Casamonica … More of it

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Yet another article on the Casamonica mafia clan. Why does one always have to mention they are Roma …

– Rom lässt Luxusvillen von Mafia-Clan abreißen. In: Die Welt. 22.11.2018. https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article184296308/Salvini-vor-Ort-Rom-laesst-Luxusvillen-von-Mafia-Clan-abreissen.html [link-preview url=”https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article184296308/Salvini-vor-Ort-Rom-laesst-Luxusvillen-von-Mafia-Clan-abreissen.html”]

Sinti and Roma

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– Prekäre Situation bei den Sintis: «Wir wollen nicht pauschalisiert werden». In: Tagblatt. 15.11.2018. https://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/wil/prekaere-situation-bei-den-sintis-wir-wollen-nicht-pauschalisiert-werden-ld.1070007 [link-preview url=”https://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/wil/prekaere-situation-bei-den-sintis-wir-wollen-nicht-pauschalisiert-werden-ld.1070007″]

Czechoslovakia: The First Republic

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An article about the fate of Roma in the First Republic of Czechoslovakia between 1918 and 1939. Already there, in spite of a constitution that guaranteed equality to all citizen, Roma were singled out and from 1928 onward, registered.

– Rómovia v prvej republike. In: Pravda. 24.11.2018. https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/492467-romovia-v-prvej-republike/ [link-preview url=”https://nazory.pravda.sk/analyzy-a-postrehy/clanok/492467-romovia-v-prvej-republike/”]

Poland – Bad

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A story about 5 Roma who were recently arrested for “terrorising” and for theft in an estate in Western Poland. Bad is that they people are deemed of “Romani Nationality” …

– Leszno: Policja zatrzymała pięciu Romów, którzy terroryzowali mieszkańców osiedla na Gronowie. In: Glos Wielkopolski. 21.11.2018. https://gloswielkopolski.pl/leszno-policja-zatrzymala-pieciu-romow-ktorzy-terroryzowali-mieszkancow-osiedla-na-gronowie/ar/13682652 [link-preview url=”https://gloswielkopolski.pl/leszno-policja-zatrzymala-pieciu-romow-ktorzy-terroryzowali-mieszkancow-osiedla-na-gronowie/ar/13682652″]

Roma and Serbia

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A reportage and an article in the Belgian press on the situation of Roma in Serbia and the constant discriminations they are facing.

– La minorité rom en Serbie: des discriminations tenaces (reportage). In: RTBF. 18.11.2018. https://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_la-minorite-rom-en-serbie-des-discriminations-tenaces?id=10076074
– “En centre fermé, c’était le stress, ici en Serbie c’est le stress”: la maman rom enfermée à Steenokkerzeel témoigne. In: Vivreici. 21.11.2018. http://www.vivreici.be/article/detail_en-centre-ferme-c-etait-le-stress-ici-en-serbie-c-est-le-stress-la-maman-rom-enfermee-a-steenokkerzeel-temoigne?id=229516 [link-preview url=”https://www.rtbf.be/info/monde/detail_la-minorite-rom-en-serbie-des-discriminations-tenaces?id=10076074 “]

French Chronicle …

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Not many news in France this week, probably due to the current manifestations in the country…
In the news, a portrait of a young Romanian Romni who is in high school, which highlights the difficulties to get into a school. Another article on 8, Rue Lénine, the new movie on Roma. An open letter addressed to the prefect of the Val de Marne, to ask for a strategy to on Roma camps. And finally, several articles on a squat of Roma in Buchelay who are allowed to stay.

