A video and interviews on the discrimination of Roma in high schools in Romania. From the actress Alina Serban.
Tag Archives: Racism
Hamburg and Roma
Seems that the Hamburg politics has an anti-Roma racism issue.
- Rassismus gegen Sinti und Roma: Linke kritisiert Senat. In: Abendblatt. 21.03.2022. https://www.abendblatt.de/hamburg/article234866599/rassismus-gegen-sinti-und-roma-linke-kritisiert-senat-politik-in-hamburg.html
40 Years
It has been 40 years since Germany acknowledged the Roma Holocaust. Nevertheless, discriminations still perdure.
- Zentralrat der Sinti und Roma: Diskriminierung bleibt. In: Die Zeit. 16.03.2022. https://www.zeit.de/news/2022-03/16/zentralrat-der-sinti-und-roma-diskriminierung-bleibt?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
- 40 Jahre Anerkennung des NS-Völkermordes an den Sinti und Roma Europas. In: Ha Galil. 16.03.2022. https://www.hagalil.com/2022/03/40-jahre-anerkennung-des-ns-voelkermordes-an-den-sinti-und-roma-europas/
- DISKRIMINIERUNG VON SINTI UND ROMA SPIELT AUCH FÜR UKRAINE-FLÜCHTLINGE EINE ROLLE. In; Tag 24. 16.03.2022. https://www.tag24.de/thema/ukraine-konflikt/diskriminierung-von-sinti-und-roma-spielt-auch-fuer-ukraine-fluechtlinge-eine-rolle-2373383
Spain and Racism
Or the bleak reality of the everyday racism against Roma in that country.
- Roma resistance: dismantling anti-Roma racism in Spain. In: Equal Times. 14.03.2022. https://www.equaltimes.org/roma-resistance-dismantling-anti#.Yi7YgS8w3jA
Racism and Refugees
Better not be Rom or African at the Ukrainian Slovak border. Bus drivers there refused Roma, even forbade them the use of toilets, and many of them were left for days at the border.
Bad.
- Rasizmus na slovenskej hranici. Ukrajinských Rómov nechali čakať niekoľko dní. In: HN Online. 12.03.2022. https://hnonline.sk/svet/23550197-ukrajinski-romovia-a-zahranicni-studenti-celia-na-hraniciach-rasizmu
Condemned at last
The condemnation for incitation to racial hatred and discrimination against two young SVP politicians (the youth branch of a populist rightist party in Switzerland) was finally confirmed by Switzerland’s highest court.
Good!
- Rassendiskriminierung: Bundesgericht bestätigt Urteil gegen Co-Präsidium der Jungen SVP Bern. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung. 10.03.2022. https://www.nzz.ch/schweiz/rassendiskriminierung-bundesgerichtrassismus-bundesgericht-verurteilt-co-praesidenten-der-jsvp-bern-bestaetigt-urteil-gegen-praesidium-der-jungen-svp-bern-ld.1673934?reduced=true
- Präsidium der JSVP Bern wegen Rassendiskriminierung verurteilt. In: SRF. 10.03.2022. https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/urteil-des-bundesgerichts-praesidium-der-jsvp-bern-wegen-rassendiskriminierung-verurteilt
- Bundesgericht bestätigt Rassismusurteil gegen Berner Jung-SVPler. In: Der Tagblatt. 10.03.2022. https://www.tagblatt.ch/news-service/inland-schweiz/abwertendes-plakat-bundesgericht-bestaetigt-rassismusurteil-gegen-berner-jung-svpler-ld.2261296
- Bundesgericht bestätigt Urteil gegen JSVP-Präsidenten wegen Plakat gegen Fahrende. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 10.03.2022. https://www.20min.ch/story/bundesgericht-bestaetigt-urteil-gegen-jsvp-praesidenten-im-zigeuner-gate-275840489838
Roma Refugees – Discrimination
Many Roma from the Ukraine are facing discrimination when fleeing Ukraine.
Bad.
- Keine Hilfe für flüchtende Roma aus der Ukraine. Rassismus in Zeiten des Krieges. In: RAN. 07.03.2022. https://ran.eu.com/keine-hilfe-fur-fluchtende-roma-aus-der-ukraine-rassismus-in-zeiten-des-krieges/?fbclid=IwAR2tyvW0HB2BYOlbgC-H8IuF7DE5QlcFYko1DyaBkx8lfzPAVkQLdDivtLw
Discrimination
A bus driver from the Czech Republic refused to take a Romni and child stuck at the Slovak border.
- Czech bus drivers for refugees from Ukraine refuse to rescue Romani refugee mothers and children stuck on the Slovak border. In: Romea. 07.03.2022. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/czech-bus-drivers-for-refugees-from-ukraine-refuse-to-rescue-romani-refugee-mothers-and-children-stuck-on-the-slovak-border?fbclid=IwAR10SyyaEABsrckENh9o-LZEVV_3UInw_cME3X-HSuRkYbJpzsSScO5GhM4
Refugees
The openhearted welcome of Poles towards Ukrainians stops when they are Roma. Several of them are stuck in Młyny on the Polish-Ukrainian Border.
