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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 29, 2026The Ando Glaso Roma Fest, Scotland's largest festival celebrating Roma arts and culture, will be held on September 4-5 at...
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July 29, 2026A criminal complaint has been filed against retired public prosecutor Jasmina Paunović and YouTube show host Dejan Lučić for racial...
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July 29, 2026The exhibition "You Are All Our Children in One" opens at the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture in...
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July 29, 2026Families living in deep poverty and not speaking Hungarian have been relocated from a Roma settlement in Košice, Slovakia, to...
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July 29, 2026The Roma community in Sumy, Ukraine, close to the Russian border, faces severe challenges due to ongoing conflict, with many...
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July 29, 2026The article discusses a social experiment initiated by Cluj's mayor, Emil Boc, involving the distribution of apartments to low-income Roma...
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July 29, 2026A new operation to remove so-called “illegal constructions” in the Roma neighborhood "Lozenets" in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, has been scheduled,...
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July 28, 2026We did doubt the news about the relocation of Roma families from Košice to Hungary. Now it seems to be...
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July 28, 2026The Roma Heroes International Theatre Festival and its organizer, the Independent Theatre of Hungary, will receive a special award from...
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July 28, 2026The Regional Governor of Western Greece, Nektarios Farmakis, has signed the inclusion of two new social structures aimed at enhancing...
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July 28, 2026Dejan Lučić, a publicist known for conspiracy theories, made derogatory statements denying the existence of Roma, calling their identity a...
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July 28, 2026The municipality of Stara Zagora has postponed the demolition of around 30 illegal homes in the Lozenets neighborhood, primarily inhabited...
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July 27, 2026To be verified and followed as this seems highly suspect. A Hungarian article stating that there are plans to relecate Roma...
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July 27, 2026The European Union's new strategy for combating discrimination against Roma, adopted on January 21, 2026, aims to address historical and...
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July 27, 2026The Slovak government has launched a €35.3 million initiative to support the construction, extension, and renovation of social rental housing...
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July 27, 2026The article discusses the historical and contemporary devaluation of Roma lives, highlighting a 1852 advertisement for the sale of Roma...
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July 26, 2026On July 8 in Százhalombatta, Hungary, police intervened with a driver who was behaving erratically and resisted arrest, leading to...
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