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The RomaThe RomaRoma are variously known as Rroma, Gypsies, Tsiganes, Tsigan, Gitanos or Gitans, as well as Sinti, Cale, and many other names. They are Europeans, having arrived... -
HistoryHistoryApart from the non-controversial fact that Roma come from India, the rest of the Roma early history is a subject of controversy. When did Roma...
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LanguageLanguageRoma have an Indian based language, a discovery of 1753. Romanes, or Romani Čhib, is the language of the Roma. This fact is little known...
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TraditionsTraditionsThe Roma culture is not a written one and has kept its unity and consistency in spite of savage assaults. Traditions were one of the...
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MusicMusicWhat is Roma music? What is Roma music? This seemingly innocuous question has fed quite an industry. From the 18th century onward, musicians, scientist have...
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ReportsReportsAll reports presented here are strictly copyrighted to the Rroma Foundation Zürich. These reports were compiled by our staff while on surveys in various countries.
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Questions & AnswersQuestions & AnswersWhen hearing about Roma, when reading about them, a wealth of clichés, generally accepted “truths” and statements are always present. This summary presents the most...
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GalleriesGalleriesThese galleries are either the work of amateurs, documenting the situation in a specific region at a specific time (for example in Bosnia in 2001,...
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Who are Roma? Where do they come from? What is the difference between Roma, Sinti, Gypsies, Cale, Tsiganes, Zigeuner, Travellers? Do they have a language? Where do they come from? How many are there in Europe? What are their traditions?
These and many more questions are treated at length in these pages on Roma, history, language, traditions, music, but also in shorter form in the questions and answers page.
The page also has resources on literature, reports and many more items.
Recent News on Roma
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November 4, 2025In the wake of the killing of a man by Roma in Slovenia, the government is planning new repressive measures....
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November 4, 2025The Murska Sobota Regional and Study Library marked the upcoming World Romani Language Day, which is celebrated on November 5,...
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November 4, 2025Following the killing of a man in Novo Mesto, news in Slovenia are full of discussion about the Roma “problem”. President...
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November 3, 2025The portrayal of migrants in Toni Okamura’s SPD election campaign is similar to how members of other races and social...
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November 3, 2025The Institute of Ethnology and Social Anthropology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, v. v. i., has received the extremely...
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November 3, 2025The Slovene President Nataša Pirc Musar visited Novo mesto for the first time since the tragedy. She lit a candle...
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November 2, 2025A conference on the representation of Sinti and Roma in Holocaust films will be held November 12-14, 2025. https://www.fsa.uni-heidelberg.de/en/filmhub/holocaust-film/conference2025
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November 2, 2025Two articles in the French press about the manifestations and fall out after a man was killed after being aggressed...
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November 2, 2025Many articles about Roma this week in France. Four camps in Hellemes, in the North of France will be dismantled...
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November 1, 2025A Polish article on all saints day customs among Polish Roma. Roma celebrate All Saints' Day differently from Poles, focusing...
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November 1, 2025Orhan Galjus, a North Macedonian Rom and journalist on the genocide of the Roma during the Holocaust. Ľudia na Slovensku...
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November 1, 2025Last October, two villas illegally built by a family involved in various criminal activities were destroyed in Via Arzachena, in...
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October 31, 2025The Romea Organisations gave 100 scholarships to young Roma. LIVE ONLINE AT 11:30 TODAY: 100 Romani students receive scholarships from...
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October 31, 2025The allegations of an 11 years old gadži whereby she had been brutally aggressed by Roma prompted a wave of...
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October 31, 2025A kris between Olah Roma in a small village went rowdy, and the police intervened. No one was hurt. Romský...
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October 31, 2025Roma expressed solidarity and condolences at a rally in Črnomelj: We are not all the same. They emphasized that this...
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October 31, 2025A talk with Haris Tahirović, journalist and president of the Roma association Anglunipe and president of the Roma Community Association,...
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October 29, 2025This year's Prize of the Museum of Romani Culture went to activist Josef Miker from Teplice. He will receive the...
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