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Germany on a French Movie

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Romani Rose, from the central Council of German Sinti and Roma strongly condemned the movie “A bras Ouverts” [Hereinspaziert in German] from the French comedian Christian Clavier. We had already reported that in France the movie was also strongly condemned for its stereotypical depiction of Roma.

– “Film ‘Hereinspaziert!’ macht Geld auf unsere Kosten”. In: DlF24. 27.09.2017. http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sinti-und-roma-film-hereinspaziert-macht-geld-auf-unsere.2849.de.html?drn:news_id=796898 [link-preview url=”http://www.deutschlandfunk.de/sinti-und-roma-film-hereinspaziert-macht-geld-auf-unsere.2849.de.html?drn:news_id=796898″]

Italy News Western Europe

A Ciambria and Reactions

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The nomination of the Italian movie “A Ciambria” has apparently produced a backlash of racist commentaries in Italy.
Bad and a pity …

– Italie. Sélectionné pour les Oscars, “A Ciambra” provoque un déferlement de commentaires racists. In: Le Courrier International. 29.09.2017. http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/italie-selectionne-pour-les-oscars-ciambra-provoque-un-deferlement-de-commentaires-racistes [link-preview url=”http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/italie-selectionne-pour-les-oscars-ciambra-provoque-un-deferlement-de-commentaires-racistes”]

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Really???

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It seems that Slovakia only sends Roma children for adoption abroad… This can definitively be qualified as state racism. The director of the Centre for International Children and Youth Protection Andrey Císarová, states that “international adoption is recommended by LEN children who have Roma ethnicity and are [thus] not interesting in Slovakia”.
No further comments.

– Slovensko posiela na adopciu do cudziny iba rómske deti, podľa Blahovej zo SaS je to rasizmus. In Dennik. 27.09.2017. https://dennikn.sk/892982/slovensko-posiela-na-adopciu-do-cudziny-iba-romske-deti-podla-blahovej-zo-sas-je-to-rasizmus/ [link-preview url=”https://dennikn.sk/892982/slovensko-posiela-na-adopciu-do-cudziny-iba-romske-deti-podla-blahovej-zo-sas-je-to-rasizmus/”]

Germany News Western Europe

Why Roma Hide their Origins

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The German federal conference of Roma youth will be taking place this coming week end in Freiburg, Germany. The theme of the discussion is why many Roma simply hide or omit to mention their origins.
Many cite stereotypes and outright hostility as the main reason.

– Interview: Warum viele junge Roma und Sinti ihre Identität verstecken. In: Fudder. 28.09.2017. http://fudder.de/interview-warum-viele-junge-roma-und-sinti-ihre-identitaet-verstecken–142603167.html [link-preview url=”http://fudder.de/interview-warum-viele-junge-roma-und-sinti-ihre-identitaet-verstecken–142603167.html”]

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Review of the Soldier Movie

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A review of the movie “Soldiers”.

– ‘Soldiers. Story From Ferentari’: San Sebastian Review. In: Screen Daily. 27.09.2017. https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/soldiers-story-from-ferentari-san-sebastian-review/5122716.article [link-preview url=”https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/soldiers-story-from-ferentari-san-sebastian-review/5122716.article”]

Italy News Western Europe

A Ciambra

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The movie “A Ciambra” has been officially named the Italian Oscar contender.

– A Ciambra named Italy’s Oscar candidate. In: Ansa. 26.09.2017. http://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2017/09/26/a-ciambra-named-italys-oscar-candidate_94efab7b-1efe-41cd-ac2e-c675e1959664.html [link-preview url=”http://www.ansa.it/english/news/lifestyle/arts/2017/09/26/a-ciambra-named-italys-oscar-candidate_94efab7b-1efe-41cd-ac2e-c675e1959664.html”]

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Germany, Roma, and Sterotypes

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The arrival of some Romanian Roma in a neighbourhood of the central City of Magdeburg is escalating. “They” as the Roma are referred to, are accused of being noisy, dirty, throwing everything in the street etc. And one speaks of 1’200 people (about half of them from Romania) in a neighbourhood with more than 15’000 inhabitants. Not a real majority …
It highlights the danger of stereotypes and generalisations.

