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A Poster against Rroma?

Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:36:09 +0100

Hungary's far-right to defy court

Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:30:37 +0100

roma-kosovoinfo - European Commission publishes progress report on Kosovo

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:17:51 +0100

Niedersachen asks for a Return Stop

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:14:13 +0100

The council of Refugees in Niedersachen, Germany has been asking for a stop of the forcible return of Rroma refugees to Kosovo, citing the difficult…

Ethnic minorities may be sent back to Kosovo « Romano Them

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:39:32 +0100

Romano Them denounces the Forced Return of Rroma to Kosovo

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:07:56 +0100

Romano Them denounces the forced return of Rroma in Kosovo. This is happening right now under our eyes. And nobody seems concerned. While our…

Blocher pocht auf eine Spezialregelung für die Fahrenden - Schweiz - tagesanzeiger.ch

Sat, 08 Nov 2008 13:58:35 +0100

Two Roma die in Hungary shooting

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:27:38 +0100

Controversial Italian Census of Rroma

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:25:15 +0100

The italian government conducted recently a census of Rroma living in camps around Rome, Naples and other major Italian cities.

Contrary to what the…

roma-kosovoinfo - Ombudsman: Kosovo human rights unsatisfactory

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:38:13 +0200

roma-kosovoinfo - UNMIK report silent on lead contamination in IDP camps

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:37:31 +0200

BBC NEWS Croatia wins in Roma pupils case

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:43:29 +0200

Sulukule

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:55:18 +0200

The ancient neighbourhood of Sulukule, an old settlement within the historical city limits of Constantinople is currently being destroyed. Rroma have…

Hebdo.ch: Roms. Une bombe ethnique qui menace l’Europe

Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:54:55 +0200

Šaban Bajramović

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:21:52 +0200

The well known musician and singer, Šaban Bajramović died today at the age of 72. He was one of the best know musicians in former Yugoslavia, and…

Migration and the European Union

Sun, 08 Jun 2008 21:20:46 +0200

This text was presented by Stanislaw Stankievicz, president of the International Romani Union at a conference in Vienna held on May 31st, 2008, on…

BBC NEWS: Italy police to protect Gypsies

Sat, 17 May 2008 14:13:54 +0200

New Kosovo Constitution & Nationality

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:43:10 +0200

The new Kosovo constitution has been published recently and is now freely accessible on the Web (see the full text here).

Some items in this new…

roma-kosovoinfo - HRW: Criminal Justice System Fails Victims

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:05:57 +0200

Ramush Haradinaj Acquitted in The Hague

Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:51:39 +0200

Ramush Haradinaj, the former PM of Kosovo, was indicted on 37 counts, including murder, rape, and torture. He was accused of having driven Rroma and…

New Kosovo Constitution

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:14:52 +0100

On Friday, February 7, the consultations on the new Kosovo constitution closed. Meetings were organised in various towns and villages, but in spite…

New Reports on Kosovo Highlight the Plight of Rroma

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:58:49 +0100

Several new reports were published recently by international NGOs highlighting the plight of Rroma in Kosovo. In fact, these report show that,…

roma-kosovoinfo - Amnesty International: Kosovo judiciary “ineffective”

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:36:21 +0100

Fallen bald die Roma ein? - Schweiz - Tages-Anzeiger

Sat, 02 Feb 2008 12:49:21 +0100

Rightist Party (SVP) in Switzerland and Refugees

Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:07:01 +0100

Last week, a representative of the Swiss rightist party SVP said in a television interview that Swiss citizen should vote against letting EU…

roma-kosovoinfo - EC criticises Kosovo’s little progress in the field of human rights

Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:06:34 +0100

Landmark ruling finds Czech state guilty of violating rights of Roma school children

Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:09:48 +0100

Shpresa Agushi

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 14:35:13 +0100

Shpresa Agushi, a Rromni from Kosovo received the 2007 prize "Freiheit und Menschenrechte" (Freedom and Human Rights) of the Foundation for Freedom…

roma-kosovoinfo - “Our people are being disposed” – Rom e.V. criticizes negotiations on Kosovo status

Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:33:53 +0200

On the situation of Rroma in Kosovo.

European Roma Jurisprudence

Sun, 10 Jun 2007 13:28:30 +0200

The European Court of Human Rights yesterday delivered a landmark judgment in the case of Šečić v. Croatia, concerning the lack of a proper investigation carried out by the Croatian authorities into a racially-motivated attack on a Romani man.

