Swiss Magazine Censured Over Roma Boy Cover Geneva, 30/10/2012 – Switzerland’s press watchdog has upheld a complaint against a magazine that used a picture of a Roma boy waving a gun to illustrate a story about alleged threats from Gypsy gangs. The Swiss Press Council said Tuesday that Zurich weekly Weltwoche was guilty of “distortion” [...]
UNIL Master’s grants – Switzerland
UNIL Master’s grants – Switzerland The University of Lausanne (UNIL) in Switzerland is offering its Master’s grants to facilitate access to Master’s degrees by students with qualifications from foreign universities. Candidates must choose a Master’s programme from among those offered by the UNIL, except the Master of Medicine, Master of Arts in Public Management and [...]
Schweiz: Fahrende wieder vermehrt als «Dreckszigeuner» beschimpft
Schweiz: Fahrende wieder vermehrt als «Dreckszigeuner» beschimpft Von David Schaffner, Bern. Aktualisiert am 13.04.2012 Negative Nachrichten über bettelnde Roma haben das Image der Schweizer Fahrenden verschlechtert. Sie berichten davon, dass sie in der Schweiz auf offener Strasse als «Dreckszigeuner» bezeichnet werden. Leidvolle Geschichte Jenische und Roma haben unterschiedliche Wurzeln. In der Schweiz haben vor allem [...]
Swiss travellers ‘suffer due to Roma reputation’
Swiss travellers ‘suffer due to Roma reputation’ Hostile attitudes towards Roma people in Switzerland are making life difficult for the Jenische people, an entirely separate travelling ethnic group with a long history in the country, community leaders say. 13/04/2012 – Jenische leaders say the Roma’s reputation for begging, thievery, and prostitution is worsening the image [...]
Roma file complaint against Weltwoche
Roma file complaint against Weltwoche 11/04/2012 – A controversial issue of the Weltwoche magazine featuring a Roma child holding a weapon has drawn fire from a German group. The Central Council of German Sinti and Roma filed a criminal complaint against Weltwoche on Tuesday, saying the image and accompanying article criminalize the ethnic groups through [...]
Swiss Magazine sued for racial incitement
Magazine sued for racial incitement Die Weltwoche, a Zurich-based news weekly, has triggered outrage among some people in Switzerland, Germany and Austria with its latest cover and lead article. 08/04/2012 – The cover of the magazine, which has ties to the rightwing Swiss People’s Party, shows a Roma child who looks about four years old [...]
Swissinfo: Child beggars are victims and need new approach
Child beggars “should be seen as victims” By Thomas Stephens, swissinfo.ch 28/03/2012 – 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 recommendations into practice, Bern has rid its streets of underage foreign beggars and now other Swiss [...]
8th April: A Call for Unity!
8th of April: A Call for Unity! Roma around the world celebrate this day in tribute of the first World Roma Congress held in Orphington, near London in 1971. Since 1971, decisions of the World Roma Congress largely shaped our struggle for dignity. Ever since, a moral high ground enshrined in those decisions elevates our [...]
Stands de récolte de signatures contre la Loi Anti-Mendicité
Bonjour à toutes et tous, Merci pour votre soutien à la campagne de récolte de signatures contre la Loi Anti-Mendicité. Malheureusement, nous avons dû annuler les stands des samedis 10 et 17 mars. Les stands des samedis 23 et 31 mars seront d’autant plus importants, nous espérons vous y voir présent-e-s de 11h00 à 14h00. [...]
Suisse: Ces enfants roms qui désorientent les juges
Délinquance samedi 25 février 2012 Ces enfants roms qui désorientent les juges Par Fati Mansour Le sort de ces mineurs du voyage venus cambrioler en Suisse vire au casse-tête. Témoignages de professionnels réunis à l’occasion d’un colloque Que faire de ces enfants du voyage qui cambriolent partout en Suisse? L’impuissance et la frustration dominent chez [...]
