Bulgaria: A model for multi-cultural society? The King Baudouin Foundation (KBF) and The European Policy Centre held an open panel discussion on 12 November 2002 to discuss “Bulgaria, a model for ...

As claims Roma women are routinely placed in separate ‘gipsy sections’ in maternity wards surface, it seems discrimination against Bulgarian Roma literally starts at birth. “When you enter the ...

SOFIA, March 24 (Reuters) - Authorities in the Bulgarian city of Sliven have set up police checkpoints around the Roma neighbourhood, as the government considers tougher measures for a community it ...

"If we have a good behavior when we go abroad, and if there we work, study and comply with all laws and mores, nobody will expel us from these countries," said Anita Kristi, a singer and dancer, one ...

The heads of 13 EU embassies in Sofia have declared their support for the Roma Pride 2012 event to be held in cities throughout Bulgaria and Europe on October 7. Roma Pride is an international ...

This article is part of the Breaking out: Stories of Roma empowerment special report, presented by the Roma Foundation for Europe. After centuries of failed policies to assimilate or eliminate them, ...

Bango Vasil - or Roma New Year - is celebrated every year in Bulgaria on January 14. This event is one of the most prominent traditions in Roma culture and is linked to Saint Vasil, believed to be the ...

PARIS — President Nicolas Sarkozy has ordered the expulsion of illegal Roma and itinerant immigrants and the dismantlement of their camps in a move that has been labeled by human rights groups as ...

It is remarkable how much damage one photograph can do. A bewildered little girl just wrenched from her home frowns awkwardly into the camera from beneath her pigtails — and the image revives ...