Another outrageous report on travelling Roma in Tele Züri – a conduct of rightists views. What is bad, is that it plays the local travellers and some Sinti against Roma.
– https://www.telezueri.ch/62-show-zuerinews/26193-episode-dienstag-24-juli-2018/62231-segment-nach-skandal-hochzeit-sinti-und-jenische-haessig-auf-roma [link-preview url=”https://www.telezueri.ch/62-show-zuerinews/26193-episode-dienstag-24-juli-2018/62231-segment-nach-skandal-hochzeit-sinti-und-jenische-haessig-auf-roma”]
Aerial pictures from a very large traveller camp in the UK. And of course a rant from the Daily Mail…
– Full extent of Europe’s biggest traveller site is revealed in aerial pictures of Essex camp meant for just 50 caravans on protected green belt land. In: The Daily Mail. 22.07.2018. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5979223/Europes-biggest-traveller-site-revealed-aerial-shots-Essex-camp-protected-green-belt-land.html [link-preview url=”http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5979223/Europes-biggest-traveller-site-revealed-aerial-shots-Essex-camp-protected-green-belt-land.html”]
A review of a new book on Roma and Travellers in the UK. Frankly, the use of Gypsy in the title and in the description is not appropriate.
– Review: Gypsies: An English History by David Cressy — an outstanding study of a much-maligned minority. In: The Times. 22.07.2018. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-gypsies-an-english-history-by-david-cressy-an-outstanding-study-of-a-much-maligned-minority-977232gh3 [link-preview url=”https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/review-gypsies-an-english-history-by-david-cressy-an-outstanding-study-of-a-much-maligned-minority-977232gh3″]
Yet another article in the press about the “foreign” Roma travellers and the problems they create. If the Swiss had done their jobs and effectively provided some official camping sites, it certainly would be easier.
– Polizei zeigt Fahrenden Grenzen auf. In: 20 Minuten (CH). 18.07.2018. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/ostschweiz/story/Polizei-zeigt-Fahrenden-Grenzen-auf-17592246 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/ostschweiz/story/Polizei-zeigt-Fahrenden-Grenzen-auf-17592246″]
The story of the clean-up in Moscow prior and during the world cup. Clearly some Roma were affected.
– Roma Purged from World Cup as Moscow Undergoes ‘Clean-up’. In: Travellers Times. 16.07.2018. https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2018/07/roma-purged-world-cup-moscow-undergoes-clean [link-preview url=”https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2018/07/roma-purged-world-cup-moscow-undergoes-clean”]
The story of the clean-up in Moscow prior and during the world cup. Clearly some Roma were affected.
– Roma Purged from World Cup as Moscow Undergoes ‘Clean-up’. In: Travellers Times. 16.07.2018. https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2018/07/roma-purged-world-cup-moscow-undergoes-clean [link-preview url=”https://www.travellerstimes.org.uk/news/2018/07/roma-purged-world-cup-moscow-undergoes-clean”]
A group of travelling Roma is being expelled in Gossau for littering. This is usually the result of poorly planned sites with not enough infrastructure.
– TOP NEWS vom 14. Juli 2018. In: Top Online. 14.07.2018. http://www.toponline.ch/tele-top/sendungen/top-news/news/heute-auf-tele-top-0092072/ [link-preview url=”http://www.toponline.ch/tele-top/sendungen/top-news/news/heute-auf-tele-top-0092072/”]
A pub chain is backing a campaign against discrimination of Roma and Travellers. Nice, but it is the consequence of a court case in 2015 where Travellers were denied entry in those very pubs.
– Wetherspoon backs campaign against Traveller and Gypsy discrimination. In: The Guardian. 02.07.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/02/wetherspoon-backs-campaign-against-traveller-and-gypsy-discrimination [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jul/02/wetherspoon-backs-campaign-against-traveller-and-gypsy-discrimination”]
The UK Police is asking for more camping sites for travellers.
– Police chiefs call for more Gypsy and Traveller camps. In: The Week. 28.06.2018. http://www.theweek.co.uk/94634/police-chiefs-call-for-more-gypsy-and-traveller-camps
– Open season for traveller camps: Police chiefs want scores more caravan sites set up… and they’ve rejected calls for tougher powers. In: The Daily Mail/ 28.06.2018. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5894237/Police-chiefs-want-scores-caravan-sites-set-rejecting-calls-tougher-powers.html
– Travellers move one mile to Ashley Park, Walton, after eviction from Oatlands Recreation Ground, Weybridge. In: Surrey Live. 28.06.2018. https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/travellers-move-one-mile-ashley-14842151 [link-preview url=”https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/travellers-move-one-mile-ashley-14842151″]
The UK police seems to have an implied bias against Travellers and Roma. This bias is apparently so obvious, that it may breach the laws.
– Travellers ‘assumed by police to be criminals rather than victims’. In: The Guardian. 22.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/22/travellers-assumed-by-police-to-be-criminals-rather-than-victims [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/22/travellers-assumed-by-police-to-be-criminals-rather-than-victims”]
Yet another article on Roma travellers in Switzerland with all stereotypes and clichés.
Needless to say, this is not really positive.
