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According to the last census from 2021, there were 67,179 persons counted as Romani people in Slovakia (Slovak: Rómovia na Slovensku), or 1.23% of the population. [1] However, the number of Roma is usually underreported, with estimates placing the Roma population at 7–11% of the population.
The Gypsies of Svinia is a 1998 documentary film about the Roma population in Svinia, Slovakia.The film documents the people within the community, and follows David Scheffel, a Canadian anthropologist, as he attempts to gain the support of charitable agencies the Heifer Project International, the Canadian International Development Agency, and Habitat for Humanity International.
A Roma wall or Gypsy wall is a wall built by local authorities in the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia to segregate the Roma minority from the rest of the population. Such practices have been criticised by both human rights organizations and the European Union, who see it as a case of racial segregation.
gypsy part Sofia: 4,659 ~100% Gradets: village Kotel, Sliven: 3,759 2,970 79.01% Gradets is probably the largest Roma village in the world Bukovlak: village Pleven, Pleven: 3,620 2,052 56.69% Second largest Roma village in Bulgaria Varbitsa: town Varbitsa, Shumen: 3,325 1,841 55.37% Varbitsa is the only town (urban settlement) in Bulgaria with ...
In the English language, Romani people have long been known by the exonym Gypsies or Gipsies, [88] which many Roma consider to be an ethnic slur. [ 89 ] [ 90 ] [ 91 ] The attendees of the first World Romani Congress in 1971 unanimously voted to reject the use of all exonyms for the Roma, including "Gypsy". [ 92 ]
In Bulgaria, Professor Ognian Saparev has written articles stating that 'Gypsies' are culturally inclined towards theft and use their minority status to 'blackmail' the majority. [39] European Union officials censured both the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 2007 for forcibly segregating Romani children from regular schools. [40]
In May 1942 an order was issued according to which all "Gypsies" living in the Balkans were to be arrested. Although the Nazi regime never produced the "Gypsy Law" desired by Himmler, [33] policies and decrees were passed which discriminated against the Romani people. [34] Roma were classified as "asocial" and "criminals" by the Nazi regime. [35]
Each June, Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month is celebrated in London. [91] International Romani Day is a holiday celebrated in Europe on April 8, ... In Slovakia ...