- Czech gunman convicted of shooting Romani man moved from prison to temporary custody pending appeal. In: Romea. 15.05.2019. img.php://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-gunman-convicted-of-shooting-romani-man-moved-from-prison-to-temporary-custody-pending-appeal
Witches
An article that can only be qualified as trash on witches in Romania – qualified as often being “gitanes”.
- Les sorcières roumaines travaillent maintenant en ligne. In: L’Express. 16.05.2019.https://fr.express.live/sorcieres-roumaines-internet/
Poland – Limanowa
The endless story of the efforts by the municipality of Limanowa in Poland to evict Roma from the town and re-settle them outside of it has finally come to an end. A court has ruled that the eviction is no acceptable.
- Eksmisji Romów z Limanowej nie będzie – wyrok sądu. In: Rzeczpopolita. 15.05.2019. https://www.rp.pl/Nieruchomosci/305159953-Eksmisji-Romow-z-limanowej-nie-bedzie—wyrok-sadu.html
- Eksmisja Romów z budynku w Limanowej wstrzymana. In: Portal Samorzadowy. 16.05.2019. https://www.portalsamorzadowy.pl/polityka-i-spoleczenstwo/eksmisja-romow-z-budynku-w-limanowej-wstrzymana,125924.html
Rome Riots
The Italian justice is now tackling the anti-Roma riots that took place recently in Rome.
- 24 far-rightists probed for anti-Roma. In: ANSA. 16.05.2019. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2019/05/16/24-far-rightists-probed-for-anti-roma_de095e7e-298a-42e6-8e1d-b5a6dc0341a7.html
75 Years Ago
May 16th market the 75th anniversary of the Roma Uprising in Auschwitz.
May the victims rest in peace.
- ‘They didn’t stand a chance, but it shows great heroism’: The Roma gypsies who defied SS beasts in Auschwitz revolt 75 years ago. In: The First News. 16.05.2019. https://www.thefirstnews.com/article/they-didnt-stand-a-chance-but-it-shows-great-heroism-the-roma-gypsies-who-defied-ss-beasts-in-auschwitz-revolt-75-years-ago-5929
- Romani Resistance Day Is About More Than Memory, In: Foreign Policy in Focus. 16.05.2019.https://fpif.org/romani-resistance-day-is-about-more-than-memory/
- Vergeblicher Widerstand von Sinti und Roma in Auschwitz. In: Domradio. 16.05.2019. https://www.domradio.de/themen/kirche-und-politik/2019-05-16/vergeblicher-widerstand-von-sinti-und-roma-auschwitz
Pictures of Slovakia
Another photographer on marginalised Roma communities in Slovakia.
- Le quotidien des communautés Roms marginalisées en Slovaquie, dans l’œil d’Olga Sokal. In: Cheese Konbini. 15.05.2019. https://cheese.konbini.com/photographes/slovaquie-olga-sokal-roms-marginalisees
Paramilitary
A far-right new paramilitary movement was launched in Hungary.
Scary.
- The National Legion — Far-right launches new paramilitary group in Hungary. In: The Hungarian Free Press. 15.05.2019. national-legion-hungary.jpeg
Looks
An essay on people’s views of what a Rom should look like.
- HOW IS A GYPSY SUPPOSED TO LOOK? In: The Norwich Radical. 15.05.2019. https://thenorwichradical.com/2019/05/15/how-is-a-gypsy-supposed-to-look/
Salvini, Protests, and Roma
Salvini conceded that 17 people were cited for anti-Roma protests, and stated he would not tolerate violence.
Well…
- 17 cited for anti-Roma protests- Salvini. In: Ansa. 15.05.2019. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/general_news/2019/05/15/17-cited-for-anti-roma-protests-salvini_3fbf5654-5caa-41cb-bac4-f6d256ea2a5e.html
Salvini
The analogy between fascism and Salvini’s stance on Roma.
- Italian Leader Goes Full Fascist on Persecuting Roma People. In: The Daily Beast. 15.05.2019. https://www.thedailybeast.com/matteo-salvinis-persecution-of-roma-people-is-fascist-throwback?ref=scroll
Structural Racism
A new book is documenting the structural racism faced by Roma in Europe.
- New book highlights how structural racism affects Roma across Europe. In: European Interest. 15.05.2019. https://www.europeaninterest.eu/article/new-book-highlights-structural-racism-affects-roma-across-europe/
Always at fault
An article on Roma in Bulgaria and how they are being stigmatised in the country. It is always their fault …
- Und immer sollen die Roma schuld sein. In: Zeit Online. 14.05.2019. https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2019-05/bulgarien-roma-angriffe-diskriminierung-rechtsradikalismus-gabrowo-eu-wahlen/komplettansicht?fbclid=IwAR1ChOsu3bCuA9S1OgdMu2bRkInTP4XUb17rkPK2pcY-sutOLtR-B1olPDs
The burial of a popular Rom Vajda Ligač in Nitra, Slovakia, made the headlines in the press. May he rest in peace.
