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Turkey's first Roma deputy calls for solid action against discrimination on Roma Day
Turkey's first Roma deputy, Özcan Purcu, has drawn attention to discrimination against Roma citizens, citing problems in education, healthcare and equal access to the job market. The deputy asked for "proof of love [for Roma people]" on International Roma Day, marked on April 8 each year, by taking efficient political action, instead of uttering "vain words."
Turkey's first Roma TV channel to start test broadcast
Turkey's first TV channel aimed at Roma people is set to start a test broadcast on Nov. 20 in a bid to help the community's voice be heard both nationally and internationally.
The channel will broadcast in both Turkish and Romany.
Roma actors working to stage 'Hamlet'
The Turkish Roma Theater Club has been working to stage the Roma version of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet," with the aim of brining talented Roma artists to the Turkish theater.
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'There is No Other,' Roma people to say in upcoming symposium
Ali Daylam, a renowned name in working to better the lives of Roma people in Turkey, talked to Hürriyet Daily News before the International Roma Symposium to be held in Ankara on Oct. 22?The problems facing the Roma people in Turkey could be clustered under four headlines: Housing, employment, health and education.
Bulgaria's Garmen Residents Rally in Sofia over Illegal Roma Dwellings
Some 150 people protested in central Sofia on Saturday against what they perceive as inaction of Bulgarian authorities on the issue of illegally built Roma dwelling in Garmen municipality.
Roma People in Garmen Plead for Peace Following Ethnic Tensions
The Roma population in the Garmen municipality have stated their conviction that they are living in peace and harmony with the rest of the citizens in the region. They commented on the tensions in the neighborhood of Kremikovtsi.
Photo exhibition on Roma life opens
BELGRADE - Head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport opened in Belgrade on Wednesday a photo exhition entitled Our City Our Home.
The exhibition was opend on International Roma Day and shows the life of Roma people in Nis and Belgrade. Its authors are young Roma from the Gipsy Roma Urban Balkan Beats (GRUBB) Foundation.
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Ivanisevic: Decade of Roma prolonged by another 10 years
SUBOTICA - Serbia has prolonged the Decade of Roma Inclusion by another 10 years, and a strategy for the improvement of the position and inclusion of the Roma people in Serbia is expected to be drafted soon, Nenad Ivanisevic, president of the government's Council for the Improvement of the Position of Roma, said in Subotica on Friday.
Horses Rage in the Center of Bulgaria's Kazanlak
Kazanlak managed to get away with a possible tragedy as furious horses raided the streets of the Bulgarian town, located at the foot of the Balkan mountain range.
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EU-funded project for Roma employment unveiled
EU-funded project for Roma employment unveiled
BELGRADE -- Belgrade Mayor Sinisa Mali and head of the EU Delegation to Serbia Michael Davenport on Monday unveiled an EU support project for Roma employment.
Under it, 100 unemployed Roma who wish to start their own businesses will receive training.
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