One of the most important horse fair among Trvaellers and Roma in the UK held on May 20th.
- Thousands expected at historical horse fair. In: BBC. 19.05.2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cll172jn724o
Barvalo
A Video of the current exhibition in Marseille’s MUCEM.
Berlin Memorial
The Memorial for the Roma and Sinti victims of the Nazi genocide was damaged. The Central Council of the German Sinti and Roma sharply condemned this attack and asked for the underlying motives to beunderstood.
- Zentralrat zu beschädigtem Mahnmal: Motiv klären. In: Stern. 19.05.2023. https://www.stern.de/gesellschaft/regional/berlin-brandenburg/extremismus–zentralrat-zu-beschaedigtem-mahnmal–motiv-klaeren-33484160.html
- Zentralrat verurteilt Anschlag auf Denkmal für die im Nationalsozialismus ermordeten Sinti und Roma Europas. In: Life PR. 19.05.2023. https://www.lifepr.de/inaktiv/zentralrat-deutscher-sinti-und-roma/Zentralrat-verurteilt-Anschlag-auf-Denkmal-fuer-die-im-Nationalsozialismus-ermordeten-Sinti-und-Roma-Europas/boxid/946927
- Mahnmal für Sinti und Roma beschädigt – Zentralrat: Motiv klären. In: Berliner Zeitung 19.05.2023. https://www.bz-berlin.de/ticker/mahnmal-fuer-sinti-und-roma-beschaedigt-zentralrat-motiv-klaeren
Bulgaria: Theatre Program
A project, “Educational theatre, a tool for improved awareness of the art and culture of the Roma ethnic group in Bulgaria” did a casting for candidate actors. The goal is to develop skills through culture and art, and for theatre to be a path to education. And to stimulate greater social cohesion and mutual understanding between the majority and minority cultures with a focus on the Roma.
- Кастинг набира актьори за ромски младежки театър. In:: Marica. 18.05.2023. https://www.marica.bg/plovdiv/obrazovanie/kasting-nabira-aktori-za-romski-mladejki-teatr
Slovakia and Roma
Gataum Rana, who, after eight months of living in Slovakia and after regularly traveling around this beautiful country, is firmly convinced that the Roma minority is the biggest source of Slovakia’s untapped potential.
- Väčšia inklúzia Rómov bude prínosom pre všetkých na Slovensku. In SME> 18.05.2023. https://komentare.sme.sk/c/23169506/vacsia-inkluzia-romov-bude-prinosom-pre-vsetkych-na-slovensku.html
Camping Interdiction
The rightist party FPÖ in Linz is proposing a camping interdiction for Sinti and Roma in a site ner Linz and asking for a caution.
Reason behind this was the damages sustained recently that were the subject of several articles in the local press.
- Campierverbot und Kaution für Roma und Sinti. In: Kronen Zeitung. 19.05.2023. https://www.krone.at/3010535
30 years
Sinti and Roma have been recognized as an autochthonous ethnic group in Austria for 30 years. At a celebratory event in Parliament, the chairman of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, Romani Rose, acknowledged the progress made towards equality for the minority, but at the same time warned against anti-Semitism becoming stronger again.
- 30-Jahr-Jubiläum der Anerkennung von Sinti und Roma gefeiert. In: ORF. 17.05.2023. https://orf.at/stories/3317145/
Slovakia and Osada
A rather bold project in a village in Slovakia: Connect the Roma settlement to the centre of the village. They want people to get closer and know each other better by removing the existing physical barrier.
A common feature of all excluded Roma communities is that they are located on the outskirts of municipalities, often kilometres from the centre, where a person from the majority rarely gets to
- Rómsku osadu na východe Slovenska prepoja s centrom obce. Chcú, aby sa ľudia zblížili a lepšie poznali. In: Bobre Noviny. 17.05.2023. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/211231/romsku-osadu-na-vychode-slovenska-prepoja-s-centrom-obce-chcu-aby-sa-ludia-zblizili-a-lepsie-poznali
Slovenian Mass Murder
The first mass murder of Slovenian civilians by communist partisans took place on May 17, 1942, when they murdered 53 people in the Iška gorge, south of Ljubljana. The victims were mostly Slovenian Roma. The event has been thoroughly researched and historically documented, as the Government Commission on Covert Graves excavated the remains of the victims in 2017. The perpetrators were partisans of the 1st company of the Šercer battalion, who murdered 53 people that day, of which 49 were Roma and four were Slovenian. The only Romani woman who escaped the massacre in Iška was later murdered in Gornji Igo.
- Ste danes izobesili zastavo? In: Pomurske Novice. 17.05.2023. https://pomurske-novice.si/ste-danes-izobesili-zastavo/
Slovenia and Roma
Urška Klakočar Zupančič, the speaker of the Slovene Parlaiment, received representatives of the Association of Roma Councillors of Slovenia. They pointed out that the situation of the Roma is still bad, and they are also concerned about the low reputation of the Roma in society.
- Predsednica DZ-ja sprejela predstavnike združenja romskih svetnikov. In: RTV Slovenia. 16.05.2023. https://www.rtvslo.si/slovenija/preberite-tudi/predsednica-dz-ja-sprejela-predstavnike-zdruzenja-romskih-svetnikov/668393
Auschwitz: Commemoration
On Tuesday, Roma representatives commemorated Roma inmates in Auschwitz who, 79 years ago, rebelled in the so-called Zigeunerlager, which is part of the German KL Auschwitz II-Birkenau.
“Today we celebrate the 79th anniversary of the Roma rebellion. On May 16, 1944, one of the most heroic events during the functioning of KL Auschwitz-Birkenau took place in this area. (…) Today, by laying wreaths and lighting candles at the monument to the murdered Roma, we pay tribute to all the heroes of that day and honour the memory of those murdered here,” said Władysław Kwiatkowski from the Roma Association in Poland.
