A few more days till the vote for the senate seat where Anina Ciuciu is a candidate. The election of this particular seat is taking place on the 1. of October and not, as we erroneously stated last week on the 24th of September.
– Roma woman vies for seat in the French Senate. In: The French Tribune. 27.09.2018. http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/25649-roma-woman-vies-seat-french-senate [link-preview url=”http://www.frenchtribune.com/teneur/25649-roma-woman-vies-seat-french-senate”]
István Kamarás, a Hungarian Roma who fled to Canada and came back to the country, is advocating the idea of an autonomous Roma province in North Eastern Hungary. His main argument is the current corruption among the distribution of the EU funds for Roma and the inefficiency of Roma politicians in Budapest.
Still, this is a dangerous idea.
– Referendum proposed on autonomous Roma province in Hungary. In: The Hungarian Free Press. 28.09.2017. http://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/09/28/referendum-proposed-on-autonomous-roma-province-in-hungary/ [link-preview url=”http://hungarianfreepress.com/2017/09/28/referendum-proposed-on-autonomous-roma-province-in-hungary/”]
The German federal conference of Roma youth will be taking place this coming week end in Freiburg, Germany. The theme of the discussion is why many Roma simply hide or omit to mention their origins.
Many cite stereotypes and outright hostility as the main reason.
– Interview: Warum viele junge Roma und Sinti ihre Identität verstecken. In: Fudder. 28.09.2017. http://fudder.de/interview-warum-viele-junge-roma-und-sinti-ihre-identitaet-verstecken–142603167.html [link-preview url=”http://fudder.de/interview-warum-viele-junge-roma-und-sinti-ihre-identitaet-verstecken–142603167.html”]
Pictures of the Roma feast of St. Gregory in Costesti.
– AP PHOTOS: Roma celebrate religious feast day in Romania. In: Idaho Statesman. 27.09.2017. http://www.idahostatesman.com/entertainment/article175605856.html [link-preview url=”http://www.idahostatesman.com/entertainment/article175605856.html”]
A review of the movie “Soldiers”.
– ‘Soldiers. Story From Ferentari’: San Sebastian Review. In: Screen Daily. 27.09.2017. https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/soldiers-story-from-ferentari-san-sebastian-review/5122716.article [link-preview url=”https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/soldiers-story-from-ferentari-san-sebastian-review/5122716.article”]
This is unfortunately typical… One negative thing about Roma, and it is all over the press.
– For Some BART Panhandlers, Begging Is Their Job. In: CBS. 25.09.2017. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/09/25/bart-panhandlers-begging-roma/ [link-preview url=”http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/09/25/bart-panhandlers-begging-roma/”]
The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in the San Francisco Bay Area has seen a large increase of panhandlers and beggars some of which are most probably Roma.
Bad publicity for all.
– Crew Of Panhandlers On BART Turn Out To Be Roma, Living In Hayward. In: SFist. 26.09.2017. http://sfist.com/2017/09/26/crew_of_panhandlers_on_bart_turn_ou.php [link-preview url=”http://sfist.com/2017/09/26/crew_of_panhandlers_on_bart_turn_ou.php”]
The movie “A Ciambra” has been officially named the Italian Oscar contender.
– A Ciambra named Italy’s Oscar candidate. In: Ansa. 26.09.2017. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2017/09/26/a-ciambra-named-italys-oscar-candidate_94efab7b-1efe-41cd-ac2e-c675e1959664.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2017/09/26/a-ciambra-named-italys-oscar-candidate_94efab7b-1efe-41cd-ac2e-c675e1959664.html”]
The Italian National Congress of Roma, Sinti and Travellers protested on the capitol to ask for the administration to close the Castelromano camp and for a real social inclusion plan. The locals complain of extreme conditions in terms of hygiene, with diseases spreading especially among the many children. “We ask the mayor to close immediately Castelromano. Conditions are no longer viable,” said Luigi Hamidovic, representative of the Roma community in Castelromano.
– Roma, sinti e rom in Campidoglio: “Basta campi e degrado, vogliamo casa e lavoro”. In: La Republica. 21.09.2017. https://video.repubblica.it/edizione/roma/roma-sinti-e-rom-in-campidoglio-basta-campi-e-degrado-vogliamo-casa-e-lavoro/285260/285873 [link-preview url=”https://video.repubblica.it/edizione/roma/roma-sinti-e-rom-in-campidoglio-basta-campi-e-degrado-vogliamo-casa-e-lavoro/285260/285873″]
One year after the pogroms in Odessa, the situation doesn’t get better, to the contrary.
