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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... -
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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April 18, 2024A class for Roma children recently opened in Ostrava. Its goal is to make it easier for them to start...
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April 18, 2024The Czech Senate, like the government, adopted the definition of anti-Roma racismn, i.e. so-called anti-Tziganism. However, when compared to the...
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April 18, 2024Less than a month ago, the Roma settlement of Dobruška Vas in the municipality of Škocjan was left without a...
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April 17, 2024Nikolas Petik, a successful Rom, is part of a program that goes into schools to tell the story of successful...
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April 17, 2024With Roma and Sinti political participation still marginal in many places and elections taking place this year in almost half...
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April 17, 2024An argument between Roma in the centre of Silistra, Bulgaria escalated in a fight and in a much larger gathering...
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April 16, 2024A housing estate on Dúžavská cesta in Rimavská Sobota, Slovakia, has about 1’000 residents. The kindergarten has only space for...
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April 16, 2024The stories and faces of Roma and Sinti survivors of the Holocaust will be presented in Prague at the Clam-Gallas...
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April 16, 2024Władysław Kwiatkowski, director of the Centre for Roma History and Culture in Oświęcim, will talk about the history and present...
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April 16, 2024A series of photographs of Kalderaša interiors and families taken in Transcarpathian Ukraine. Відомий фотограф показав світлини найзагадковіших ромів Закарпаття «келделарі»...
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April 15, 2024A video of a Slovene group that was done on the occasion of the International Roma Day a week ago. (VIDEO)...
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April 15, 2024In a post on the Instagram social network, the popular Slovak singer Paľo Habera shared a photo and expressed his...
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April 15, 2024A Rom blogger who has experienced several times the disparaging comments about Roma, writes on the new Slovak President, Peter...
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April 14, 2024Roma who lived in a squat in Lausanne since the summer of 2023 and who should have been expelled by...
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April 14, 2024Several news about the 8th of April in the French press. One is interesting. A French book about Johann Trollmann,...
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April 14, 2024A portrait of a young Romni in the Ukraine. She completed her studies. But what is written about Roma in...
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April 13, 2024The once-feared Roma ghetto in Škodova Street near the railway station made it to Přerov’s list of shame. Fifteen years...
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April 13, 2024An article about typical “Roma” food. Rather, food for the poor in Czech lands. Here, a sausage made of intestines...
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