– Wie aus einem Nachbarschaftsstreit ein Skandal wird. In: Die Zeit Online. 23.09.2017. http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-09/roma-magdeburg-neue-neustadt-migration [link-preview url=”http://www.zeit.de/politik/deutschland/2017-09/roma-magdeburg-neue-neustadt-migration”]

Moldova News Eastern Europe

Valentina

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Another movie on Roma: Valentian and a critique of it from Romblog.

– http://www.romblog.at/2017/09/19/filmkritik-valentina-von-laura-moldovan/ [link-preview url=”http://www.romblog.at/2017/09/19/filmkritik-valentina-von-laura-moldovan/”]

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A Ciambra

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The second movie from Jonas Carpignano has Martin Scorcese and tells the story of a adolescent Rom in Calabria who befriends a refugee from Burkina. All actors are amateurs.

– En salles. “A Ciambra”, le portrait survolté d’une communauté de Roms en Calabre. In: Le Courrier International. 19.09.2017. http://www.courrierinternational.com/revue-de-presse/en-salles-ciambra-le-portrait-survolte-dune-communaute-de-roms-en-calabre
– Cinéma : « A Ciambra » plonge dans un camp rom. In: Le Parisien. 20.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/critiques/cinema-a-ciambra-plonge-dans-un-camp-rom-20-09-2017-7272987.php
– A Ciambra – la critique. In: Paris Match. 20.09.2017. http://www.parismatch.com/Culture/Cinema/A-Ciambra-la-critique-1351649
– Jonas Carpignano : “Tout ce qui est dans ‘A Ciambra’ a été vu, vécu ou fait avant”. In: Télérama. 23.09.2017. http://www.telerama.fr/cinema/jonas-carpignano-tout-ce-qui-est-dans-a-ciambra-a-ete-vu,-vecu-ou-fait-avant,n5220901.php [link-preview url=”http://www.courrierinternational.com/revue-de-presse/en-salles-ciambra-le-portrait-survolte-dune-communaute-de-roms-en-calabre “]

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French Chronicle …

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Less news on expulsions, more news, and more reports on the associations fighting for Roma. First, an serious scientific article about the 15 to 20’000 Roma in France (there are more, but as usual, one counts only the ones in the camps). In that context, an exhibition by a Romanian artist in a festival in Western France attempts a dialogue. Then an association in Grenoble that will close down for lack of funds.
This is to be contrasted with potential expulsions in Poissy, in Melun, and one effective camp closure in Créteil, all around Paris. In western France, in Angers, a house is being squatted by Roma and the city’s mayor has been contested for his expulsion policies. Finally, in the North a baby died in a camp.