– Anwohner haben genug vom Wohnwagen-Lager. In: Blick. 18.06.2018. https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/tierquaeler-ulrich-k-vermietet-wiese-an-fahrende-anwohner-haben-genug-vom-wohnwagen-lager-id8510437.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_user&utm_campaign=blick_web [link-preview url=”https://www.blick.ch/news/schweiz/tierquaeler-ulrich-k-vermietet-wiese-an-fahrende-anwohner-haben-genug-vom-wohnwagen-lager-id8510437.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_user&utm_campaign=blick_web”]
An article about racism and Damian Le Bas. Good reading!
– ‘You can’t disregard pure racism’: Gypsy writer Damian Le Bas on the prejudice against Travellers. In: The Guardian. 06.06.2018. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/06/racism-gypsy-damian-le-bas-travellers-stopping-places [link-preview url=”https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/06/racism-gypsy-damian-le-bas-travellers-stopping-places”]
Six new pilot projects aimed at the Roma and Travellers communities are being launched in the UK. They range from school to health.
Small, but a start.
– SIX PILOT PROJECTS ANNOUNCED TO SUPPORT GYPSY, ROMA AND TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES. In: Care Appointment. 03.06.2018. https://www.careappointments.co.uk/care-news/england/item/44289-six-pilot-projects-announced-to-support-gypsy-roma-and-traveller-communities [link-preview url=”https://www.careappointments.co.uk/care-news/england/item/44289-six-pilot-projects-announced-to-support-gypsy-roma-and-traveller-communities”]
An article on Roma travellers in Switzerland, and for once, one that is not as negative as the usual presentation in the country’s press.
And it shows one can do things differently.
– «Schaue ich vorbei, werde ich oft zum Kaffee eingeladen». In: Der Bund. https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/schaue-ich-vorbei-werde-ich-oft-zum-kaffee-eingeladen/story/24489767 [link-preview url=”https://www.derbund.ch/bern/kanton/schaue-ich-vorbei-werde-ich-oft-zum-kaffee-eingeladen/story/24489767″]
The largest horse fair in the UK, the Appleby horse fair is being prepared with many travellers slowly gathering. The fair will be held between June 7 and 10.
– Gypsies and travellers make their way to Appleby for horse fair. In: The Westmoreland Gazette. 01.06.2018. http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/16264205.Gypsies_and_travellers_make_their_way_to_Appleby_for_horse_fair/ [link-preview url=”http://www.thewestmorlandgazette.co.uk/news/16264205.Gypsies_and_travellers_make_their_way_to_Appleby_for_horse_fair/”]
First reactions in Switzerland on the complaint against an SVP politician who made derogatory comments about Roma travellers.
– SVP-Politiker hat Anzeige am Hals. In: FM1 Today. 31.05.2018. http://www.fm1today.ch/svp-politiker-hat-anzeige-am-hals/781689 [link-preview url=”http://www.fm1today.ch/svp-politiker-hat-anzeige-am-hals/781689″]
The Society for Threatened People and the Association of Sinti and Roma Switzerland have lodged a complaint against a SVP (right wing populist party) politician for racism and incitation to racial hatred for his comments on Roma travellers.
– «Das ist rassistisch» Strafanzeige gegen Arboner SVP-Mann nach Verbalattacke auf Fahrende. In: Tagblatt. 30.05.2018. https://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/nach-verbalattacke-auf-roma-strafanzeige-gegen-den-arboner-svp-fraktionspraesidenten-ld.1024762 [link-preview url=”https://www.tagblatt.ch/ostschweiz/nach-verbalattacke-auf-roma-strafanzeige-gegen-den-arboner-svp-fraktionspraesidenten-ld.1024762″]
An article on Ceija Stojka in the Swiss press, and information about the Holocaust on Roma. This is news in Switzerland, as Roma generally are only beggars or travellers …
Good.
– Le travail de mémoire de Ceija Stojka. In: Le Temps. 25.05.2018. https://www.letemps.ch/culture/travail-memoire-ceija-stojka [link-preview url=”https://www.letemps.ch/culture/travail-memoire-ceija-stojka”]
Several Roma are camping in Rüthi in the canton Saint Gall. They are apparently gathering for a wedding. The press is saying residents are afraid of the dirt, depredations etc. that will certainly occur.
Well, how about seeing first, and then saying what happened …
– Anwohner bangen vor Hochzeit unter Fahrenden. In: 20 Minuten CH. 23.05.2018. http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/ostschweiz/story/Fahrende-in-Ruethi-23594499 [link-preview url=”http://www.20min.ch/schweiz/ostschweiz/story/Fahrende-in-Ruethi-23594499″]
The main horse fair for travellers in the UK is being prepared. It will take place between the 7th and 13th of June.
– County Durham Prepares for Travellers Heading to Appleby Horse Fair. In: Durham Magazine. 22.05.2018. https://durhammagazine.co.uk/durham-news/county-durham-prepares-for-travellers-heading-to-appleby-horse-fair/02659/ [link-preview url=”https://durhammagazine.co.uk/durham-news/county-durham-prepares-for-travellers-heading-to-appleby-horse-fair/02659/”]
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