Roma

The Roma people want acknowledgment and reparations for the injustices done against them.

The Roma Integration Award ceremony was held in Brussels on Oct. 1, part of the European Union (EU) decision to make Roma integration a priority in the interest of strengthening human rights. The awards are the first of their kind, drawing attention to the situation of the estimated 12 million Roma people mostly living in Western Balkans and Turkey, and supporting non-governmental organizations working on Roma issues.

The Napoli vs Roma Serie A match is set for Sunday, Mar. 9, 8:45 p.m. CET (3:45 p.m. ET), at Stadio San Paolo.

Francesco Totti knocked Fiorentina down to its knees with a two-goal and one-assist performance in a 4–2 win at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.

France removed camps that housed Roma near the northern city of Lille on Thursday and deported around 240 others from the southern city of Lyon back to Romania.

On Aug. 2–3, 1944, about 3,000 Roma were sent to their death in the gas chambers of Auschwitz in what became known as “zigeunernacht,” or “night of the Gypsies.”

Recent expulsions of Roma reopened a longstanding discussion on the fate of this ethnic minority.

Dozens of Roma rights groups protested in front of the French Embassy in Bucharest, Romania.

The deportation of Roma people from France has left observers wondering what President Nicolas Sarkozy hopes to gain.