rrojasandribbons:

The sharp rise in anti-Romani and Antisemitic attacks in Europe is appalling. The numbers of incidents are even more shocking considering just how small of a minority both ethnic groups are, respectively.

Many of these attacks are not perpetrated by your average racist or xenophobe, these are calculated and orchestrated acts of violence by neo-Nazis designed to instill fear in both Jewish and Romani communities.  It is evidenced that violence is steadily increasing in frequency and intensity.

What is even more frightening, is that fact that these are only reported attacks by OSCE reporting nations. The true scope of anti-Romani and Antisemitic crimes is unknown because many go unreported.

2011

63.2% of religiously motivated hate crimes in the U.S. targeted Jews

Italy reports numerous instances of Antisemitic graffiti on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Italy urged to discontinue forced evictions, and mass ethnic census data collection, including fingerprinting of Italian Roma that began in 2008

Violent attacks and destruction of Romani housing in Italy

Roma and Sinti families forcibly evicted from homes in Rome, Italy

5 physicals assaults against Roma and three arson attacks in the Czech Republic. 59 total reported hate crimes against Roma

Segregation of Romani children still reported in Czech Schools

Romani women in Czech Republic fight against forced sterilization

Two Holocaust memorials and a synagogue are targets of vandalism, and one reported physical assault against Jewish individual in Prague. 18 total reported hate crimes against Jews

In Germany, 5 reported cases of Antisemitic violent assaults, 5 reported cases of vandalism to Holocaust Memorials, 4 reports of vandalism to Jewish memorials, 3 cases of Jewish cemeteries being vandalized, and 1 arson attack

Several reports of Jewish cemeteries being vandalized in Sweden. 126 total reported Antisemitic hate crimes

103 reported hate crimes involving bias against Roma or Sinti in Sweden

Portuguese civil rights watchdogs report housing injustices rampant and target Roma

440 reported Antisemitic hate crimes in the UK, which included 92 physical assaults, 63 incidents of vandalism involving 14 synagogues, 26 homes, and 4 cemeteries

2 physical assaults against Jews in Belgium, 3 reports of Antisemitic vandalism, and 3 reports of threats against Jewish institutions

3 reported anti-Romani hate crimes in Bosnia and 1 instance of Antisemitic vandalism

Serbia forcibly evicts over 100 Roma from Belgrade, many of whom are internally displaced Kosovar Roma who fled ethnic violence

57 reports of violent attacks targeting Jews in France. 65 reports of vandalism, 7 reports of arson or attempted arson, and 114 reported threats of Antisemitic violence

2 shootings directed at Romani households, and two reports of physical assaults against Roma in Hungary

A synagogue and Jewish cemetery are vandalized in Lithuania

4 reported cases of physical violence towards Jews and 6 cases of vandalism of Jewish property in The Netherlands

One physical assault, at least 13 acts of vandalism, and one arson directed at Jews in Russia

2 physical assaults against Jews in Switzerland, both involving serious physical injuries

At least 10 cases of vandalism of Jewish property in Ukraine, including synagogues, Holocaust memorials, and cemeteries

Ukrainian government urged to investigate harassment and targeting of Roma by Ukrainian police

Romanian authorities sue public funds to hire private security firm to patrol, harass, and intimidate Roma

Anti-Romani violence and protests erupt in Bulgaria

2013

Planned arson attack against Roma in Austria organized on Facebook. 2 Romani men physically assaulted

Jewish communities in Austria report 7 physical assaults, 24 threats and at least 48 cases of vandalism of Jewish property

A group of about 600 Czech citizens violently attack a building inhabited by Roma, which results in the stabbing death of a Romani man

Czech authorities fail to protect Roma against far right and nationalist demonstrators

Czech Roma still fighting against school segregation

Czech government vows to keep placing Romani children in segregated schools for children with disabilities

2 reported incidents of destruction of Jewish property in the Czech Republic, and at least five reported Antisemitic threats

Denmark police record 10 Antisemitic hate crimes, including 3 physical assaults, and several instances of vandalism of Jewish property

450 Antisemitic hate crimes reported in France, including 1 attempted murder, 49 physical assaults, 52 reports of damage to Jewish property, and 119 reports of Antisemitic graffiti

