Events marked the commemoration of the deportation of Sinti from Munich to Auschwitz, 76 years ago.
– Sinti und Roma. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 12.03.2019. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/wissenstipp-sinti-und-roma-1.4364214
– Deportiert in den Tod. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 14.03.2019. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/verfolgung-deportiert-in-den-tod-1.4368187 [link-preview url=”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/wissenstipp-sinti-und-roma-1.4364214 “]
Testimonies of the population exchange between Greece and Turkey following the war. Greece expelled Moslems and Turkey expelled Christians. Among the Moslems in Greece were most of the local Roma – for example the Sepečides – who are now living in Izmir.
– Roma people tell of ancestors’ 1923 ‘population exchange’ stories. In: Daily News. 13.03.2019. http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roma-people-tell-of-ancestors-1923-population-exchange-stories-141853 [link-preview url=”http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/roma-people-tell-of-ancestors-1923-population-exchange-stories-141853″]
The canton of Berne is setting aside quite a bit of money to create a permanent camping site for travellers in Villeroltigen. Good, except that they segregate between “Swiss” and “Foreign” travellers. And the SVP, the populist right wing party already stated that they would do a referendum on the topic.
– 3,3 Millionen Franken für ausländische Fahrende. In: Tele Bärn. 13.03.2019. https://www.telebaern.tv/telebaern-news/33-millionen-franken-fuer-auslaendische-fahrende-134205439?utm_source=shared-facebook&fbclid=IwAR2P9OnGYhvOIxFBNmx9nCOzjU1tFOfRMqlH2qAhVGUrkRe2fSWMUmI7DLk [link-preview url=”https://www.telebaern.tv/telebaern-news/33-millionen-franken-fuer-auslaendische-fahrende-134205439?utm_source=shared-facebook&fbclid=IwAR2P9OnGYhvOIxFBNmx9nCOzjU1tFOfRMqlH2qAhVGUrkRe2fSWMUmI7DLk”]
Hungary is launching a new program of vocational training for Roma in agriculture. It is supposed to help Roma integration. Unfortunately, Hungary is also one of the leaders in terms of segregated schools at all educational levels, something that goes against integrations.
– Bentlakásos iskolákba terelnék a roma fiatalokat, hogy gazdálkodókat faragjanak belőlük. In: 24.hu. 14.03.2019. https://24.hu/belfold/2019/03/14/bentlakasos-iskola-roma-fiatalok-agroma/
– Agrár szakközépiskolai hálózattal vágnának bele a roma felzárkóztatásba. In: Index.hu. 14.03.2019. https://index.hu/belfold/2019/03/14/roma_ciganysag_felzarkoztatas_oktatas_agroma_program_vilagitotorony_mezogazdasag_szakkozepiskola/ [link-preview url=”https://24.hu/belfold/2019/03/14/bentlakasos-iskola-roma-fiatalok-agroma/ “]
The UN was rebuked by its own experts on the issue of the poisoning of Roma refugees in Mitrovica (Kosovo). The issue of reparations is still open.
– U.N. Is Rebuked by Own Expert for Neglecting Kosovo Poisoning Victims. In: The New York Times. 13.03.2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/world/europe/roma-un-lead-poisoning.html [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/13/world/europe/roma-un-lead-poisoning.html”]
A World Bank report highlight the work needed in Albania for Roma integration.
– Albania Needs to Do More to Integrate Roma, says World Bank. In: Exit Albania. 13.03.2019. https://exit.al/en/2019/03/13/albania-needs-to-do-more-to-integrate-roma-says-world-bank/ [link-preview url=”https://exit.al/en/2019/03/13/albania-needs-to-do-more-to-integrate-roma-says-world-bank/”]
A recent report of the World Bank says that the integration of Roma needs focus.
– World Bank: Roma inclusion in the Western Balkans needs focused intervention. In: Emerging Europe. 13.03.2019. https://emerging-europe.com/news/world-bank-roma-inclusion-in-the-western-balkans-needs-focused-intervention/ [link-preview url=”https://emerging-europe.com/news/world-bank-roma-inclusion-in-the-western-balkans-needs-focused-intervention/”]
Really, the victims of a police attack in Moldova nad Bodvou who denounced the police were condemned by a court in Slovakia for defamation of the police.
THIS IS A SCANDAL!
– Z obetí sú vinníci. Prípad Rómov z Moldavy nad Bodvou má dohru na súde. In: Glob SK. 12.03.2019. https://glob.zoznam.sk/z-obeti-su-vinnici-pripad-romov-z-moldavy-nad-bodvou-ma-dohru-na-sude/ [link-preview url=”https://glob.zoznam.sk/z-obeti-su-vinnici-pripad-romov-z-moldavy-nad-bodvou-ma-dohru-na-sude/”]
Court case in Poland of two people who threatened to kill a group of Roma. Let’s see what they will be condemned to.
