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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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July 11, 2025An article about racism against Roma and travellers in the UK. Bad, and without consequences. RACISM WITHOUT CONSEQUENCE: HOW THE UK...
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July 11, 2025Two articles about a court sentencing parents for cohabitation with underage girls (i.e. under 14 years old).The court in Kyustendil...
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July 11, 2025Two articles in the Bulgarian press about fights between Roma. In one case, a Rom with an axe smashed the...
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July 10, 2025A concert last Saturday in Croatia’s capital Zagreb by Marko Perković “Thompson”, attended by an estimated 500’000 people leaves a...
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July 10, 2025According to the acting director general of the police Petrič, statistics really show that southeast Slovenia is more burdened by...
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July 10, 2025SDS MP Anja Bah Žibert shared a post on Facebook in which she stated that a Roma attack on a...
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July 9, 2025Dafina Paskaleva's life was not easy: he grew up in an orphanage, because his Roma parents apparently abandoned him as...
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July 9, 2025An interview with the musicians Silvia and Vanessa Šarköziová, two Romnja who tour Europe with the groups “Gypsy Devils”. Not...
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July 9, 2025The Roma Council of Montenegro has strongly condemned the public statement of Veljo Stanišić, winner of the highest state award...
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July 8, 2025In the centre of Pilsen, Czechia, after the AraFest 2025 Roma culture festival, which took place on Republic Square in...
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July 8, 2025Yet another article about the Roma “Problem” in Slovenia. According to the article, Dolenjska and Posavje have been facing an...
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July 8, 2025Another one of those articles in the Slovene press. About the “shocking” testimonies around Roma in Southeastern Slovenia. Here a...
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July 6, 2025The story of a Bulgarian businessman who paid a young Roma child to paint over a traffic sign prohibiting paring...
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July 6, 2025Georgi Kochev and Sasho Chirkov - two young representatives of the Roma community - organized a campaign to clean up...
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July 6, 2025An article in the French le Monde on the nomination of the first openly Roma minister in the Romanian government....
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July 6, 2025Not much about Roma in France this week. In fact, two articles about Roma: a project entitled “rencont’roms nous” aimed...
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July 5, 2025One of the residents of the Roma settlement of Goriča Vas physically attacked a social worker who was allegedly checking...
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July 5, 2025Another report of a man beaten up by Roma in Slovenia. The attack took place a month ago, on June...
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