Monday, June 29, 2009

RrOMA/SINTI AND THE HOLOCAUST

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From PR-inside.com Roma seek recognition at Holocaust conference 2009-06-29 21:28:03 - PRAGUE (AP) - Gypsies attending an international conf...
Sunday, June 28, 2009

NORTHERN IRELAND

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The following is a story which appeared on BBC online. I hope one of the lessons learned by the local police is that Roma from Romania are R...
Thursday, June 25, 2009

MINUTEMAN AMERICAN DEFENSE

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There's been a resurgence of white supremacist and anti immigrant activity throughout Europe and the United States. Here is the story of...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

EUROPEAN UNION

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The plight of Europe's Roma Recent attacks in Belfast show that discrimination against Roma is on the rise and that Europe must act now ...
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

THE TYPE-WRITER

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On 23 June 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for his invention, the "type-writer". The typewriter not only changed...
Monday, June 22, 2009

MYANMAR

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Two members of Aung San Suu Kyi's party were sentenced to 18 months in prison for the crime of praying for Suu Kyi's release. The tr...
Saturday, June 20, 2009

HORTENSIA BUSSI

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Hortensia Bussi, 94, the widow of Chilean President Salvador Allende, died Thursday in Santiago, Chile. After the assassination of her husba...

RICK STEVES

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FROM seattlepi.com The following is an excerpt from Rick Steves review on the PI online. This is the second time in a month that I have publ...

WORLD REFUGEE DAY

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Today, 20 June 2009, is World Refugee Day, declared by the United Nations. Circumstances get continuously worse for refugees and asylum seek...
Friday, June 19, 2009

AUNG SAN SUU KYI

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Today is the 64th birthday of Aung San Suu Kyi who remains "disappeared" in a Myammar prison. How quickly the press forgets.
Thursday, June 18, 2009

NORTHERN IRELAND

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From Associated Press NI politicians condemn attacks on Romanians By PETER MORRISON and JILL LAWLESS – 1 day ago BELFAST, Northern Ireland (...

SUSAN B. ANTHONY

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On 18 June 1873, Suffragist Susan B. Anthony was found guilty by a judge in New York State, of breaking the law by casting a vote in the 187...

ROMA/GYPSY HUMAN RIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL

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INVITATION - Calling for the Third NY annual "Roma/Gypsy Human Rights Film Festival" submission in New York City. October 1 to 7,...
Wednesday, June 17, 2009

FASCISM

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FROM romaloloro Pogroms in Italy, "final solution" proposed in electoral campaign in Czech Republic, Rromani children placed in s...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009

FASCISM IN HUNGARY

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WORLD SOCIALIST WEB SITE wsws.org Hungary: What accounts for the success of the extreme right? By Markus Salzmann 17 June 2009 The gains...

POLISH TEXTBOOKS

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Tuesday, 16. June 2009 - 20:06 austriantimes.at Polish kids learn maths by counting smelly Germans and Gypsies Polish education officials ar...

KOSOVO

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COMMEMORATION KOMEMORACIA ...
Sunday, June 14, 2009

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CAMPS AND GHETTOS 1933-1945

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Nazis had 20,000 separate camps in Europe, new research finds. IrishTimes.com The findings of a US team could reshape our historical unders...
Saturday, June 13, 2009

FROM POLITICS.HU

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June 10, 2009, 9:15 CET news Roma sociologist testifies before US Congress on ethnic strife in Hungary By MTI A Hungarian Roma sociologist w...

CZECH ROMA IN CANADA

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Czech Roma seek safe haven TheStar.com - GTA - Czech Roma seek safe haven Shelters jammed as asylum-seekers fleeing neo-Nazi persecution p...
Wednesday, June 10, 2009

QUEBEC STRATEGY AGAINST HOMOPHOBIA

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FROM Seattle Gay News June 5, 2009 INTERNATIONAL NEWS by Rex Wockner "Quebec Justice Minister Kathleen Weil has announced the Canadian ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

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On 10 June 1895, Hattie McDaniel was born in Wichita, Kansas. She was the first African American actress to win an Oscar, for her role as a ...
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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

NAVAHO NATION VS FOREST SERVICE

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Supreme Court clears expansion of Arizona ski resort on mountain sacred to Indian tribes Bureau News June 8th, 2009 Court steers clear of Ar...

FASCISM IN HUNGARY

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From The Times Online June 9, 2009 Jobbik: Meet the BNP's fascist friends in Hungary by Adam LeBor As the electoral triumph of the BNP s...

NEWS FROM ENGLAND

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A judge has been accused of using a 'racial slur' against gypsies while sentencing a conman, who he said had 'gypped' a stud...
Monday, June 8, 2009

ELECTIONS IN EUROPE

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2009 European elections: the right-wing parties make headway, but the line of human rights holds its ground by EveryOne Group Bruxelles, Ju...
Saturday, June 6, 2009

JAMES MEREDITH

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On June 6, 1966, Black activist James Meredith was shot and wounded as he walked along a Mississippi highway to encourage Black voter regist...

LETTER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES

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This was a very hard picture to include. So many Rromani people look this devastated because of the very real conditions of their lives. D...
Friday, June 5, 2009

PESARO ITALY

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From EveryOne Group: Pesaro has broken up the local Roma community The authorities gave the order to clear the abandoned factory where the r...

LITHUANIA

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Lithuanian Roma still suffered from prejudice and ill-treatment By BR on June 4, 2009 From the Balkan Review Hindus have urged Lithuania to ...