Roma

OPINION,
For Roma, justice truly is blind
Europe’s courts refuse to prosecute police officers who abuse Roma even when their crimes are caught on video.
Opinion by Jonathan Lee
Published On 10 Apr 2024
Denmark’s tough laws on begging hit Roma women with few other options
Members of the Roma minority face discrimination in Denmark. Those who turn to begging are criminalised.
Published On 4 Mar 2024
Another Roma boy dies in police chase, marking grim pattern in Greece
Greece’s Roma minority demands answers after Christos Michalopoulos, 17, died while being pursued by police.
Published On 27 Nov 2023
‘My father didn’t beat my mother in a gypsy fashion-he just beat her’
Famed Roma activist Gelu Duminică on challenging stereotypes and changing the dictionary definition of the word ‘gypsy’.
Published On 18 Nov 2023

Murder of a Roma man alleged to have been committed by a Ukrainian person sparks angry protests in the Czech Republic.

Roma inclusion is not only a moral imperative; ageing societies in Europe mean that it is also smart economics.

A Manchester-based, Czech-born truck driver turns into a social media star and Roma rights campaigner.

The recent Senate resolution celebrating Romani culture and heritage is a good start, but our work is far from over.

The 16-year-old boy’s shooting last week led to days of protests in Thessaloniki, Athens and other parts of Greece.

About 200 friends, relatives and other protesters from the Roma community gather outside the court in Thessaloniki.

Protests have been raging in different Greek cities since a 16-year-old Roma boy was shot in the head by police.

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.

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