– Ana-Maria, 16 ans : «Ma vie entre le bidonville et le lycée». In: Le Parisien. 20.11.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/societe/ana-maria-16-ans-ma-vie-entre-le-bidonville-et-le-lycee-20-11-2018-7947030.php
– Anna Pitoun: “Filmer c’est écouter avant de regarder”. In: France Culture. 20.11.2018. https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/par-les-temps-qui-courent/anna-pitoun
– Val-de-Marne : lettre ouverte au préfet sur le sort des Roms. In: Le Parisen. 22.11.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-de-marne-94/val-de-marne-lettre-ouverte-au-prefet-sur-le-sort-des-roms-22-11-2018-7950246.php
– Buchelay : le tribunal administratif de Versailles suspend l’expulsion des Roms. In: Le Parisien. 19.11.2018. http://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/buchelay-le-tribunal-administratif-de-versailles-suspend-l-expulsion-des-roms-19-11-2018-7946709.php
– Les Roms de Buchelay obtiennent un sursis. In: La Gazette des Yvelines. 22.11.2018. https://lagazette-yvelines.fr/2018/11/22/les-roms-de-buchelay-obtiennent-un-sursis/
– Yvelines. Buchelay : de squat en squat, itinéraire d’un Rom. In: Actu.fr. 20.11.2018. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/buchelay_78118/yvelines-buchelay-squat-squat-itineraire-dun-rom_19667501.html [link-preview url=”https://www.franceculture.fr/emissions/par-les-temps-qui-courent/anna-pitoun “]

Not Good

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Yet another headline we could do without … This time on Slovak Roma in the UK.

– Police probe ‘whip attack’ by children in Sheffield. In: BBC News. 22.11.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-46310377 [link-preview url=”https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-46310377″]

Sachsen Anhalt and Roma Graves

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The German state of Sachsen Anhalt wants to preserve the graves of Sinti and Roma victims of the Holocaust as a reminder for future generations. In Germany, if the family doesn’t renew the concession, the graves are removed after 60 years.

– Land will Gräber der Sinti und Roma erhalten. In: RTL. 20.11.2018. https://www.rtl.de/cms/land-will-graeber-der-sinti-und-roma-erhalten-4254031.html [link-preview url=”https://www.rtl.de/cms/land-will-graeber-der-sinti-und-roma-erhalten-4254031.html”]

Romeo Franz and Duisburg

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The EU MEP and Sino Romeo Franz on the integration of Roma and their presence in Duisburg, where their presence has resulted in quite a bit of controversy. He is right: the issue is racism.

– EU-Parlamentarier Franz: “Roma werden in Duisburg bleiben”. In: WAZ. 22.11.2018. https://www.waz.de/staedte/duisburg/eu-parlamentarier-franz-roma-werden-in-duisburg-bleiben-id215855137.html [link-preview url=”https://www.waz.de/staedte/duisburg/eu-parlamentarier-franz-roma-werden-in-duisburg-bleiben-id215855137.html”]

Nitra – New community Centre

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The Slovak town of Nitra published a competition for the construction of a community centre for Roma living in the Orechov dvor site on the outskirts of the city.
They had deemed the old one no longer fit for purpose and closed it.

– Výstavbu komunitného centra pre Rómov. Nitra vypísala súťaž. In: Dennik. 23.11.2018. http://dennikpolitika.sk/archiv/46837 [link-preview url=”http://dennikpolitika.sk/archiv/46837″]

Slovakia: Employment

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An article on the difficulties of getting long term unemployed or rather never-employed into the workforce.
A good job here.

– Keď zamestnáva Róm Rómov, ich vzájomná dôvera je hlbšia. In: SME. 19.11.2018. https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20965716/ked-zamestnava-rom-romov-ich-vzajomna-dovera-je-hlbsia.html [link-preview url=”https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20965716/ked-zamestnava-rom-romov-ich-vzajomna-dovera-je-hlbsia.html”]

Sweden: Not that Good

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Sweden is a safe haven, unless you are a migrant or a Rom. Discrimination seems to be the norm.

– Sweden: Homeless Roma and other EU migrants face widespread discrimination and dangerous conditions. In: Amnesty International. 23.11.2018. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/homeless-roma-and-other-eu-migrants-face-widespread-discrimination-and-dangerous-conditions-in-sweden/ [link-preview url=”https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/11/homeless-roma-and-other-eu-migrants-face-widespread-discrimination-and-dangerous-conditions-in-sweden/”]

Ukraine: Repression

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The Roma as targets. Scary.

– Ukraine: Roma Repression. In: Al Jazeera. 22.11.2018. https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2018/11/ukraine-roma-repression-181122060839144.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2018/11/ukraine-roma-repression-181122060839144.html”]

Ukraine – Roma Situation

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The situation of Roma in the Ukraine … Pogroms are becoming the norm.

