France News Western Europe

France, Rroma, and Education

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A good article by the New York Times on Rroma and education in France. And on the fact that France is less than keen in getting Rroma in its school classes.

– For Roma in France, Education Is an Elusive Path to Integration. In: The New York Times. 09.02.2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/world/europe/for-roma-in-france-education-is-an-elusive-path-to-integration.html?_r=0 [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/world/europe/for-roma-in-france-education-is-an-elusive-path-to-integration.html?_r=0″]

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Hungary and Rroma

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Hungary highest court overturned a lower court judgement that had ruled in favour of the plaintiffs in a case of harassement of the Rroma minority. The case was filed by the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union against the police of the Heves County, arguing that during the events in Gyöngöspata where extreme right militants manifested in the middle of a Rroma quarter, the police violated the Rroma’s civil rights by not preventing this march.
BAD.

Hungary’s highest court, the Curia, claims judge issued wrong verdict in Gyöngyöspata case. In: Budapest Beacon. 09.02.2017. http://budapestbeacon.com/featured-articles/hungarys-highest-court-the-curia-claims-judge-issued-wrong-verdict-in-gyongyospata-case/44486 [link-preview url=”http://budapestbeacon.com/featured-articles/hungarys-highest-court-the-curia-claims-judge-issued-wrong-verdict-in-gyongyospata-case/44486″]

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WTF?

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Two young Rromnja were denied the entry in a popular nightlife passage in the centre of town, unless they would be escorted by a security guard.
This is illegal! And it is being denied too.
SHAME!

– Gozsdu Udvar denies Roma women entry to popular Budapest nightlife area. In: Budapest Beacon. 06.02.2017. http://budapestbeacon.com/news-in-brief/gozsdu-udvar-denies-denying-roma-entry-to-popular-budapest-nightlife-area/44359 [link-preview url=”http://budapestbeacon.com/news-in-brief/gozsdu-udvar-denies-denying-roma-entry-to-popular-budapest-nightlife-area/44359″]

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Slovakia: Pictures of an Osada

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A Slovak photograph ventured in the Osadas – The Rroma settlement that dot the Slovak landscape. These have a dreadful reputation. In the interview, the photographer speaks positively about the experience.
Look at the pictures …

– Fotí v rómskych osadách: Videli vo mne vzor. In: HN Online. 10.02.2017. http://hnonline.sk/slovensko/908567-foti-v-romskych-osadach-videli-vo-mne-vzor [link-preview url=”http://hnonline.sk/slovensko/908567-foti-v-romskych-osadach-videli-vo-mne-vzor”]

France News Western Europe

France: A Mayor and Rroma

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A French Mayor accused of having prevented Rroam from going to school in her commune was cleared of all charges.
SHAME!!!

– Accusée d’avoir discriminé des Roms, la maire (LR) de Sucy relaxée définitivement. In: Le Parisien. 10.02.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/sucy-en-brie-94370/accusee-d-avoir-discrimine-des-roms-la-maire-lr-de-sucy-definitivement-relaxee-10-02-2017-6671394.php
– Une maire accusée d’avoir refusé de scolariser des Roms mise hors de cause. In: Europe 1. 10.02.2017. http://www.europe1.fr/societe/une-maire-accusee-davoir-refuse-de-scolariser-des-roms-mise-hors-de-cause-2974883
– Une maire accusée d’avoir refusé de scolariser des Roms relaxée. In: Boursorama. 10.02.2017. [link-preview url=”http://www.leparisien.fr/sucy-en-brie-94370/accusee-d-avoir-discrimine-des-roms-la-maire-lr-de-sucy-definitivement-relaxee-10-02-2017-6671394.php”]

