Tag: Sinti and Roma
Still too many clichés: Sinti and Roma in the media – media
The Roma and Sinti ethnic groups together form the largest minority in Europe. In Germany alone, it is estimated that up to 150,000 people belong to the groups. Their history…
Leni Riefenstahl’s success at WDR – Medien
A documentary 40 years ago refuted Riefenstahl’s claim that nothing happened to the extras from “Tiefland” during the Nazi era. Why the broadcaster let the film disappear – and still…
Radio play “No names, nobody” on Deutschlandradio: The outcasts – media
The facts in this story are substantiated by postwar court records and interviews conducted in the 1990s. The author Annette Kufner made changes for her documentary radio play No names,…
Munich celebrates a festival against racism – Munich
For many people it is important to take a clear stance against the increasing right-wing shift in German society and the commitment to democracy. This is shown by the demonstrations…
Fate of the Sinti and Roma under National Socialism: Würzburg street fighting
Should a conductor with brown spots on his tailcoat continue to be honored with street names? Or does a dancer whose career was destroyed by the Nazis deserve much more?…
More than 600 antigypsy incidents nationwide in 2022
As of: September 18, 2023 12:15 p.m Sinti and Roma continue to be the target of hostility and attacks in Germany. This is the conclusion reached by the MIA reporting…
Registration office for antiziganism opened in Bavaria – Bavaria
The facility is intended to offer a low-threshold opportunity to report racism directed against Sinti and Roma. Bavaria now has a reporting and information center on antiziganism (MIA). The facility…
City of Munich and police declare war on hate crime – Munich
Hate is commonplace. And it shows itself publicly: the Munich police registered 414 cases of hate crimes, including 56 acts of violence, last year. The crimes were committed in the…
Dachau: Erich Schneeberger as a guest at the concentration camp memorial – Dachau
Erich Schneeberger is chairman of the Bavarian State Association of German Sinti and Roma. Many of his family members were murdered in concentration camps. In an interview with the head…
Sinti and Roma: The Story of a Police Scandal – Politics
Tiziano Lehmann was eleven when he was arrested, tied up and racially insulted without reason. The unusual thing about it: the Sinto boy reports the officials – and wins in…