communities does not impair your chances of promotion.

Sad.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

UK: No further Actions

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The police will not pursue actions against the Welsh Tory MP for his leaflet against Travellers.

Unfortunately not surprising.

Hongire Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Hungary Blaming Roma

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A reaction for the Roma Right Centre on the statement of a Hungarian minister blaming Roma for the 40% of analphabets in 8th grade Hungarian school.

Well, there are not 40% of Roma children in Hungary, or it there are, it will be interesting …

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

UK and Roma

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A conservative MP from Wales created a sh*tstorm by asking his constituents whether they would (yes/no) like to see a traveller site next to their house. Police is investigating, conservative media think it is a perfectly ok question. Like “would you like to see [any other minority] a your neighbour…

Hongire Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Hungary, Analphabets, and Roma

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Recent statistics (see second article cited here) in Hungary give a dim view of the state of the education system. According to the result, 40% of the 8th grade students are functional analphabets. What is the response of the government (see first article cited here), well, according to Gergely Gulyás, Minister of the Prime Minister office of the Orban government, it is because of the Roma.

He is not a friend of arithmetic… If 40% of the children in Hungary are Roma, it is an interesting trend. Currently, the Roma minority in the country stands at around 10%. And it is true that their education level is low, mostly since in the countryside, they are taught in de-facto segregated schools.

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Romani Rose on Racism

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In the context of the commemoration of the 2nd of August, Romani Rose called the European Union to outlaw anti-Roma racism alongside antisemitism.

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Germany: Fight against Racism

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Sinti and Roma opened and anti-discrimination office in Nuremberg. They hope this will help highlight the current racism and discriminations faced by this minority in Germany and also contribute to the fight against racism.

Bulgarie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Bulgaria: Mixed Results

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The recent condemnation of the extreme right Bulgarian VMRO-Bulgarian National Movement (VMRO-BND)was welcome news. However, the fine of 1’000 BGL (roughly 550 EUR) was not really high, and the party, while ordered not to post any further discriminating statements on Roma, was not ordered to erase previous posts and pages.

The person behind the condemnation, Liliana Kovacheva, who filed the original complain, is continuing her fight.

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Germany and the Police

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Sinti from Osnabrück, Germany are asking for explanations following a search in a Sinti camp in the city. The police far exceeded the scope of the search warrant they had.

Moldavie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Moldova: A Portrait

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An interview with a young Romni from Moldova, with four diplomas, who cannot find any job because of racism in the country. So on the one had a success story of a single mother of two, who lost her parents at a young age and made it through, but who cannot get a job because she is a Romni.

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