– A year on from Odessa “pogrom”, Ukraine’s Roma face rise in mob justice. In: Reuters. 25.09.2017. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-rights-roma/a-year-on-from-odessa-pogrom-ukraines-roma-face-rise-in-mob-justice-idUSKCN1C01RN [link-preview url=”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-ukraine-rights-roma/a-year-on-from-odessa-pogrom-ukraines-roma-face-rise-in-mob-justice-idUSKCN1C01RN”]
After the German elections, the German Council of Sinti and Roma is asking all parties to stand up for the rule of law.
– Nach Einzug der rechtsextremen AfD in den Deutschen Bundestag: Zentralrat fordert konsequentes Einstehen der demokratischen Parteien für den Rechtsstaat. In: Zentralrat Sinti und Roma. 23.09.2017. http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/nach-einzug-der-rechtsextremen-afd-in-den-deutschen-bundestag-zentralrat-fordert-konsequentes-einstehen-der-demokratischen-parteien-fuer-den-rechtsstaat/ [link-preview url=”http://zentralrat.sintiundroma.de/nach-einzug-der-rechtsextremen-afd-in-den-deutschen-bundestag-zentralrat-fordert-konsequentes-einstehen-der-demokratischen-parteien-fuer-den-rechtsstaat/”]
An article about the Moslem Roma “threat” in Bulgaria where several articles in the local press state that the biggest threat to the country is the islamisation of the local Roma.
Bad.
– BULGARIE : LES ROMS MUSULMANS, UNE MENACE POUR L’« INTÉGRITÉ TERRITORIALE » ? In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 20.09.2017. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Les-Roms-de-Bulgarie-vus-comme-menace-un-sujet-d-espionnage-ou-un-sujet [link-preview url=”https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Les-Roms-de-Bulgarie-vus-comme-menace-un-sujet-d-espionnage-ou-un-sujet”]
Following the publication in the NYT, the follow up in the English Slovak Press.
– NY Times highlights partnership in a Roma settlement. In: Slovak Spectator. 19.09.2017. https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20652677/ny-times-highlights-partnership-in-a-roma-settlement.html [link-preview url=”https://spectator.sme.sk/c/20652677/ny-times-highlights-partnership-in-a-roma-settlement.html”]
No news so far, election was yesterday … Fingers crossed.
– From slum-dweller to senator? French Roma woman aims high. In: The Local (FR). 24.09.2017. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170924/from-slum-dweller-to-senator-french-roma-woman-aims-high
– Anina Ciuciu rêve d’être la première sénatrice rom de France. In: L’Obs. 22.09.2017. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/politique/20170922.OBS5041/anina-ciuciu-reve-d-etre-la-premiere-senatrice-rom-de-france.html
– VIDEO. Sénatoriales: Et si Anina Ciuciu devenait la première sénatrice rom de France? In: 20 Minutes (FR). 22.09.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/paris/2137687-20170922-video-senatoriales-femme-rom-jeune-anina-ciuciu-reve-senatrice [link-preview url=”https://www.thelocal.fr/20170924/from-slum-dweller-to-senator-french-roma-woman-aims-high “]
What Travellers have to go through in the UK.
– In ITV. 21.09.2017. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld6mli3T3iU [link-preview url=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld6mli3T3iU”]
The arrival of some Romanian Roma in a neighbourhood of the central City of Magdeburg is escalating. “They” as the Roma are referred to, are accused of being noisy, dirty, throwing everything in the street etc. And one speaks of 1’200 people (about half of them from Romania) in a neighbourhood with more than 15’000 inhabitants. Not a real majority …
It highlights the danger of stereotypes and generalisations.
– Wie aus einem Nachbarschaftsstreit ein Skandal wird. In: Die Zeit Online. 23.09.2017. http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-09/roma-magdeburg-neue-neustadt-migration [link-preview url=”http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-09/roma-magdeburg-neue-neustadt-migration”]
Another movie on Roma: Valentian and a critique of it from Romblog.
– http://www.romblog.at/2017/09/19/filmkritik-valentina-von-laura-moldovan/ [link-preview url=”http://www.romblog.at/2017/09/19/filmkritik-valentina-von-laura-moldovan/”]
The second movie from Jonas Carpignano has Martin Scorcese and tells the story of a adolescent Rom in Calabria who befriends a refugee from Burkina. All actors are amateurs.
