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This week saw many articles in the French press on the case of an elderly man, called Youcef – of North African origins, whose house was squatted by some Roma. He had not been living in the house for many years in the town of Garches-les-Gonesses, near Paris and was surprised by the squat. A youngster called Bassem, from Lyon and also of North African origins organised the youth of this city and expelled the Roma themselves without the help of the police.
This fact made it to most papers, with mostly positive reactions, although some insist on the dangers of taking justice into one’s own hand. The youngsters of the city, insist that anyhow, the police never come there nor helps them, as they are mostly of North African origins.
This is a case of minorities against minorities. And is really bad. But is the result of the policies of the French state which neglected its “banlieues” and left the Roma in camps.

– Maison squattée à Garges-lès-Gonesse : “C’est grâce à la cité qu’il a récupéré sa maison !”. In: Le Parisien. 01.02.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-d-oise-95/garges-les-gonesse-les-squatteurs-de-la-maison-deloges-par-des-jeunes-du-quartier-31-01-2018-7534278.php
– Qui est Bassem, le Lyonnais qui a provoqué l’expulsion des squatteurs du Val-d’Oise ? In: Le Parisien. 01.02.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/qui-est-bassem-le-lyonnais-qui-a-provoque-l-expulsion-des-squatteurs-du-val-d-oise-01-02-2018-7535772.php
– Garges-lès-Gonesse : “Face à la désertion de l’État et à l’impotence de la justice, la guerre de tous contre tous”. In: Le Figaro. 02.02.2018. http://www.lefigaro.fr/vox/societe/2018/02/01/31003-20180201ARTFIG00325-garges-les-gonesse-face-a-la-desertion-de-l-etat-et-a-l-impotence-de-la-justice-la-guerre-de-tous-contre-tous.php
– Il récupère sa maison squattée par des Roms grâce à des jeunes de la cité voisine. In: Demotivateur. 03.02.2018. https://www.demotivateur.fr/article/a-76-ans-il-perd-sa-maison-squattee-par-des-roms-avant-de-la-recuperer-grace-a-la-solidarite-de-son-voisinage-de-cite-12532
– Des jeunes de cité délogent 16 Roms squattant une maison pour la rendre à son propriétaire (VIDEOS). In: Russia Today (FR). 01.02.2018. https://francais.rt.com/france/47779-jeunes-cite-delogent-16-roms-squattaient-maison-rendre-proprietaire
– Garges-les-Gonesse: Que risque-t-on à expulser les squatteurs soi-même? In: 20 Minutes (FR). 01.02.2018. https://www.20minutes.fr/justice/2213339-20180201-garges-gonesse-risque-expulser-squatteurs
– MAISON SQUATTÉE : MIEUX VAUT S’APPELER YOUCEF QU’ODETTE ! In: Boulevard Voltaire. http://www.bvoltaire.fr/maison-squattee-mieux-vaut-sappeler-youcef-quodette/
– UN HOMME DE 76 ANS VOIT SA MAISON SQUATTÉE, DES JEUNES DE LA CITÉ VOISINE INTERVIENNENT. In: Urbanhit. 01.02.2018. https://www.urbanhit.fr/news/un-homme-de-76-ans-voit-sa-maison-squattee-des-jeunes-de-la-cite-voisine-interviennent-31816 [link-preview url=”https://www.demotivateur.fr/article/a-76-ans-il-perd-sa-maison-squattee-par-des-roms-avant-de-la-recuperer-grace-a-la-solidarite-de-son-voisinage-de-cite-12532 “]

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French Chronicle …

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More news this week in France on Roma. Main news is the subject of another post … Other than that, the mayor of the town of Sucy is again in front of the judges (third instance) for having denied Roma children the right to go to school. Let’s hope she is definitively condemned. Near Paris, in the Essons, a fire in a Roma camp injured three people. In Lille, in the North, a camp will be definitively closed. In Sètes, in the South West of France, 62 people were moved from a camp into temporary dwellings while in Montpellier, 40 Roma delegates invited themselves to a meeting of the city council. Finally, in Montpellier too, the story of an abduction of a dog by Roma. This story is doing the rounds in France, unfortunately.

