An article about the worsening situation of Roma in Bulgaria and about the increasing racism against them in a country where there was little if any 20 years ago.
– ‘Free Abortion’ Talk No Real Surprise To Bulgaria’s Roma. In: Radio Free Europe. 21.02.2019. https://www.rferl.org/a/free-abortion-talk-no-real-surprise-to-bulgarias-roma/29782385.html [link-preview url=”https://www.rferl.org/a/free-abortion-talk-no-real-surprise-to-bulgarias-roma/29782385.html”]
A series on Czech TV is making the headlines. It is quite a hit, is set in a mostly Roma part of a town, and features also Roma.
There are some critiques who say the depiction of the Roma is too simplistic, and that many stereotypes are presented, but actually the largest opposition to the series comes from the extreme right.
– Czech TV’s Genre-Busting Comedy Is a Hit. In: TOL. 20.01.2019. https://www.tol.org/client/article/28244-czech-republic-roma-gypsies-tv-show-transsexuals.html [link-preview url=”https://www.tol.org/client/article/28244-czech-republic-roma-gypsies-tv-show-transsexuals.html”]
A discussion under the auspices of a Slovak Association on the inequalities and discrimination faced by Roma when looking for work. According to the association, Roma are much less likely to get a job even with the same qualifications.
– Na trhu práce stále pretrváva diskriminácia na úkor Rómov. In: SME Domov. 14.02.2019. https://domov.sme.sk/c/22053162/na-trhu-prace-stale-pretrvava-diskriminacia-na-ukor-romov.html
– Firmy sa zhodli: Rómov sa oplatí zamestnať. In: HN Slovensko. 15.02.2019. https://slovensko.hnonline.sk/1891483-firmy-sa-zhodli-romov-sa-oplati-zamestnat
– Rómov firmy nechcú. Dokážu byť pritom lojálni a pracovať roky v jednej spoločnosti. In: Trend. 14.02.2019. https://www.etrend.sk/ekonomika/romov-firmy-nechcu-dokazu-byt-pritom-loajalni-a-pacovat-roky-v-jednej-spolocnosti.html [link-preview url=”https://domov.sme.sk/c/22053162/na-trhu-prace-stale-pretrvava-diskriminacia-na-ukor-romov.html “]
Roma organisations are organising a show trial of Matteo Salvini for racism. The Italian deputy prime minister will be put on trial on the Piazza Esquilino on Feb. 20 from 16 to 18:00.
– I rom processano Salvini. A Roma la condanna: “Il razzismo è un reato”. In: Affari Italiani. 12.02.2019. http://www.affaritaliani.it/roma/i-rom-processano-salvini-a-roma-la-condanna-il-razzismo-un-reato-587438.html?refresh_ce
– Processiamo Matteo Salvini, il razzismo è reato: manifestazione a Roma. In: Agora Vox. 12.02.2019. https://www.agoravox.it/Processiamo-Matteo-Salvini-il.html [link-preview url=”https://www.agoravox.it/Processiamo-Matteo-Salvini-il.html”]
The story of a young Romni in School in the UK.
– “We the youth must never give up the fight for Roma equality”. In: The Travellers’ Times. 07.02.2019. https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/ytt/news/2018/02/we-youth-must-never-give-fight-roma-equality?fbclid=IwAR3Ws_-zv41P3ms9WQ0SkHBP7rQ0qhOUJ-EeB38RWSWU1MIZdf8vqIyORwU [link-preview url=”https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/ytt/news/2018/02/we-youth-must-never-give-fight-roma-equality?fbclid=IwAR3Ws_-zv41P3ms9WQ0SkHBP7rQ0qhOUJ-EeB38RWSWU1MIZdf8vqIyORwU”]
An article on the policies of forced evictions of Roma and of collective punishment in Bulgaria.
Bad.
– Forced Evictions, Discrimination Continue to Afflict Bulgaria’s Roma. In: Voice of America. 13.02.2019. https://www.voanews.com/a/forced-evictions-discrimination-continue-to-afflict-bulgaria-s-roma-minority/4784655.html
– Forced evictions, discrimination continue to afflict Bulgaria’s Roma minority. In: Reuters. 10.02.2019. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bulgaria-roma-housing-feature/forced-evictions-discrimination-continue-to-afflict-bulgarias-roma-minority-idUSKCN1Q202O [link-preview url=”https://www.voanews.com/a/forced-evictions-discrimination-continue-to-afflict-bulgaria-s-roma-minority/4784655.html “]
The Green party is stepping up its requests to fight racism against Roma and for more transparency in the selection of a commission for that purpose.