– En salles. “A Ciambra”, le portrait survolté d’une communauté de Roms en Calabre. In: Le Courrier International. 19.09.2017. http://www.courrierinternational.com/revue-de-presse/en-salles-ciambra-le-portrait-survolte-dune-communaute-de-roms-en-calabre
– Cinéma : « A Ciambra » plonge dans un camp rom. In: Le Parisien. 20.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/critiques/cinema-a-ciambra-plonge-dans-un-camp-rom-20-09-2017-7272987.php
– A Ciambra – la critique. In: Paris Match. 20.09.2017. http://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Cinema/A-Ciambra-la-critique-1351649
– Jonas Carpignano : “Tout ce qui est dans ‘A Ciambra’ a été vu, vécu ou fait avant”. In: Télérama. 23.09.2017. http://www.telerama.fr/cinema/jonas-carpignano-tout-ce-qui-est-dans-a-ciambra-a-ete-vu,-vecu-ou-fait-avant,n5220901.php [link-preview url=”http://www.courrierinternational.com/revue-de-presse/en-salles-ciambra-le-portrait-survolte-dune-communaute-de-roms-en-calabre “]
Less news on expulsions, more news, and more reports on the associations fighting for Roma. First, an serious scientific article about the 15 to 20’000 Roma in France (there are more, but as usual, one counts only the ones in the camps). In that context, an exhibition by a Romanian artist in a festival in Western France attempts a dialogue. Then an association in Grenoble that will close down for lack of funds.
This is to be contrasted with potential expulsions in Poissy, in Melun, and one effective camp closure in Créteil, all around Paris. In western France, in Angers, a house is being squatted by Roma and the city’s mayor has been contested for his expulsion policies. Finally, in the North a baby died in a camp.
– Qui sont vraiment les Roms de France ? In: CNRS. 18.09.2017. https://lejournal.cnrs.fr/articles/qui-sont-vraiment-les-roms-de-france
– «Dialogues n°3» d’Aurelia Ivan sur les Roms et les bidonvilles. In: RFI. 22.09.2017. http://www.rfi.fr/culture/20170922-dialogues-3-aurelia-ivan-roms-bidonvilles-francophonies-limousin-jeremy-gravayat
– ROMS ACTION EN PÉRIL SUITE À UN DÉSENGAGEMENT DES COLLECTIVITÉS LOCALES. In: Place Grenet. 24.09.2017. https://www.placegrenet.fr/2017/09/24/roms-action-peril-suite-a-desengagement-collectivites-locales/152928
– Roms action va “mettre la clef sous la porte”. In: Le Dauphiné. 18.09.2017. http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2017/09/18/roms-action-va-mettre-la-clef-sous-la-porte
– A Grenoble, l’association Roms Action risque de fermer faute de subventions. In: France Info FR3. 18.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/grenoble/grenoble-association-roms-action-risque-fermer-faute-subventions-1330393.html
– Poissy : l’affaire des Roms tranchée la semaine prochaine par le tribunal. In: Le Parisien. 21.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/poissy-78300/poissy-l-affaire-des-roms-tranchee-la-semaine-prochaine-par-le-tribunal-21-09-2017-7276776.php
– Melun. Une procédure d’expulsion en cours pour les Roms installés dans un bâtiment désaffecté de l’hôpital. In: Actu.fr. 20.09.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/melun_77288/melun-une-procedure-dexpulsion-cours-roms-installes-dans-batiment-desaffecte-lhopital_11944945.html
– Les Roms installés à l’hôpital Marc Jacquet de Melun risquent l’expulsion. In: Evasion. 21.09.2017. https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-28134-les-roms-installes-a-l-hopital-marc-jacquet-de-melun-risquent-l-expulsion.html
– Créteil : le camp du carrefour Pompadour évacué. In: Le Parisien. 19.08.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/creteil-94000/creteil-le-camp-du-carrefour-pompadour-evacue-19-09-2017-7271700.php
– Angers : un pavillon abandonné est devenu un refuge pour des familles roms. In: FR3 Info. 19.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/pays-de-la-loire/maine-et-loire/angers/angers-pavillon-abandonne-est-devenu-refuge-familles-roms-1331321.html
– Angers. Expulsions : le maire interpellé par des militants. In: Ouest France. 20.09.2017. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/angers-expulsions-le-maire-interpelle-par-des-militants-5259606
– Un nourrisson retrouvé mort dans un squat à Roubaix. In: FR3 France Info. 22.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-0/nourrisson-retrouve-mort-squat-roubaix-1332999.html [link-preview url=”https://lejournal.cnrs.fr/articles/qui-sont-vraiment-les-roms-de-france”]
This is the uglier side of Slovakia. One village doesn’t want Roma from the neighbouring village to visit the paediatrician. The rest of the article is worse, big time.
Not good.
– Zvada v obci: U detskej lekárky nechceme Rómov z vedľajšej dediny! In: Pluska. 17.09.2017. http://www.pluska.sk/regiony/vychodne-slovensko/zvada-najrazovitejsej-obci-pri-detskej-lekarke-nechcu-romov-z-vedlajsej-dediny.html [link-preview url=”http://www.pluska.sk/regiony/vychodne-slovensko/zvada-najrazovitejsej-obci-pri-detskej-lekarke-nechcu-romov-z-vedlajsej-dediny.html”]
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