Roma, their History, Culture, Traditions, and News

  • The Roma
    The Roma
    Roma 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...
  • History
    History
    Apart 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...
  • Language
    Language
    Roma have an Indian based language, a discovery of 1753.  Romanes, or Romani Čhib, is the language of the Roma. This fact is little known...
  • Traditions
    Traditions
    The Roma culture is not a written one and has kept its unity and consistency in spite of savage assaults. Traditions were one of the...
  • Music
    Music
    What is Roma music? What is Roma music? This seemingly innocuous question has fed quite an industry. From the 18th century onward, musicians, scientist have...
  • Reports
    Reports
    All reports presented here are strictly copyrighted to the Rroma Foundation Zürich. These reports were compiled by our staff while on surveys in various countries.
  • Questions & Answers
    Questions & Answers
    When hearing about Roma, when reading about them, a wealth of clichés, generally accepted “truths” and statements are always present. This summary presents the most...
  • Galleries
    Galleries
    These galleries are either the work of amateurs, documenting the situation in a specific region at a specific time (for example in Bosnia in 2001,...
  • Literature
    Literature
    Various informations and references on Rroma and on this site.

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

  • Romani “Problematic”
    October 16, 2025
    Another diatribe from a Slovenian MP regarding the security in Southeastern Slovenia. MP Anja Bah Žibert stated at a press...
  • Urban Segregation and the Making of Roma Marginality in Türkiye: The Case of Urla
    October 16, 2025
    Dr. Uştuk will present his ethnographic research of the Roma community in Urla, a town near Izmir. The talk will begin...
  • Rome and Roma
    October 16, 2025
    On the occasion of the Great World Jubilee of Roma and Sinti, scheduled for October 18, 2025, a musical event...
  • Razzia in Germany
    October 16, 2025
    The job center, police, and press descend on a hotel occupied by Roma in a low-income accommodation in Schöneberg on...
  • Poverty Migrants
    October 14, 2025
    A study on poverty driven migration examines the topic of poverty migration from a sociological perspective in order to understand...
  • Romnja and Hate Speech
    October 14, 2025
    In Czechia, Romnja are often the victims of hate speech and commentaries on social media. The NOG Ara made a...
  • Movie on Hate
    October 14, 2025
    As part of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) conference in Warsaw on October 13 focusing...
  • Warsaw Conference
    October 14, 2025
    The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODHIR) organised a conference in Warsaw on October 13 focusing on...
  • Romni Council Woman
    October 13, 2025
    In Lendava, a dispute has been flaring up in recent weeks between the municipal administration and Roma councilwoman Nataša Horvat,...
  • Romanistan
    October 13, 2025
    In "Romanistan," three young artists explore what it means to be Roma. At the same time, it's a plea to...
  • Czech Elections
    October 13, 2025
    A commentary on the outcome of the recent elections in Czechia. Babiš’ party, while coming first in the elections doesn’t...
  • French Chronicle …
    October 13, 2025
    Almost nothing about Roma in France this past week. An article about Roma families who were evicted twice within 6...
  • Memorandum on Integration
    October 10, 2025
    Mutual cooperation in implementing public policies for Roma inclusion, mutual transfer of knowledge with an emphasis on good practices, positive...
  • Slovakia, Roma, Migrants, and Work
    October 10, 2025
    The Slovak Rural Party is preparing a proposal that will support the employment of long-term unemployed Roma. The Minister of...
  • Albania: Integration
    October 10, 2025
    The 6th Ministerial meeting on Roma integration within the Berlin Process as a commitment to fight discrimination and improve access...
  • Jubilee in Rome
    October 10, 2025
    The Jubilee of Roma, Sinti, will be celebrated on Saturday, October 18th with a major event scheduled in the Paul...
  • Slovenia People’s Initiative
    October 9, 2025
    This morning, representatives of newly established people's initiatives to solve the Roma problem (Sic), which operate under the auspices of...
  • Slovenia and the “Roma Problem”
    October 9, 2025
    State Secretary at the Ministry of the Interior Helga Dobrin met with representatives of the Regional Civil Initiative of Southeast...
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