– S nitrianskym vajdom sa rozlúčili stovky ľudí, polícia regulovala dopravu. In: SME. 11.05.2019. https://mynitra.sme.sk/c/22118254/s-nitrianskym-vajdom-sa-rozlucili-stovky-ludi-policia-musela-regulovat-dopravu.html
– VIDEO Rómovia pochovávali obľúbeného vajdu Ligača († 67): Toto nešťastní trúchliaci nečakali! In: Pluska. 11.05.2019. https://www1.pluska.sk/krimi/smutny-den-pre-romov-pohreb-nitrianskeho-vajdu-ligaca-67-sprevadzaju-nareky-poziar
– VIDEO Žalostný nárek Rómov v areáli nitrianskej nemocnice: Ich vajda vraj zomrel. In: Topky. 11.05.2019. https://www.topky.sk/cl/10/1792815/VIDEO-Zalostny-narek-Romov-v-areali-nitrianskej-nemocnice–Ich-vajda-vraj-zomrel [link-preview url=”https://mynitra.sme.sk/c/22118254/s-nitrianskym-vajdom-sa-rozlucili-stovky-ludi-policia-musela-regulovat-dopravu.html “]
Slovakia and Integration
According to the press and government, more than half of the 154 planned integration activities have been completed in 2018. This stems from the monitoring report on the implementation of the Strategy for Roma Integration until 2020. The balance of 2018 was submitted by the Ministry of the Interior to the interdepartmental comment procedure.
Whether this half is actually effective remains to be seen.
– Zo 154 aktivít na integráciu Rómov sa v roku 2018 plnilo 85. In: Teraz. 14.05.2019. https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/zo-154-aktivit-na-integraciu-romov-sa/394429-clanok.html
– Viac než polovica. Zo 154 plánovaných aktivít na integráciu Rómov sa v minulom roku splnilo 85. In: Hlavne Dennik. 10.05.2019. https://www.hlavnydennik.sk/2019/05/10/viac-nez-polovica-zo-154-planovanych-aktivit-na-integraciu-romov-sa-v-minulom-roku-splnilo-85/ [link-preview url=”https://www.teraz.sk/slovensko/zo-154-aktivit-na-integraciu-romov-sa/394429-clanok.html “]
Croatia and Roma
The most deprived category of Croatians are Roma children …
– Roma Children Most Deprived Group in Croatia. In: Total Croatia News. 09.05.2019. https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/35808-roma-children [link-preview url=”https://www.total-croatia-news.com/politics/35808-roma-children”]
Roma 2020
An essay on the Slovak Integration plans for Roma called Roma 2020. The “Strategy for Roma Integration by 2020” seeks to address the problems of all Roma, ie. Roma living in small communities inside towns and villages as well as Roma outside villages in settlements. In its broad sense, this “strategy” is a comprehensive strategy.
- Malá obhajoba komplexného prístupu. In: SME. 14.05.2019. https://miroslavpollak.blog.sme.sk/c/508972/mala-obhajoba-komplexneho-pristupu.html
Education
International experts are discussing innovative education of Roma children in Bratislava.
- Medzinárodní experti rokujú v Bratislave o inovatívnom vzdelávaní rómskych detí. In: SME. 14.05.2019. https://domov.sme.sk/c/22120501/v-bratislave-rokuju-medzinarodni-experti-o-inovativnom-vzdelavani-romskych-deti.html
Belgium: Police Action
A huge police action took place in Belgium. Its aim was to dismantle a vast con network that was involved in scams with used cars. During the operation, cars but also caravans were confiscated.
– “Ils nous ont pris nos caravanes et nous ont laissés sur le trottoir”: la communauté rom dénonce l’opération policière. In: BX1. 09.05.2019. https://bx1.be/news/ils-nous-ont-pris-nos-caravanes-et-nous-ont-laisses-sur-le-trottoir-la-communaute-rom-denonce-loperation-policiere/
– Vaste opération policière en Belgique: le porte-parole des Gitans arrêté. In: Le Soir. 10.05.2019. https://www.lesoir.be/223546/article/2019-05-10/vaste-operation-policiere-en-belgique-le-porte-parole-des-gitans-arrete [link-preview url=”https://bx1.be/news/ils-nous-ont-pris-nos-caravanes-et-nous-ont-laisses-sur-le-trottoir-la-communaute-rom-denonce-loperation-policiere/ “]
Bulgaria and Roma
An in-depth article on the situation of Roma in Bulgaria and the institutionalisation of racism against them in the government.
Scary.
– ROMS EN BULGARIE : LE GOUVERNEMENT POUSSE À LA HAINE ET AU RACISME. In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 10.05.2019. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Bulgarie-les-autorites-a-la-pointe-du-racisme-anti-rom [link-preview url=”https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Bulgarie-les-autorites-a-la-pointe-du-racisme-anti-rom”]
Romanian Roma
A reportage on the situation of Roma in Sibiu, Romania.
– Das Elend der Roma von Sibiu. In: Deutsche Welle. 09.05.2019. https://www.dw.com/de/das-elend-der-roma-von-sibiu/a-48668555 [link-preview url=”https://www.dw.com/de/das-elend-der-roma-von-sibiu/a-48668555″]