We have reports of others in Przemyśl.
Numbers are unclear but rather small according to our informations.
- Nie wszyscy z Hali Kijowskiej mają gdzie pójść. “Niezwykła reakcja Polaków nie dotyczy Romów”. In: Wyborcza. 05.03.2022. https://rzeszow.wyborcza.pl/rzeszow/7,34962,28186459,nie-wszyscy-z-hali-kijowskiej-maja-gdzie-pojsc-niezwykla-reakcja.html
Racism in Germany
The German federal government wants to better record attacks on Sinti and Roma in the future with a civil society monitoring agency. With this, Berlin is pursuing a goal of a fight against racism.
- Übergriffe auf Sinti und Roma sollen künftig besser erfasst warden. In: DTJ. 25.02.2022. https://dtj-online.de/sinti-roma-diskriminierung-monitoring-stelle-uebergriffe-erfassen/
Kansas City Police …
Some people noticed the course on Gypsy criminality from the Kansas City Police (which showed, by the way their total ignorance of the subject). The course got cancelled.
Good!
- KCPD drops ‘Gypsy training’ event from calendar. In: KSHB. 24.02.2022. https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kcpd-drops-gypsy-training-event-from-calendar
- Kansas City police under fire for training on identifying ‘Gypsies,’ other ethnic groups. In: Kansas City Star. 24.02.2022. https://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article258736173.html#storylink=cpy
Germany and Roma
Experiences of discrimination are still part of everyday life for Sinti and Roma in Germany. The federal government now wants to counteract this grievance with an antitziganism strategy. The appointment of an antiziganism commissioner, as agreed in the coalition agreement, has not yet taken place.
- Bundesregierung beschließt Strategie gegen Antiziganismus. In: Migazin. 24.02.2022. https://www.migazin.de/2022/02/24/eu-roma-strategie-2030-bundesregierung-gegen-antiziganismus/
Germany on Anti-Roma Racism
The Central Council of German Sinti and Roma welcomes the national strategy adopted by the Federal Government “Fight antigypsyism, ensure participation!”
- „Antiziganismus bekämpfen, Teilhabe sichern!“. In: Halgalil. 24.02.2022. https://www.hagalil.com/2022/02/antiziganismus-bekaempfen-2/
Really???
Read the offering of a police academy in Kansas, USA. IT clearly shows that they have no clue about Roma and have racist stereotypes.
- CRIMINAL GYPSIES/TRAVELERS AND THEIR CRIMES. In: KCPD. 23.02.2022. https://www.kcpd.org/get-involved/events/criminal-gypsiestravelers-and-their-crimes/
Greece and Roma
An article on the aftermath of a recent police killing of a young Rom near Athens.
- Police killing puts spotlight on anti-Roma racism in Greece. In: Al-Jazeera. 23.02.2022. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2022/2/23/police-killing-puts-spotlight-on-anti-roma-racism-in-greece
Roma in Serbia
More than half of Roma in Serbia do not know their rights or anti-discrimination mechanisms, according to a survey “Roma Perceptions of Discrimination” initiated by the Commissioner for Equality in Serbia and supported by the German NGO GIZ.
- Srbija – sve češće se čuje glas mladih Roma. In: Deutsche Welle. 23.02.2022. https://www.dw.com/hr/srbija-sve-češće-se-čuje-glas-mladih-roma/a-60877551
Turkey and Roma
Not surprising, unfortunately.
- Discrimination against Roma in Turkey increased during the pandemic: report. In: Stockholm Center for Freedom. 21.02.2022. https://stockholmcf.org/discrimination-against-roma-in-turkey-increased-during-the-pandemic-report/
Ukraine and Roma
A really nasty poster was posted on the bus station in Lutsk, Ukraine. The poster urges people not to speak nor help Roma there.
The Roma were forcefully removed from the station a few days ago but seem to have come back.
- На Луцькій автостанції наклеїли попередження про циган, але ромів-прохачів поменшало (фото). In: Konkurent. 14.02.2022. https://konkurent.ua/publication/88753/na-lutskiy-avtostantsii-nakleili-poperedzhennya-pro-tsigan-ale-romiv-prohachiv-pomenshalo-foto/
Guess What?
Another tale of prejudice. Unfortunately common. Less common is that they acknowledged it.
- Benefit fraud team ‘unfairly targeting’ Bulgarian Roma people in Edmonton. In: Enfield Dispatch. 10.02.2022.https://enfielddispatch.co.uk/benefit-fraud-team-unfairly-targeting-bulgarian-roma-people-in-edmonton/
UK and Travellers
An editorial of the Guardian on discrimination of Travellers in the UK.
- The Guardian view on anti-Traveller prejudice: the aim must be inclusion. In: The Guardian. 08.02.2022. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/08/the-guardian-view-on-anti-traveller-prejudice-the-aim-must-be-inclusion
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