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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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August 6, 2026A controversy has erupted around Azis's new song "Mangava tu" due to the use of the phrase "aman от pedali,"...
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August 6, 2026A municipal councilor in Sofia, Carlos Kontrera, proposed to immediately stop public transport lines in Roma neighborhoods following a violent...
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August 6, 2026Albert Kinoli, a member of the United Roma Party of Kosovo, and Rasim Demiri, president of the Bosniak VAKAT party,...
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August 6, 2026The Romanian Ministry of Education discussed the expansion of affirmative measures for Roma students and clarified the role of a...
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August 6, 2026Accodting to the article, the roots of Nazi persecution of the Roma can be traced back to changing perceptions of...
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August 6, 2026The article discusses the ongoing debate regarding the accurate population count of the Roma community in Hungary, highlighting discrepancies between...
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August 6, 2026Authorities in Hungary are investigating the relocation of Roma families from the illegal settlement in Košice, Slovakia, to Hungary, focusing...
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August 6, 2026A docuemntary about Roma from Burgenland, featuring texts by Michael Köhlmeier, spans from the 1930s to the present, addressing themes...
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August 5, 2026On August 2, Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar and Speaker Ágnes Forsthoffer remained silent about the Roma Holocaust, which the...
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August 5, 2026That was to be expected. After the relocation of Roma from Slovakia to Szalonna, Hungary, the extreme-right movement “Mi Hazánk”manifested...
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August 5, 2026The President of the Roma Community in Slovenia, Jožek Horvat - Muc, emphasized that discussions about the genocide against Roma...
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August 5, 2026The Tatranská gallery recently opened a new exhibition. The project entitled The Color of Faith presents the works of Ľubomír...
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August 5, 2026Dervo Sejdić highlights the historical persecution of Roma during the Nazi occupation and the ongoing discrimination in Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
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August 5, 2026In April 1995, the Roma settlement in Danilovgrad, Montenegro, was completely destroyed during an anti-Roma pogrom after two young Roma...
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August 5, 2026Several articles about a brawl among Roma families in Vurshitz, Bulgaria. Apparently this ivolved a large group of Roma but...
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August 4, 2026The Slovak government is overseeing the relocation of two Roma families from Košice to Hungary, with plans to evaluate the...
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August 4, 2026In her Facebook post, Minister of Education and Children’s Affairs, Lannert Judit, urged greater involvement of Roma communities, long-term cooperation...
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August 4, 2026A memorial ceremony was held at the Romani Forge in Łódź to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the...
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