The concept of “race” is making a dangerous come-back in Sweden. This is SCARY.
– Hartley, Emma. Revival of a Swedish taboo. In: Politico. 30.09.2015. http://www.politico.eu/article/revival-of-a-swedish-taboo/
Race in Sweden
Tag Archives: Racism
France: Collective Discrimination
According to a report from Romeurope, a collective engaged in defending Rroma, France is systematically discriminating and segregating Rroma. They denounce the practices of the expulsions and the overall policy of the French government.
Well Done!!!
- Les Roms, victimes d’un “véritable système de mise au ban” en France. In: BFM TV. 23.09.2015. http://www.bfmtv.com/societe/les-roms-victimes-d-un-veritable-systeme-de-mise-au-ban-en-france-917022.html
- Roms, le rapport qui accuse. In: La Provence. 24.09.2015. http://www.laprovence.com/article/actualites/3590669/roms-le-rapport-qui-accuse.html
The Dog …
The story of the dog is still doing the rounds. The police is now investigating (at last), and the press still reports on it. What is missed by all, are that the statements of the person who snatched the dog are deliberately generalising and racist … Not all Rroma drug their dogs or eat their cats. As least I don’t.
SHAME!!!
- La vidéo d’une association de défense des animaux fait scandale. In: MetroNews. 25.09.2015. http://www.metronews.fr/info/video-la-video-d-une-association-de-defense-des-animaux-fait-scandale/moiw!yEphSfUb8Q0c/
- La police ouvre une enquête après l’agression d’un SDF et le vol de son chien. In: Le Monde. 25.09.2015. http://abonnes.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2015/09/25/la-police-ouvre-une-enquete-apres-l-agression-d-un-sdf-et-le-vol-de-son-chien_4772266_3224.html?xtmc=chien&xtcr=2
- Animal Activists Snatch Puppy From Homeless Man, Furor Erupts. In: Huffington Post US. 26.09.2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/animal-rights-activists-puppy-homeless-man_5605886ae4b0dd8503075f3a
- Video: Homeless man assaulted, has dog stolen by animal rights group. In: The Examiner. 25.09.2015. http://www.examiner.com/article/video-homeless-man-assaulted-has-dog-stolen-by-animal-rights-group
- Animal rights workers allegedly caught on film stealing puppy from homeless man. In: The Weather space. 25.09.2015. http://theweatherspace.com/2015/09/25/142801-animal-rights-workers-allegedly-caught-on-film-stealing/
Bulgarian Church: Moslems not Welcome
The Bulgarian church stated explicitely that Moslems were not welcome in Bulgaria. This allegedly to prevent an “invasion”. Well, Turks and Rroma from Bulgaria are also Moslems, and make around 13% of the population. Are they too unqwelcome? Let’s not forget that in the 80’s, Bulgaria expelled roughly 400’000 Turkish Moslems to Turkey (they went to settle in Cyprus – well done Bugaria). That is almost 5% of the Bulgarian population of that time.
Is this Christian?
- Muslim refugees are not welcome, Bulgaria church says. In: Press TV. 26.09.2015. http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2015/09/26/430822/Bulgaria-Orthodox-Church-refugee-crisis-Muslims
- Don’t let Muslim refugees in, says Bulgaria’s Orthodox Church. In: Middle East Eye. 26.09.2015. http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/dont-let-muslim-refugees-says-bulgarias-orthodox-church-1024482681#sthash.xZJ0UTQS.dpuf
A Shirt … Follow Up
The story of the shirt on sale about killing Rroma continues. The German Central Committee of Roma and Sinti lodged a formal complaint with the police against the internet provider which displayed and sell shirts saying “we kill Gypsies”.
GOOD…
- Zentralrat erstattet Anzeige wegen Mordaufruf. In: Berliner Zeitung. 24.09.2015. http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/panorama/sinti-und-roma-zentralrat-erstattet-anzeige-wegen-mordaufruf,10808334,31893374.html
Daft …
Romania is circulating a story about Rroma heping refugees by “confusing” the police in dressing them as Rroma. This is NOT JOURNALISM… Pure detox.
- New strategy: Roma people from Romania dress refugees in traditional gypsy clothes to confuse the Hungarian police. In: Romania Insider. 18.09.2015. http://www.romania-insider.com/new-strategy-roma-people-from-romania-dress-refugees-in-traditional-gypsy-clothes-to-confuse-the-hungarian-police/155818/
Zemour Freed …
Eric Zemmour, a French polemist who deliberately insulted minorities among which Rroma, was cleared by a French court. The reasoning beyond this was as usual that there was a part of reality.
SHAME!!!!