Tear gas sprayed into the home of a Romani family in France

France continues forced evictions of Roma

French politician quoted saying, “Maybe Hitler did not kill enough” in reference to Roma. Several other French politicians make public anti-Romani remarks

Romani community attacked with a Molotov cocktail

1275 reports of Antisemitic hate crimes in Germany

Romani & Jewish Holocaust memorial in Germany desecrated

The removal of light-skinned Romani children from their homes occurs in Ireland, and Greece. Serbian skinheads attempt to kidnap a fair skinned Romani child from his parents

Holocaust memorial and Jewish cemetery vandalized in Moldova, amid numerous other reports of Antisemitic vandalism

Police document 717 hate crimes against Jews in The Netherlands

25 reports of Antisemitic hate crimes in Poland, including the desecration of several Jewish cemeteries and a Holocaust memorial

3 physical assaults reported against Roma in Poland, including one against a child. Tear gas thrown through the window of a Romani family’s home

Jewish family’s home vandalized with Antisemitic graffiti in Spain

Several reports of vandalism of Romani property reported by police in Spain, and a Romani couple is physically assaulted

146 hate crimes reported against Roma and Sinti, and 79 hate crimes reported against Jews in Sweden

318 Antisemitic hate crimes reported in the UK, including 69 physical assaults

Bulgarian and Romanian Roma report rampant housing discrimination in London

6 physical assaults reported in Belgium targeting mostly Orthodox Jews

Jewish cemetery in Bosnia vandalized

Holocaust memorial desecrated in Bulgaria

Romani children in Bulgaria face school segregation

Six homes and 4 vehicles belonging to Roma involved in arson attack in Greece

Greek authorities remove a blonde-haired Romani child from her home under the suspicion that she was kidnapped. DNA tests prove the child ins in fact Roma

Jewish cemetery desecrated in Greece

At least 2 reports of physical assaults against Hungarian Jews, and numerous incidents of desecration of Jewish property, including defacing a synagogue with a swastika

A bus of football fans incite racial violence outside of a school in Hungary. Despite reports that far-right slogans were used to instigate attacks against Romani school children, Hungarian authorities deny the event as being a hate crime and refuse to release CCTV footage from various cameras that would have supported reports made by the Romani children.

Hungarian police shut off public water supply to Romani community

Italian police shut off public water supply to Romani community

Acid thrown on Romani woman and child in Italy

Italian police continue forced evictions and harassment of Roma

Italian police frame Roma for thefts

Italian government does nothing to stop forced evictions of Roma even amid pressure from civil rights watchdogs

Italian Roma attacked by far right protesters who threw stones at members of Milan’s Romani community

Italian government declares “State of Emergency” for Italy’s Roma, which gave Italian police near ultimate authority over Romani communities, which was a direct threat to the human rights of Italy’s Roma

Jewish Holocaust memorial defaced in Latvia

Jewish cemetery vandalized in Lithuania

Romania reports the desecration of a Holocaust memorial, along with the physical assault of a Romanian Jew

Romanian Roma still fight for equal access to education and desegregation of schools

Romanian politicians make anti-Roma statements

Romanian authorities forcibly evict over 100 Roma

Report published showing huge disparities Romanian Roma face when trying to access health care

Jewish property bombed in Russia

5 arson attacks reported against Jews in Russia

Numerous reports of Jewish property being vandalized in Russia, including a Jewish restaurant, several community centers, multiple synagogues, and a Holocaust memorial

Russian government labels human rights NGO as “foreign agent”

Arson attack against Romani family in Russia

At least 2 Jewish cemeteries in Serbia desecrated & Jewish family threatened

Romani monument in Serbia vandalized

Serbian authorities forcibly evict Roma

Romani teenager kicked to death in Serbia

Romani community in Serbia violently attacked

Serbian skinheads attempt to kidnap light-skinned Romani child from parents

Serbia segregates Romani children into “special schools”

Police report several physical assaults against Serbian Roma as racially motivated

Numerous reports of Jewish property being vandalized in Switzerland, including a school and a synagogue

Public officials in Ukraine pressured to stop making anti-Romani statements

Arson attacks plague Romani settlements in Ukraine, often occurring while children are present

Numerous reports of Jewish property being vandalized in Ukraine, including several Jewish cemeteries being desecrated with swastikas

