Roma

OPINION,
It is time to address anti-Roma discrimination in the US
The recent Senate resolution celebrating Romani culture and heritage is a good start, but our work is far from over.
opinion by Margareta Matache
Published On 30 Dec 2022
Roma teenager shot by police in Greece’s Thessaloniki dies
The 16-year-old boy’s shooting last week led to days of protests in Thessaloniki, Athens and other parts of Greece.
Published On 13 Dec 2022
Greek police officer appears in court over Roma teen’s shooting
About 200 friends, relatives and other protesters from the Roma community gather outside the court in Thessaloniki.
Published On 9 Dec 2022
Greek authorities call for calm after unrest over police shooting
Protests have been raging in different Greek cities since a 16-year-old Roma boy was shot in the head by police.
Published On 8 Dec 2022

Police officer allegedly shoots a 16-year-old Roma in the head after he drive away from a petrol station without paying.

After a years-long campaign by Roma activists, a pig farm that stood on a former concentration camp is being removed.

Members of the Roma minority proudly serve in Ukraine’s army, but some fear discrimination when the war ends.

Hundreds of Ukraine’s Roma people face uncertain future in Moldova’s capital Chisinau as many are not documented.

The killing of a Greek Roma youth reignites a firestorm in Greek media and starts a conversation about anti-Roma racism.

We should not feel the need to co-opt the BLM movement to bring the plight of Roma to the world’s attention.

After police were filmed kneeling on a Roma man’s neck, tensions between the marginalised minority and state have grown.

To convince Roma in Europe to take up the vaccine, governments need to take steps to build trust.

For Roma, Italy’s so-called ‘Nomad Emergency’ never really ended, it just became invisible.

Campaigners welcome move, but some in the community are fearful of discrimination and hesitant to participate.

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