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Exhibition in Verden

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An exhibition on Sinti and Roma in sport in Germany is focusing on the lives of three Sinti sportsmen Oswald Marschall (Boxing), Walter Laubinger and Sergio Peter (Football).

– Ausstellung im Verdener Rathaus berichtet über Sinti und Roma im Sport. In: Kreiszeitung. 16.01.2018. https://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/verden/verden-ort47274/ausstellung-verdener-rathaus-berichtet-ueber-sinti-roma-sport-9531205.html [link-preview url=”https://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/verden/verden-ort47274/ausstellung-verdener-rathaus-berichtet-ueber-sinti-roma-sport-9531205.html”]

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Really?

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The German who was indicted for racial hatred following racist posts on Facebook against Roma and Sinti whose process was adjourned last week is fearing for his security …
Really – and what about the Roma?

– Angeklagter hat Angst um seine Sicherheit. In: Märkische Allgemeine. 10.01.2018. http://www.maz-online.de/Lokales/Potsdam/Angeklagter-hat-Angst-um-seine-Sicherheit [link-preview url=”http://www.maz-online.de/Lokales/Potsdam/Angeklagter-hat-Angst-um-seine-Sicherheit”]

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Penalties for Parents

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Slovenia is trying to introduce measures including penalties for parents whose children do not attend school.
This is not a solution.

– Kazni za romske starše. In: Mladina. 12.01.2018. http://www.mladina.si/183647/kazni-za-romske-starse/ [link-preview url=”http://www.mladina.si/183647/kazni-za-romske-starse/”]

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Slovakia: Police Intervention

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The story of the police intervention in a Roma settlement in Moldavia nad Bodvou which occurred in June 2013 has taken a new twist. Originally, several police officers were indicted based on testimonies from the residents. The policemen were recently cleared of all charges and now four Roma who testified against them are facing criminal charges.
The article tells the whole story – and it is bad.

– Razie v osadách: Najprv preverovali policajtov, teraz obvinili Moldavčanov. In: Korzar. 16.01.2018. https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20738397/razie-v-osadach-najprv-preverovali-policajtov-teraz-obvinili-moldavcanov.html [link-preview url=”https://kosice.korzar.sme.sk/c/20738397/razie-v-osadach-najprv-preverovali-policajtov-teraz-obvinili-moldavcanov.html”]

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Slovakia: Critique

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Yet another critique at the government measures on Roma in Slovakia. This time by Peter Pollak who was the previous Government Roma plenipotentiary in Slovakia. According to Pollak, the solution has to be based on education, starting in the nursery, and on crime prevention. It emphasizes the need to find solutions, but says the government does not do it. “In his statement, the Minister of the Interior, Robert Kaliňák, increases the tensions between the Roma and the majority, instead of striving to a rational resolution of conflicts, the elimination of crime and the support of decent people, he creates fear, tension and aggression,” Pollak said.

– P. Pollák: Kaliňákove opatrenia nevyriešia rómsku kriminalitu. In: Dobre Noviny. 12.01.2018. https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/121652/p-pollak-kalinakove-opatrenia-nevyriesia-romsku-kriminalitu [link-preview url=”https://www.dobrenoviny.sk/c/121652/p-pollak-kalinakove-opatrenia-nevyriesia-romsku-kriminalitu”]

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Visit

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The president of the German Federal Criminal Police visited the documentation centre of the Central Council of the German Sinti and Roma and met with its president, Romani Rose.
Purpose of the visit: Dialogue and discussion on the situation of Sinti and Roma in Germany.