– Nouveau procès pour la maire accusée de refuser des enfants roms à l’école. In: L’Express. 31.01.2018. https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/justice/nouveau-proces-pour-la-maire-accusee-de-refuser-des-enfants-roms-a-l-ecole_1981154.html
– Scolarisation d’enfants roms : la maire de Sucy sera à nouveau jugée. In: Le Parisien. 02.02.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/scolarisation-d-enfants-roms-la-maire-de-sucy-sera-a-nouveau-jugee-02-02-2018-7537392.php
– Vauhallan : deux femmes et un enfant brûlés dans l’incendie du camp de Roms. In: Le Parisien. 28.01.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/essonne-91/vauhallan-deux-femmes-et-un-enfant-brules-dans-l-incendie-du-camp-de-roms-28-01-2018-7527600.php
– Essonne : 3 blessés graves, dont un bébé, dans l’incendie d’un campement Rom. In: Europe 1. 29.01.2018. http://www.europe1.fr/faits-divers/essonne-3-blesses-graves-dont-un-bebe-dans-lincendie-dun-campement-rom-3558974
– Bidonville de l’Esplanade : des Roms finalement ” invités ” à partir et non expulsés ? In: La Voix du Nord. 30.01.2018. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/307906/article/2018-01-30/bidonville-de-l-esplanade-des-roms-finalement-invites-partir-et-non-expulses
– Sète : la deuxième phase du transfert du camp s’est bien déroulée. In: Midi Libre. 02.02.2018. http://www.midilibre.fr/2018/02/01/sete-la-deuxieme-phase-du-transfert-du-camp-s-est-bien-deroulee,1622170.php
– Montpellier : quand les gitans s’invitent au conseil municipal. In: Midi Libre. 03.02.2018. http://www.midilibre.fr/2018/02/02/montpellier-quand-les-gitans-s-invitent-au-conseil-municipal,1622779.php
– Des Roms volent son chien et lui réclament une rançon. In: Wamiz. 30.01.2018. https://wamiz.com/chiens/actu/roms-volent-chien-reclament-ran-12014.html [link-preview url=”https://www.lexpress.fr/actualite/societe/justice/nouveau-proces-pour-la-maire-accusee-de-refuser-des-enfants-roms-a-l-ecole_1981154.html “]

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Something We Don’t Need …

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Three members of a Sinti family were arrested near Rome for robbery and kidnapping. The family answered to private advertisements for car sales, and, upon meeting with the person selling the car, sequestered them and threatened them until they transferred the car ownership to them, clearly without payment.
Something we don’t need.

– Criminalità: arrestati a Roma 3 esponenti della famiglia Casamonica. In: RAI. 03.02.2018. http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Criminalita-arrestati-a-Roma-3-esponenti-della-famiglia-Casamonica-b87b1bd2-ecf6-4aef-95ed-b56b81323aae.html?refresh_ce [link-preview url=”http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Criminalita-arrestati-a-Roma-3-esponenti-della-famiglia-Casamonica-b87b1bd2-ecf6-4aef-95ed-b56b81323aae.html?refresh_ce”]

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A Ciambra …

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Another review of the Italian movie “A Ciambra”.

– ‘A Ciambra’ Film Review: Scorsese-Produced Italian Drama Follows Real-Life Roma Family. In: The Wrap. 02.02.2018. https://www.thewrap.com/a-ciambra-film-review-martin-scorsese/ [link-preview url=”https://www.thewrap.com/a-ciambra-film-review-martin-scorsese/”]

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Refugees

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A bit more background on the Czech Roma family that was granted asylum in New Zealand: They were threatened, Molotov cocktails were thrown at their home, and, of course, the police did nothing.

– Politisch verfolgt: Familie muss aus der EU fliehen. In: Huffington Post (DE). 02.02.2018. http://www.huffingtonpost.de/entry/weil-sie-sich-nicht-mehr-sicher-fuhlte-familie-flieht-aus-der-eu_de_5a740bd6e4b01ce33eb16c04 [link-preview url=”http://www.huffingtonpost.de/entry/weil-sie-sich-nicht-mehr-sicher-fuhlte-familie-flieht-aus-der-eu_de_5a740bd6e4b01ce33eb16c04″]

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Roma Photos

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Young Roma photographers documented their lives in Glasgow. The pictures are worth seeing!

– Young Roma photograph their lives in Govanhill. In: BBC News. 03.02.2018. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-42875486
– New exhibition of photos from Roma youngsters in Glasgow helps show the whole picture. In: Daily Record. 02.02.2018. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/new-exhibition-photos-roma-youngsters-11955729 [link-preview url=”https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/new-exhibition-photos-roma-youngsters-11955729″]

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Slovakia: Interior Minister Robert Kalinak

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The Slovak Interior Minister Robert Kalinak is currently whipping up the frenzy on “Roma crime” and on how to combat it. He is asking for special new statistics to assess the size of the problem, but seems to be somewhat confused, as he acknowledges that quite a few already exist. He also wants new measures against crime in the Roma settlements.
Anyhow: The solutions to the problems are well known and do not need these new measures for it. Inclusion would suffice.

