Swiss Press Cuttings - Rroma in Switzerland
Due to the expulsion of Rroma from France, many populists politicians started warning, that these Rroma would come to Switzerland.
The general image of Rroma in Switzerland is still very much dominated by the idea that Rroma are travellers, that all are beggars, thieves, and so on.
The press has been slowly changing this view and the following links to Swiss press articles shows this trend.
Le Temps, August 27, 2010.
SwissInfo, September 7, 2010.
Basler Zeitung, September 9th. Article is unfortunately not available online.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, September 26, 2010
Tages Anzeiger, October 21, 2010.
NZZ am Sonntag, October 3, 2010.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung October 12, 2010.
Neue Zürcher Zeitung, November 16, 2010
Policy Documents
This page contains three seminal documents on the new policies of Rroma. These texts are presentation of Stanislaw Stankiewicz, president of the International Romani Union and were all presented at conferences in 2008.
In the meantime, these policis are actively implemented by many Rroma organisations.
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Vienna_conference |
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Media Campaign
This page contains material in German, French and Italian and is geared towards the Swiss press in view of the current climate and campaign on the popular vote on the free travel and work of EU citizen, especially the ones from Romania and Bulgaria in Switzerland.
The material:
Deutsch
Vorurteile (pdf)
Broschure (nur als pdf)
Bilateralen Abkommen und Rroma
Français
Brochure (en pdf)
Presse
Texts and Conferences
This is an eclectic collection of miscellani, of conferences, related pages, and various items that may (or may not) be of interest to the reader of this page. Not all the texts by far are actually in English. Apologies for this, but translations are not available.
These texts can be downloaded. Please cite us when using them!
Laudatio Shpresa Agushi
Background: Shpresa Agushi, a Rromni from Kosovo received the 2007 prize "Freiheit und Menschenrechte" (…
Bern Conference
A conference on he situation of Rroma and of Rroma refugees held in Bern, Switzerland in January 2006.
SDC Web
The current situation of Rroma in South Eastern Europe. This web page from the Swiss government covers an exhibition by Yves Leresche as well as texts on the actual situation of Rroma in South Eastern Europe.
Hierarchy Among Rroma Groups
August 2003
Is there a hierarchy among Rroma groups and their sub-divisions? Can one find groups or …
Rroma Names Through the Ages
December 2002
In the early XVth century, a small number of dark-skinned people, with a different culture, …