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French Chronicle …

June 10, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

Surprisingly positive chronicle this week in the French press. Yes there were a few expulsions – mostly travelers, the odd criminal case, but the bulk of articles this week was more on integration and insertion.

First, two articles from Libération, one on the so-called insertion village near Lyon where Rroma are housed and helped to integrate and in the second case, about a young Rrom who now goes to school; then a meeting against “Rromophobia” in Orléans, in Western France and a conference on Rroma in Brittany which will take place in June; an article on the Rroma resistance day; and finally a view on discrimination presented by its young victims.

Then, the more standard things: Expulsions of travelers (note that now one starts speaking about Rroma in this context) in Western France, near Paris, and in Grenoble; and the arrest of two Rroma thieves near Paris.

Village tremplin pour les Roms. In: Libération. 18.05.2016. http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/05/18/village-tremplin-pour-les-roms_1453492
«Depuis qu’il a un toit, Slavi arrive à apprendre» In: Libération. 21.05.2016. http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/05/21/depuis-qu-il-a-un-toit-slavi-arrive-a-apprendre_1454244
Rencontre contre la Rromophobie à Orléans. In: Mag Centre. 18.05.2016. http://www.magcentre.fr/97450-rencontre-contre-la-rromophobie-a-orleans/
Roms d’Europe et gens du voyage aujourd’hui Mayenne. In: Unidivers. http://www.unidivers.fr/rennes/roms-deurope-et-gens-du-voyage-aujourdhui-mayenne/
Roms / L’insurrection gitane se fête rebelled. In: JSD. 16.05.2016. http://www.lejsd.com/content/l’insurrection-gitane-se-fête-rebelle
Cergy : les discriminations vues par les jeunes. In: Le Parisien. 17.05.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/val-d-oise-95/cergy-les-discriminations-vues-par-les-jeunes-17-05-2016-5804133.php
Basse-Goulaine. Les gens du voyage envahissent le parking d’une société » In: Breizh Info. 17.05.2016. http://www.breizh-info.com/2016/05/17/43660/basse-goulaine-gens-du-voyage-societe-parking
Seine-et-Marne : la Région réclame l’expulsion de gens du voyage. In: Europe 1. 16.05.2016. http://www.europe1.fr/societe/seine-et-marne-la-region-reclame-lexpulsion-de-gens-du-voyage-2746630
Boutés hors de Murianette, des gens du voyage installés à Alpexpo Grenoble. In: FR 3 Alpes. 16.05.2016. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/alpes/isere/grenoble/boutes-hors-de-murianette-des-gens-du-voyage-installes-alpexpo-grenoble-998727.html
La police met la main sur deux hommes qui prenaient la fuite à Brétigny. In: Le Parisien. 17.05.2016. http://www.leparisien.fr/bretigny-sur-orge-91220/la-police-met-la-main-sur-deux-hommes-qui-prenaient-la-fuite-a-bretigny-17-05-2016-5804119.php#xtref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.fr%2F

News Western Europe

Higher Education and Rroma

June 10, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

A plea for Rroma not to be forgotten in higher education.

A very very worthy read of a young Rromni who studied at university.

Higher education must not exclude Roma communities. In: Times Higher Education. 19.05.2016. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/blog/higher-education-must-not-exclude-roma-communities

Italy News Western Europe

More Foreign Children

June 10, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

Italy is registering an increase of foreign children in their school system, including many Rroma.

Foreign pupils in Italy are on the increase. In: West. 11.05.2016. http://www.west-info.eu/foreign-pupils-in-italy-are-on-the-increase/

News Eastern Europe Romania

Teenage Pregnancy in Romania

June 9, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

A reportage on teenage pregnancies in Romania, and its inevitable conclusion that it affects many Rroma. While it is true that many young Rroma have children early (very early), ethnicity may not be the root cause.

No sexual education, no contraception are available in the countryside, and in addition, several of the free churches that are active in those regions are adamantly against both, resulting in a new phenomenon of large families among traditionally small Rroma ones.

Mothers At 15, Pregnant Teenagers Of Romania Tell Their Tale. In: NDTV. 04.05.2016. http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/mothers-at-15-preganant-teenagers-of-romania-tell-their-tale-1402603
Pregnant at 15: The story of Romania’s teenage mothers. In: Egypt Independent. 10.05.2016. http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/pregnant-15-story-romania-s-teenage-mothers

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Glasgow – a school full of Rroma

June 9, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

The fate of a school in Glasgow where almost none of the 222 enrolled children speaks English and where the majority of them (181) are Rroma children from Slovakia and Romania makes the headlines in the UK.

While the Times is relatively neutral, the Daily Mail and others are really rabid. Rroma are being used to influence the vote in June, no doubt.

