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A European first
This night, the civil society European Grassroots Antiracist Movement – EGAM – has
conducted the first Europe-wide testing against racial and ethnic discriminations.
In 14 countries, the activists have tested, all night long, the nightlife places in the main capitals
and cities of Europe. In 15 cities, 35 nightlife places have been found discriminating. You will
find the results of the testings, for each country, at the end of this press release.
Following weeks of preparation, coordination, and training sessions organized all over Europe,
this first European Testing Night is only the beginning of a long-term Europe-wide campaign
against racial and ethnic discriminations. The method being used, the testing, is a tool that was
invented by the Civil Rights Movement in the US to fight racial segregation and later
discriminations.
Starting with this first testing night, the European antiracist civil society will test the continent on
a regular basis, in order to raise awareness on, and denounce the racial and ethnic discriminations
that prevent parts of the European population from having just and equal access to housing,
work, entertainment, etc.
Although people are discriminated for different reasons in the different countries, the racial
discriminations are a phenomenon on the rise all over Europe.
The European Testing Night takes place in a political context that favors this increase : the far
right and populist political forces take advantage of the current economic and social crisis to gain
influence, meet election success, enter parliaments, being sometimes a part of governmental
coalitions or their irreplaceable support.
These political forces spread a racist ideology of exclusion and hatred against parts of their
national populations, trying to impose on them a de facto domination on racial and ethnic basis.
With regards to this harsh political context, the European antiracist civil society is attached even
more to the European dream of a continent free of racial and ethnic discriminations, where all
citizens have equal rights, pursuant to legal regulations and in practice.
Europe is not at level with its aspiring values when it comes to fighting racial
discriminations
Although good intentions are proclaimed, Europe does not take proper steps to confront this
situation.
European Grassroots Antiracist Movement - EGAM
The European Testing Night was prepared and conducted with no institutional nor financial
support from the European institutions, including, of course, EU institutions.
This is only one blatant example of the inability of these institutions to really tackle the problem
of racial discriminations on the continent.
In particular, they do not provide enough support for the emergence of a real civil society, in
relationship with, but independent from them, since they regard it too much as an extension of
themselves.
Doing so, they prevent the voices of millions of citizens from being heard, and they do not
provide Europe with the appropriate means to combat racial and ethnic discriminations.
To combat racial and ethnic discriminations, a strong and clear support to the European
antiracist civil society is needed, now more than ever.
In various countries, conducting the testings results in a serious threat to the personal safety of
the testers and the institutional safety of the organizations.
We rely on the national and local authorities to pay a special attention to the personal and
institutional protection of the EGAM Members and activists who have conducted the European
Testing Night in their countries.
Contact person :
Benjamin Abtan
Secretary General of the European Grassroots Antiracist Movement – EGAM
Cellphone : +33 6 87 616 612 / +33 7 60 83 20 80
Email : benjamin_abtan@yahoo.fr
The European Testing Night was conducted by EGAM, whose Members are :
Mjaft! (Albania), ZARA – Zivilcourage und Anti-Rassismus-Arbeit & SOS Mitmensch (Austria),
Kif Kif (Belgium), Youth Initiative for Human Rights (YIHR) – Bosnia (Bosnia), Bulgarian
Helsinki Committee (Bulgaria), YIHR – Croatia (Croatia), SOS mod racism & Nordic Network
Against Racism (Denmark), Estonian Institute for Human Rights (Estonia), Finnish League for
Human Rights (Finland), SOS Racisme (France), ADNB & Karawanserei Toleranzin (Germany),
Greek Forum for Migrants (Greece), TASZ – Civil Liberties Union & NEKI (Hungary), SOS
Razzismo (Italy), YIHR – Kosovo (Kosovo), Latvian Center for Human Rights (Latvia),
Moldovan Institute for Human Rights (Moldova), YIHR – Montenegro (Montenegro), Hi5 &
Radar (Netherlands), Norwegian Center Against Racism (Norway), Open Republic & Never
Again! (Poland), Romani Criss (Romania), YIHR – Serbia (Serbia), Ludia proti rasizmu (Slovakia),
Ekvilib institute (Slovenia), SOS Racismo (Spain), Centrum mot rasism (Sweden), DurDe!
(Turkey).