- Poursuivi pour provocation à la haine, Éric Zemmour a été relaxé mardi. In: Le Point. 22.09.2015. http://www.lepoint.fr/justice/poursuivi-pour-provocation-a-la-haine-eric-zemmour-a-ete-relaxe-mardi-22-09-2015-1967004_2386.php
A Shirt …
NOT ACCEPTABLE! Please say so to the vendor.
The web shop pulled the plug this afternoon. But they let it slip. Let’s watch.
– „Wir töten die Zigeuner“: Online-Shop verkauft T-Shirts mit Hass-Parolen. In: Deutsch Türkische Nachrichten. 22.09.2015. http://www.deutsch-tuerkische-nachrichten.de/2015/09/518274/wir-toeten-zigeuner-online-shop-verkauft-t-shirts-mit-hass-parolen/
– Original Sales offering in Zazzle: http://www.zazzle.de/sinti_und_roma_jager_shirt_hemden-235690161061658060
Slovak politicians should not tolerate police violence against Rroma
The UN is insisting that Slovak politicians should not tolerate police violence against Rroma. In Slovakia, it happens on a regular basis, and this, with total impunity.
- UN: Slovak politicians should not tolerate police violence against Rroma. In: EIHRC. 09.09.2015. http://eihrc.org/newsboard/media/article-928
Racist FN tweets
The French Front National got caught in a fake Twitter account story used to spread racists tweets, among them (see the bottom of the article) against Rroma.
SHAME!
- France’s FN Party: Leader Marine Le Pen accused of using fake Twitter account to spread message. In: International Business Times. 04.09.2015. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/frances-fn-party-leader-marine-121013925.html
Bologna’s mayor: Again
Manes Bernardini from Bologna, again went overboard: He qualified the city of Bologna as a “Zingaropoli” – a “Gypsy Metrople”. He was slammed by the anti-discrimination council anf given a yellow card.
This is not the fist time that Bernardini uses populist anti-Rroma rhetoric. This has to STOP!
- Definì Bologna una «zingaropoli» Bernardini diffidato dall’Unar. In: Corriere di Bologna. 04.09.2015. http://corrieredibologna.corriere.it/bologna/notizie/cronaca/2015/4-settembre-2015/defini-bologna-zingaropoli-bernardini-diffidato-dall-unar–2301875687964.shtml
Young Rroma are proud of their identity
During the second Rroma cultural festival in Dortmund, young Rroma took part in a round table aimed at reducing stereotypes. They spoke about their lives, and clearly, these do not conform to the stereotypes. This can be felt in the article, as the journalist has trouble accepting that this is the norm and not the exception.
The exceptions are the ones the press speak about all the time!
- Junge Roma stehen zu ihrer Identität. In: Freitag.de. 07.09.2015. https://www.freitag.de/autoren/asansoerpress35/junge-roma-stehen-zu-ihrer-identitaet
Slovak PM: No Way!
The Slovak PM, Robert Fico literally said Slovakia cannot integrate refugees because they can’t integrate their own Rroma.
UNACCEPTABLE!
- Slovak PM: We can’t integrate “our own” Roma, to say nothing of refugees. In: Romea.cz. 02.09.2015. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/slovak-pm-we-can-t-integrate-our-own-roma-to-say-nothing-of-refugees
Anti-foreigner attitude is an issue in all of Germany
The anti foreigner attitude is common in the whole of Germany according to a recent research. This attitude extends to Rroma and Sinti who are, after all often enough Germans too!
SCARY
- Forscher: Fremdenfeindlichkeit ist gesamtdeutsches Problem. In: All In DE. 01.09.2015. http://www.all-in.de/nachrichten/deutschland_welt/politik/Forscher-Fremdenfeindlichkeit-ist-gesamtdeutsches-Problem;art15808,2062993#sthash.5p25d6Jp.dpuf
French Chronicle …
More of the same in France: A fire in a camp near Lyon, with wounded firemen; in Sucy, the mayor who had been accused of discrimination has been freed; in Tourcoing, Rroma are expulsed; in Lille, the expulsion order is being reviewed by a judge; in Choisy, Rroma were prevented creating a camps; in Nantes, Rroma children are enrolled in school, in spite of their upcoming eviction; and one of the young Rroma expulsed from La Courneuve is being casted in a reality show.
