Flop of the week: Weltwoche cover picture - outrage in Germany too
The image of a Roma child holding a weapon on the cover of *Weltwoche* has sparked outrage in Germany as well. The Central Council of German Sinti and Roma has filed a criminal complaint against those responsible at *Weltwoche*.
According to the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma, the presentation and depiction in the associated articles criminalized the ethnic group of Sinti and Roma in an inciting manner. The criminal complaint was submitted to the public prosecutor's office in Heidelberg (Germany). The highlighted ethnic labeling of unknown defendants would promote racist stereotypes in the style of National Socialist attributions against the minority. As in those days, the impression of "descent-related criminality" is created and Sinti and Roma are publicly placed under general suspicion. The Central Council is also calling for a halt to the distribution of the issue in Germany. The Austrian journalist Klaus Kamolz and a woman living in the canton of Basel-Landschaft have already filed complaints against Weltwoche. The Federal Commission against Racism (FCR) has also announced that it will look into the report.
