In spite of the safe country “label”, the discrimination and persecutions of Rroma in the Balkans is now being recognised! About time!!!
An interview on the extreme right in Germany.
Scary …
France’s prime minister Valls will not be judged for his statements on Rroma. Seems that justice tends to avoid that topic.
SHAME!
The Rroma circus. “Cirque Romanes” in Paris, seems not exactly popular in the Paris suburbs where it has been located for ages. They are the victims of thefts and depredations on a nearly daily basis.
What is going on?
The Council of Europe is increasingly worried by the rise of racism in Germany. The article cites the press as one of the responsible actors in this situation, at least in the case of Rroma.
Worthy read!
A discussion on prejudices and stereotypes on Rroma.
New official Turkish documents are reported to include a tag identifying minorities. Attention, Roum means Greek here. Rroma are simple in the bag of “others”. Nevertheless, this is not acceptable.
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/
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!!!
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!!!
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?
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…
Romania is circulating a story about Rroma heping refugees by “confusing” the police in dressing them as Rroma. This is NOT JOURNALISM… Pure detox.
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!!!!
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
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.
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!
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!
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!
The Slovak PM, Robert Fico literally said Slovakia cannot integrate refugees because they can’t integrate their own Rroma.
UNACCEPTABLE!
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