– Attacked and abandoned: Ukraine’s forgotten Roma. In: Al Jazeera. 23.11.2018. https://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/europe/2018/11/attacked-abandoned-ukraine-forgotten-roma-181121121230852.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aljazeera.com/blogs/europe/2018/11/attacked-abandoned-ukraine-forgotten-roma-181121121230852.html”]

Slovakia and Work

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Criticism of the current Slovak Government package on Roma employment. Too little, too late, and an unclear concept…

– Vládny balík k podpore zamestnávania Rómov prišiel neskoro. In: SME. 21.11.2018. https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20967139/vladny-balik-k-podpore-zamestnavania-romov-prisiel-neskoro.html [link-preview url=”https://ekonomika.sme.sk/c/20967139/vladny-balik-k-podpore-zamestnavania-romov-prisiel-neskoro.html”]

Bad …

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No comments, but it is not good for all…

– ‘Leave your toys, today you married your bride’: Boy, 10, ‘marries’, eight-year-old girl in Romanian gypsy ceremony. In: The Daily Mail. 20.11.2018. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6409933/Boy-10-marries-eight-year-old-girl-Romanian-gypsy-ceremony.html [link-preview url=”https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6409933/Boy-10-marries-eight-year-old-girl-Romanian-gypsy-ceremony.html”]

More on Casamonica

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It is literally everywhere… Bad for us.

– ‘The party is over’: Rome police evict mobsters from eight luxury villas. In: The London Free Press. 20.11.2018. https://lfpress.com/news/world/rome-police-evict-plan-to-demolish-alleged-mobsters-homes/wcm/af3a0882-f715-4d40-a5ed-8be73d078f26
– Rome police seize ‘gaudfather’ villas. In: Eurasia Times. http://www.eurasiatimes.org/en/21/11/2018/rome-police-seize-gaudfather-villas/ [link-preview url=”https://lfpress.com/news/world/rome-police-evict-plan-to-demolish-alleged-mobsters-homes/wcm/af3a0882-f715-4d40-a5ed-8be73d078f26 “]

Bulgaria: Mothers Manifest

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Mothers of handicapped children have been manifesting in Bulgaria to complain about the help they get and about the minister in charge, Mr. Simeonov who said disparaging things about Roma suggesting among others that they created the handicaps so as to get money from the state.
He should be fired.

– Bulgarie : des mères d’enfants handicapés contre le pouvoir. In: Handicap. https://informations.handicap.fr/art-bulgarie-mamans-enfants-handicap-Simeonov-63-11306.php [link-preview url=”https://informations.handicap.fr/art-bulgarie-mamans-enfants-handicap-Simeonov-63-11306.php”]

Casamonica

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Further raids on the houses of the notorious Casamonica Mafia clan of Sinti. They have made the deadlines for a while now, and this is bad publicity for Roma overall.

– Casamonica, maxi-blitz per abbattere otto ville del clan al Quadraro: in campo 500 uomini e la sindaca Virginia Raggi. In: Il Fatto Quotidiano. 20.11.2018. https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/11/20/casamonica-maxi-blitz-per-abbattere-otto-ville-del-clan-al-quadraro-in-campo-500-uomini-e-la-sindaca-virginia-raggi/4776855/
– Chi sono i Casamonica: tutto sulla famiglia che controlla Roma Sud. In: Roma Today. 20.11.2018. http://www.romatoday.it/cronaca/chi-sono-i-casamonica.html
– Rome police seize eight Casamonica mafia villas. In: BBC News. 20.11.2018. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46275708 [link-preview url=”https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/11/20/casamonica-maxi-blitz-per-abbattere-otto-ville-del-clan-al-quadraro-in-campo-500-uomini-e-la-sindaca-virginia-raggi/4776855/ “]

Evictions in Italy

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The Italian government is evicting migrants and Roma, with hundreds of them put on the street. This is not a good thing.

– Hundreds of Refugees, Roma Homeless in Italian Eviction Drive. In: VOA News. 14.11.2018. https://www.voanews.com/a/hundreds-of-refugees-and-roma-homeless-in-italian-eviction-drive/4658830.html
– Hundreds of refugees and Roma homeless in Italian eviction drive. In: Relief Web. 14.11.2018. https://reliefweb.int/report/italy/hundreds-refugees-and-roma-homeless-italian-eviction-drive [link-preview url=”https://www.voanews.com/a/hundreds-of-refugees-and-roma-homeless-in-italian-eviction-drive/4658830.html “]

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