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Justice for Travellers

Roma Foundation — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:44:16 +0000

An article about the recognition by Switzerland of the crimes against Humanity committed by the state against Jenische. And this until 1972…

Slow justice for Europe’s travelling people. In: Swissinfo. 14.06.2025. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/foreign-affairs/slow-justice-for-europes-travelling-people/89503582

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Jenische and Roma

Roma Foundation — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:49:33 +0000

Following the illegal action of the police in the Canton of Valais, stopping caravans of Roma, an article that totally missed the point. It says that Jenische object being thrown in the same bag as Roma travellers and misses the fact that the real issue is the lack of camping site.

We are not speaking of a large issue: There are maybe 3’000 YEnische travellers, and the same number of Roma who come over the summer…

Gens du voyage: pourquoi les Yéniches suisses ne veulent pas être confondus avec les Gitans. In: Le Nouvelliste. 25.04.2025. https://www.lenouvelliste.ch/valais/gens-du-voyage-pourquoi-les-yeniches-suisses-ne-veulent-pas-etre-confondus-avec-les-gitans-1449956

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Switzerland and Yenische

Roma Foundation — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 08:14:12 +0000

Switzerland admitted this week that they committed a crime against humanity when they took away the children of Yenische in the so-called Kinder der Landstrasse between 1926 and 1973. Over 600 children were removed from their families. The press also mentions Sinti and Manouches. They were not really affected by this, as the action was truly centred in the Swiss German part of the country and against Yenische.

However, this legal brief and the Swiss government denied the genocidal aspect of this action.

Schweizer Fahrende sind Opfer von Verbrechen gegen Menschlichkeit. In: SRF. 20.02.2025. https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/bund-bekraeftigt-entschuldigung-schweizer-fahrende-sind-opfer-von-verbrechen-gegen-menschlichkeit
Schweiz trägt Mitverantwortung für ein Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit. In: Tages Anzeiger. 20.02.2025. https://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/baume-schneider-entschuldigt-sich-fuer-verbrechen-gegen-die-menschlichkeit-873965101567
Kein Genozid, aber Schweizer Fahrende sind Opfer von Verbrechen gegen die Menschlichkeit. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 20.02.2025. https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/die-schweiz-trifft-eine-mitschuld-an-verbrechen-gegen-die-menschlichkeit-ld.1872045

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Movie on Yenische

Roma Foundation — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 11:44:29 +0000

A movie about the Yenish, a group of European Travellers in mostly German speaking lands is being presented at the Venice Film Festival.

The Swiss plight of the Yenish makes it to the cinema – at last. In: Swiss Info. 23.09.2023. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/culture/the-swiss-plight-of-the-yenish-minority-makes-it-to-the-cinema—at-last/48824428

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Switzerland and Travellers

Roma Foundation — Tue, 18 Jul 2023 06:29:48 +0000

The Swiss government decided to cut the subsidies for Jenische and Sinti in Switzerland. They were already not generous.

Weniger Fördergelder für Jenische und Sinti. In: SRF. 17.07.2023. https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/fahrende-in-der-schweiz-weniger-foerdergelder-fuer-jenische-und-sinti?fbclid=IwAR16Kef2oEedH-DoWw4ieORHfqtwmfMd3numiyNLr7CS4K_a7OyuBZ4hg74

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