Germany News Western Europe

Thüringen and Survivor’s Graves

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The German state of Thürigen is the latest one who has moved to protect the graves of the Holocaust survivors. In Germany, if the family doesn’t pay, the graves are removed after a 30 years period. Now, the graves of Rroma and Sinti former Holocaust survivros will be preserved for posterity.
May they rest in peace!

– Thüringen schützt und pflegt Gräber von Sinti und Roma. In: Focus Online. 02.05.2017. http://www.focus.de/regional/erfurt/regierung-thueringen-schuetzt-und-pflegt-graeber-von-sinti-und-roma_id_7068819.html [link-preview url=”http://www.focus.de/regional/erfurt/regierung-thueringen-schuetzt-und-pflegt-graeber-von-sinti-und-roma_id_7068819.html”]

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Rroma Win in Sweden

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11 Rroma who filed a complaint against the police in Southern Sweden following the introduction of an illegal register of Rroma are being compensated by a Swedish court.
Well done!

– Court compensates Roma in Sweden. In: New Europe. 02.05.2017. https://www.neweurope.eu/article/court-compensates-roma-sweden/ [link-preview url=”https://www.neweurope.eu/article/court-compensates-roma-sweden/”]

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Romania and the Holocaust

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72 years after the end of World War Two, Romania has still not come to terms with its past regarding the Holocaust. Romania, an ally of Germany, deported many Rroma to Transnistria where many of them died of hunger and diseases.
While on paper, a law was enacted for the survivors of the holocaust, granting them a small pension, most Rroma do not receive it – for lack of papers, but basically out of discrimination.

– A decades-old paper war: how the Roma are fighting bureaucracy. In: New Stateman. 01.05.2017. http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/observations/2017/05/decades-old-paper-war-how-roma-are-fighting-bureaucracy [link-preview url=”http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/observations/2017/05/decades-old-paper-war-how-roma-are-fighting-bureaucracy”]

Austria News Western Europe

Coaches for Children

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The Vienna based association “Romano Centro” has started a project of educational coaches helping young Rroma children to learn.
GOOD!

– Studentische Bildungscoaches für Roma-Kinder. In: Der Standard. 28.04.2017. http://derstandard.at/2000056611851/Studentische-Bildungscoaches-fuer-Roma-Kinder [link-preview url=”http://derstandard.at/2000056611851/Studentische-Bildungscoaches-fuer-Roma-Kinder”]

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Dachau

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The concentration camp of Dachau was liberated on the 29th of April.

– http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/29/1945-liberation-of-dachau-nazi-camp-remembered [link-preview url=”http://www.euronews.com/2017/04/29/1945-liberation-of-dachau-nazi-camp-remembered”]

Kosovo News Eastern Europe

Hotel Gracanica

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An Arte Documentary on the Hotel Gracanica in Kosovo, a hotel run by Rroma and Serbs.

– http://www.arte.tv/de/videos/073399-014-A/re-projekt-versohnung [link-preview url=”http://www.arte.tv/de/videos/073399-014-A/re-projekt-versohnung”]

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Music … Džambo Agusev

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– https://youtu.be/JBCzPFIwers?list=PL2Yg3VJTrJpLobRZOWHjgduT-5lZpB75w
– MIX • MACÉDOINE : DŽAMBO AGUSEV, LA NOUVELLE STAR BALKANIQUE DE LA TROMPETTE. In: Le Courrier des Balkans. 27.04.2017. https://www.courrierdesbalkans.fr/Mix-o-Macedoine-Dzambo-Agusev-la-nouvelle-star-balkanique-de-la-trompette [link-preview url=”https://youtu.be/JBCzPFIwers?list=PL2Yg3VJTrJpLobRZOWHjgduT-5lZpB75w “]

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Bulgaria, Babies, and Rroma

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Traffickers in new-borns have been condemned to heavy prison sentences (10 years for two men, and 5 years for one women). They were accused to have brought pregnant women to Greece for the purpose of adoption of their child at birth. The babies were sold for up to 15’000 Euros.
Many of the mothers came from Rroma ghettos. The condemned, though, seem to have been Bulgarian (otherwise, chances are this would have been said …)

