The Roma arrived in Europe hundreds of years ago from present-day Rajasthan in northern India—and they still aren’t welcome in many quarters. For centuries their lot has been hatred and prejudice, ...

Picture taken on August 21, 2013 shows the "anti-roma" wall in the Kosice city. The European Union Culture Commissioner Androulla Vassiliou demanded that the Slovak city of Kosice demolish "without ...

In 2015, the EU designated August 2 as the European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. In Germany, the day is marked with memorial services, educational activites and public addresses. And in eastern Europe ...

This piece, written by Mary Drosopoulos and Oana Dumbrava, was first published by Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso Transeuropa (OBC Transeuropa) in December 2024. Global Voices has republished an edited ...

It's a lesser-known chapter of the Holocaust, the murder of some 500,000 Roma and Sinti people, members of a long-marginalized and often persecuted minority in Europe. One way into that history is ...

Ceija Stojka, a survivor who painted the truth about the historical injustices to the Romani people, is the subject of a stirring show at the Drawing Center. By Aruna D’Souza See more of our coverage ...