– Kaliňák hovoril o Rómoch. V odpovediach sa zamotal. In: Aktuality. 01.02.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/558701/kalinak-hovoril-o-romoch-v-odpovediach-sa-zamotal/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/558701/kalinak-hovoril-o-romoch-v-odpovediach-sa-zamotal/”]

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Northern Ireland …

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Who are the most negatively viewed groups in Northern Ireland? Well no surprises: Travellers, Roma, and asylum seekers…

– Most negatively viewed groups include Travellers, Roma and asylum seekers. In: Mail Online. 31.01.2018. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-5332555/Most-negatively-viewed-groups-include-Travellers-Roma-asylum-seekers.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/pa/article-5332555/Most-negatively-viewed-groups-include-Travellers-Roma-asylum-seekers.html”]

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Slovenia: Critique

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The Council of Europe published a report on the status of minorities in Slovenia. The report emphasized that the Italian and Hungarian minorities are the primary beneficiary of special privileges in Slovenia and that the government should make more efforts to improve the Roma situation. Slovenia should therefor implement several measures, with, among other things, greater efforts in the fight against hate speech.

– Slovenija mora izboljšati položaj Romov. In: SiO1 Net. 01.02.2018. https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/slovenija-mora-izboljsati-polozaj-romov-459000
– CoE appeals to Slovenia to do more for Roma. In: STA. 01.02.2018. https://english.sta.si/2477877/coe-appeals-to-slovenia-to-do-more-for-roma [link-preview url=”https://siol.net/novice/slovenija/slovenija-mora-izboljsati-polozaj-romov-459000 “]

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Slovakia: An Alliance

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The Church and the Prešov Region are joining forces to help Roma. In an informal meeting chaired by theArchbishop of Prešov, metropolitan Ján Babjak and by Prešov’s region president Milan Majerský, the latter said: “Many foreigners are coming to work in Slovakia and we do not want to give the opportunity to the Roma. But when they have a job, they will create communities that will be enriching for this country.”
Let’s hope this is heard.

– Cirkev a Prešovský kraj spájajú sily na pomoc Rómom. In: SME. 30.01.2018. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20749455/savore-romovia-jan-babjak-milan-majersky-romska-problematika.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20749455/savore-romovia-jan-babjak-milan-majersky-romska-problematika.html”]

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Poland: Adam Bartosz

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An interview of Adam Bartosz, Activist, on why the Roma Holocaust is so little known in Poland. This was recorded in Lithuania on a commemoration of the Holocaust and the inauguration of a novel depicting the Holocaust through the eyes of a young Rom.
What Adam Bartosz forgets to say is that speaking of bad things can bring the Evil back, and hence, many Polska Roma simply never spoke about it, not even to their families.

– Bartosz: Postrzegamy Romów przez pryzmat dwóch stereotypów. In: ZW. 31.01.2018. http://zw.lt/kultura-historia/bartosz-postrzegamy-romow-pryzmat-dwoch-stereotypow/
– Historia zagłady Romów oczami dziecka – nie tylko dla dzieci. In: ZW. 29.01.2018. http://zw.lt/wilno-wilenszczyzna/historia-zaglady-romow-oczami-dziecka-nie-tylko-dla-dzieci/ [link-preview url=”http://zw.lt/kultura-historia/bartosz-postrzegamy-romow-pryzmat-dwoch-stereotypow/ “]

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Ukraine: The Aftermath

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An article on the fate of the Roma who were expelled from their houses in a pogrom in the Odessa region following the murder of a young girl in August 2016. These Roma never returned home, as they would not be accepted back in their village.
The Police actually evicted all Roma from the village. These went to court and with great difficulties, managed to have a criminal case opened, also against the police. The case is proceeding. Let’s see what happens.

– Для изгнанных из Лощиновки ромов требуют компенсацию 700 тысяч гривен. In: KP. 30.01.2018. https://kp.ua/incidents/599589-dlia-yzghnannykh-yz-loschynovky-romov-trebuuit-kompensatsyui-700-tysiach-hryven [link-preview url=”https://kp.ua/incidents/599589-dlia-yzghnannykh-yz-loschynovky-romov-trebuuit-kompensatsyui-700-tysiach-hryven”]

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Romania: Theatre

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Some pictures of the Romania Roma Theatre company Djuvlipen who currently produces the play “Gadjo Dildo” in Cluj, Romania.
Nice it was published in India. How about in Europe too?