Cash appeal for school where no one speaks English. In: The Times. 03.05.2016. http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/cash-appeal-for-school-where-no-one-speaks-english-qgrg7s6fx
Glasgow’s most multicultural primary reaches out for help from the local community. In: Glasgow Live. 02.05.2016. http://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow-news/glasgows-most-multicultural-primary-reaches-11273151
The Glasgow primary without a SINGLE Scottish pupil: 181 of school’s 222 children are from either Romania or Slovakia. In: The Daily Mail. 02.05.2016. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3569230/Primary-school-Glasgow-222-pupils-not-single-one-Scottish-Headteacher-pleads-crowdfunding-cash-teach-Slovakian-Asian-Romanian-pupils.html

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia: Rroma Students Segregated

June 7, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Slovak authorities have taken almost no measures aimed at reducing the segregation of Rroma in the Slovak School system. This is a SHAME!

Roma students still segregated. In: Slovak Spectator. 19.04.2016. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20138930/roma-students-still-segregated.html

France News Western Europe

Exhibition in Strassbourg

June 7, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

An Exhibition – Rroma on the Way to School – opened its doors in Strasbourg.

Strasbourg : les enfants roms sur le chemin de l’école. In: FR3 Alsace. 14.04.2016. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/alsace/bas-rhin/strasbourg/strasbourg-les-enfants-roms-sur-le-chemin-de-l-ecole-975198.html

Italy News Eastern Europe News Western Europe

A Positive Note

June 7, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

Anina Ciuciu, a young Rromni passed from a camp in Italy to the French university of La Sorbonne in Paris where she studies law. A portrait.

Anina Ciuciu, Rom et future avocate. In: La Croix. 12.04.2016. http://www.la-croix.com/Monde/Europe/Anina-Ciuciu-Rom-et-future-avocate-2016-04-12-1200752869
Des camps de Roms à la Sorbonne, le récit d’une intégration réussie. In: RFI. 08.04.2016. http://www.rfi.fr/europe/20160408-camps-roms-sorbonne-recit-une-integration-reussie-anina-ciuciu-journee-international

Hungary News Eastern Europe News Western Europe

World Bank: Improve Opportunities

April 17, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

According to the World Bank, improving opportunities for Rroma children will pay off. According to the bank, the first 1’000 days are particularly important. Education, but also nutrition, and health.

However, stating that Hungary has done a lot is clearly exaggerated, as a simple tour through the countryside in that country will easily show.

Improving opportunities for Europe’s Roma children will pay off. In: The World Bank Blog. 08.04.2016. http://blogs.worldbank.org/europeandcentralasia/improving-opportunities-europe-s-roma-children-will-pay

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Kosovo Repatriations: 2’000 Children

April 17, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

More than 2’000 school children were sent back to Kosovo from Western Europe. Many of them are Rroma, and Kosovo is not the place to be if you are Rrom.

SHAME.

2 mille élèves rapatriés au Kosovo. In: AlbInfo.ch. 04.04.2016. http://www.albinfo.ch/fr/2-mille-eleves-rapatries-au-kosovo/

Italy News Western Europe

Italy: Teachers Protest against Evictions

April 17, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

Italian teachers in Naples protested against the eviction of Rroma in that metropolis.

Nice!

Teachers protest Roma people eviction. In: ANSA. 06.04.2016. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2016/04/06/teachers-protest-roma-people-eviction_00677e83-cfdf-49a6-b75e-4ea7efb88041.html

News Eastern Europe Slovakia

Slovakia: Pollak Resigns

April 10, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

The government proxy for Rroma affairs, Peter Pollak resigned from his pots on April 4^th. Pollak was very much engaged in improving the situation for Rroma in Slovakia, he himself running a school in Jarovnice.

A successor will be nominated by the Most-Hid coalition.

Government proxy for Roma Pollák resigns, Most-Híd to fill the post. In: The Slovak Spectator. 04.04.2016. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20130866/government-proxy-for-roma-pollak-resigns-most-hid-to-fill-the-post.html

Germany News Western Europe

Rroma School in Germany

April 10, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

A report of a project and school in Cologne – Amaro Kher [Our House]. This school prepares young Rroma and Sinti to the regular school where, unfortunately they are often victims of prejudices and stereotypes.

