Migrants – rroma.org https://rroma.org Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:16:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png Migrants – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Returning https://rroma.org/returning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=returning Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:16:36 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33561 A podcast features Shener Rahimov discussing his decision to return to Bulgaria after nearly eight years in Germany, highlighting the challenges he faced abroad and his belief in positive thinking.

He reflects on the changes within the Roma community, noting increased education and openness among the youth, and emphasizes the importance of not letting others’ opinions dictate one’s life.

Shener shares his new professional goal of becoming a photographer and visual storyteller, expressing that life in the West is not as appealing as it once seemed.

]]> Sweden and Roma  https://rroma.org/33226-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=33226-2 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:39:26 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33226 The Council of Europe has officially accused Sweden of systemic discrimination against Roma migrants, violating the European Social Charter by denying them medical care.

A report highlighted serious violations, including a lack of national rules leading to indirect discrimination through health service fees, with 129 cases showing inadequate care.

Historical issues of discrimination against Roma in Sweden include illegal ethnic profiling by police and barriers in education and housing, prompting calls for official apologies and memorials for the Roma community.

]]> Romanian Roma in Germany https://rroma.org/romanian-roma-in-germany/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=romanian-roma-in-germany Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:35:23 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32893 The article discusses the integration challenges faced by Romanian Roma in Germany, emphasizing the need for tailored public policies that address their specific vulnerabilities and circumstances. It highlights the differences between the historical Sinti community and recent Roma migrants from Eastern Europe, stressing the importance of recognizing these distinctions in policy-making. The author calls for collaborative efforts between Germany and Romania to enhance educational and mentoring programs, aiming for genuine inclusion and dignity for the Roma community.

]]> School and “Migrants” https://rroma.org/school-and-migrants/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=school-and-migrants Sat, 29 Nov 2025 16:19:59 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30612 Apparently, in the Maribor region of Slovenia, people are moving their children towards schools with less migrant children. The numbers are telling a more differentiated story: 9,400 students this school year, with 1,325 children from abroad. Most come from Bosnia and Herzegovina (488), followed by students from Kosovo (326), Ukraine (196) and Serbia (100). Individual students also come from more distant countries, such as Burundi, Bangladesh, Estonia and Sierra Leone.

What is clearly racist though is the next topic: Roma…  “We have a lot of immigrant and Roma students,” explains Damjan Pihler, the principal of the Franceta Prešerna Elementary School. The number of Roma students in Maribor schools is around four percent and has not changed significantly in recent years. “This year, our school is attended by 27 Roma students and 30 children from abroad who are enrolled in a Slovenian school for the first time. We had the same number of immigrant students last year – that is, 60 children in two years whose mother tongue is not Slovenian.”

So basically, Roma from Slovenia are migrants …

]]> Razzia in Germany https://rroma.org/razzia-in-germany/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=razzia-in-germany Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:24:22 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30156 The job center, police, and press descend on a hotel occupied by Roma in a low-income accommodation in Schöneberg on Tuesday morning. Employees of the Berlin job center arrived unannounced at the “BB Hotel Berlin” on Fuggerstraße at 6 a.m. with a contingent of 21 police officers. The Tagesspiegel newspaper was also there to photograph the action and subsequently report on the “notorious Roma accommodation.”

Critics speak of antigypsyism and media incitement.

]]> Slovakia, Roma, Migrants, and Work https://rroma.org/slovakia-roma-migrants-and-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=slovakia-roma-migrants-and-work Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:01:40 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=30115 The Slovak Rural Party is preparing a proposal that will support the employment of long-term unemployed Roma. The Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Slovak Republic Rudolf Huliak informed about this on social networks. “Let’s give jobs to our Roma rather than foreign migrants,” Huliak declared.

Let’s see the details …

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