France News Western Europe

French Chronicle …

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Mixed set of news this week. Near Paris, a camp burnt down in Rungis, and Rroma cleaned it; another camp simply “vanished” by itself before the police could intervene; and the camp of the petite ceinture gets a reprieve; and the Paris prefect is attempting a new project for the insertion of Rroma. In the North, in Loos, a militant ecologists is being tried – he is accused of running over policemen on his bicycle during a manifestation for Rroma; in Nantes, still no solutions for a squat; while in Strasbourg, Rroam were arrested for picking pockets during a concert.
– Rungis : les Roms nettoient leur camp après l’incendie. In: Le Parisien. 08.02.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/rungis-94150/rungis-les-roms-nettoient-leur-camp-apres-l-incendie-08-02-2017-6665913.php
– Paris: Un campement « rom » évacué sans intervention de la police. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 07.02.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/paris/2009991-20170207-paris-campement-rom-evacue-intervention-police
– Paris : le tribunal accorde un sursis au bidonville du boulevard Ney. In: Le Parisien. 08.02.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/paris-75018/paris-le-tribunal-accorde-un-sursis-au-bidonville-du-boulevard-ney-08-02-2017-6666507.php
– Du bidonville à l’emploi, la préfecture forme des Roms. In: BFM. 06.02.2017. http://www.bfmtv.com/mediaplayer/video/du-bidonville-a-l-emploi-la-prefecture-forme-des-roms-910923.html
– Roms de la prison de Loos : le militant cycliste a-t-il voulu foncer sur la police ? In: La Voix du Nord. 08.02.2017. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/116174/article/2017-02-08/roms-de-la-prison-de-loos-le-militant-cycliste-t-il-voulu-foncer-sur-la-police
– Début du procès de l’élu écolo qui a forcé un barrage policier en vélo pour aider des Roms. In: Speech. 09.02.2017. http://speech.konbini.com/news/elu-ecolo-force-barrage-policier-velo/
– Procès de Jean-Luc Munro : violence ou délit de solidarité ? In: FR3 Hauts de France. 08.02.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord/lille-metropole/lille/proces-jean-luc-munro-violence-delit-solidarite-1192851.html
– Les Roms du Chêne Vert toujours sans solution. In: AM. 12.02.2017. http://www.angersmag.info/Les-Roms-du-Chene-Vert-toujours-sans-solution_a12993.html
– Pickpockets du Zénith: un troisième homme interpellé. In: DNA. 06.02.2017. http://www.dna.fr/edition-de-strasbourg/2017/02/06/razzia-au-zenith-un-troisieme-homme-interpelle [link-preview url=”http://www.leparisien.fr/rungis-94150/rungis-les-roms-nettoient-leur-camp-apres-l-incendie-08-02-2017-6665913.php “]

News Asia

Australia – Footballer Suspended

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The Australian Footballer Bouzanis was suspended for repeatedly calling another player a “f•cking Gypsy”… Unfortunately not the first time, neither the last. At least he was suspended.

– Melbourne City Down One More Player as Bouzanis Gets Suspended Five Games. In: Sportsblog. 09.02.2017. http://michaelstehlik.sportsblog.com/posts/31954208/melbourne-city-down-one-more-player-as-bouzanis-gets-suspended-five-games.html [link-preview url=”http://michaelstehlik.sportsblog.com/posts/31954208/melbourne-city-down-one-more-player-as-bouzanis-gets-suspended-five-games.html”]

Ireland News Western Europe

Irish Tinkers

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An interesting study about the Irish Tinkers or Travellers. According to the genetic study, while they are from Irish origins (i.e. not related to Rroma at all), they separated from the general Irish population much earlier than thought, around the late 16th century. This long time as a separate population makes them genetically distinct from nowadays’ Irish.

– Travellers as ‘genetically different’ from settled Irish as Spanish. In: The Irish Times. 09.02.2017. http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/travellers-as-genetically-different-from-settled-irish-as-spanish-1.2969515
– Study on ancestry of Irish Travellers details genetic connection to settled community. In: The Journal.ie. 09.02.2017. http://www.thejournal.ie/traveller-community-study-rcsi-3231070-Feb2017/ [link-preview url=”http://www.irishtimes.com/news/science/travellers-as-genetically-different-from-settled-irish-as-spanish-1.2969515 “]

Italy News Western Europe

Italy, Rroma, and 30 Mio

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A very large number of articles in the Italian press reported the confiscation of 30 Mio EUR of assets from 5 Sinti families in the Lazio region. According to the news, these families had created a criminal ring.
Bad for the reputation of all …

