Romania
A still from the video footage of a police intervention in the south of Romania against a group of Romani men whom they had forced to lie on the ground. (April 2020) (PHOTO: Libertatea.ro)
Romanian chief of local police filmed beating handcuffed Romani men as they lie on the ground
29.4.2020 16:38 full story
videoVIDEO: Ostentatious homes built by Roma community in Romania reflect their desire for prestige
21.8.2019 7:36 full story
Pope Francis apologizes to Romani people, asks forgiveness for discrimination, mistreatment and segregation
3.6.2019 13:10 full story
Romania loses at the European Court of Human Rights, must compensate Roma family for police brutality
28.4.2019 14:30 full story
Romania: 900 protest recent violence against Roma in Italy and Ukraine, more demonstrations in other European countries to follow
29.7.2018 13:34 As many as 900 people assembled on Saturday, 28 July 2018 in Bucharest, Romani in front of the Italian and Ukrainian embassies to express their disagreement with many violent anti-Romani crimes and to protest antigypsyism in Europe. The assemblies were the first in a series of protests that are being realized in nine European countries. full story
Feminist Roma theater company celebrates the abolition of Roma slavery in Romania
5.3.2018 11:34 February 20th marks the liberation of the Roma population from slavery in Romania. For 500 years, most of the Roma in Romania were enslaved by Orthodox Monasteries and the boyars, who were the Romanian aristocracy. In commemoration of this event the feminist Roma theater company, Giuvlipen, presented Cine a omorât-o pe Szomna Grancsa? (Who killed Szomna Grancsa?) on February 23rd in Bucharest as a reminder that racism against the Romani people continues to persist. full story
Romania: Romani Actresses Shine a Spotlight on Feminism
20.7.2017 23:50 Giuvlipen Theatre Company is a Roma feminist theatre company based in Bucharest, Romania. The company was established in 2014 by several professional Romani actresses in Bucharest. full story
Slovakia: Romani women protest discrimination in maternity hospital with a petition
6.5.2017 19:28 In Prešov, Slovakia, Romani mothers are grappling with being discriminated against by health care staff in the obstetrics and gynecological department of a particular hospital. Romani women do not receive the same health care as Slovak women, are separated from other expectant mothers in the ward, are insulted by staff and other patients, and are not informed enough about the state of their health and the procedures of the hospital facility. full story
Romania: Ethnic Hungarian mob commits arson against Romani children accused of stealing
18.4.2017 7:14 The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) reports that on the last Friday in March an arson attack was committed in the small town of Gheorgheni, Romania against a Romani-occupied home. Agricultural storage buildings, an annex to the home, the home itself and other outbuildings were burned to the ground. full story
European Roma and Travellers Forum condemns offer made by self-appointed "king" to US President
13.2.2017 19:44 The European Roma and Travellers Forum (ERTF) has indicated its dismay and outrage over the letter sent recently by Dorin Cioabă of Romania to US President Donald Trump suggesting that Romani people in particular should build a proposed wall between Mexico and the USA. The ERTF condemns ideas that foster segregation and discrimination in any form. full story
International Romani Union says offer to help Trump came from Rom facing traditional community justice procedure in Romania
8.2.2017 8:35 Dorin Cioabă, the self-declared "King of all Roma", has sent a letter to US President Donald Trump promising to aid him with building the controversial wall on the border between Mexico and the USA. This news, which in the Czech Republic would usually only be fit for the tabloid media, was instead reported here by public broadcaster Czech Radio. full story
Austria: Arson attacks against Romani families from Romania
11.3.2016 20:38 Unidentified perpetrators set fire to the tents of Romani families from Romania in the Upper Austrian city of Linz at the beginning of March. Fortunately, no one was injured in that incident. full story
Romanian film "Aferim!", set during era of Roma slavery, discusses various forms of honor
11.10.2015 0:27 A gendarme and his sidekick, a father and son looking for a runaway Gypsy slave, ride through the breathtaking landscape of Wallachia. On the way they encounter various characters almost always representing some sort of social type, whether a psychopathic Orthodox priest, a band of local mercenaries, Gypsy serfs and their only slightly more well-off masters from the impoverished peasant class, or drunkards and whores at a traveller's tavern. full story
Central European artists and politicians call for solidarity with migrants
18.9.2015 20:51 Agence France-Presse (AFP) and the Associated Press (AP) report that Czech film director Jiří Menzel and former Czech Prime Minister Petr Pithart are among hundreds of artists and politicians from Central Europe who have called on the citizens and representatives of their countries to demonstrate solidarity with asylum-seekers. The AFP reports that Central European citizens frequently are antagonistic and sometimes hostile towards migrants coming to Europe. full story
Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 holds its closing meeting in Sarajevo
11.9.2015 2:49 On 10 and 11 September the 28th and final International Steering Committee Meeting of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 is being held in Sarajevo. The meeting is being attended by the national coordinators of the countries involved as well as many collaborating individuals and institutional partners and aims to draw attention to the lessons learned and successes achieved during the past decade. full story
Ireland: Roma immigrant challenges state's refusal to award her welfare
22.7.2015 0:35 The Irish Times reports that a Roma citizen of Romania with two young children is suing Ireland's Department of Social Protection for refusing to award her various welfare benefits, claiming the refusal is a violation of EU law. Her counsel, Derek Shorthall, told the High Court that the case raises "very weighty legal issues". full story
ERRC publishes Roma Rights issue honoring the late Nicolae Gheorghe
9.7.2015 16:39 The current issue of Roma Rights, the journal of the European Roma Rights Centre, is dedicated to the life and work of the late Nicolae Gheorghe. Guest editor Nicoleta Bitu compiled the issue. full story
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