– Präsident des Bundeskriminalamtes Holger Münch zu Besuch im Dokumentations- und Kulturzentrum Deutscher Sinti und Roma. In: Zentralrat Sinti and Roma. 12.01.2018. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/praesident-des-bundeskriminalamtes-holger-muench-zu-besuch-im-dokumentations-und-kulturzentrum-deutscher-sinti-und-roma/ [link-preview url=”http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/praesident-des-bundeskriminalamtes-holger-muench-zu-besuch-im-dokumentations-und-kulturzentrum-deutscher-sinti-und-roma/”]

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Incitation to Racial Hatred

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The process of a German accused of having posted racist insults on a Facebook page has been adjourned … The person’s lawyer says he didn’t post it himself …
No comments.

– Hetze gegen Roma: Prozess gegen 37-Jährigen ausgesetzt. In: Focus. 10.01.2018. https://www.focus.de/regional/potsdam/prozesse-hetze-gegen-roma-prozess-gegen-37-jaehrigen-ausgesetzt_id_8278862.html [link-preview url=”https://www.focus.de/regional/potsdam/prozesse-hetze-gegen-roma-prozess-gegen-37-jaehrigen-ausgesetzt_id_8278862.html”]

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French Chronicle …

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Seems that Roma have simply vanished in France, and that the problem of the ca. 20’000 Roma that make the headlines have vanished overnight.
Probably too many other news this week!
Nevertheless, in Marseille, two classes of young Roma children had a week in the mountain as part of the school curriculum. And an interesting article about the shantytowns in France, their history, current situation and the impact on society.

– “Les petits oubliés de Marseille“ et ”Grandir, ensemble”. In: FR3. 11.01.2018. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/emissions/enquetes-region/petits-oublies-marseille-grandir-ensemble-1399009.html
– Les bidonvilles, “réservoirs urbains de problèmes… et de solutions”. In: Télérama. 08.01.2018. http://www.telerama.fr/idees/les-bidonvilles,-reservoirs-urbains-de-problemes…-et-de-solutions,n5429725.php [link-preview url=”https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/emissions/enquetes-region/petits-oublies-marseille-grandir-ensemble-1399009.html “]

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Stateless

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A long article about the plight of many Roma from Kosovo who fled to Serbai and are now stateless.

– Serbia’s Stateless Roma Struggle for Visibility. In: Balkan Insight. 12.01.2017. https://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbia-s-stateless-roma-struggle-for-visibility-01-09-2018 [link-preview url=”https://www.balkaninsight.com/en/article/serbia-s-stateless-roma-struggle-for-visibility-01-09-2018″]

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Lost …

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No surprise, the salesman who was insulted as “fat ginger pikey” and other slurs lost his race bias case.
There is racism and racism it seems …

– Salesman called ‘pikey salad-dodger’ loses race bias claim. In: The Times. 10.01.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/salesman-called-pikey-salad-dodger-loses-race-bias-claim-bj8btshjc [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/salesman-called-pikey-salad-dodger-loses-race-bias-claim-bj8btshjc”]

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Half Truths

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Yet another article that mixes a few facts with lots of fictions. Roma left India much earlier than a 1’000 years ago. And quite a few implied stereotypes.

– Gypsy of big business – Dennis Avorin. In: The Times of Malta.12.01.2018. https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180112/opinion/Gypsy-of-big-business-Dennis-Avorin.667737 [link-preview url=”https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20180112/opinion/Gypsy-of-big-business-Dennis-Avorin.667737″]

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Austria: Reassurances

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It is fairly bad if the president of a country feels obliged to reassure Holocaust survivors that they don’t risk anything… This is what happened in Austria, on the background of an Austrian interior minister who suggested to “concentrate” refugees in camps.

– Austrian President Seeks to Reassure Holocaust Survivors on Government. In: USNews (Reuters). 11.01.2018. https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-01-11/austrian-president-seeks-to-reassure-holocaust-survivors-on-government
– FPÖ-Innenminister Kickl will Flüchtlinge “konzentriert” an einem Ort halten. In: Die Welt. 11.01.2018. https://www.welt.de/newsticker/news1/article172400202/Parteien-FPOE-Innenminister-Kickl-will-Fluechtlinge-konzentriert-an-einem-Ort-halten.html [link-preview url=”https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2018-01-11/austrian-president-seeks-to-reassure-holocaust-survivors-on-government “]

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Plauen: “Let them Burn!”

