Mihai Neacșu, director of the National Center for Roma Culture, highlighted that only one-third of Roma in Romania openly identify with their ethnicity due to stigma and fear.

He emphasized the importance of promoting historical truth about the Holocaust and shared historical documents showing Roma soldiers pleading for their families not to be deported during the war.

Neacșu recounted a poignant story of a Roma man who wished to be buried standing, symbolizing the struggle for dignity and identity among the Roma community in Romania.

• Doar o treime dintre romii din România își recunosc public etnia, afirmă directorul Centrului Național de Cultură a Romilor. In: Ziare. 06.10.2026. https://ziare.com/romi-romania/recunoastere-etnie-2039791?uord=MT%3D_JJK6hXN1Mm%3DwKGldHRMVIeVxxgauMrY5MHHcKeHjhnRyYnOrID2HSi–JtOerijPTdb6M%3DDLJIHHoXGUN4arUmpgIEFCHGhxnQiyMbY/MnWrIuC4tqNuO6axKDs/U6I%3DTGWl