- Porte des Alpes: Important incendie dans un camps de Roms. In: Radioscoop. 31.08.2015. https://www.radioscoop.com/infos.php?id=107068
- Un incendie détruit la moitié du camp de Roms du Boulevard urbain est. In: Le Progrès. 01.09.2015. http://www.leprogres.fr/rhone/2015/09/01/un-incendie-detruit-la-moitie-du-camp-de-roms-du-boulevard-urbain-est
- Incendie dans un camp de Roms: 1 pompier blessé, 66 personnes evacuees. In: Lyon Capitale. 31.08.2015. http://www.lyoncapitale.fr/Journal/Lyon/Actualite/Actualites/Accident/Incendie-dans-un-camp-de-Roms-1-pompier-blesse-66-personnes-evacuees
- Sucy : la maire LR accusée d’avoir discriminé des Roms relaxée. In: Le Parisien. 02.09.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/sucy-en-brie-94370/sucy-la-maire-lr-accusee-d-avoir-discrimine-des-roms-relaxee-02-09-2015-5055541.php
- Rue Chateaubriand à Tourcoing: les Roms ont 30 jours pour quitter leur campement. In: La Voix du Nord. 01.09.2015. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/rue-chateaubriand-a-tourcoing-les-roms-ont-30-jours-pour-ia26b58810n3019781
- Tourcoing: après la décision d’expulsion des Roms, quel projet pour le terrain? In: La Voix du Nord. 02.09.2015. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/tourcoing-apres-la-decision-d-expulsion-des-roms-quel-ia26b58810n3021716
- Lille : l’expulsion du campement de Roms du carrefour Pasteur devant la justice. In: La Voix du Nord. 01.09.2015. http://www.lavoixdunord.fr/region/lille-l-expulsion-du-campement-de-roms-du-carrefour-ia19b0n3020038
- Choisy – Villeneuve-St-Georges : tentatives déjouées d’installation de familles roms. In: Le Parisien. 30.08.2015. http://www.leparisien.fr/villeneuve-saint-georges-94190/choisy-villeneuve-st-georges-tentatives-dejouees-d-installation-de-familles-roms-30-08-2015-5046791.php
- Carquefou Les enfants roms scolarisés avant leur proche expulsion. In: Presse Ocean. 31.08.2015. http://www.presseocean.fr/actualite/carquefou-les-enfants-roms-scolarises-avant-leur-proche-expulsion-31-08-2015-168310
- The Voice5: Joszef, un des Roms évacué de la Courneuve, préséléctioné au casting. 31.08.2015. http://www.closermag.fr/tele/dossier-the-voice/saison-4/news/the-voice-5-jozsef-un-des-roms-evacue-de-la-courneuve-preselectionne-au-casting-552958
Concentration Camps?
Scary thoughts about the direction Europe is taking on migrants and refugees. Will we see concentration camps again in the near future?
- Percinic, Zlatko. Erleben wir wieder die Zeit der KZ? In: Neo Presse. 02.09.2015. http://www.neopresse.com/europa/erleben-wir-wieder-die-zeit-der-kz/
Education: Petitions to the Czech government
Amnesty International launched a petition to the Czech government protesting the enrollment of Rroma children in schools for children with disabilities. This practice is still continuing in spite of multiple protests.
THIS HAS TO STOP!
- Plus de 38 000 signatures pour les écoliers roms. In: Amnesty International. 01.09.2015. http://www.amnesty.fr/Nos-campagnes/Lutte-contre-les-discriminations/Actualites/Plus-de-38-000-signatures-pour-les-ecoliers-roms-15938
Brawl in a camp in Slovakia
Police was attacked when they went into a camp near Kosiče, in Slovakia where they were called by paramedics following a fight within the camp. This is not the first time, and follows a pattern. The Slovak police is known for its heavy handed practices as well as for its bias against Rroma.
- Police attacked during skirmish at Roma settlement. In: Slovak Spectator. 03.09.2015. http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20060043/police-attacked-during-skirmish-at-roma-settlement.html
Germany: Violence start in the speech
Barbara Stamm on refugees, migrants, and on the violence against them.
A MUST READ.
- Barbara Stamm: “Gewalt beginnt schon in der Sprache”. In: Merkur.de. 31.08.2015. http://www.merkur.de/politik/barbara-stamm-fluechtlingen-bayern-gewalt-beginnt-schon-sprache-5455044.html
The Wall
We reported about a planned wall in Wattrelos a while back. This wall that will separate the Belgian houses and garden from the French side where a transit camp for travellers is located. The Wall is going to be built in spite of several hefty protests.
SHAME.
- Wattrelos (Nord) : le mur anti-gens du voyage verra le jour en décembre. In: Metronews. 30.08.2015. http://www.metronews.fr/info/wattrelos-nord-le-mur-anti-gens-du-voyage-verra-le-jour-en-decembre/mohD!OvVVuxgh4kmNc/
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