Genocide – rroma.org https://rroma.org Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:24:50 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Genocide – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Russia and Genocide https://rroma.org/russia-and-genocide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russia-and-genocide Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:24:50 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32201 Russia passed a new law condemning denial of the genocide of Soviet people, with up to three years of forced labour and fines.

Where’s the issue: Well, potentially for researchers who mention the jewish and Roma genocide without mentioning soviets, but foremost, anyone who damages monuments to victims of the Soviet occupation – in Russia and abroad – will be jailed for up to 4 years. So removing a “liberation” monument in the Baltics can get you in troubles…

]]> France and the Genocide https://rroma.org/france-and-the-genocide-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=france-and-the-genocide-3 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:30:52 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32164 A Roma association is calling for France to recognize the genocide of the “Sinti, Gitans, Manouches, Yenish, and Travellers.” The association, represented by lawyer and writer Anina Ciuciu, great-granddaughter of Romanians deported during the Second World War, initiated a proposed resolution, which was placed on the agenda for April 8th in the European Affairs Committee of the National Assembly.

]]> Hamburg and Sinti https://rroma.org/hamburg-and-sinti/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hamburg-and-sinti Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:32 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32135 Hamburg is dedicating a street to Rosa Kiela Weiß a Sintiza She survived the concentration camp and dedicated herself to helping others after the war. Her moving story shows how commitment leaves its mark.

]]> Dachau and Racism https://rroma.org/dachau-and-racism/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dachau-and-racism Sat, 28 Mar 2026 15:43:36 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32015 As a contribution to the International Weeks Against Racism, the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site is offering the thematic tour “(Dis)Continuities of Racist Discrimination, Exclusion, and Persecution” on Saturday, March 28.

]]> Forgotten Genocide https://rroma.org/forgotten-genocide/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=forgotten-genocide Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:17:04 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31960 A forgotten genocide, a page of history that has remained on the margins of collective consciousness, resurfaces thanks to Pino Petruzzelli’s theater of civic conscience. At the Teatro Eleonora Duse in Genoa, from Thursday, March 26th to Sunday, March 29th, “Zingari: l’Olocasto dimenticata” (Gypsies: The Forgotten Holocaust), written, directed, and performed by Pino Petruzzelli, will be performed in a minimalist production that entrusts words with the task of restoring a voice to those who have never had one.

]]> Germany: Exhibition https://rroma.org/germany-exhibition-7/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=germany-exhibition-7 Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:16:10 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31957 Nine life stories of Sinti and Roma are the focus of the exhibition “#maremanuschenge – Our People,” on display at the Elias Hospice. The exhibition is dedicated to survivors and those murdered, addressing persecution, resistance, and self-assertion. The exhibition can be viewed from Tuesday, April 7, to Sunday, April 27, at the Elias Hospice, Steiermarkstraße 12, in Ludwigshafen, in the Gartenstadt district. Admission is free.

]]> Germany: Exhibition https://rroma.org/germany-exhibition-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=germany-exhibition-6 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:34:42 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31867 The traveling exhibition “Swabian Sinti and Roma in Past and Present” will be on display at the Nördlingen City Museum from March 17 to November 8, 2026. It illuminates the history, culture, and way of life of the German Sinti and Roma—from the first records in the 15th century through the persecution under National Socialism to the present day.

]]> Memorial Service https://rroma.org/memorial-service/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=memorial-service Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:44:22 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31785 ROMEA TV broadcasted a live coverage of a memorial service in Prague’s Ruzyne on Tuesday, March 10, at 3 p.m., commemorating the Roma and Sinti Holocaust victims. The memorial service took place at the former forced labor camp, from where Roma and Sinti were deported to the Auschwitz II – Birkenau extermination camp in March 1943.

]]> Dachau https://rroma.org/dachau-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dachau-2 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:42:19 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31779 To commemorate the deportation of Munich’s Sinti and Roma on March 13, 1943, the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site is offering a themed tour, “Sinti and Roma in Dachau Concentration Camp.” The event on Saturday, March 14, is also a contribution to the International Weeks Against Racism.

From 1938 onward, Sinti and Roma were deported to Dachau Concentration Camp in large numbers. There, they often occupied a low position in the prisoner hierarchy and were assigned to particularly harsh work details. Even after 1945, Sinti and Roma often continued to face discrimination. Using numerous biographical examples, the tour tells the story of a long-forgotten group of persecuted people.

]]> Instagram and Holocaust https://rroma.org/instagram-and-holocaust/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=instagram-and-holocaust Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:14:26 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31773 A chilling analysis of accounts on Instagram which glorify Nazi criminals and avoid speaking about the Holocaust.

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