Tag Archives: Racism

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.

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Germany, the Police, and Roma

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Last week, the German police raided a Sinti camp in Osnabrück, on the suspicion that a condemned criminal was there. So far, no issue. But then they searched every one in the camp, which is an issue, as this went way beyond their warrant.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est Slovénie

Slovenia and the Roma “Problem”

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At the initiative of the mayors of 11 municipalities in Slovenia, voters collected the necessary five thousand signatures to submit a package of proposals of changes to laws in the field of social policy and education to the National Assembly. The official aim of this package is to solve the Roma “problem”.

The proposed changes, among others, would pay the social benefits in kind instead of cash for parents not sending their children to school. The same would happen if they are in debt with utilities bills.

There have been severe critics at the proposed changes, with people calling them racist. Effectively, especially the last point on debt on bills, will mean that many Roma families will not have any money left.

Bulgarie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Bulgaria: Condemnation

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The Commission for Protection against Discrimination (CPC) imposed a fine of BGN 1,000 and a mandatory order on the extreme-right Political Party “VMRO-Bulgarian National Movement” (VMRO-BND) not to allow publications that create prejudice against certain Romas. The complaint was submitted by the Romani activist Liliana Kovacheva through lawyer Diana Dragieva from the Bulgarian Helsinki Committee (BHC). As a Bulgarian Roma citizen, Kovacheva felt rightly discriminated against because of content on the official website of the VMRO-BND. In the section “The Gypsy Question there are hundreds of publications that suggest criminal tendencies and criminal behavior of all Roma. The articles abound with hate speech, impose the feeling of opposition between Bulgarians and Roma.

Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Germany, the Police, and Roma

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Several articles criticising the police report on clan criminality from Lower Saxony as being racist and based against Sinti and Roma.

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Czech Republic and Racism

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Some 63% of Czechs consider the cohabitation of Roma with other inhabitants of the country as problematic, according to a poll carried out last spring by the Center for Research on Public Opinion (CVVM), the results of which were released on Friday. Nearly 33% of respondents believe that relations with the Roma minority are good.

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Allemagne Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest

Lower Saxony, the Police, and Minorities

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At the end of June, the Ministry of the Interior and Justice in Hanover presented the “Clan Crime Situation Report 2022”. The Central Council of Sinti and Roma is now criticizing the police stigmatization of minorities and is calling for investigations into racist discrimination to be stopped.

Romani Rose, the chairman of the Central Council,  stated that the report is a “continuation of the racist and antiziganist recording”, which is being continued despite the painful history of this minority and despite the ban in the constitution.

République tchèque Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Czech Republic and Roma Settlements

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A bad story in Ušti nad Labem. The city council is taking measures against littering, destruction of material, littering etc., which de-facto are directed at Roma. Roma organisations are protesting.

There are unfortunately two sides to this issue: The clear fact that these housing estates are run down, and that the residents are not exactly tidy nor respectful of the property, but on the  other hand, these very residents have been excluded from society by racism.

Nouvelles d'Europe de l'ouest Royaume-Uni

UK: Really?

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A restaurant told staff not to take reservations from Roma… They eventually apologised.

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Bulgarie Nouvelles d'Europe de l'est

Bulgaria: Discrimination

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Two young Romnja in Bulgaria signed a contract for managing a restaurant. The contract was cancelled after a few days, apparently because of their ethnicity. The owner claims it is because of the tenant’s plans to organize noisy parties, weddings and baptisms.

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French Chronicle …

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First, a TV “reportage” omen “Gypsy Wedding”… With all stereotypes, and the implied generalisation on all Roma. Then a recent book, translated from the Italian on Roma living on the outskirts of Florence, Italy. Then the more usual: A massive Roma camp in Bordeaux, with more than 2000 people, and a camp near Aix en Provence that will be closed soon.

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