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British ambassador: Ignorance about the past of Roma slavery - a major obstacle to lesson learning

Published by Agerpres on Fri, 07/30/2021 - 10:55

Most Romanians are unaware that the Roma were enslaved in the past, British ambassador in Bucharest Andrew Noble said on Thursday, stressing that ignorance about the past of slavery is a major obstacle to lesson learning.

World Day for Honor the Victims Romani During World War II

Published by Novinite on Sat, 04/08/2017 - 09:05

On 8 April romani all around the world pay tribute to victims romani during World War II. It was declared as Romani Day in 1990, during the 4th World Romani Congress of the International Organization "Romani Union" in honor of the first major international meeting of representatives of the Romani ethnic group - the first Romani Congress, held on April 8th  1971 in London.

International Roma Day to be Marked in Bulgaria

Published by Novinite on Tue, 04/08/2014 - 09:18

Bulgarian Roma across the country celebrate April 8, the International Roma Day.

The International Day of the Roma is a day of celebration of Roma culture, history and traditions. The Day also draws attention to discrimination directed to their communities globally and calls for all human rights to be respected and observed.