THE GYPSIES OF KOSOVO
Paul Polansky Writer describes ethnic cleansing in war-torn Kosovo By KRISTIN BUEHNER, Of The Globe-Gazette Kosovo Romas – Life behind bars Roma History and their Caste System THE GYPSIES OF […]
Irish attitudes to immigration worse than European average – report
Updated / Thursday, 29 Mar 2018 Support for Muslim and Roma immigration is lower in Ireland than the average for ten other countries surveyed By Joe Little Religious & Social […]
Switzerland: Up to the courts: Is begging a human right?
By Julia Crawford in Lausanne November 8, 2017 11:00 AMNov 8, 2017 – Beggars are a common site on the streets of Lausanne.(Keystone) A move to ban begging in […]
The refugee crises you don’t hear about
By Bethan McKernan in news Roma or Romani people have been discriminated against for millennia and the tradition continues in Europe today. A camp of mostly Roma on the outskirts of Malmo in Sweden wasraided last month. More than 200 people’s homes were destroyed and the local authorities only have plans to […]
Roma Stereotypes: How Racist Assumptions Fueled ‘Maria’ Fiasco
When Greek police stumbled upon a blond, blue-eyed girl when raiding a Roma settlement two weeks ago, it triggered a wave of worries fed by long-held stereotypes. The fears proved […]
Lack of protection : Kosovan minorities struggle after repatriation
by Veronica DeVore, swissinfo.ch Mar 15, 2013 – 21:42 Roma and other minorities forcibly sent back to Kosovo from Switzerland after the Kosovan war ended are not being cared for […]
Child beggars “should be seen as victims”
by Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch Roma children who beg and steal in Switzerland are not offenders but rather victims of human trafficking who need better protection, says a report. Putting these […]
Roma travel in search of winter asylum
by Isabelle Eichenberger, swissinfo.ch The number of Serbian asylum seekers, generally Roma, has peaked in Switzerland in recent months. This “winter tourism” can be explained by the worsening quality of […]