Romani people
Gunshots injure 13 in Roma camp in Rhodes
Thirteen people were hospitalized in Rhodes on Tuesday morning with gunshot wounds following an incident outside a Roma camp on the island, the state-run Athens-Macedonian news agency reported.
Based on initial information, three Roma in a car stopped shortly after noon outside the camp at Karakonero and opened fire.
It is not known what the motives of the assailants were.
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Serbian Parents Demand Separate Classes from Roma
Almost all Serbian parents whose children are about to enrol in the only Serbian-language school in the southern Serbian town of Bujanovac have signed a petition, asking the school to have separate classes for Roma children.
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Roma to Sue Serbia for ‘Tolerating’ War Crime
Representatives of Serbia’s Roma community said they plan to sue the state at the European Court of Human Rights after a Belgrade court acquitted members of paramilitary group of killing 27 Roma civilians in 1992.
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Vucic and Soros talk about position of Roma in Serbia
According this, they discussed "Serbia's progress in European integration, improving entrepreneurship, and the position of Roma in Serbia."
Gadjo Dilo | Athens | March 31
Local purveyors of gypsy jazz Gadjo Dilo take the stage at Gazarte on Saturday, March 31, for a concert of classic numbers from Italy and France, as well as original work stemming from its albums "Manouche De Grec" and "Manouche De Grec Vol II." Doors open at 9 p.m. and tickets cost 8 euros (online at www.viva.gr or by phone at 11876).
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Deutsche Welle Releases Documentary About Marriage in Roma Minority of Bulgaria
The German publication Deutsche Welle has produced a documentary in Bulgaria about one of the older traditions of the Roma minority with regards to marriage.
The documentary follows a Kalaidzhi family as they attempt to find a husband for their daughter, and it explores the differences between the young Roma and the older generations.
Sex Abuse Claims Rock Macedonian Youth Centre
The head of "25 May" a centre for troubled youngsters in Skopje, Macedonia, resigned on Monday "for moral reasons" over a scandal involving the possible sexual abuse of a 13-year-old in the care of his institution.
This case hit the public last Thursday when an international Roma rights organization, the European Roma Rights Centre, ERRC urged the authorities to react.
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RCC to host conference on budget gaps in Roma integration
TIRANA - The Regional Cooperation Council's (RCC) Roma Integration 2020 Action Team will organise a conference in Tirana on Friday to address the needs and priorities in the Western Balkans and Turkey concerning filling in the budget gaps in Roma integration policies, with a specific focus on employment and housing for Roma.
Bulgaria's Deputy PM Ordered Not to Use Hate Speech
A Bulgarian court has ordered Deputy Prime Minister and nationalist party leader Valeri Simeonov to refrain from using hate speech following anti-Roma statements he made in parliament in 2014, lawyers from a human rights group said on Wednesday.
Djangofest | Athens | September 16 & 17
Inspired by the life and work of the legendary Romani-French guitarist Jean "Django" Reinhardt, Djangofest Athens, now in its eighth year, celebrates all things gypsy jazz, with music concerts, film screenings, dance activities, events for children and more. The event at Technopolis is admission-free and starts at 7 p.m.
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