– Roma, sequestrato tesoro da 30 milioni a 5 famiglie sinti. In: Il Messagero. 09.02.2017. http://www.ilmessaggero.it/roma/cronaca/ladispoli_sequestro_famiglie_rom-2248338.html
– VIDEO | Ville e terreni: ecco i tesori di 5 famiglie sinti a Ladispoli e Cerveteri. In: Roma Today. 09.02.2017. http://www.romatoday.it/cronaca/video-sequestro-famiglia-sinti-ladrispoli-cerveteri.html
– Operazione di Dia e carabinieri tra Cerveteri e Ladispoli. In: Civonline. 09.02.2017. http://cerveteri.civonline.it/articolo/operazione-di-dia-e-carabinieri-tra-cerveteri-e-ladispoli
– Operazione Dia: sequestrati 15 ville, un distributore ed un bar. In: Civitavecchia. 09.02.2017. http://www.terzobinario.it/operazione-dia-sequestrati-15-ville-un-distributore-ed-un-bar/104621
– Maxi sequestro di beni della DIA a Cerveteri e Ladispoli. In: Baraonda. 09.02.2017. http://www.baraondanews.it/c/146295/13174/maxi-sequestro-di-beni-della-dia-a-cerveteri-e-ladispoli.html
– Roma, maxi sequestro a famiglie etnia sinti: oltre 30 mln euro. In: TG Com. 09.02.2017. http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/cronaca/lazio/roma-maxi-sequestro-a-famiglie-etnia-sinti-oltre-30-mln-euro_3055943-201702a.shtml
– Cerveteri e Ladispoli, sequestrati beni per 30 milioni a 5 famiglie Sinti. In: Rep TV. 09.02.2017. http://video.repubblica.it/edizione/roma/cerveteri-e-ladispoli-sequestrati-beni-per-30-milioni-a-5-famiglie-sinti/267295/267682?refresh_ce [link-preview url=”http://www.ilmessaggero.it/roma/cronaca/ladispoli_sequestro_famiglie_rom-2248338.html “]

France Germany News Western Europe

Opening of the Movie Django

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The movie on Django Reinhard’s life opened at the Berlin Film festival, with some mixed critiques. During the opening, Rroma and the Holocaust were prominently cited, and comparisons with current times were made.

– Berlin Film Review: ‘Django’ In: Variety. 09.02.2017. http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/django-review-berlin-film-festival-1201980971/
– Political resistance on Berlinale red carpet. In: DW. 09.02.2017. http://www.dw.com/en/political-resistance-on-berlinale-red-carpet/a-37487190 [link-preview url=”http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/django-review-berlin-film-festival-1201980971/ “]

Germany News Western Europe

An Interview with Dotschy Reinhardt

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An interview with the musician and political activist Dotschy Reinhardt. She is fighting against stereotypes and prejudice and is now also engaged in politics.
Well done!

– „Ich habe mir eine Wut angefressen“ In: TaZ. 09.02.2017. http://www.taz.de/!5379918/ [link-preview url=”http://www.taz.de/!5379918/”]

News Eastern Europe Ukraine

Ukraine: Integration Policy?

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An article about the situation in the Ukraine and about the policies of the state regarding Rroma integration that are in need of a total overhaul. Mind you, the entire state is too.
Bad.

– Still un-integrated: Ukraine’s Roma Integration Strategy leads nowhere. In: ERRC Blog. 09.02.2017. http://www.errc.org/blog/still-un-integrated-ukraines-roma-integration-strategy-leads-nowhere/155 [link-preview url=”http://www.errc.org/blog/still-un-integrated-ukraines-roma-integration-strategy-leads-nowhere/155″]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Speak about Human Rights

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Can only happen in the former K&K … The Czech minister for Human Rights and some of his Rroma advisors visited a socially excluded locality but did not stop to meet its Rroma residents …
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– Czech Human Rights Minister and Romani advisers visit socially excluded locality without meeting Romani residents. In: Romea.cz. 08.02.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-human-rights-minister-and-romani-advisers-visit-socially-excluded-locality-without-meeting-romani-residents [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-human-rights-minister-and-romani-advisers-visit-socially-excluded-locality-without-meeting-romani-residents”]

Italy News Western Europe

Italy and Camps …

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An official overview of Rroma in Italy. As usual, one only counts the visible ones. But this is bad enough.