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The attack against the house where foreigners and Roma lived was clearly racially motivated.
IT was really bad.

– “Lasst die brennen” – Gaffer beschimpfen Retter vor brennendem Haus, in dem Roma leben. In: Vice. 10.01.2018. https://www.vice.com/de/article/9knzy8/lasst-die-brennen-gaffer-beschimpfen-retter-vor-brennendem-haus-in-dem-roma-leben [link-preview url=”https://www.vice.com/de/article/9knzy8/lasst-die-brennen-gaffer-beschimpfen-retter-vor-brennendem-haus-in-dem-roma-leben”]

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What if …

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What happens, when the states defines who is a “Gypsy” …

– Who is a gypsy? Britain’s new definition is causing problems. In: The Economist. 11.01.2018. https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21734413-number-nomadic-folk-rises-councils-are-reducing-number-plots-them-who [link-preview url=”https://www.economist.com/news/britain/21734413-number-nomadic-folk-rises-councils-are-reducing-number-plots-them-who”]

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Again !!!

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Unfortunately, yet another arrest on suspicion of slavery in a traveller camp in the UK. This is bad for all of us.

– Modern day slavery arrest in Brigg traveller site police raid. In: BBC. 09.01.2018. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-42628617 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-42628617″]

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Damian Le Bas

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The Times commemorates Damian Le Bas who died last year December 9th.

– Damian Le Bas. In: The Times. 11.01.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/damian-le-bas-obituary-562ckk8jf [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/damian-le-bas-obituary-562ckk8jf”]

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German, Slovaks, and Roma: Background

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The incident with the German, Slovaks, and Roma actually occurred in a house that was partially burnt down on December 29th. There were 19 wounded in the attack that was pretty much directed against Roma.
BAD.

– PLAUEN: BRANDANSCHLAG MIT RASSISTISCHER UND ANTIZIGANISTISCHER KOMMENTIERUNG. In: Bell Tower. 10.01.2018. http://www.belltower.news/artikel/plauen-brandanschlag-mit-rassistischer-und-antiziganistischer-kommentierung-13149 [link-preview url=”http://www.belltower.news/artikel/plauen-brandanschlag-mit-rassistischer-und-antiziganistischer-kommentierung-13149″]

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SaS Reforms

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The Slovak liberal and libertarian Freedom and Solidarity party (known by its Slovak abbreviation as SaS), made new proposals regarding Roma policies. These were sharply criticised by Abel Ravasz, the Plenipotentiary of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities as not reflecting the current reality and not taking into account that many of these proposals were already put in place.

– Rómska reforma SaS je neaktuálna, myslí si splnomocnenec Ravasz. In: SME Domov. 10.01.2018. https://domov.sme.sk/c/20733695/romska-reforma-sas-je-neaktualna-mysli-si-splnomocnenec-ravasz.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/20733695/romska-reforma-sas-je-neaktualna-mysli-si-splnomocnenec-ravasz.html”]

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Germans, Slovaks, and Roma

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Difficult to say what and who, but a fight between a German, some Slovaks and Roma about a flat screen TV – together with accusations of theft – required a police intervention.
Who did what is truly unclear, but in the mind of the readers, there will be little doubts …

– Brandhaus in Plauen. Slwaken rufen Polizei zur Hilfe. In: Vogtlang Anzeiger. 08.01.2018. http://vogtland-anzeiger.de/Vogtland_Anzeiger/cms-nachrichten/plauen/brandhaus-in-plauen-slowaken-rufen-polizei.html [link-preview url=”http://vogtland-anzeiger.de/Vogtland_Anzeiger/cms-nachrichten/plauen/brandhaus-in-plauen-slowaken-rufen-polizei.html”]

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