– Grozili śmiercią grupie Romów. Teraz stanęli przed sądem. In: Radio Opole. 12.03.2019. http://radio.opole.pl/100,271804,grozili-smiercia-grupie-romow-teraz-staneli-prze
– Grozili śmiercią grupie Romów. Ruszył proces mieszkańców Prudnika. In: Naszemiasto. 12.03.2019. http://opole.naszemiasto.pl/artykul/grozili-smiercia-grupie-romow-ruszyl-proces-mieszkancow,5032589,art,t,id,tm.html [link-preview url=”http://radio.opole.pl/100,271804,grozili-smiercia-grupie-romow-teraz-staneli-prze “]
The Czech Romani singer Vera Bila died on Monday, March 11th. She was one of the best-known singer of the region and sang in numerous countries.
May she rest in peace! Te ovel o drom angla late phuterdo.
Many articles in the press on the topic, here a short list.
– Věra Bílá, legendary singer from the Romani community, has passed away in the Czech Republic. In: Romea. 12.03.2019. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/vera-bila-legendary-singer-from-the-romani-community-has-passed-away-in-the-czech-republic
– Tschechische Sängerin Vera Bila ist tot. In: Spiegel Online. 12.03.2019. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/vera-bila-tschechische-musikerin-stirbt-im-alter-von-64-jahren-a-1257456.html
– Roma-Sängerin Vera Bila gestorben. In: MDR Kultur. 12.03.2019. https://www.mdr.de/kultur/themen/roma-saengerin-vera-bila-gestorben100.html
– Die Gypsy-Queen ist tot. In: SWR2. 12.03.2019. https://www.swr.de/swr2/musik/tschechische-saengerin-vera-bila-in-pilsen-gestorben-die-gypsy-queen-ist-tot/-/id=661124/did=23609214/nid=661124/1ybdibs/
– Décès de Vera Bila, la reine tchèque de la musique tzigane. In: La Liberté. 13.03.2019. https://www.laliberte.ch/news-agence/detail/deces-de-vera-bila-la-reine-tcheque-de-la-musique-tzigane/495416
– La reine tchèque de la musique tzigane est morte. In: 24 Heures. 13.03.2019. https://www.24heures.ch/culture/musique/reine-tcheque-musique-tzigane-morte/story/19831921
– Czech Roma singer Vera Bila dies at 64 of heart attack. In: News 1130. 12.03.2019. https://www.citynews1130.com/2019/03/12/czech-roma-singer-vera-bila-dies-at-64-of-heart-attack/
– Czech Roma singer Vera Bila dies at 64 of heart attack. In: Star Tribune. 13.03.2019. http://www.startribune.com/czech-roma-singer-vera-bila-dies-at-64-of-heart-attack/507043442/
– CZECH ROMANY SINGER VĚRA BÍLÁ DIES AT 64. In: Radio Praha. https://www.radio.cz/en/section/news/czech-romany-singer-vera-bila-dies-at-64
– Zemřela Věra Bílá (†64): Před smrtí přežívala na ubytovně a doufala v další šanci. In: Blesk. 12.03.2019. https://www.blesk.cz/clanek/celebrity-ceske-celebrity/580165/zemrela-vera-bila-64-pred-smrti-prezivala-na-ubytovne-a-doufala-v-dalsi-sanci.html
– Zemřela zpěvačka Věra Bílá, bylo jí 64 let. Zpívala i Clintonovi v Bílém dome. In: Aktualne. 12.03.2019. https://magazin.aktualne.cz/kultura/hudba/zemrela-vera-bila-slavne-romske-zpevacce-bylo-64-let/r~aeca806444ae11e9b2a00cc47ab5f122/?redirected=1552461516
– Elhunyt a legendás roma énekesnő, akit Bill Clinton is meghívott, Vera Bílá. In: Contextus. 12.03.2019. https://contextus.hu/vera-bila-roma-enekesno-elhunyt/
– Rómska kráľovná, ktorá hrala Clintonovi. Zomrela Věra Bílá. In: SME. 12.03.2019. https://kultura.sme.sk/c/22072953/zomrela-hviezdna-romska-spevacka-vera-bila.html
– Aktualizované: Zomrela svetoznáma rómska speváčka Věra Bílá. In: Web Noviny. 12.03.2019. https://www.webnoviny.sk/vo-veku-64-rokov-zomrela-spevacka-vera-bila/
– Na ubytovně byla mámou pro všechny, vzpomíná na Věru Bílou synovec. In: Dnes. 12.03.2019. Zdroj: https://www.idnes.cz/plzen/zpravy/vera-bila-romska-zpevacka-umrti-smrt-rokycany-ubytovna.A190312_132930_plzen-zpravy_vb [link-preview url=”https://www.mdr.de/kultur/themen/roma-saengerin-vera-bila-gestorben100.html “]
A primary school in Hannover, Germany, is asking the government to limit the number of Roma children that they have to take. Reason behind it is that the city created a new centre for homeless people in the territory covered by the school, and moved a number of Roma there. The school is asking the city to spread the children in other schools.