- Romowie upamiętnili rocznicę buntu swych przodków w KL Auschwitz. In: Dzieje. 16.05.2023. https://dzieje.pl/wiadomosci/romowie-upamietnili-rocznice-buntu-swych-przodkow-w-kl-auschwitz
Ukraine Roma Strategy
The Roma Women’s Foundation “Chirikli” initiated a discussion of the Action Plan for the Implementation of the Strategy for Facilitating the Realization of the Rights and Opportunities of Persons Belonging to the Roma National Minority in Ukrainian Society for 2024-2025.
The discussion took place online on May 12, 2023. It was attended by Roma mediators (Valentyna Zolotarenko, Zhuzhuna Duduchava, Maksym Jum, Bublyk Marina, Rada Kalandia) and representatives of 15 Roma organizations from Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Zakarpattia, Chernihiv, Kyiv, Donetsk, Kirovohrad regions (Yulian Kondur, Vasyl Bilous, Vira Drangoy, Eleonora Kulchar, Myroslav Horvat, Kostyantyn Musenko, Oleksiy Padchenko, Mykhailo Bilyavskyi), as well as the representative of the Council of Europe Office in Ukraine Zemfira Kondur.
https://www.facebook.com/Chiricli/photos/a.1337218203040379/6029698317125654/
Slovenia: Weapons
According to this article, there are more and more weapons to be found in Roma settlements in Slovenia. Why this is the case is not explained, nor is the source of those weapons.
Bad for all.
- Vedno več nelegalnega orožja med Romi v Sloveniji. In» Svet 24. 15.05.2023. https://novice.svet24.si/clanek/novice/slovenija/6462861a5fbd1/vedno-vec-nelegalnega-orozja-med-romi-v-sloveniji-zupan-novega-mesta-opozarja-na-slabsanje-razmer
Auschwitz Uprising
May 16th, 1944, Roma concentration camp inmates started an uprising against the wardens in Auschwitz. The “Zigeunerlager” was definitively closed on August 2nd of that year.
- Die Vernichtung von Sinti und Roma im “Dritten Reich”. In: MDR. 16.06.2023. https://www.mdr.de/geschichte/ns-zeit/zweiter-weltkrieg/aufstand-zigeunerlager-auschwitz-voelkermord-sinti-roma-100.html
Role Model
Roma university student and futsal talent Dominik Balog says he want to show the way to Roma children. He is completing his bachelor at the university in Prague, where he is studying criminology and will also play in the finals of the Czech futsal league. He was also a member of the delegation of successful Roma students, with whom the presidential couple recently discussed the possibilities of better integration of Roma into Czech society at Prague Castle.
- Chci ukázat cestu romským dětem, říká vysokoškolák a futsalový talent Balog. In: Denik. 14.05.2023. https://www.denik.cz/z_domova/dominik-balog-romsky-talent-futsal.html
Czech President on Lety
Petr Pavel, the new Czech president says the state carries responsibility in not having acted faster to buy the pig farm on the site of the concentration camp of Lety.
- VIDEO: Czech President says the buyout of the industrial pig farm at Lety took too long and was undignified, the state has to acknowledge its culpability for this history. In: Romea. 14.05.2023. https://romea.cz/en/czech-republic/video-czech-president-says-the-buyout-of-the-industrial-pig-farm-at-lety-took-too-long-and-was-undignified-the-state-has-to-acknowledge-its-culpability-for-this-history
Meet Alina Serban
The curators of the Barvalo exhibition held a discussion Saturday with the Romanian Romani actress Alina Serban.
Roma Refugees from the Ukraine
An article and video on Roma refugees from the Ukraine. According to the article, there could be as many as 100’000 of them. This number is probably too high an estimate. The article focuses on Roma from Transcarpathian Ukraine in the Czech Republic, a problematic issue.
- Flucht ist für ukrainische Roma meistens kein Ausweg. In: SRF. 10.05.2023. https://www.srf.ch/news/gesellschaft/probleme-im-ausland-flucht-ist-fuer-ukrainische-roma-meistens-kein-ausweg
Roma in Lesbos
An article on the Roma camp in Lesbos, Greece and its horrid conditions.
Sad.
- GRÈCE : LE CAMP ROM DE LESBOS, OU COMMENT SURVIVRE EN ENFER. In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 09.05.2023. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Grece-le-camp-rom-de-Lesbos-ou-comment-survivre-en-enfer
French Chronicle …
Little news this week in France on Roma. The Barvalo exhibition in Marseilles, a camp closed near Fos also in the Marseilles region. Finally, the story of a Romni whose child was forcibly removed based on the testimony of a man who turned out to be a racist. Bad.
- «Barvalo», ou les cultures romanies en exposition à Marseille. In: RFI. 13.05.2023. https://www.rfi.fr/fr/podcasts/reportage-culture/20230512-barvalo-ou-les-cultures-romanies-en-exposition-à-marseille
- Marseille : Une exposition lutte contre les préjugés sur les Roms. In: France Live. 11.05.2023. https://www.francelive.fr/teaser/20-minutes/marseille-une-exposition-lutte-contre-les-prejuges-sur-les-roms-8011212/
- La préfecture fait évacuer deux campements de familles roms à Fos. In: La Provence. 12.05.2023. https://www.laprovence.com/actu/en-direct/33981457322625/la-prefecture-fait-evacuer-deux-campements-de-familles-roms-a-fos
- VIDEO. Une mère rom séparée de son enfant sur une simple présomption. In: FR3. 11.05.2023. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/paris-ile-de-france/paris/video-une-mere-rom-separee-de-son-enfant-sur-une-simple-presomption-2771150.html
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