Non-EU countries Anti-Romanyism

1 non-eu countries

1.1 canada
1.2 kosovo
1.3 norway
1.4 switzerland
1.5 united states

non-eu countries
canada

when romani refugees allowed canada in 1997, protest staged 25 people, including neo-nazis, in front of motel refugees staying. protesters held signs included, honk if hate gypsies , canada not trash can , , g.s.t. – gypsies suck tax . (the last reference canada s unpopular goods , services tax, known gst.) protesters charged promoting hatred, , case, called r. v. krymowski, reached supreme court of canada in 2005.

on 5 september 2012, prominent canadian conservative commentator ezra levant broadcast commentary jew vs. gypsies on j-source in accused romani people of being group of criminals: these gypsies, culture synonymous swindlers. phrase gypsy , cheater have been interchangeable historically word has entered english language verb: gypped me. gypsies have gypped us. many have come here false refugees. , come here gyp again , rob blind have done in europe centuries.… they’re gypsies. , 1 of central characteristics of culture chief economy theft , begging.

kosovo

from end of kosovo war in june 1999, 80% of kosovo s romanis expelled, amounting approximately 100,000 expellees. 1999–2006 period, european roma rights centre documented numerous crimes perpetrated kosovo s ethnic albanians purpose purge region of romani population along other non-albanian ethnic communities. these crimes included murder, abduction , illegal detention, torture, rape, arson, confiscation of houses , other property , forced labour. whole romani settlements burned ground albanians. romanis remaining in kosovo reported systematically denied fundamental human rights. live in state of pervasive fear , routinely intimidated, verbally harassed , periodically attacked on racist grounds albanians. romani community of kosovo regarded be, part, annihilated.

at un internally displaced persons camps in kosovo romanis, refugees exposed lead poisoning.

norway

in norway, many romani people forcibly sterilized state until 1977.

anti-romanyism in norway flared in july 2012, when 200 romani people settled outside sofienberg church in oslo , later relocated building site @ Årvoll, in northern oslo. group subjected hate crimes in form of stone throwing , fireworks being aimed @ , fired camp. they, , norwegians trying assist them in situation, received death threats. siv jensen, leader of right-wing progress party, advocated expulsion of romani people resident in oslo.

switzerland

a swiss right-wing magazine, weltwoche, published photograph of gun-wielding roma child on cover in 2012, title roma coming: plundering in switzerland . claimed in series of articles of growing trend in country of criminal tourism eastern european roma clans responsible , professional gangs specializing in burglary, thefts, organized begging , street prostitution. magazine came under criticism links right-wing populist people s party (svp), being deliberately provocative , encouraged racist stereotyping linking ethnic origin , criminality. switzerland s federal commission against racism considering legal action after complaints in switzerland, austria , germany cover breached antiracism laws.

the berlin newspaper tagesspiegel investigated origins of photograph taken in slums of gjakova, kosovo, roma communities displaced during kosovo war hovels built on toxic landfill. italian photographer, livio mancini, denounced abuse of photograph, taken demonstrate plight of roma families in europe.

united states

because roma population in united states has assimilated , roma people not portrayed in popular culture, term gypsy typically associated trade or lifestyle instead of romani ethnic group. while many americans regard ethnic costume offensive (such blackface), many americans continue dress gypsy characters halloween or other events. additionally, small businesses, particularly in fortune-telling , psychic reading industry, use term gypsy describe or enterprise, if have no ties roma people. do, however, perhaps million americans have romani ancestry (see romani american), of partial descent.

while scholars argue appropriation of roma identity in united states explained misperception , ignorance rather anti-romanyism, romani advocacy groups decry practice.