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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 9, 2026Several articles in the Greek press about a brawl in a hospital where family members of a Rom protested when...
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July 9, 2026The Roma Identity & Archive Infrastructure was introduced in The Hague as a solution for Roma individuals lacking sufficient documentation...
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July 9, 2026The 5th International Day of Gypsy Music will take place on August 8, connecting 11 venues across 7 countries, with...
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July 9, 2026A video from Šabac shows a woman physically assaulting a Roma boy while using racist insults, sparking outrage on social...
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July 9, 2026A consultative meeting organized by the Ministry of Education in Soroca focused on improving access to education for Roma children...
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July 8, 2026Pepe's new single "Viața de Țigani" is accompanied by a documentary film that showcases nearly a century of family history...
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July 8, 2026The Lakatos Mónika Folk7Festival and Workshop will take place from July 31 to August 3, leading up to the Balaton...
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July 8, 2026Historical evidence shows that Roma from Burgenland were forced to work on the Reichsautobahn during the Nazi era, with new...
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July 8, 2026The Austrian National Council has made a significant step in recognizing the importance of ethnic groups in Burgenland by constitutionalizing...
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July 8, 2026The "Erdhlezeti" festival returned after a three-year hiatus, celebrating community, music, and human connections with local and international acts, including...
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July 8, 2026The Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner has raised concerns about the eviction risk faced by a Roma community in...
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July 7, 2026The event "Days of Roma Music" was organized by the Roma Cultural Center in Pančevo to promote and preserve the...
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July 7, 2026Eleven Roma students from the Kher šu beši Day Center visited the mayor of Trebnje, Mateja Povhe, after regularly attending...
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July 7, 2026The 82nd anniversary of the liquidation of the so-called Gypsy camp at Auschwitz will be commemorated on August 2, 2024,...
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July 7, 2026Ivan Ostrochovský's film "Only Beautiful Things to Look At" explores the historical sterilization of Romnja in 1980s Czechoslovakia through the...
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July 7, 2026Historian Stefanie Schüler-Springorum discusses the ongoing discrimination and persecution in post-Nazi Germany, highlighting that groups such as Jews, Sinti, Roma,...
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July 6, 2026Many articles in the Bulgarian press about a fight between two Roma families in a Roma neighbourhood of Asenovgrad which...
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July 6, 2026Zlata Petrović, a Serbian singer, openly discussed her Romani heritage and how she concealed it from her son until he...
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