– How people of ethnic minority Roma live in Italy. In: West. 07.02.2017. http://www.west-info.eu/how-people-of-ethnic-minority-roma-live-in-italy/ [link-preview url=”http://www.west-info.eu/how-people-of-ethnic-minority-roma-live-in-italy/”]

France News Western Europe

France: Thousand Homeless

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An article by All-Jazeera about the evictions in France that saw 10’000 Rroma evicted in 2016. What we are missing here is that these 10’000 are part of the roughly 20’000 Rroma who live in camps in France, and that this proportion is evicted almost every year.
Instead of evicting, a solution should be found. It would be cheaper!
SHAME

– Thousands of Roma ‘made homeless’ in France in 2016. In: Al Jazeera. 08.02.2017. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/thousands-roma-homeless-france-2016-170207204706535.html [link-preview url=”http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/thousands-roma-homeless-france-2016-170207204706535.html”]

News Eastern Europe Romania

Cioaba – Further News

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An article about Cioaba’s offer to Donald Trump about the wall. One of the International Romani Union IRU (there are currently two variants thereof) and its president Zoran Dimov strictly condemned this letter and statement and stated that he currently facing a traditional Roma court procedure (called a kris) for allegedly mishandling finances during his work in the leadership of the IRU between 2013 and 2016. He is being labelled one of the “biggest malefactor”.
We fully agree that Mr. Cioaba’s letter was totally wrong. We however would have loved to see such a statement when one of the vice presidents of this IRU – Stevan Balog Radul supported the extrem rightist Hofer in the Austrian elections. That was not smart either …

– International Romani Union says offer to help Trump came from Rom facing traditional community justice procedure in Romania. In: Romea.cz. 08.02.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/international-romani-union-says-offer-to-help-trump-came-from-rom-facing-traditional-community-justice-procedure-in-romania [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/international-romani-union-says-offer-to-help-trump-came-from-rom-facing-traditional-community-justice-procedure-in-romania”]

Austria News Western Europe

Memorial in Austria

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In a village in Austria, a memorial was inaugurated recently naming the 22 families of Rroma and Jews that disappeared during the Nazi rule.
May they rest in peace and not be forgotten.

– Gedenktafel für ermordete Roma und Juden enthüllt. In: der Kurier. 31.01.2017. https://kurier.at/chronik/burgenland/gedenktafel-fuer-ermordete-roma-und-juden-enthuellt/243.910.611 [link-preview url=”https://kurier.at/chronik/burgenland/gedenktafel-fuer-ermordete-roma-und-juden-enthuellt/243.910.611″]

News Eastern Europe Poland

Poland: In favour of Rroma

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A court in the Cracow region gave Rroma the right to move into a house that was bought for them by the Limanowski government. The neighbour of that house had protested and the Ombudsman was called.
Good!

– Sąd: Romów można przenieść. In: Gazeta Krakowska. 06.02.2017. http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/wiadomosci/nowy-sacz/a/sad-romow-mozna-przeniesc,11764242/ [link-preview url=”http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/wiadomosci/nowy-sacz/a/sad-romow-mozna-przeniesc,11764242/”]

Denmark News Eastern Europe News Western Europe Slovakia

Slovakia, Ghettoes, and Opportunity

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Did you know that if you are born into a poor family in Denmark or in Estonia, you have a good opportunity to achieve success in life regardless of ethnicity? But in Slovakia, it is very likely that you will remain poor and so will your children. Especially so if you are born in an Osada – a Rroma settlement.
This must change!

– Skúste si predstaviť, že sa narodíte do rómskej osady. In: Trend. 02.02.2017. http://www.etrend.sk/ekonomika/skuste-si-predstavit-ze-sa-narodite-do-romskej-osady.html [link-preview url=”http://www.etrend.sk/ekonomika/skuste-si-predstavit-ze-sa-narodite-do-romskej-osady.html”]

News Switzerland

Stefan Eicher

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The Swiss and internationally renowned musician Stefan Eicher is embarking on a new endeavour, trying to find his Jenisch roots. He is a prominent member of that minority who was severely discriminated against in Switzerland.

– Die Musik einer Minderheit. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 01.02.2017. https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/kino/unerhoert-jenisch-die-musik-der-fahrenden-ld.142810 [link-preview url=”https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/kino/unerhoert-jenisch-die-musik-der-fahrenden-ld.142810″]

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