An American Roma comes home
One sunny day, I was walking around the Roma neighbourhood ‘Iztok’ (East) in the town of Kiustendil. I sat down in the shade of a large parasol at a street cafe to cool down with some cold lemonade...
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Which am I more: A woman, or a Romani woman? Am I more a journalist, a daughter, a Czech, or a European? I am all of these together, and which of these becomes most important depends on my momentary situation, my stage of life, and my circumstances. I don‘t think so much about identity anymore, you know – as in my own identity. Given my age and
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In anticipation of a weekend in the countryside, and the idea of sitting inside in a warm place, I got a call from the Embassy of U.S.A . „Hello! How
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The Bucharest Prom of the Roma Students, 2011 edition
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Eggs influence anti-Roma moods in the Czech Republic
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Roma question, EU answer
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Romanian Roma NGOs have created a new political party
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A new study about the media representation of minorities in Hungary
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‘Nothing is impossible as long as you really want it!”
A Roma Girl Discovers the ‘Forward Together’ Initiative ...
A bitter justice
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Roma in the red sludge
DEVECSER, Hungary – It was just past noon, last Oct. 4, when Karoly Horvath returned home from fishing a local lake, here in provincial western Hungary. His wife and 12-year-old daughter were home to...
It’s cool to be Roma
“I look straight at the camera recording me and I say: I’m Alina Serban and I’m Roma. It’s the first time when I say this without thinking about the consequences, without thinking that...
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Amnesty International Report 2011 – Hungary: some conclusions
When comparing the Reports made by Amnesty International about Hungary in 2010 and 2011,...
