Tag Archives: Racism

News Switzerland

Switzerland … Oh well …

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One of the really least researched, most populist articles in the Swiss press in a long time. Low concentration of facts and logic, high populist overtones.

Not acceptable. And by the way, the results of the study (see second article) are not acceptable either.

PROTEST!

  • Des Roms considèrent les étrangers comme impurs. In: 20 Minutes. 28.01.2016. http://www.20min.ch/ro/news/vaud/story/29962835
  • «Ils ont autant le sens de la propreté que vous ou moi». In: 24 Heures. 28.01.2016. http://mobile2.24heures.ch/articles/56a8fe14ab5c370480000001
Germany News Western Europe

Sinti and Rroma in Schoolbooks

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Sinti and Rroma in Schoolbooks

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!

France News Western Europe

France: A Front National Candidate Condemned

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France: A Front National Candidate Condemned

Paul-Marie Coûteaux, a candidate of the rightist Front National in Paris, was condemned for having stated that Rroma should be “concentrated” in “camps”. He wants to appeal, but let’s hope this sticks!

News Western Europe

Footballer Apologises

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Footballer Apologises

Daniele De Rossi finally apologised for his racial slur “sh*tty Gypsy” levied at an opponent Mario Mandzukic. Took a while …

News Western Europe

UN General Secretary on Holocaust Remembrance

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UN General Secretary on Holocaust Remembrance

Ban Ki Moon, the UN General Secretary sent a message on the Holocaust Remembrance day. In there, he cites the Rroma as victims of the Holocaust and pleads against discrimination and racism.

Italy News Western Europe

Footballer Uses Racial Slur

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Footballer Uses Racial Slur

An Italian Footballer, Danielle De Rossi, told another one a “shut up, sh*tty Gypsy”. This has at least started a real discussion on racism and prompted requests of a crack down on such comments and behaviour.

Disgraceful!

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe Serbia

Rroma Women and the Balkans

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Rroma Women and the Balkans

An article on Rroma women in the Balkans. Starts quite badly, as the picture in the headlines depicts a woman prostitute and drug addict in Serbia – we reported on this article a while ago. Then it gets worse … “The Roma identity generally refers to a traditionally nomadic ethnic group, with various linguistic dialects and many sub-groups, living mostly in Europe” Full stereotypes. 99.9% of Rroma, especially in the Balkan were always sedentary (except for their migration from India, but then what to say about Germans J). While the article is right about the discrimination, it is also wrong on the generalisation (and on the numbers). It also presents sex trafficking and exploitation as Rroma issues which it is not, it is a poverty issue. On the other hand (and not in the Balkans, it presents the sterilisation issue in the Czech Republic, and other facts that are quite correct.

The Result: LOTS OF STEREOTYPES, a few facts, and lots of generalisations.

France News Switzerland News Western Europe

Child Poverty in France …

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Child Poverty in France …

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.

 

News Western Europe

Another Movie …

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Another Movie …

A French Documentary movie entitled “Toto and his sisters” received the “grand prix” in the Anger Festival. It is unfortunate to say the least that it shows all stereotypes associated with Rroma without any analytical discourse: Rroma live in Ghettoes, deal with drugs, have lots of children (implied in this case), but without stating that this is not a Rroma thing, this is a poverty and social problem.

We are generally against those kind of documentaries, as they reinforce already strongly held stereotypes about us …

NOT GOOD!!!

News Eastern Europe

Slovak Media, Rroma, and Refugees

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Slovak Media, Rroma, and Refugees

A Study conducted on Slovak Media by the Media Academy in Bratislava and a Rroma organisation – Romano Kher – shows that the Slovak Media have a strong bias in their presentation of Rroma and Refugees. Negative stereotypes prevail in both cases.

Unfortunately not surprising.

Germany News Western Europe

New Arab Magazine in Germany

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New Arab Magazine in Germany

Abwab – the Doors in Arabic – is a new magazine in Germany aimed at its Arabic migrant population. In one article, they mention racism, especially also against Rroma, and explain the German sensitivities on this topic due to their Nazi past.

Unfortunately, it does not address the fact that many of those new migrants share biased views against Rroma too, even when these are Moslems.

Hungary News Eastern Europe

First News … Bad News from Hungary

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First News … Bad News from Hungary

On the first day of the year, there is good and bad … And the bad, while still having happened in 2015 says that there is work still to be done.

In Gyöngyöspata, a village in North Eastern Hungary, a Rroma house was set ablaze. It is the sixth time this year, and no culprits have been arrested. This is not acceptable!

Greece News Western Europe

Rroma Baby Dies in a Fire in Greece

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Rroma Baby Dies in a Fire in Greece

A Rroma baby died in a fire in a camp in central Greece. While we regret this death, the reporting and the lack of background on the subject further the standard stereotypes – all Rroma are poor, live in camps, etc…

France News Western Europe

First Rroma Families in Saint-Genis-les-Ollières

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First Rroma Families in Saint-Genis-les-Ollières

The first Rroma families arrived in the insertion village in Saint-Genis-les-Ollières in spite of a long opposition by the mayor and the residents.

Let’s hope things will work out.

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