War – rroma.org https://rroma.org Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:40:20 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://rroma.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/cropped-greenwheel_large-1-32x32.png War – rroma.org https://rroma.org 32 32 Roma in Ukraine https://rroma.org/roma-in-ukraine-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-in-ukraine-3 Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:40:20 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33878 The Roma community in Sumy, Ukraine, close to the Russian border, faces severe challenges due to ongoing conflict, with many families affected by violence and displacement.

Local organizations are providing humanitarian aid, educational support, and vocational training to help Roma families cope during the war.

A new educational center has been established to ensure Roma children continue their education, while also offering legal and psychological support to adults in need.

]]> Mobilisation in Zakarpattia https://rroma.org/mobilisation-in-zakarpattia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mobilisation-in-zakarpattia Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:39:38 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33810 According to local reports, on July 23, a violent mobilisation action took place in Nagylucska, near Mukachevo, in Zakarpattia (Transcarpathian Ukraine) targeting the Hungarian-speaking Roma community,  Eyewitnesses claim that masked soldiers and police indiscriminately assaulted locals, with two men reportedly shot and forcibly taken onto buses.

The presence of special units is suspected, and local Roma representatives have rushed to the scene to assist the frightened community, although official confirmation from authorities is still pending.

]]> Massacre Survivor https://rroma.org/massacre-survivor/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=massacre-survivor Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:58:51 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33641 Ribic survived a brutal attack by Serbian paramilitaries, who believed him dead and buried him with his family, but he escaped and was later saved by Serbian soldiers who refused to return him to his attackers.

The Ribic family had previously fled to Serbia to escape ethnic cleansing but returned to Bosnia, where they were ultimately killed in the Skocic massacre, a significant crime against the Roma during the Bosnian war.

The suffering of the Roma community during the war has been largely overlooked, with a recent study highlighting their persecution, and calls for justice remain unfulfilled, reflecting a historical pattern of neglect.

]]> War and Roma https://rroma.org/war-and-roma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=war-and-roma Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:54:27 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=33398 The article discusses the impact of war on the Roma community in Munkács, Ukraine, highlighting how traditional gender roles have shifted, with women becoming breadwinners while men face conscription.

The Romodrom integration center provides support for Roma children, offering education and meals, as many families struggle with poverty and lack of access to basic services like water. The article also addresses the stigma faced by the Roma community, including discrimination and stereotypes, while emphasizing the resilience and efforts of individuals to improve their circumstances.

]]> Yugoslav Wars https://rroma.org/yugoslav-wars/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yugoslav-wars Mon, 04 May 2026 15:19:00 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32458 An interesting  article about Roma victims of the Bosnian war. Among the victims in Srebrenica were also Roma, but this is not recorded, because, like in other parts of the world, Roma also took on local names.

Human rights lawyer Lejla Hadžimesić talks about what went wrong, so that the process of reconciliation and dealing with the past in Bosnia and Herzegovina stopped years ago and started the journey back. She cites Milorad Dodik’s speech about secession fifteen years ago as a turning point. She sees this situation as the reason why it was (only) three decades after the war that the space for researching Roma victims opened up, which she herself is also involved in.

]]> Janush Panchenko https://rroma.org/janush-panchenko/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=janush-panchenko Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:28:06 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=32096 An interview of Janush Panchenko wo tells what it was like when Russia invaded Ukraine and what it was like when he decided to leave Ukraine.

]]> Roma in Bosnia https://rroma.org/roma-in-bosnia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roma-in-bosnia Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:54:56 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31941 Three decades after the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Roma still remain outside the institutional memory, justice and reparations system, although, according to new findings, they were exposed to all forms of war crimes, from murders to expulsions and displacement, it was emphasized at the conference on the suffering of Roma in the period 1992-1995.

The conference was held in the building of the Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the title “Through Truth to Justice: Thirty Years of Silence on the Suffering of Roma in the Period 1992-1995”, within the project “Improving Roma Participation in Transitional Justice in BiH”, funded by the Government of the United Kingdom.

]]> Zakarpattia: Mobilisation https://rroma.org/zakarpattia-mobilisation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=zakarpattia-mobilisation Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:13:36 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31857 On March 10th, near the village of Patskanovo in the Uzhhorod district, a group of Roma blocked the road of a service vehicle and attacked military personnel with wooden sticks.

According to the police of the Zakarpattia region, the incident occurred during the notification of residents of the district about mobilization and verification of military registration documents. People deliberately blocked the movement of a military vehicle, after which they provoked a conflict.

]]> Ukraine and Roma https://rroma.org/ukraine-and-roma-20/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ukraine-and-roma-20 Fri, 06 Mar 2026 14:42:32 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31709 An interesting article on Roma in Ukraine who are fighting for the country and generally onm their current situation in the country.

]]> Ukraine, the War, and Roma https://rroma.org/ukraine-the-war-and-roma-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ukraine-the-war-and-roma-3 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:30:21 +0000 https://rroma.org/?p=31591 A reportage on Radio Romano about the situation of Roma in the Ukraine and about those who fled on the eve of the 5th year of the war.

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