The articles, the opinions, the stories, the poems and the cartoons Ovi magazine covers for Saturday April 8th, 2023 – International Roma Day
International Roma Day on April 8 is an opportunity
to celebrate Romani culture but also to highlight the persecution and
discrimination that Roma people face in all areas of life. “Stereotyping
and negative perceptions of Roma people, embedded by some media and
parts of the European public opinion feed discrimination in all spheres
of life,” said Jezerca Tigani, Europe and Central Asia Deputy Programme
Director.
“Governments must set the example and challenge
social prejudices that foster discrimination against the Roma and ensure
their equality. Instead, only too often governments neglect their
responsibilities to their Roma citizens to the detriment of all.”
Numbering between 10 and 12 million people, the Roma are one of Europe’s largest and most disadvantaged minorities.
Preliminaries to Russia-Ukraine Negotiations: The Key Role of China by Rene Wadlow
President of France Emmanuel Macron was in China from 5-7 April 2023 and urged that China could play a major role in bringing peace to the Russia-Ukraine armed conflict. China’s 12 point plan to resolve the Ukraine conflict has indicated President Xi Jinping’s willingness to be active in peace efforts. While the 12 point peace plan is incomplete, it does propose general principles which can serve as a useful framework. President Macron is accompanied by Ms Von der Leyen of the European Commission, a sign of the wide European concern with the positive role that the Chinese government can play.
After the positive role that Chinese mediators played in the restoration of diplomatic relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, there is increasing a world-wide recognition of the talents of Chinese mediators. China is probably the only country with an ability to influence Russian policy-makers in a peaceful direction.
President Macron was the prime mover for action on what was called the Normany Proposal involving negotiation among Russia and Ukraine, France and Germany. The proposal was to build on the Minsk agreement concerning the two pro-Russian People’s Republics of Ukraine which would remain in Ukraine with a modified Ukrainian constitution recognizing a good deal of autonomy to the People’s Republics.
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Spark #poem by Nikos Laios
“To feel
The immovable;
The absurd
And the divine.”
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A fistful of cactus #52 #cartoon by Thanos Kalamidas
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