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The RomaThe RomaRoma are variously known as Rroma, Gypsies, Tsiganes, Tsigan, Gitanos or Gitans, as well as Sinti, Cale, and many other names. They are Europeans, having arrived...
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HistoryHistoryApart from the non-controversial fact that Roma come from India, the rest of the Roma early history is a subject of controversy. When did Roma...
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LanguageLanguageRoma have an Indian based language, a discovery of 1753. Romanes, or Romani Čhib, is the language of the Roma. This fact is little known...
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TraditionsTraditionsThe Roma culture is not a written one and has kept its unity and consistency in spite of savage assaults. Traditions were one of the...
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MusicMusicWhat is Roma music? What is Roma music? This seemingly innocuous question has fed quite an industry. From the 18th century onward, musicians, scientist have...
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ReportsReportsAll reports presented here are strictly copyrighted to the Rroma Foundation Zürich. These reports were compiled by our staff while on surveys in various countries.
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Questions & AnswersQuestions & AnswersWhen hearing about Roma, when reading about them, a wealth of clichés, generally accepted “truths” and statements are always present. This summary presents the most...
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GalleriesGalleriesThese galleries are either the work of amateurs, documenting the situation in a specific region at a specific time (for example in Bosnia in 2001,...
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Who are Roma? Where do they come from? What is the difference between Roma, Sinti, Gypsies, Cale, Tsiganes, Zigeuner, Travellers? Do they have a language? Where do they come from? How many are there in Europe? What are their traditions?
These and many more questions are treated at length in these pages on Roma, history, language, traditions, music, but also in shorter form in the questions and answers page.
The page also has resources on literature, reports and many more items.
Recent News on Roma
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March 29, 2024A demonstration against racism called “Right to LIFE” took place in the Piazza Santi Apostoli in Rome at in memory...
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March 29, 2024An article about the small variation of Easter celebrations among Roma as compared to the majority Slovak population. Veľká noc je...
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March 29, 2024Several articles in the Polish press about the intervention of firefighters in Koszary, a village in the lesser Poland Vojvodeship....
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March 26, 2024On the one hand, indignation over Friday’s verdict of the Brno Regional Court, which acquitted Ukrainians in the case of...
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March 26, 2024The segregation of Roma children in the Czech education continues. It is hard to imagine another area that would be...
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March 26, 2024On Saturday, March 23, 2024, the first round of presidential elections took place in Slovakia. Voters chose from nine candidates....
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March 25, 2024Spiš, a once rich German region between Poprad and Prešov, is increasingly the fiefdom of the Roma. They push the...
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March 25, 2024Another article about the newly erected monument for the Roma victims of the Genocide in Liberec, Czechia. The monument especially...
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March 25, 2024Several dozen Roma gathered in front of the Brno Regional Court to protest against Friday’s acquittal verdict in the case...
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March 24, 2024An article about weddings and christenings among Olah (Vlach) Roma in Slovakia. Here, a wedding with lots of kitsch and...
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March 24, 2024Not much this week in the French press about Roma. An article about the recent murder of a Romni near...
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March 23, 2024Singer and choirmaster Ida Kelarová, in cooperation with the Czech Philharmonic, will organize two extraordinary concerts for International Roma Day,...
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March 23, 2024A crisis meeting of the Roma Council of the City of Brno took place in Brno. It was a response...
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March 23, 2024The court pardoned a Ukrainian who was originally charged with the murder of a young Rom in Brno last summer....
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March 22, 2024Three young Roma apparently attacked a person at a bus stop. That person had told them to be quieter. This is...
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March 22, 2024Several hundred refugees from Ukraine – of Roma origin – were left homeless overnight. All because of the closure of...
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March 22, 2024Several hundred refugees from Ukraine – of Roma origin from the Transcarpathian region- were left homeless overnight. All because of...
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March 21, 2024Jan Honza Bendig, currently without a doubt the most successful Roma singer in the Czech Republic, was attacked a while...