ARK is Dissolved

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 16:07:18 +0200

1-January-2007

The ARK, the Swiss Tribunal in charge of asylum recourses has been dissolved. Recourses for asylum cases have now to be submitted to…

Violence against Rroma in Kosovo

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:59:13 +0200

November 2007

In Prizren, the "safest" city in Kosovo for Rroma, the violence against Rroma continues. One young Rrom was killed, a pair of young…

Rroma Witnesses to Haradinaj's Trial

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:55:34 +0200

February 2007

Several Rroma witnesses which were or are schedule to testify in den Hague at the trial of the former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush…

Vania de Gila Kochanovski

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:50:42 +0200

18-May-2007

Today, Vania de Gila Kochanovski, a Rrom activist, antropologue, writer and linguist died.

Born in Latvia, his life brought him to France…

"Aggressive Stinky Gypsy Woman"

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:46:48 +0200

19-May 2007

The Romanian President Traian Basescu was recorded talking to his wife about a Romanian journalist from a TV station owned by a political…

Swiss Outcry at one Rroma Family

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:33:42 +0200

17-Jan-2005

In the last few days, the fate of one family of Rroma refugees from the Kosovo has made it to the headlines in Switzerland. This family,…

Rroma Boycott School

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:30:01 +0200

4-April-05

The parents of 86 Rroma Children boycott school, to protest against attempts to segregate them from Slovenian children. The Issue arose…

Swiss Petition Government

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:22:18 +0200

November 2004

In Lausanne, several person mobilised to petition the cantonal government no to expulse ca. 700 refugees whose case has been dismisssed.…

Destruction of Rroma Houses in Lithuania

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:20:59 +0200

3-December-2004

The Vilnius administration has sent bulldozers to demolish Rroma houses that have been deemed to be built illegally.

All TV stations,…

Kosovo Chooses Indicted Prime Minister

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:20:12 +0200

3-December 2004

A former UCK guerilla leader, Ramush Haradinaj was selected by the Kosovo parliament to become the region's prime minister after his…

Law Lords Condemn UK Policy

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:18:28 +0200

10-December-2004

The United Kingdom policies discriminating against Rroma who were often prevented from boarding flights from the Czech Republic to…

European Rroma Forum

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:17:51 +0200

15-December-2004

By Graham Puxton

Combating ethnic-cleansing, evictions and neo-Nazi attacks will be the primary aim of the European Roma Forum,…

Anti-Rroma Progrom in Albania

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:07:16 +0200

8-January-2005

Albania was known so far as a country with no real problems of racial prejudices or overt discrimination against Rroma. However, this…

Rroma Evicted from Bucarest

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:06:16 +0200

13-Jan-2005 (From the ERIO)

On January 13th a group of 70 Rroma were arrested by the Romanian Police in Bucharest and fined between 750,000 to…

Slovak Hate Speech

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:03:08 +0200

21-Jan-2005 (From the ERIO)

On 19th of January 2005, during the Conference “Human Rights and EU Migration Policy “ organized by the European…

Rroma in Russia

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:02:15 +0200

20-February-05

The Economist, in this weeks edition has published an article entitled "Russian xenophobia, the new Jews". In this article, they…

Czech Racial Discrimination Case

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:00:55 +0200

22-March-05

A court case was won by a Rromni against a company accused of racial discrimination. The woman filed a suit after she was denied a job…

April Fool

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 15:00:23 +0200

1-April-05

One of the English Tabloids did not find anything funnier than saying that Rroma had been granted a stay in an English commune, playing on…

International Romani Union Protests about Lety

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:58:35 +0200

14-May-05

Sixty years since the end of World War Two. One camp, and its victims – Lety – , is still ignored by the Czech Government. Instead of a…

Romanian Mayor Insults Rroma

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:56:40 +0200

17-May-05

The mayor of the city of Craiova, one of the ten biggest cities in Romania, recently gave an interview in the Romanian paper Gardianul. In…

Germany Start Expelling Rroma

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:55:43 +0200

20-May-05

On Thursday, May 19th, 2005, Germany sent back the first 200 Rroma refugees from Kosovo. Some of these refugees had been in Germany for…

Czech Judgement against Racists

Sun, 03 Jun 2007 14:54:48 +0200

21-May-05

A Czech court awarded ca.4'000 USD damage to a Rrom, Marek Polak, who was attacked by four men in October 2002. As a result of this…