Patrick N'Siala
Belgium Anvers Velvet Lounge Kif Kif Arabic and African +32 49 81 13 058 patrick@kifkif.be
Kiese
Duplex
Paris
Madame Dominique dominique.sopo@sos-
France SOS Racisme Arabic and African +33 6 10 64 69 23
Lyon KGB Sopo racisme.org
Besançon Le Bristol
Mono Bar
Katarzyna
Poland Warsaw Klub Park Open Republic Black +48 502 261 596 kkubin@ffrs.org.pl
Kubin
Enclava
Belaggio
Player
Cluj- Janis
Napoca After Romani CRISS,
Oana
Romania Human Rights Roma +40 76 80 61 428 oana@romanicriss.org
Glitter Mihalache
local monitors
Pubs
Big Ben
Weekender
El Tres
Divino Cielo
Galeon
La Otxoa
Here are some of the media publications (articles, blogs, TV, video, radio,…) generated by the
European Testing Night in the following countries.
Albania
http://www.gazeta-shqip.com/sociale/eead77c54bb1a41638ddcb537a838a69.html
Belgium
http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/960/Buitenland/article/detail/1232105/2011/03/06/Racisme-in-
Europa-neemt-toe.dhtml
http://www.gva.be/nieuws/wetenschap/aid1025040/verontrustende-toename-racisme-in-
antwerpse-en-europese-horecasector.aspx
Denmark
http://nyhederne-dyn.tv2.dk/article.php/id-37942226:spanien-og-rum%C3%A6nien-
diskriminerer-mest.html?forside
http://i.pol.dk/indland/article1216548.ece
http://www.information.dk/telegram/261669
http://blogs.jp.dk/positivintegration/2011/03/07/europ%C3%A6isk-test-af-diskrimination-i-
nattelivet/
http://blogs.jp.dk/positivintegration/2011/03/09/diskrimination-i-ly-af-natten/
http://www.dr.dk/NU/player/#/deadline-17/6781
http://24sata.rs/vesti.php?id=91383
http://ekstrabladet.dk/nationen/article1517331.ece
Finland
http://www.hs.fi/kotimaa/artikkeli/Ravintolasyrjinn%C3%A4st%C3%A4+vaikea+saada+n%C
3%A4ytt%C3%B6%C3%A4/1135264328457
http://blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/article/210311/whites-only
http://www.20minutes.fr/ledirect/682440/lyon-sos-racisme-va-porter-plainte-discrimination-
contre-boite-nuit-lyon-
http://franche-comte.france3.fr/info/besancon--un-bar-de-nuit-epingle-par-sos-racisme-
67686067.html?onglet=videos
http://www.lefigaro.fr/flash-actu/2011/03/06/97001-20110306FILWWW00105-
racismeeurope-resultats-inquietants.php
http://www.evous.fr/Premier-testing-europeen-le,1147653.html
http://erez.metrofrance.com:8080/editions/Paris/Paris.pdf
http://poleantidiscriminations.20minutes-blogs.fr/
http://www.lyon-info.fr/?L-aKGB-epingle-par-SOS-Racisme
http://www.leprogres.fr/faits-divers/2011/03/08/lyon-7-e-sos-racisme-va-deposer-plainte-
contre-la-discotheque-akgb
http://www.europe1.fr/France/Lyon-plainte-de-SOS-racisme-contre-une-boite-444411/
http://lyon.novopress.info/14456/des-boites-de-nuit-lyonnaises-testees-par-sos-racisme/
http://www.radioscoop.com/infos.php?id=56172
http://www.lyoncapitale.fr/lyoncapitale/journal/Autre-contenu/Breves/Discrimination-SOS-
Racisme-porte-plainte-contre-une-boite-de-nuit-lyonnaise
http://www.lyonmag.com/article/22221/sos-racisme-porte-plainte-contre-une-boite-de-nuit-
lyonnaise
Italy
http://www.italiannetwork.it/news.aspx?ln=it&id=25406
Lavia
http://www.apollo.lv/portal/news/articles/231494
http://rus.delfi.lv/news/daily/latvia/v-rizhskih-klubah-rasizma-net.d?id=37215319
http://www.delfi.lv/news/national/politics/eksperimenta-neatklaj-rasu-diskriminaciju-rigas-
klubos.d?id=37212949
European Grassroots Antiracist Movement - EGAM
http://www.telegraf.lv/news/v-rizhskih-klubah-net-rasizma/
http://www.ves.lv/article/164355
http://www.tvnet.lv/zinas/latvija/368673-rigas_naktsklubos_nav_noverota_rasu_diskriminacija
Netherlands (the)
http://www.proostmagazine.nl/201103084052/Laatste-nieuws/-Racisme-in-Europese-
discotheken-neemt-toe.html
Norway
http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/03/09/nyheter/diskriminering/innenriks/uteliv/rasisme/15734
969/
http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/03/09/nyheter/uteliv/innenriks/diskriminering/utelivsbransjen
/15735650/
Poland
http://wyborcza.pl/1,75478,9207430,Bawia_sie_tylko_biali.html?as=1&startsz=x
http://www.thenews.pl/international/artykul150702_whites-only-nightclubs-in-warsaw.html
