Romani Rose thanked Angela Merkel for her policy on refugees and greeted the creation of a new institute for Roma art and culture in Berlin.- Romani Rose bedankt sich bei Kanzlerin Merkel begrüßt Einrichtung eines Roma Instituts. In: Berliner Zeitung. 27.09.2016. http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik/romani-rose-bedankt-sich-bei-kanzlerin-merkel-begruesst-einrichtung-eines-roma-instituts-24815368?dmcid=sm_fb [link-preview url=”http://www.berliner-zeitung.de/politik/romani-rose-bedankt-sich-bei-kanzlerin-merkel-begruesst-einrichtung-eines-roma-instituts-24815368?dmcid=sm_fb”]
Tag Archives: Sinti
German Chancellor Angela Merkel officially recognised and honoured Romani Rose’s life work for Sinti and Rroma. Born in 1946, he relentlessly fought for the recognition and the rights of Sinti and Rroma.
Well Done!
– Anerkennung von Sinti und Roma: Romani Rose für Lebensleistung geehrt. In: Rhein Neckar Zeitung. 29.08.2016. http://www.rnz.de/politik/hintergrund_artikel,-Anerkennung-von-Sinti-und-Roma-Romani-Rose-fuer-Lebensleistung-geehrt-_arid,224701.html
– Ausgegrenzt: Roma und Sinti. In: WAZ. 28.09.2016. http://www.derwesten.de/staedte/gladbeck/ausgegrenzt-roma-und-sinti-aimp-id12233531.html [link-preview url=”http://www.rnz.de/politik/hintergrund_artikel,-Anerkennung-von-Sinti-und-Roma-Romani-Rose-fuer-Lebensleistung-geehrt-_arid,224701.html”]
Romani Rose: Scheuer is Racist
The president of the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, Romani Rose, accused Andreas Scheuer, the general Secretary of the CSU in Germany of racism. Scheuer has proposed to give preference to give preference to Christian refugees and migrants.
Romani Rose rightly accuses him of playing with “racist resentment” which is extremely dangerous.
– Zentralrat der Sinti und Roma wirft Scheuer Rassismus vor. In: Focus. 26.09.2016. http://www.focus.de/regional/bayern/parteien-zentralrat-der-sinti-und-roma-wirft-scheuer-rassismus-vor_id_5990827.html
– Zentralrat der Sinti und Roma wirft Scheuer Rassismus vor. In: Schwäbische. 26.09.2016. http://www.schwaebische.de/region/bayern_artikel,-Zentralrat-der-Sinti-und-Roma-wirft-Scheuer-Rassismus-vor-_arid,10534114.html [link-preview url=”http://www.focus.de/regional/bayern/parteien-zentralrat-der-sinti-und-roma-wirft-scheuer-rassismus-vor_id_5990827.html
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Happy Birthday!
Baxalo dives! Romani Rose, the president of the German Central Council of Sinti and Roma is turning 70. Te džives jov šel berša duredir!
- Verteidiger der Demokratie. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung. 17.08.2016. http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/dachau/dachauheidelberg-verteidiger-der-demokratie-1.3125545
Michael Krausnick
The author of one of the very important books on the Rroma and Sinti Holocaust (Wo sind sie hingekommen?: die unterschlagene Völkermord an den Sinti und Roma) spoke about a forgotten Sinti child who ended up in Auschwitz.
- Ein vergessenes Sinti-Kind. In: Südwest Presse. 12.08.2016. http://www.swp.de/metzingen/lokales/ermstal/Ein-vergessenes-Sinti-Kind;art1223006,3962713
Travellers in Switzerland
The Sinti view of travelling through Switzerland.
- Matheunterricht im Wohnwagen – wie Fahrende im Fricktal zur Schule gehen. In: Aargauer Zeitung. 26.07.2016. http://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/fricktal/matheunterricht-im-wohnwagen-wie-fahrende-im-fricktal-zur-schule-gehen-130448014
Neo Nazis in Buchenwald
Germany is investigating pictures taken by Neo Nazis inside Buchenwald.
SHAME
- Germany probes neo-Nazi photo taken inside Buchenwald. In: DW. 26.05.2016. http://www.dw.com/en/germany-probes-neo-nazi-photo-taken-inside-buchenwald/a-19284117
Exhibition on Concentration Camps
A new permanent exhibition near Buchenwald has opened. A must see. Let’s not forget.
- Inside Buchenwald: Horrors of Nazi concentration camp are remembered in haunting exhibition 71 years after liberation. In: Daily Mail. 14.04.2016. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3538669/Inside-Buchenwald-Horrors-Nazi-concentration-camp-remembered-haunting-exhibition-71-years-liberation.html#ixzz464WqORfB
Switzerland: Jenische Petition Government
The Swiss Jenisch (or travelers) sent a petition to the Swiss government asking for their recognition as a minority. In Switzerland, technically, only travelers are recognized, not Jenische, Sinti, and Rroma.
- Yéniches et Sinti remettent leur pétition au Conseil federal. In: Romanide. 08.04.2016. http://www.romandie.com/news/Yeniches-et-Sinti-remettent-leur-petition-au-Conseil-federal/692191.rom
Remembering!
The city of Marburg in Germany remembered deported Sinti. The city’s mayor also expressed regrets at the current discrimination levels against Sinti and Rroma in Germany.
