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Pavia and Roma

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Pavia and Roma

The Sinti camp in Piazzale Europa on the banks of the Ticino River, in Pavia. The settlement has existed since 1984, and 265 people live there. It needs to be moved, the problem is that no one wants it …

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Italy: Festival

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Italy: Festival

The eighth edition of the Roma and Sinti Culture Festival concluded Sunday, February 22, at the 10 Settembre 1943 Auditorium in Isenia. The event that combined fashion, music, and artistic competition in the spirit of inclusion and promoted by the Rom In Progress Association with the patronage of the municipal and provincial governments.

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Germany: Racism

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Germany: Racism

Racist attitudes are widespread in German administrations, according to the findings of the first comprehensive study on the subject. Prejudice against Sinti and Roma or Muslims, unequal treatment, and denigration are thus part of everyday office life. The Interior Ministry has remained conspicuously silent on the matter.

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Racism in the Police

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Racism in the Police

A highly regarded London police officer and hero of the London bridge attacks has been sacked for having used the racist term “p*key” to denote Travellers and Roma in WhatsApp messages.

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French Chronicle …

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Almost no news in France this week about Roma. Only one article about a Roma camp in Antibes, in the South of France.

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Robert Botoš

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Robert Botoš

At the age of 54, Robert Botoš, known as Romana King Robert I, died on Sunday evening. Information about his death was published on the social network by former member of parliament and Košice city councilor Otto Brixi.

Botoš had recently been suffering from serious health problems. In early February, he underwent surgery at the East Slovak Institute of Heart and Vascular Diseases (VÚSCH). Although doctors subsequently released him for home treatment, his condition at home became more complicated.

There have been numerous articles about his death in the Slovak press.

Te avel o droma angla leste phuterdo e i phuv lokhi.

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Italy: Integration

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Italy: Integration

The first co-planning session for regional interventions to improve the integration of Roma, Sinti, and Caminanti (RSC) communities in Puglia was held at the Puglia Regional President’s Office. The objective is to gain a deeper understanding of the nomadic and sedentary presence of RSC communities in Puglia, thus avoiding the risk of marginalization through measures that strengthen social integration policies. The meeting was attended by the regional councilor for Culture and Knowledge, Silvia Miglietta, and the Social Territorial Areas that responded to the expression of interest, which closed on February 13th. “This meeting,” the councilor said, “will be followed by others.

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Concert

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Concert

A special concert at Wilhelmshöhe in Menden on Sunday will blend classical music with captivating grooves from the Sinti and Roma music scene. The concert by the Atos Trio, stars of the Sinti music scene on Sunday, February 22, at 6 p.m. The event will feature fascinating music by Haydn and Brahms alongside top-class, authentic Sinti and Roma grooves.

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Budapest: SS Uniforms and Nazis

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Budapest: SS Uniforms and Nazis

Nazis celebrated the124th of February in Budapest in full SS uniforms. It commemorates the failed attempt by 28’000 SS and Wehrmacht troops to break out of encircled Budapest in February 1945.

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Halgata

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Halgata

Long and sad Roma songs that sing about losses, poverty and injustices – the so-called halgáta. This musical tradition, which is passed down from generation to generation among the Roma, could gain official recognition. Dozens of people, including researchers and members of the Roma community, are trying to register halgáta on the national cultural heritage list.

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Ida Kelarova

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Ida Kelarova

At the end of last year, a new children’s choir was created in Ostrava, which arose from the efforts of singer and choirmaster Ida Kelarová to find new talents for her ensemble known as Čhavorenge (Romani for “Child”). The children who did not succeed in the audition wanted to continue singing together, and so, thanks to cooperation with local organizations Vzájemné soužití, Ostravská nota, Velká náruč and with Milan Bindatsch from the Ibsenova Elementary School, a new ensemble was born. Its creation brought with it an unexpected effect among the residents of excluded localities – a strong emancipatory and activating effect.

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First Diploma, then Love

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First Diploma, then Love

The Bulgarian association “Amalipe” launched a campaing as part of St. Valentimn’s day called “First Diploma in Hand, Then Love”.

The organisers say: “On this day, young people feel excitement and trepidation. Love is beautiful, but for many girls in Bulgaria it comes too early and often limits their freedom. Instead of having time to dream, study and build their future, they find themselves under the pressure of premature expectations – to be wives and mothers before they are ready.”

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