– Qui sont vraiment les Roms de France ? In: CNRS. 18.09.2017. https://lejournal.cnrs.fr/articles/qui-sont-vraiment-les-roms-de-france
– «Dialogues n°3» d’Aurelia Ivan sur les Roms et les bidonvilles. In: RFI. 22.09.2017. http://www.rfi.fr/culture/20170922-dialogues-3-aurelia-ivan-roms-bidonvilles-francophonies-limousin-jeremy-gravayat
– ROMS ACTION EN PÉRIL SUITE À UN DÉSENGAGEMENT DES COLLECTIVITÉS LOCALES. In: Place Grenet. 24.09.2017. https://www.placegrenet.fr/2017/09/24/roms-action-peril-suite-a-desengagement-collectivites-locales/152928
– Roms action va “mettre la clef sous la porte”. In: Le Dauphiné. 18.09.2017. http://www.ledauphine.com/isere-sud/2017/09/18/roms-action-va-mettre-la-clef-sous-la-porte
– A Grenoble, l’association Roms Action risque de fermer faute de subventions. In: France Info FR3. 18.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/auvergne-rhone-alpes/isere/grenoble/grenoble-association-roms-action-risque-fermer-faute-subventions-1330393.html
– Poissy : l’affaire des Roms tranchée la semaine prochaine par le tribunal. In: Le Parisien. 21.09.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/poissy-78300/poissy-l-affaire-des-roms-tranchee-la-semaine-prochaine-par-le-tribunal-21-09-2017-7276776.php
– Melun. Une procédure d’expulsion en cours pour les Roms installés dans un bâtiment désaffecté de l’hôpital. In: Actu.fr. 20.09.2017. https://actu.fr/ile-de-france/melun_77288/melun-une-procedure-dexpulsion-cours-roms-installes-dans-batiment-desaffecte-lhopital_11944945.html
– Les Roms installés à l’hôpital Marc Jacquet de Melun risquent l’expulsion. In: Evasion. 21.09.2017. https://www.evasionfm.com/actualite-28134-les-roms-installes-a-l-hopital-marc-jacquet-de-melun-risquent-l-expulsion.html
– Créteil : le camp du carrefour Pompadour évacué. In: Le Parisien. 19.08.2017. http://www.leparisien.fr/creteil-94000/creteil-le-camp-du-carrefour-pompadour-evacue-19-09-2017-7271700.php
– Angers : un pavillon abandonné est devenu un refuge pour des familles roms. In: FR3 Info. 19.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/pays-de-la-loire/maine-et-loire/angers/angers-pavillon-abandonne-est-devenu-refuge-familles-roms-1331321.html
– Angers. Expulsions : le maire interpellé par des militants. In: Ouest France. 20.09.2017. https://www.ouest-france.fr/pays-de-la-loire/angers-49000/angers-expulsions-le-maire-interpelle-par-des-militants-5259606
– Un nourrisson retrouvé mort dans un squat à Roubaix. In: FR3 France Info. 22.09.2017. http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/hauts-de-france/nord-0/nourrisson-retrouve-mort-squat-roubaix-1332999.html [link-preview url=”https://lejournal.cnrs.fr/articles/qui-sont-vraiment-les-roms-de-france”]

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Special Movie

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Not your average movie. It is a gay one, with rather middle aged protagonists, one of which is a Rom.

– Toronto Film Review: ‘Soldiers. Story From Ferentari’. In: Variety. 22.09.2017. http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/soldiers-story-from-ferentari-review-1202563207/ [link-preview url=”http://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/soldiers-story-from-ferentari-review-1202563207/”]

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Spissky Hrhov, Slovakia

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This village never ceases to pop up. It is a really good example of what can be done. Second article in the NYT.

– Shattering Ugly Roma Stereotypes. In: The New York Times. 22.09.2017. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/opinion/roma-stereotypes.html [link-preview url=”https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/22/opinion/roma-stereotypes.html”]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Exhibition on the Czech Roma Holocaust

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An exhibition of the vanished world of the Czech Roma and Sinti who were killed almst to the last one during World War Two.

– Exhibition “A Vanished World” about indigenous Czech Roma and Sinti again on display in Prague. In: Romea.cz. 17.09.2017. http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/exhibition-a-vanished-world-about-indigenous-czech-roma-and-sinti-again-on-display-in-prague [link-preview url=”http://www.romea.cz/en/news/czech/exhibition-a-vanished-world-about-indigenous-czech-roma-and-sinti-again-on-display-in-prague”]

Germany News Western Europe

AfD

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In case you need even more clarity on what the AfD is planning: One of their candidates has a list of associations that are to be watched for links to the left. On his list, the association Amaro Foro, a Roma association that is engaged against discrimination, and the Ann Frank association which teaches about the Nazi crimes …
No further comments.