Roma-Schule Amaro Kher: Kinder stark machen fürs Leben. In: Vorwärts. 31.03.2016. http://www.vorwaerts.de/artikel/roma-schule-amaro-kher-kinder-stark-fuers-leben

France News Western Europe

French Chronicle …

March 20, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

Almost no news on Rroma this week in France besides the story of the Dutch footballers. A book by a teacher in the Paris suburbs; expulsions threatening the education of Rroma children; some news in the north; and finally, in the 16^th (and posh) arrondissement of Paris, people complaining about a housing centre for migrants and refugees …

«J’ai beaucoup aimé enseigner dans le 93. Mais pour la première fois, j’ai envie de partir». In: Libération. 19.03.2016. http://www.liberation.fr/france/2016/03/19/j-ai-beaucoup-aime-enseigner-dans-le-93-mais-pour-la-premiere-fois-j-ai-envie-de-partir_1440533
« Le droit à l’éducation des enfants roms menacé par des expulsions incessantes » In: L’Humanité. 17.03.2016. http://www.humanite.fr/le-droit-leducation-des-enfants-roms-menace-par-des-expulsions-incessantes-602356
À la frontière entre Lille et Loos, une nouvelle vie pour l’ancien IUFM. In: La Voix du Nord. 19.03.2016. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/a-la-frontiere-entre-lille-et-loos-une-nouvelle-vie-pour-ia19b0n3396183?xtor=RSS-2
Les riverains du 16e arrondissement rejettent violemment le futur centre d’hébergement. In: Marianne. 15.03.2016. http://www.marianne.net/les-riverains-du-16e-arrondissement-rejettent-violemment-futur-centre-hebergement-100241091.html

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Amnesty International and the Czechs

March 20, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

Amnesty International reported discrimination, racism and abuses in the Czech Republic against Rroma. The Czech education ministry who was stated a violating the children human’s rights filed a complaint with the police. The Czech prosecutor found no reason to push for an indictment but nevertheless slammed the report …

If one wanted a proof …

Czech Prosecutor Disses AI’s ‘Pseudo-research’ on Roma Discrimination. In: TOL. 11.03.2016. http://www.tol.org/client/article/25680-czech-amnesty-roma-discrimination-school.html

Germany News Western Europe

Sinti and Rroma in Schoolbooks

February 7, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

An initiative by the government of Hessen aims at teaching children about Sinti and Rroma in Germany, and the overall role of discrimination and the need to fight against segregation.

Good!

Sinti und Roma im Schulunterricht. Lehrmittel zu “Deutschland und die Rolle des Antiziganismus“. In: Osthessen News. 28.01.2016. http://osthessen-news.de/n11522380/lehrmittel-zu-deutschland-und-die-rolle-des-antiziganismus.html

News Western Europe

Denoncourt: Theatre, Rroma, Discrimination, and Education

January 31, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Canadian Theatre Director Serge Denoncourt on many topics, including Rroma, discrimination, and education.

Serge Denoncourt: «Des coupes en théâtre, ce sont des coupes en éducation» . In: L’Actualité. 21.01.2016. http://www.lactualite.com/culture/citoyen-denoncourt/

Hungary News Eastern Europe

Hungary: EU Money for Rroma Colleges

January 24, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

The Hungarian Government is pledging 4.76 Mio EUR from the EU funds for Roma colleges in Hungary. Nice, but these are de-facto segregated schools so actually VERY BAD … And paod by the EU.

Government Pledging EUR 4.76 Mio for Roma Colleges. In: Daily News Hungary. 15.01.2016. http://dailynewshungary.com/government-pledges-eur-4-76m-for-roma-colleges/

France News Switzerland News Western Europe

Child Poverty in France …

January 24, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

The French government is defending its policies on fighting children poverty at the UN in Geneva. Besides the high number of children living in poverty in that country, France was also criticised about access to schools and discrimination of migrants, especially of Rroma.

Pauvreté des enfants: la France s’explique devant l’ONU. In: L’Obs. 14.01.2016. http://tempsreel.nouvelobs.com/societe/20160114.AFP2981/pauvrete-des-enfants-la-france-s-explique-devant-l-onu.html
Droits de l’enfant : la France au comité des droits de l’enfant à l’ONU. In: Oumzaza. 15.01.2016. http://www.oumzaza.fr/150116-droits-de-lenfant-france/
Pauvreté des enfants : la France rends des comptes devant l’ONU. In: France Soir. 14.01.2016. http://www.francesoir.fr/politique-monde/pauvrete-des-enfants-la-france-rend-des-comptes-devant-lonu
Droits de l’enfant. La France face aux questions de l’Onu. In: Ouest France. 14.01.2016. http://www.ouest-france.fr/monde/organismes-internationaux/onu/droits-de-lenfant-la-france-face-aux-questions-de-lonu-3969830

Hungary News Eastern Europe

20% …

January 10, 2016 Published by: Roma Foundation

According to a report of the Roma Education Fund, only 20% of Rroma complete their secondary education.

20% of what … According to the Hungarian official statistics, there are less than 200’000 Rroma in Hungary. According to the same government, there are more poor Rroma than that and actually, there are 600’000 Rroma in Hungary. The reality is that there are around 800’000 Rroma in Hungary.

So, which 20%?

20% des jeunes Roms terminent leurs études secondaires. In: HuLala. 04.01.2016. http://www.hu-lala.org/un-cinquieme-des-jeunes-roms-terminent-leurs-etudes-secondaires/