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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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October 9, 2025This morning, representatives of newly established people's initiatives to solve the Roma problem (Sic), which operate under the auspices of...
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October 9, 2025State Secretary at the Ministry of the Interior Helga Dobrin met with representatives of the Regional Civil Initiative of Southeast...
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October 9, 2025The Swiss government has decided that a large part of Western Ukraine, including Lviv, are safe and that Ukrainian refugees...
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October 8, 2025"I believe that success is not about skin colour, but about work, talent and attitude," says Romani singer Štefan Pecha,...
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October 8, 2025Romani literature is not small, it is just not taken seriously enough, said author Ruždija Russo Sejdović in an interview...
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October 8, 2025According to the findings of Romea.cz, at least sixteen Romani men and women ran for the Chamber of Deputies in...
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October 7, 2025An investment decision by the Vratsa municipality is forcing some of the residents of the "Mladost" district to leave their...
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October 7, 2025In Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, there are local mayoral elections. Apparently, the DPS party has not been doing well recently in the...
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October 7, 2025Dolores Dori, a 44 year old Sintica/Romni who was killed in a feud in Lonato del Garda, Brescia is the...
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October 6, 2025Young Roma, sponsored by the Oberwart Roma Service's holiday care program, whose aim is to look after Roma children during...
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October 6, 2025A feud between Roma resulted in the killing of a 44 year old woman. According to the latest reports, she...
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October 6, 2025Another one of these articles about young Roma robbing a man in the Novo Mesto region. The facts are not...
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October 5, 2025With 24-hour patrols by the Greek Police in Roma camps and the announcement of the recruitment of 50 gypsy police...
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October 5, 2025The headline says it all: Praise of "Roma" in Brussels, and here: A mother gave birth to 6 children by...
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October 5, 2025Not much in France this week … A fire in a Roma camp near Nantes, in Western France; one site...
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October 3, 2025Czech Roma are becoming more interested in elections every year. According to estimates, about 150 thousand of them have the...
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October 3, 2025The SaS opposition party draws attention to the allegedly inefficient use of public funds within the government's action plan to...
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October 3, 2025Towards the end of the war, at least 47 people including at least 37 Roma were brutally murdered by Hungarian...
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