Ukrainians throw stones at Jewish hostel

Ukrainian Jews physically assaulted

Police in the UK report 69 physical assaults against Jews, 38 threatds, and numerous instances of vandalism of Jewish property, including swastikas painted on a Jewish nursery

Roma in the UK still fighting for equal housing rights

2015

Austrian Jewish men assaulted, beaten, and pepper sprayed

Austrian officials report at least 50 incidents of Antisemitic vandalism

Romani women kidnapped by two Austrians claiming to be police

Homeless Romani man has belongings set on fire in Austria

Belgian authorities reported at least 6 cases of violence targeting Jews, and Jewish Holocaust memorial vandalized

At least 3 physical assaults of Jews in the Czech Republic, and numerous incidents of Antisemitic graffiti, some of which targeted a Holocaust memorial and a Jewish school

12 physical assaults reported against Czech Roma, as well as several instances of vandalism and numerous threats

Roma still fighting segregation in Czech schools

Romani women still waiting for justice after being forcibly sterilized by the Czech government

Jewish security guard for a synagogue in Denmark murdered

Attempted murder of two Jewish teenagers in Denmark

At two reported physical assaults on Jewish women in Denmark, also several reports of Antisemitic graffiti and vandalism of Jewish property

Denmark unlawfully detains and deports Romanian Roma

French authorities report 715 hate crimes against Jews in 2015, including nearly 100 physical assaults, and over 350 reports of vandalism of Jewish property

France still forcibly evicting Roma; 150 a week

France begins to segregate Romani students

192 Antisemitic hate crimes reported in Germany, including numerous physical assaults, at least one arson attack, and destruction of Jewish property

Germany reports 32 incidents of hate crimes against Roma or Sinti

Greek Jew physically assaulted

Jewish cemetery and Holocaust memorials vandalized in Greece

Romani teenager attacked by group of students in Greece

In Hungary, Jewish woman physically assaulted, rabbi threatened, and two Hebrew speaking men threatened

Hungarian Jews report numerous instances of vandalism to Jewish property, including cemeteries and synagogues

Hungarian Romani family assaulted with a knife

Hungarian authorities fail to investigate racist attack of Romani man, despite international pressure

Unlawful termination of parental rights common occurrence among Roma in Hungary

Roma in Hungary still fighting segregation and placement of Romani children in “special schools’

UN finally sets up fund for Roma who were tortured while in police custody

Attempted murder of Jewish man in Italy, who suffered serious injuries after being stabbed repeatedly

Italian Jews report at least 4 other violent assaults

Romani man murdered in Italy after shots were fired at his home

Several reports of shootings targeting Romani communities in Italy

At least 5 reports of arson attacks against Romani communities in Italy

Italian government still evicting Roma and failing to provide equal housing opportunities

Italian mob violently attacks Romani community, setting fire to homes

Italy begins ghettoizing Roma by placing them in “Roma only” camps

Jewish school in Moldova defaced with swastikas

Romani students segregated in schools in Moldova

428 reported hate crimes against Jews in The Netherlands, including one attempted murder, numerous physical assaults, and instances of vandalism of Jewish property

Jewish cemeteries repeatedly vandalized in Poland

Four reported physical assaults against Polish Roma

Two Jewish women murdered in Russia

Russian Jews report at least one other physical assault, one arson attack, and the defamation of a Holocaust memorial

149 reported hate crimes targeted Jews in Sweden

144 hate crimes reported in Sweden targeting Roma and Sinti

2 Jews assaulted in Switzerland

Swiss authorities report several instances of Jewish properties being defaced with swastikas

Numerous arson attacks reported against Jews in Ukraine; Antisemitic graffiti and vandalism of Jewish property also rampant

Pregnant Jewish woman abducted and assaulted in Ukraine

Ukrainian authorities report two instances of vandalism of Romani property, and an attempted arson attack

Romani students in Ukraine still fighting segregation

Ukrainian Roma face rampant housing discrimination and often at risk of statelessness

786 reported hate crimes against Jews in the UK

Jews in the UK report at least 85 physical assaults in 2015

Jews in the UK report numerous instances of vandalism of Jewish property

UN & Newsweek report Antisemitic violence on the rise in Europe

Amnesty International calls for European governments to protect Roma against scourge of right-wing violence

The EESC reports rise of anti-Romani sentiments throughout Europe

The Telegraph reports on the rise of Antisemitism in the wake of the rise of the far right

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