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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 19, 2024The word “antigypsyism” describes a special form of racism, namely that against Sinti and Roma. Members of this minority continue...
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March 19, 2024Journalist Ingrid Müller-Münch will speak about “Deadly police violence against Sinti and Roma” between 1945 and 1980 on Thursday, March...
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March 18, 2024The city of Zurich has allocated a large credit for the move and maintenance of a camping site for travellers...
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March 18, 2024The premiere of the play “Poor Mileva from Bosnia in our civilization in 1878” was held in Subotica, Serbia. This...
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March 18, 2024A fire ripped through a Roma settlement in Bar, Montenegro. The Roma Council has now allocated 12’000 euros for the...
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March 17, 2024The story of the Roma “King” Róbert I. Botoš and his numerous designer shirts and gold. This perpetuates the clichés and...
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March 17, 2024Roma program about the forgotten story of Antonia Single, an extraordinary Roma flamenco dancer, Photographer Antoine Le Roux on nomads and...
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March 17, 2024The former president of the Flemish socialist party (Vooruit), Conner Rousseau, seemed to be able to escape a trial despite...
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March 17, 2024The usual unfortunate news: A camp near Paris that existed since 2017 has been closed this week, leaving roughly 200...
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March 16, 2024A reportage Cakov, a village in Eastern Slovakia. The current Slovak president Zuzana Čaputová won almost 98 percent of the...
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March 16, 2024Two articles dwelling on what happened in the 16 years since the Czech Republic was condemned for school segregation and...
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March 16, 2024of Greeks involved in thefts and burglaries are Roma” and requires the state to deal with “the systemic delinquency of...
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March 15, 2024Well, the results of a survey in Poland are unfortunately not surprising. The least liked people in Poland (in that...
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March 15, 2024Every weekday in the morning slot from 10.05am on TV1 and replays at 4.10pm on TV2, Paleta brings pictures and...
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March 15, 2024Canadian anthropology professor David Scheffel had been conducting research on child prostitution in Roma settlements in Slovakia since the revolution...
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March 14, 2024Mechanical engineer and influencer Tomáš Csicsó, followed by more than 160’000 people, proves with his stories on social networks that...
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March 14, 2024Children on a train were verbally assaulted by older women from the majority. For example, the said: “Smelly Roma, they...
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March 14, 2024The project “Empowerment of young Roma women in matters of health, prevention and human rights” implemented as part of the...