Sinti and Roma opened and anti-discrimination office in Nuremberg. They hope this will help highlight the current racism and discriminations faced by this minority in Germany and also contribute to the fight against racism.
A fire in the Roma mahala in Kyustendil killed a young romano boy. Fires in some of those precarious quarters are unfortunately quite common.
Following the two attacks against Roma by Ukrainian refugees, and following a spate of rumours, the Czech government is taking actions against disinformation about Ukrainian targeted at the Roma minority.
The Romanian President Klaus Iohannis promulgated on Wednesday the Law on the establishment of the National Museum of History and Culture of the Roma in Romania. The museum will be based in the city of Bucharest.
“The purpose of the museum is to present and promote the history, culture and traditions of the Roma in Romania, to know domestically and internationally the contribution of this national minority to the evolution and modernization of Romanian society over time, to protect the memory of the victims of slavery and deportation in Transnistria, as well as to combat racism and discrimination. The heritage of the museum consists of collections of pieces and documents, established by the Pro-Europe Roma Party Association, a member of the Council of National Minorities, in collaboration with other public or private institutions and non-governmental organizations from the country and abroad, as well as pieces from transfers, donations and acquisitions, according to the law. The financing of the operation and activity of the museum is ensured from subsidies from the state budget, through the budget of the General Secretariat of the Government and from own revenues from specific activities, as well as from donations and sponsorships”, the law states.
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