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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 17, 2024An interviw with MP Viliam Tankó, who also represents Slovakia in boxing and, who in is own words says that...
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October 17, 202480 years ago, the Nazis massacred 24 Roma in the settlement near Žiari nad Hronom. They herded people into houses...
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October 16, 2024An article about the issue of waste from a Roma settlement in Slovakia (an ‘Osada’) which washes down in a...
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October 16, 2024An article about a book on the persecution and deportation of Roma during World War Two in Slovakia. It unfortunately...
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October 16, 2024A conference on Antisemmitism and anti-Roma racism in Greece on October 17th. It goes unter the motto “Let us never...
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October 16, 2024A book from 2023 about Rudari, a Vlach Roma group now found all over Europe. It investigates their migrations and...
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October 15, 2024The trio known as Rudeboys Radio, consisting of Otec Mirec, Spunkey and Romski, are known in club culture for their...
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October 15, 2024The Roma Academic Club organized a discussion in the Regional and Study Library in Murska Sobota while reading Roma literature...
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October 15, 2024One of those articles in the Ukrainian press… The article says “In Brovary , a...
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October 14, 2024Romnja, who were sterilized in the past in present day Slovakia, are demanding compensation. This initiative has been going on...
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October 14, 202425 years ago, On October 25th, in the Czech town of Úští nad Labem, the local government built a fence...
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October 13, 2024Very soon, begging in the streets of Lausanne, Vevey or Yverdon will no longer be a good idea. On October...
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October 13, 2024Not much this week in France The coutnry is more focused on its government (or potential lack thereof) than about...
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October 13, 2024Members of the Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian communities face discrimination in hiring processes, and even when they do get a...
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October 13, 2024An article about Gilda Horvath, journalist, musician, and Romani activist. Autriche : Nancy Black, une rappeuse rom qui slame contre l’antitsiganisme....
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October 12, 2024A young Roma student apparently aggressed a school worker, apparently a counselor at the Brežice Elementary School. Apparetly, it is...
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October 12, 2024Several articles in the Slovak press commemorate the singer L’jubo Virág who died at the age of 68. Spieval aj s...
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October 12, 2024Gopalas Michailovskis is a Rom from Lithuania who went to high school and who studied opera, one of his great...
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