– Ein Berliner AfD-Abgeordneter hat eine entlarvende Hassliste veröffentlicht. In: Vice. 19.09.2017. https://www.vice.com/de/article/7xkbw4/ein-berliner-afd-abgeordneter-hat-eine-entlarvende-hassliste-veroeffentlicht [link-preview url=”https://www.vice.com/de/article/7xkbw4/ein-berliner-afd-abgeordneter-hat-eine-entlarvende-hassliste-veroeffentlicht”]

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Testimonies

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Interesting portraits of Roma LGBTQ.

– Roma LGBTQ People Talk About the Challenges of Facing Double Discrimination. In: Vice. 19.09.2017. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yw3zpg/roma-lgbtq-people-talk-about-the-challenges-of-facing-double-discrimination [link-preview url=”https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yw3zpg/roma-lgbtq-people-talk-about-the-challenges-of-facing-double-discrimination”]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Hodonin

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The Roma museum will be in charge of the new memorial museum in the Hodonin Roma concentration camp.
The memorial was to be opened last August but the opening was deferred due to a controversy on who would be running it going forward.

– Roma Museum to operate new memorial in Hodonín near Kunštát. In: The Prague Monitor. 19.09.2017. http://praguemonitor.com/2017/09/19/roma-museum-operate-new-memorial-hodon%C3%ADn-near-kunštát [link-preview url=”http://praguemonitor.com/2017/09/19/roma-museum-operate-new-memorial-hodon%C3%ADn-near-kunštát”]

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Roma King?

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An interview with a Roma King in Slovakia. This showcases stereotypes and present kings as part of the Roma culture – which they definitively are not.

– Stretol som sa s rómskym kráľom. In: Tyždeň. 16.09.2017. https://www.tyzden.sk/spolocnost/42506/stretnutie-s-romskym-kralom/ [link-preview url=”https://www.tyzden.sk/spolocnost/42506/stretnutie-s-romskym-kralom/”]

Germany News Western Europe

Leipzig: Conference

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Romani Rose, chairman of the Central Council of Sinti and Roma will present an overview of the Roma civil right movement in Germany and discuss the challenges Sinti and Roma are now facing.

– Die Bürgerrechtsbewegung der Sinti und Roma – Erfahrungen und aktuelle Herausforderungen. In: Leipziginfo. http://www.leipziginfo.de/veranstaltungen/event/termin/die-buergerrechtsbewegung-der-sinti-und-roma-erfahrungen-und-aktuelle-herausforderungen-5576/
– Vorsitzender des Zentralrats Deutscher Sinti und Roma in Leipzig. In: Focus Info. 15.09.2017. http://www.focus.de/regional/stadt-leipzig-vorsitzender-des-zentralrats-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-in-leipzig_id_7598841.html [link-preview url=”http://www.leipziginfo.de/veranstaltungen/event/termin/die-buergerrechtsbewegung-der-sinti-und-roma-erfahrungen-und-aktuelle-herausforderungen-5576/ “]

Czech Republic News Eastern Europe

Prague: Disciplined …

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The deputy minister Karel Novotny was disciplined for having stated that Roma are like jellyfish, being “a nuisance, good for nothing”.
Should he not have been condemned for racism?

– Deputy minister disciplined for calling Roma jellyfish. In: Prague Monitor. 18.09.2017. http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/09/18/deputy-minister-disciplined-calling-roma-jellyfish [link-preview url=”http://www.praguemonitor.com/2017/09/18/deputy-minister-disciplined-calling-roma-jellyfish”]

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Minorities and Movies

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Seems that Roma are the last minority that can be portrayed in outrageous ways in the movies …

– Outrageous portrayals of Gypsy culture are cinema’s last acceptable bigotry. In: The Guardian. 15.09.2017. https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/15/romany-gypsy-traveller-portrayal-in-film-benedict-cumberbatch [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/sep/15/romany-gypsy-traveller-portrayal-in-film-benedict-cumberbatch”]

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