- Gedenkveranstaltung zur Deportation Marburger Sinti – Oberbürgermeister beklagt aktuelle Diskriminierungen. In: Das Marburger. 28.03.2016. http://www.das-marburger.de/2016/03/gedenkveranstaltung-zur-deportation-marburger-sinti-oberbuergermeister-beklagt-aktuelle-diskriminierungen/
Romania: Several People Fired for Theft
Several leading civil servants, among which the head of the Tax authority, were fired in Romania for having stolen funds from the EU development aid. According to prosecutors “two Romanian lawmakers and eight other persons had allegedly defrauded two projects worth a total 27.25 million lei ($6.91 million) aimed at supporting the underprivileged Roma minority.”
And one wonders why nothing changes …
- Romanian PM dismisses tax chiefs over EU funds fraud inquiry. In: Today. 12.02.2016. http://www.todayonline.com/world/romanian-pm-dismisses-tax-chiefs-over-eu-funds-fraud-inquiry
Romani Rose receives the Jochen Bock Price
Romani Rose, the president of the German Council of Sinti and Roma was awarded the Jochen Bock Price for 2015. This distinction is meant to recognise courage in the civil society.
Well Done!
- Romani Rose mit „Jochen Bock Preis 2015“ geehrt. In: Focus. 12.12.2015. http://www.focus.de/regional/erfurt/gesellschaft-romani-rose-mit-jochen-bock-preis-2015-geehrt_id_5150552.html
- Romani Rose erhält «Jochen Bock Preis 2015 » für Zivilcourage. In: Thüringer Allgemeine. 11.12.2015. http://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/web/zgt/suche/detail/-/specific/Romani-Rose-erhaelt-Jochen-Bock-Preis-2015-fuer-Zivilcourage-481459095
Germany and Sinti Integration
A project to find jobs for the German Sinti minority in Germany in Kirchheim.
- Kommunales Jobcenter vermittelt jungen Sinti in Ausbildung. In: Ost Hessen News. 10.11.2015. http://osthessen-news.de/n11516030/kommunales-jobcenter-vermittelt-jungen-sinti-in-ausbildung.html
Rroma and Sinti and the Holocaust
A conference on the persecution of Rroam and Sinti in World War Two but also before.
- Sinti und Roma im Nationalsozialismus – Nicht nur Opfer der NS-Verfolgung. In: Hessenschau.de. 10.11.2015. http://www.hr-online.de/website/derhr/home/presse_meldung_einzel.jsp?rubrik=88087&key=presse_lang_57408232
Rroma Representation in Berlin
The German Roma and Cinti Union is opening a representation in Berlin, a city where until now, there was no Rroma office.
- Sinti und Roma eröffnen Repräsentanz in Berlin. In: Berliner Morgenpost. 15.10.2015. http://www.morgenpost.de/berlin/article206290479/Sinti-und-Roma-eroeffnen-Repraesentanz-in-Berlin.html
Sinti Association Opens Family Centre
A Sinti association opened a new centre for family information / planning in the Hamburg city.
- Sinti-Verein eröffnet Familienbildungszentrum. In: Elbe Wochenblatt. 05.10.2015. http://www.elbe-wochenblatt.de/osdorf/lokales/sinti-verein-eroeffnet-familienbildungszentrum-d37597.html
Our Values are Threatened
Romani Rose, the president of the German Council of Sinti and Roma says in an interview that the values to which we have arrived at on the Holocaust, the persecution of minorities etc. are under threat.
- Schatz, Elmar. Romani Rose: Unsere Werte sind bedroht. In: Nordbayrischer Kurier. 03.10.2015. http://www.nordbayerischer-kurier.de/nachrichten/romani-rose-unsere-werte-sind-bedroht_407107
Safe Countries: Critique from Council of Sinti and Roma
The central council of German Sinti and Roma and his president, Romani Rose sharply criticised the concept of safe countries especially in the Balkan and for Rroma.
BRAVO!
- Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma: Flüchtlinge nicht abstempeln. In: Focus Online. 30.09.2015. http://www.focus.de/regional/heidelberg/migration-zentralrat-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-fluechtlinge-nicht-abstempeln_id_4981059.html
- Sinti und Roma: Kritik an “sicheren Herkunftsstaaten” In: N24. 30.09.2015. http://www.n24.de/n24/Nachrichten/Politik/d/7379042/kritik-an–sicheren-herkunftsstaaten-.html
- Kritik an „sicheren Herkunftsstaaten”. In: Frankfurter Neue Presse. 30.09.2015. http://www.fnp.de/nachrichten/politik/tagesthema/Kritik-an-sicheren-Herkunftsstaaten-rdquo;art46567,1618988
- Heidelberg: Zentralrat Deutscher Sinti und Roma: Flüchtlinge nicht abstempeln. In: RNF. 30.09.2015. http://www.rnf.de/heidelberg-zentralrat-deutscher-sinti-und-roma-fluechtlinge-nicht-abstempeln-86061/
No Refugees in Buchenwald
The press made a mistake… The rumour that refugees would be housed on the Buchenwald concentration camp site were proved to be wrong. Thanks God.
- No refugees housed a former Nazi camp Buchenwald. In: World Jewish Congress. 16.09.2015. http://www.worldjewishcongress.org/en/news/no-refugees-housed-a-former-nazi-camp-buchenwald-9-3-2015
Refugees in Concentration Camps … Really!
Germany is housing refugees in the former concentration camp of Buchenwald. Really.
- Germany Houses Asylum Seekers at Former Nazi Concentration Camp. In: Haaretz. 12.09.2015. http://www.haaretz.com/news/world/1.675732
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