– Romania’s Roma culture seeks stage through feminist theatre company Giuvlipen. In: India Express. http://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/romanias-roma-culture-seeks-stage-through-theatre-company-giuvlipen-5043769/ [link-preview url=”http://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/romanias-roma-culture-seeks-stage-through-theatre-company-giuvlipen-5043769/”]

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Czech Republic: Okamura

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The Czech MP and leader of an extreme right party Tomio Okamura cast doubts about the events that occurred in the Roma Camp of Lety: On the Holocaust Remembrance Day, he stated in an interview on television the camp was not fenced in and people could walk in our out.
Well, Mr. Okamura should get his fact rights, and he should be prosecuted for Holocaust Denial.
Note that on the picture here, he is in good company ….

– Czech MP marks International Holocaust Remembrance Day by doubting what happened at Romani genocide site. In: Romea.cz. 30.01.2018. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-mp-marks-international-holocaust-remembrance-day-by-doubting-what-happened-at-romani-genocide-site
– Múzeum rómskej kultúry žiada verejné ospravedlnenie od Tomia Okamuru. In: Aktuality. 29.01.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/559546/muzeum-romskej-kultury-ziada-verejne-ospravedlnenie-od-tomia-okamuru/
– Museum asks Okamura to apologise for words on Lety camp. In: The Prague Daily Monitor. 30.01.2018. http://praguemonitor.com/2018/01/30/czech-museum-asks-okamura-apologise-words-lety-camp [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/559546/muzeum-romskej-kultury-ziada-verejne-ospravedlnenie-od-tomia-okamuru/ “]

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Slovakia: Osada and Roma Criminality

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A discussion with the cultural anthropologist Alexander Mušinka. He is the author of a study on all the Osada (Roma settlements) in Slovakia, lived in one during his research, and is highly critical of the measures proposed by the Slovak Government on “Roma Criminality”.
He says there is no such thing, and we agree!
Look at the map of the settlements and read his book.

– Počítal ľudí v osadách: Zákon o kriminalite Rómov nebude. In: Aktuality. 29.01.2018. https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/557547/pocital-ludi-v-osadach-zakon-o-kriminalite-romov-nebude/ [link-preview url=”https://www.aktuality.sk/clanok/557547/pocital-ludi-v-osadach-zakon-o-kriminalite-romov-nebude/”]

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A Ciambra

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Another review of the movie “A Ciambra”

– Review: A Ciambra (2018) ‘the coming-of-age crime drama serves as a companion to 2015’s ‘Mediterranea'” In: Victoria Advocate. 28.01.2018. https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/blogs/staff/entries/2018/jan/28/review-a-ciambra-2018-the-coming-of-age-crime-drama-serves-as-a-companion-to-2015s-mediterranea/ [link-preview url=”https://www.victoriaadvocate.com/blogs/staff/entries/2018/jan/28/review-a-ciambra-2018-the-coming-of-age-crime-drama-serves-as-a-companion-to-2015s-mediterranea/”]

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Czech Family Granted Asylum

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New Zealand just granted asylum to a Czech woman who has a son with a Rom. She said she was threatened by neo-Nazis in her home country.

– Family facing death threats granted asylum. In: RNZ. 29.01.2018. https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/349187/family-facing-death-threats-granted-asylum [link-preview url=”https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/349187/family-facing-death-threats-granted-asylum”]

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Slovakia: Talk with the President

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During discussions about the Roma inclusion in society in Prešov, the Slovak President Andrej Kiska stated that the Roma inclusion is a shame for Slovakia and that this is one of the country greatest challenge and most pressing problem.
Let’s hope something is done.

– Kiska označil osud Rómov za jednu z kapitol hanby Slovenska. In: SME. 25.01.2018. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20746476/andrej-kiska-romovia-romska-problematika-hanba-slovenska.html
– Kiska má recept pre lepší život Rómov: Treba im dať vzdelanie, prácu a bývanie. In: Aktualne. 25.01.2018. https://aktualne.centrum.sk/slovensko/politika/kiska-ma-recept-lepsi-zivot-romov-treba-im-dat-vzdelanie-pracu-byvanie.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20746476/andrej-kiska-romovia-romska-problematika-hanba-slovenska.html “]

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Slovakia: Boarding Schools?

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Some people in Slovakia suggest boarding schools as a solution to Roma education and crime (yes). A school head of a school attended by nearly 700 Roma is against this.
Good for him!

– Problémy Rómov môžu riešiť internátne školy, riaditeľka je proti. In: TA3. 22.01.2018. https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1120532/problemy-romov-mozu-riesit-internatne-skoly-riaditelka-je-proti.html [link-preview url=”https://www.ta3.com/clanok/1120532/problemy-romov-mozu-riesit-internatne-skoly-riaditelka-je-proti.html”]

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