http://www.polskieradio.pl/7/158/Artykul/322685,Selekcja-czyli-dyskryminacja-%28zobacz-
wideo%29
http://wiadomosci.onet.pl/regionalne/warszawa/4204061,wiadomosc-drukuj.html
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_prasy.php?kw=a5ffd78915eae8823267&ku=db
2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_prasy.php?kw=3e770fd8a277353e7411&ku=d
b2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_prasy.php?kw=7071ac29388b7ceee598&ku=d
b2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_prasy.php?kw=2177812989bbbfbc00b4&ku=d
b2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_prasy.php?kw=916ad17f5f84ae0ba751&ku=db
2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=23a537da37ceb0aa7313&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=a6efa748136b0d1d103b&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=055b1391e8f00fa3a728&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=66c4268ee4c12cd79873&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=0b4bf0cb760c21e4b8da&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=69cabfc2f35f15a29204&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=f559019ac11cc981fb8c&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=01b8db5981902ba4243f&k
u=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=701e247bfc1307a0d47d&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=3dfe7c97510a7c47ac37&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=a6ac2b34b439766baaed&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=fb9473588590db95ab16&k
u=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=0a006401844216d36c08&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=06681006fdc264785a7f&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=3aa0bc142d6ec8a27101&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=6862ae02b6e10c260cdc&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=eafecf1debf551f48767&ku=
db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=0c96e2d79fb26822cc58&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=c21d0625f64ecfb88d23&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=f5170f08151297c5bb2f&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=5ccec4241753daf86482&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=73775423c2c5c4a2c325&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=c4559865bfee2174374e&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=b2b26da176e999a1fe37&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=407503c0177bf38d34f7&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=1b3c8520a9d687d8313d&k
u=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=b5de2c68a7d4577ba94b&k
u=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=d90f71f7257f3221ce65&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=d08b0cd0e6bcec3ae077&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=5f3fc42a7e9a0e9731b1&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=10a30b32f6bd9334482e&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=b67ba84c69dc74534b37&k
u=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=d32e997c1a139f93bba7&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=c8ef9d9f926460581c91&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=3a9e3a72ee2731143935&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=2703d1b63b9868278663&k
u=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=a3b2eed318ba3e00dca5&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=a44ea4f92c8a8dbc2cb4&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=fd25d4106f3d56b935c8&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=0f5b2eef37453009263d&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=3fa8f8c903cb64490bd8&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=75d77265aca7e4dd66e7&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
http://platforma10.instytut.com.pl/przegladarka_internetu.php?kw=f39bdb380028f2c74ca7&ku
=db2c9adb481c48c8e084
Romania
http://www.mediafax.ro/social/seara-europeana-de-testare-noua-din-zece-cluburi-au-refuzat-