– Bulgarie: Lourdes peines de prison pour vente de nouveau-nés. In: 20 Minutes (FR). 28.04.2017. http://www.20minutes.fr/monde/2059003-20170428-bulgarie-lourdes-peines-prison-vente-nouveau-nes [link-preview url=”http://www.20minutes.fr/monde/2059003-20170428-bulgarie-lourdes-peines-prison-vente-nouveau-nes”]

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Salzburg – Commemoration

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A very small commemoration in Salzburg in the honour of Rroma and Sinti who were deported during World War Two.

– Salzburger gedachten Roma und Sinti. In: Salzburger Nachrichten. 28.04.2017. http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/salzburg/politik/sn/artikel/salzburger-gedachten-roma-und-sinti-245362/ [link-preview url=”http://www.salzburg.com/nachrichten/salzburg/politik/sn/artikel/salzburger-gedachten-roma-und-sinti-245362/”]

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An American View on Rroma …

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A fairly activist view of Rroma – with quite a few historical inaccuracies (slavery and serfdom for Rroma was only in Romanian lands, etc.).
What is bad in such representations is that it stereotypes Rroma just as victims and states “Colloquially referred to as “gypsies” for their supposed Egyptian heritage, the Roma are a heterogeneous ethnic group without a single common language, religion, or cultural tradition”. This is totally inaccurate – as there is a single common language and traditions, and only religion is different, taking the religion of the region in which they settled.

– Europe’s Vilified Minority: The Roma Through Pictures. In: The Politic. 27.04.2017. http://thepolitic.org/europes-vilified-minority-the-roma-through-pictures/ [link-preview url=”http://thepolitic.org/europes-vilified-minority-the-roma-through-pictures/”]

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Slovakia – Poprad

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Residents from a suburb of Poprad are trying to get rid of Rroma from their neighbourhood and are trying to prevent a community centre from being built.
Bad!

– V Poprade sa komplikuje spolužitie Rómov s majoritou, pomôcť majú hliadky. In: TA3. 27.04.2017. http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1104374/v-poprade-sa-komplikuje-spoluzitie-romov-s-majoritou-pomoct-maju-hliadky.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ta3.com/clanok/1104374/v-poprade-sa-komplikuje-spoluzitie-romov-s-majoritou-pomoct-maju-hliadky.html”]

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Pikey …

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Orland Bloom has been in the middle of a controversy following his use of the term “Pikey” on a show.

– Orlando Bloom explains use of ‘pikey’ term on Radio 1. In: BBC News. 27.04.2017. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-39726655 [link-preview url=”http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-kent-39726655″]

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AfD …

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Again one AfD member shows the true colours of that German Party. He is being sued by Roma and Sinti organisations for racism after having posted a post on Facebook stating „Kann es sein, daß wir ein Zigeunerproblem haben?“ – [can it be that we have a Gypsy problem]…The post continued on the increased criminality that came as the result of the migration of Romanian and Bulgarian Rroma.

– AfD Saalekreis Kreisvorsitzender Tillschneider wegen Facebook-Post angezeigt. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. 26.04.2017. http://www.mz-web.de/saalekreis/afd-saalekreis-kreisvorsitzender-tillschneider-wegen-facebook-post-angezeigt-26767902 [link-preview url=”http://www.mz-web.de/saalekreis/afd-saalekreis-kreisvorsitzender-tillschneider-wegen-facebook-post-angezeigt-26767902″]

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Slovakia: New Land Ownership Rules

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Starting in September, the new land ownership rules take effect in Slovakia. The new rules allow for consolidation of land, something the country badly needs. However, this leaves Rroma exposed, as most of them do not have any landownership. There are provisions in the new law to allow Rroma in settlement to construct better homes, but the fear is that these will not suffice.

