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Sulukule

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:14:54 +0200

July 2008. One of the oldest Rroma settlements in Europe, the Sulukule neighbourhood in Istanbul is being destroyed and its inhabitants are forced to move outside of the city, in a new settlement…

Kosovo 2006

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 18:52:15 +0200

June 2006. This report is the result of an extensive survey in Kosovo in the spring of 2006 by the staff of the Rroma Foundation. It shows the still difficult situation of Rroma in this region and…

Kosovo 2005

Thu, 10 Feb 2005 15:37:22 +0100

February 2005.This report was done after a visit of our staff in Kosovo in the beginning of 2005. It shows the continuing difficult situation that Rroma face in that region as well as the continuing…

One Family

Sun, 30 Jan 2005 13:37:13 +0100

January 2005.One Rroma Family in Switzerland has repeatedly made the press headlines. Either stealing, begging, stabbing, in brief all calamities concentrated within one family. But is this the…

South Serbia

Wed, 26 Feb 2003 21:20:00 +0100

February 2003.The situation of Rroma in South Serbia is often forgotten. But they are subjected increasingly to discriminations and difficulties which, in part can be traced back to the Kosovo…

The Situation of Rroma in Former Yugolsavia

Mon, 28 Oct 2002 14:04:47 +0100

October 2002.This paper is an update of the current situation of Rroma in former Yugoslavia. It was presented at a conference in Germany in October 2002 and gives an overview of the challenges and…

Official Rroma Presence

Sun, 14 Apr 2002 17:16:19 +0200

April 2002.After the Kosovo conflict, many of the official acts that proved the existence and property of Rroma in that region were either destroyed or vanished. As a result, it is often impossible…

Rroma Women and Terror

Fri, 25 Jan 2002 18:01:01 +0100

October 2001.In the Balkan conflicts, rapes have been used as a weapon of ethnic cleansing. In addition, especially in Kosovo and Albania, one now encouters selected abductions of Rroma girls who are…

Rroma, Ashkali, and Egyptians

Fri, 21 Dec 2001 14:56:13 +0100

April 2000.Who, in the last few days, months or years, has not heard of the wealth of names associated to a seemingly simple concept, namely that of a Gypsy, or rather, in the Kosovar terminology, a…

Forgotten Refugees

Sun, 28 Oct 2001 14:51:55 +0100

March 2001.The situation in Kosovo, and the continuing ethnic cleansing have resulted in many Rroma leaving the region. However, their plight is neither well documented, nor even acknowledged by most…

Bosnia 2001

Sun, 28 Oct 2001 14:42:24 +0100

September 2001. This report (in German) documents the situation of Rroma post Bosnian conflict and post Dayton agreement. It shows that the situation of refugees and returning refugees is far from…

Macedonian Conflict

Sun, 14 Oct 2001 14:39:58 +0200

October 2001.The situation of Rroma in Western and Northern Macedonia is quite worrying. This report represents a fist hand account of the actual situation in those regions as well as what happened…

Macedonia Exodus

Sun, 26 Aug 2001 17:23:10 +0200

August 2001.Rroma are increasingly the victims of the conflict in Macedonia between Albanians and Slavs. The very same patterns as the ones seen in Kosovo are being re-applied by all involved…

Interviews

Sun, 27 May 2001 20:00:07 +0200

May 2001.The BFF is now assessing the ethnic appurtenance of Rroma refugees in Switzerland via interviews with so-called experts. These interviews are borderline if not outright racist, and the…

Rroma in Serbia

Wed, 28 Mar 2001 15:35:52 +0200

August 2000. This report (in German) documents the situation of Rroma in Serbia and the current tensions, threats and aggressions. Rroma are increasingly sidelined, evicted, and even ethnically…

Rroma Refugees

Fri, 21 Apr 2000 14:55:34 +0200

June 2000.The situation of Rroma refugees in Switzerland is undergoing a review and changes. As most Rroma declared themselves as being Albanians when they arrived in Switzerland, they are now being…