– „Mehr Respekt für Sinti und Roma“. In: Frankfurter Rundschau. 02.02.2019. https://www.fr.de/politik/antiziganismus-respekt-fuer-sinti-roma-11651253.html [link-preview url=”https://www.fr.de/politik/antiziganismus-respekt-fuer-sinti-roma-11651253.html”]
Why do shopkeepers put frogs in their shops in Portugal? Well, it is to keep Roma out.
An article in Al Jazeera on the prevalent racism against Roma in Portugal.
– Portuguese shopkeepers using ceramic frogs to ‘scare away’ Roma. In: Al Jazeera. 04.02.2019. https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/portuguese-shopkeepers-ceramic-frogs-scare-roma-190203235953102.html [link-preview url=”https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/portuguese-shopkeepers-ceramic-frogs-scare-roma-190203235953102.html”]
The Swiss government asked Slovakia to stop discrimination against Roma. Well… Considering that the Swiss don’t recognise Roma as a minority, one can ask oneselft why they are so righteous in this case.
– La Slovaquie doit mettre fin à la discrimination contre les Roms. In: La Liberté. 28.01.2019. https://www.laliberte.ch/news-agence/detail/la-slovaquie-doit-mettre-fin-a-la-discrimination-contre-les-roms/473123 [link-preview url=”https://www.laliberte.ch/news-agence/detail/la-slovaquie-doit-mettre-fin-a-la-discrimination-contre-les-roms/473123″]
An article / radio on the Romnja in Miskolc, Eastern Hungary who won a case of discrimination against the Hungarian state for discrimination in the hospitals.
– E romnja njerisrade ando krisi ando Miskolc. In: Radio Romano. 29.01.2019. https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2122&artikel=7144432&fbclid=IwAR2V6GiibSXLma5ut5cGgoCSldLoh9vVk20_Tdctj_WkgVvpW0-P00b9CzU [link-preview url=”https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2122&artikel=7144432&fbclid=IwAR2V6GiibSXLma5ut5cGgoCSldLoh9vVk20_Tdctj_WkgVvpW0-P00b9CzU”]
The Italian president Matarella warns against hate and racism ahead of the Holocaust Remembrance Day.
– Holocaust Remembrance Day a call to vigilance against hatred, Italy’s president warns. In: Xinhua. 25.01.2019. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/25/c_137772029.htm [link-preview url=”http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-01/25/c_137772029.htm”]
The co-head of the young SVP – the rightist populist party in Switzerland – who was condemned for racism is a policeman. He was transferred to an internal department. Actually, he should be dismissed immediately as soon as the sentence is definitive.
– Spahr wegen «Zigeuner»-Plakat versetzt. In: 20 Minutes. 21.01.2019. https://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/Basler-Polizist-wegen-Zigeuner-Plakat-verurteilt-31053323?fbclid=IwAR1VhliD-xmMr5oA9aWhjixom2aqx3TreiquNodIBn1gIVdVbumWZCn3yl8
– Basler Polizei versetzt Jung-SVPler Adrian Spahr. In: Blick. 21.01.2019. https://www.blick.ch/news/politik/kein-ausgang-mehr-nach-zigeuner-plakat-basler-polizei-versetzt-jung-svpler-adrian-spahr-id15129197.html
– Nach Zigeuner-Hetze: Basler Polizist wurde von der Front abgezogen. In: Argauer Zeitung. 21.01.2019. https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/basel/basel-stadt/nach-zigeuner-hetze-basler-polizist-wurde-von-der-front-abgezogen-133988832
– Nach Zigeuner-Hetze: Basler Polizist wurde von der Front abgezogen. In: Basler Zeitung. 21.01.2019. https://www.bzbasel.ch/basel/basel-stadt/nach-zigeuner-hetze-basler-polizist-wurde-von-der-front-abgezogen-133988832 [link-preview url=”https://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/Basler-Polizist-wegen-Zigeuner-Plakat-verurteilt-31053323?fbclid=IwAR1VhliD-xmMr5oA9aWhjixom2aqx3TreiquNodIBn1gIVdVbumWZCn3yl8 “]
Austria condemned a publisher of an Online portal for racism following an article on the rape of a woman by a group of youngsters who were from Bulgaria and suggesting that they might have been Roma because there are many of them in Bulgaria.