– Grundschule Mengendamm möchte nicht viele Roma-Kinder aufnehmen. In: Hannoverische Allgemeine. 11.03.2019. http://www.haz.de/Hannover/Aus-der-Stadt/Hannover-List-Grundschule-Mengendamm-moechte-nicht-viele-Roma-Kinder-aufnehmen [link-preview url=”http://www.haz.de/Hannover/Aus-der-Stadt/Hannover-List-Grundschule-Mengendamm-moechte-nicht-viele-Roma-Kinder-aufnehmen”]
The city of Levice is currently implementing projects for more than 200,000 euros aimed at improving the living conditions of the marginalized Roma community. From the implementation of the projects, the city expects the integration of Roma into the social, economic and cultural life, as well as improving the environment by removing illegal landfills.
– Levice realizujú projekty na zlepšenie životných podmienok Rómov. In: Teraz. 09.03.2019. https://www.teraz.sk/regiony/levice-realizuju-projekty-na-zlepsenie/382793-clanok.html [link-preview url=”https://www.teraz.sk/regiony/levice-realizuju-projekty-na-zlepsenie/382793-clanok.html”]
The Church of England is making efforts to help Roma and travellers. Well, better late than never.
– Church of England urged to make land available to Gypsies. In: The Guardian. 22.02.2019. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/church-of-england-urged-to-make-land-available-to-gypsies [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/feb/22/church-of-england-urged-to-make-land-available-to-gypsies”]
No surprise there … There are better places to be a Rom.
– Decade after neo-Nazi killings, Hungary hostile for Roma. In: Deutsche Welle. 22.02.2019. https://www.dw.com/en/decade-after-neo-nazi-killings-hungary-hostile-for-roma/a-47642342 [link-preview url=”https://www.dw.com/en/decade-after-neo-nazi-killings-hungary-hostile-for-roma/a-47642342″]
The usual kind of “reporting”. Yes, there it shows a police raid against Roma in Romania. But Child slavery? Begging? Come on …
– BUILT WITH BRIT CASH. The luxury town where rich Romanian gangsters build mega mansions from British money and child slavery. In: The Sun. 22.02.2019. https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8478723/luxury-town-romania-human-trafficking-uk/ [link-preview url=”https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8478723/luxury-town-romania-human-trafficking-uk/”]
A new memorial for the Roma concentration camp of Dubnice. Roma were executed there in February 1945 following a typhus epidemy in the camp.
– VIDEO: Tragédiu pripomína kríž z nábojníc. In: Pravda. 22.02.2019. https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/503163-video-tragediu-pripomina-kriz-z-nabojnic/ [link-preview url=”https://spravy.pravda.sk/domace/clanok/503163-video-tragediu-pripomina-kriz-z-nabojnic/”]
There are increasingly “problems” in the largest Sinti settlement in Hamburg. The settlement is a street that is exclusively housing people from an extended family. The problems are simply unpaid rents and garbage …
– „Hier wurde die letzten 30 Jahre zu viel weggeschaut“. In: Die Welt. 20.02.2019. https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article189039011/Hamburger-Sinti-Siedlung-Hier-wurde-die-letzten-Jahre-weggeschaut.html [link-preview url=”https://www.welt.de/regionales/hamburg/article189039011/Hamburger-Sinti-Siedlung-Hier-wurde-die-letzten-Jahre-weggeschaut.html”]
A year ago, the German State of Bavaria signed a treaty with the Sinti and Roma. Time to look back at what was achieved and what lies ahead.
– Ernüchterung nach einem Jahr. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 20.02.2019. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/minderheit-ernuechterung-nach-einem-jahr-1.4338282 [link-preview url=”https://www.sueddeutsche.de/bayern/minderheit-ernuechterung-nach-einem-jahr-1.4338282″]
An article about the worsening situation of Roma in Bulgaria and about the increasing racism against them in a country where there was little if any 20 years ago.
– ‘Free Abortion’ Talk No Real Surprise To Bulgaria’s Roma. In: Radio Free Europe. 21.02.2019. https://www.rferl.org/a/free-abortion-talk-no-real-surprise-to-bulgarias-roma/29782385.html [link-preview url=”https://www.rferl.org/a/free-abortion-talk-no-real-surprise-to-bulgarias-roma/29782385.html”]
An editorial from Rome on the Czech TV series “Most”.
– Disinformation servers allege Czechs depicted as “white trash” in new comedy series. In: Romea. 21.02.2019. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/disinformation-servers-allege-czechs-depicted-as-white-trash-in-new-comedy-series [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/disinformation-servers-allege-czechs-depicted-as-white-trash-in-new-comedy-series”]
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