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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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April 30, 2026A petition is circulating in Bulgaria requesting that only Bulgarian literature be taught in primary schools. They state that foreign...
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April 30, 2026In a Roma settlement, a recipe of the cheapest bread possible, with flour, water, and salt. V osade sme piekli...
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April 30, 2026Milan Bindatsch is this year’s winner of the Milena Hübschmannová Award for Contribution to Romani Language, which is awarded by...
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April 29, 2026A competition celebratings Roma music and culture, Romani Gili 2026 is organised by the European Roma Institute for Art and...
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April 29, 2026Representatives of Roma communities warn of the need for official recognition of Roma settlements. They say that the government accepts...
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April 29, 2026A roundtable discussion at Edinet (Moldova) City Hall brought together representatives of the government, relevant services, and the Roma community....
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April 29, 2026Sinti and Roma are increasingly subjected to discrimination. In 2025, the documentation center on anti-Gypsyism run by the Amaro Foro...
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April 28, 2026A Polish view on the Sinti and Roma naming which misses the point that in Poland, most Sinti call themselves...
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April 28, 2026The Roma “King” Robert Botoš was buried recently in Eastern Slovakia. Pictures from the procession and burial. Posledná rozlúčka s...
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April 28, 2026An article in the Slovak press about Lolita Cercel, the AI generated Romani singer. Speváčka Lolita rozhnevala Rómov aj hudobníkov....
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April 27, 2026The Vestnik media house once again chose Vestnik's personality of Pomurje for the past year with the help of its...
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April 27, 2026Teaching Romanes with cultural elements is one of the key mechanisms for preserving the identity of the Roma community in...
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April 27, 2026The traveling exhibition "Auschwitz. Not so long ago. Not so far away" will be shown at the United States Holocaust...
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April 26, 2026Lolita Cercel, the AI Romani Singer, managed to make it to the French press. So dit the Council of Europe....
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April 25, 2026The current Slovak plenipotentiary for the Roma communities, Alexander Daško, comes for a Roma settlement. Here he is pictured as...
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April 25, 2026An article in the Slovak press about the forthcoming memorial of the Roma and Sinti victims of the Nazi genocide...
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April 25, 2026According to the Council of Europe, they key to prevent discrimination against Roma and travellers, is the importance of historical...
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April 24, 2026In Slankame, Serbia, Bratislava Braco Nikolić created and leads his tambura orchestra, which has become the trademark of this place. In...
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