– Presserat: Artikel auf “zurzeit.eu” diskriminiert Roma und Sinti. In: Der Standard. 15.01.2019. https://derstandard.at/2000096265133/Presserat-Artikel-auf-zurzeiteu-diskriminiert-Roma-und-Sinti
– Artikel auf „zurzeit.eu“ diskriminiert Roma und Sinti. In: OTS. 15.01.2019. https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20190115_OTS0086/artikel-auf-zurzeiteu-diskriminiert-roma-und-sinti [link-preview url=”https://derstandard.at/2000096265133/Presserat-Artikel-auf-zurzeiteu-diskriminiert-Roma-und-Sinti “]
More reaction on the condemnation of two youth leader of the rightist populist SVP party in Switzerland. The politicians are appealing…
– «Zigeuner»-Plakat war rassistisch. In: Blick. 14.01.2019. https://www.blick.ch/news/politik/junge-svpler-verurteilt-zigeuner-plakat-war-rassistisch-id15114343.html?fbclid=IwAR0if0GfbvEKO6BfmFkiWEazOidJZKrcsYLT0zk_1h-61oj_R5QJbdUpBL4
– JSVP zieht Gerichtsurteil an Obergericht weiter. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 14.01.2019. https://www.20min.ch/schweiz/bern/story/JSVP-Chefs-vor-Gericht-wegen–Zigeuner–Inserat-30478043?fbclid=IwAR3q0z8Ym5LKnpUroVrnzemVonUGjzKsXD19sYiIJsFUmKG-t7Ks-IDlfIA
– Swiss court rules ‘foreign gypsy’ cartoon was racist. In: The Local (Switzerland). 15.01.2019. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190115/gypsy-cartoon-published-by-youth-wing-of-swiss-peoples-party-ruled-racist
– Young Swiss politicians convicted for ‘gypsy’ poster. In: Swissinfo. 15.01.2019. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/racism-trial_young-swiss-politicians-convicted-for–gypsy–poster/44681418 [link-preview url=”https://www.blick.ch/news/politik/junge-svpler-verurteilt-zigeuner-plakat-war-rassistisch-id15114343.html?fbclid=IwAR0if0GfbvEKO6BfmFkiWEazOidJZKrcsYLT0zk_1h-61oj_R5QJbdUpBL4 “]
There seems to be change in the air. For the first time, politicians were condemned for racism against Roma. In this case, the leaders of the youth fraction of the SVP, the rightist populist party in Switzerland were condemned for a cartoon against Roma travellers.
A first, and hopefully, this will slow down these kind of actions.
– «Kritik ist erlaubt, aber mit Augenmass». In: Der Bund. 14.01.2019. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/chefs-der-jungen-svp-bern-wegen-wahlplakat-verurteilt/story/20109238
– Roma-Organisation und GfbV begrüssen Verurteilung der Jungen SVP Bern wegen Rassismus. In: GfbV. 14.01.2019. https://www.gfbv.ch/de/medien/medienmitteilungen/junge-svp/ [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/chefs-der-jungen-svp-bern-wegen-wahlplakat-verurteilt/story/20109238 “]
An exhibition in France remembers the fate of Roma during Worl War Two in the country, something that was done by the French themselves, and warns against discrimination.
– WW2 ‘Nomad Internment’ exhibition warns against institutionalised discrimination. In: RTL. 09.01.2019. http://en.rfi.fr/culture/20190108-shoah-memorial-paris-ww2-nomad-internment-exhibition-warns-against [link-preview url=”http://en.rfi.fr/culture/20190108-shoah-memorial-paris-ww2-nomad-internment-exhibition-warns-against”]
The Bulgarian state is doling out collective punishment to Roma following an altercation between a Rom and a soldier.
– https://www.facebook.com/Antifascist.BG/videos/348601499292615/ [link-preview url=”https://www.facebook.com/Antifascist.BG/videos/348601499292615/”]
Nataša Tasić Knežević, an Opera star and Romni was singled out for search at a local supermarket in her hometown of Novi Sad. She accuses the shop of racial profiling…
– Singled out for search at a Serbian supermarket, Roma opera superstar accuses the store of racism. In: Global Voices. 07.01.2019. https://globalvoices.org/2019/01/07/singled-out-for-search-at-a-serbian-supermarket-roma-opera-superstar-accuses-the-store-of-racism/ [link-preview url=”https://globalvoices.org/2019/01/07/singled-out-for-search-at-a-serbian-supermarket-roma-opera-superstar-accuses-the-store-of-racism/”]
You can be Swiss and a victim of racism… In fact it is quite prevalent in the country.
– Rassismus trotz Integration: Wenn Schweizer diskriminiert warden. In: Limmattaler Zeitung. 05.01.2019. https://www.limmattalerzeitung.ch/limmattal/region-limmattal/rassismus-trotz-integration-wenn-schweizer-diskriminiert-werden-133920822 [link-preview url=”https://www.limmattalerzeitung.ch/limmattal/region-limmattal/rassismus-trotz-integration-wenn-schweizer-diskriminiert-werden-133920822″]
An article about an accidental death triggering a feud between two Roma families. All the stereotypes are there …
– Gitanos: dos muertes y la desaparición de un clan. In: Imneuquen. 30.12.2018. https://www.lmneuquen.com/gitanos-dos-muertes-y-la-desaparicion-un-clan-n618240 [link-preview url=”https://www.lmneuquen.com/gitanos-dos-muertes-y-la-desaparicion-un-clan-n618240″]
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