accesul-romilor-8034643
http://www.curentul.ro/2011/index.php/2011030755519/Social/Romani-Criss-Noua-din-zece-
cluburi-au-refuzat-accesul-romilor.html
http://www.adevarul.ro/actualitate/refuzat-accesul-romilor-testare-
europeana_0_439756021.html
http://www.monitorulsv.ro/Ultima-ora/2011-03-05/Romani-Criss-Noua-din-zece-cluburi-au-
refuzat-accesul-romilor
European Grassroots Antiracist Movement - EGAM
http://www.frontpress.ro/?p=7197
http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/social/romania-in-9-din-10-cluburi-romii-n-au-avut-voie-sa-intre-este-
normal.html
http://www.newz.ro/stire/120708/romania-in-9-din-10-cluburi-romii-n-au-avut-voie-sa-intre-
este-normal/
http://portal.radioiasi.ro/seara-europeana-de-testare-noua-din-zece-cluburi-au-refuzat-accesul-
romilor-a60549.html
http://www.ziuadecj.ro/eveniment/doua-cluburi-din-cluj-nu-lasa-romii-sa-intre--62257.html
http://ziarero.antena3.ro/1299447964-
Seara_Europeana_de_Testare_Noua_din_zece_cluburi_au_refuzat_accesul_romilor
http://www.roportal.ro/stiri/romani-criss-noua-din-zece-cluburi-au-refuzat-accesul-romilor-
3301388.htm
http://utopiabalcanica.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/European-Testing-Night-comunicat-
de-presa.pdf
http://www.ziare-pe-net.ro/stiri/seara-europeana-de-testare-noua-din-zece-cluburi-au-refuzat-
accesul-romilor-442872.html
http://www.presaonline.com/stiri/social/romania-in-9-din-10-cluburi-romii-n-au-avut-voie-sa-
intre-este-normal-1137385.html
http://news.corect.com/social/test-cluburile-din-romania-afla-cate-dintre-ele-au-interzis-accesul-
romilor
http://romaworld.ro/special/discriminare/noua-din-zece-cluburi-din-romania-nu-permit-
accesul-tinerilor-de-etnie-roma/
http://www.ultimelestiri.com/seara-europeana-de-testare--noua-din-zece-cluburi-au-refuzat-
accesul-romilor-304941.html
http://clujeanul.gandul.info/ultima-ora/seara-europeana-de-testare-in-cluj-mai-multi-romi-au-
incercat-sa-intre-in-doua-cluburi-insa-nu-li-s-a-permis-8035644
http://www.ziarulnational.com/stiri/La-zi/1299433852-Interzis-pentru-rromi-n-cluburile-de-
noapte
http://www.craiova-net.ro/stiri/social/seara-europeana-de-testare-noua-din-zece-cluburi-au-
refuzat-accesul-romilor-122556.html
http://www.craiova-net.ro/stiri/social/seara-europeana-de-testare-noua-din-zece-cluburi-au-
refuzat-accesul-romilor-122556.html
http://24sata.rs/vesti.php?id=91383
Spain
http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20110308/pvasco-espana/racismo-pedira-fiscalia-ataje-
20110308.html
http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20110307/pvasco-espana/este-entran-negros-moros-
20110307.html
http://www.pikaramagazine.com/?p=2358
http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20110307/pvasco-espana/bilbao-espana-tienen-problema-
20110307.html
http://www.gara.net/paperezkoa/20110307/252250/es/Bilbo-es-ciudad-mas-discriminatoria-
Europa-segun-una-prueba-EGAM
http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20110307/pvasco-espana/puedo-permitirme-tener-negros-
20110307.html
http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20110308/pvasco-espana/racismo-pedira-fiscalia-ataje-
20110308.html
http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/20110308/local/gobierno-vasco-condena-discriminacion-
201103081342.html#opina
http://www.deia.com/2011/03/07/sociedad/euskadi/actitudes-racistas-en-la-noche-bilbaina
http://www.lasextanoticias.com/videos/ultimo_informativo
http://www.pikaramagazine.com/?p=2357
http://periodismohumano.com/sociedad/aqui-no-entran-negros-ni-moros.html
http://tomalapalabra.periodismohumano.com/2011/03/07/fiesta-de-blancos/
http://www.elcorreo.com/vizcaya/v/20110313/opinion/normal-patologico-20110313.html
http://www.jn.pt/PaginaInicial/Sociedade/Interior.aspx?content_id=1800140
Sweden
http://www.dn.se/nyheter/varannan-krog-i-europa-diskriminerar
http://www.dn.se/nyheter/det-ar-helt-oacceptabelt
Switzerland
http://www.ticinolive.ch/esteri/razzismo-in-europa-a-livelli-inquietanti-12452.html
Turkey
http://www.zaman.com.tr/haber.do?haberno=1104206&title=avrupada-irkcilik-artiyor