– Pozemky Rómov s novými pravidlami. In: Hospodarske Noviny. 26.04.2017. http://hnporadna.hnonline.sk/clanky/950406-pozemky-romov-s-novymi-pravidlami [link-preview url=”http://hnporadna.hnonline.sk/clanky/950406-pozemky-romov-s-novymi-pravidlami”]

Germany News Western Europe

Holocaust Remembrance Day

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On the 74th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising, the Holocaust remembrance day was celebrated in several countries. In Israel, the German foreign minister attended the celebrations as Yad Vashem.

– Holocaust-Gedenktag in Israel: Gabriel erinnert an die Opfer. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 24.04.2017. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/politik/international-holocaust-gedenktag-in-israelgabriel-erinnert-an-die-opfer-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-170424-99-181048 [link-preview url=”http://www.sueddeutsche.de/news/politik/international-holocaust-gedenktag-in-israelgabriel-erinnert-an-die-opfer-dpa.urn-newsml-dpa-com-20090101-170424-99-181048″]

France News Western Europe

France – A Debate and an Example

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An evening centred on Rroma was organised in Montreuil, a northern suburb of Paris with quite a few Rroma. There was a debate on integration, and Anina Ciuciu, a young Rromni and a law student in Paris, provided the best example possible: Give them a chance, and it will happen!

– Montreuil : le courageux témoignage d’Anina Ciuciu, Rom et élève avocate. In: Le Parisien. 23.04.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/montreuil-93100/montreuil-le-courageux-temoignage-d-anina-ciuciu-rom-et-eleve-avocate-23-04-2017-6879675.php
– Montreuil : débat et soirée festive grâce à Rom Réussite. In: Le Parisien. 21.04.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/montreuil-93100/montreuil-debat-et-soiree-festive-grace-a-rom-reussite-21-04-2017-6874812.php [link-preview url=”http://www.leparisien.fr/montreuil-93100/montreuil-le-courageux-temoignage-d-anina-ciuciu-rom-et-eleve-avocate-23-04-2017-6879675.php “]

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Sido and Movies

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The German rapper Sido – of Sinti origins – will star in a movie about Rroma and Sinti in Germany. Let’s see – but good luck!

– HAUPTROLLE IN ROMA-FILM: SIDO WIRD SCHAUSPIELER. In: Tag24. 24.04.2017. https://www.tag24.de/nachrichten/hauptrolle-in-roma-film-sido-wird-schauspieler-241627 [link-preview url=”https://www.tag24.de/nachrichten/hauptrolle-in-roma-film-sido-wird-schauspieler-241627″]

Italy News Western Europe

Italy – Manifestations

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Italian Rroma will be walking along the ANPI procession in Rome on 25 April, a march of the Partisans commemorating the resistance in Italy. The Rroma are an integral part of Italy, having been there more than 700 years, and are still facing discrimination in that country.

– Sinti e rom sfilano con i partigiani. In: BlastingNews. 24.04.2017. http://it.blastingnews.com/cronaca/2017/04/sinti-e-rom-sfilano-con-i-partigiani-001649701.html
– Rom e Sinti, sfileranno assieme ai Partigiani per il 25 aprile. In: Network. 24.04.2017. http://www.repubblica.it/solidarieta/diritti-umani/2017/04/24/news/rom_e_sinti_sfileranno_assieme_ai_partigiani_per_il_25_aprile-163798034/ [link-preview url=”http://it.blastingnews.com/cronaca/2017/04/sinti-e-rom-sfilano-con-i-partigiani-001649701.html “]

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Slovakia – School Protests

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Parents protested once again in Žilina, in Northern Slovakia. Their protests were directed at the re-distribution of pupils from a school in a mostly Rroma neighbourhood into other schools. In brief, parents do not want Rroma kids in their children classes.
Long way to go …

– Rodičia protestujú proti prerozdeleniu detí zo zrušenej školy, začali spisovať petíciu. In: Žilinak. 23.04.2017. https://www.zilinak.sk/prispevky/6291/rodicia-protestuju-proti-prerozdeleniu-deti-zo-zrusenej-skoly-zacali-spisovat-peticiu [link-preview url=”https://www.zilinak.sk/prispevky/6291/rodicia-protestuju-proti-prerozdeleniu-deti-zo-zrusenej-skoly-zacali-spisovat-peticiu”]

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