Patterns of Persecution of Patterns of Persecution of Roma in Europe Roma in Europe

Through The History  Through The History 

By Mr. Valery Novoselsky, By Mr. Valery Novoselsky, Executive Editor, Roma Virtual Executive Editor, Roma Virtual

Network (Israel)Network (Israel)

Challenges in Roma historyChallenges in Roma history

forcible removal of children,forcible removal of children, expulsions,expulsions, servitude in galleys and mines, servitude in galleys and mines, death sentences for being “Gypsy”,death sentences for being “Gypsy”, absolute slavery absolute slavery genocide of Roma during WW2.genocide of Roma during WW2.

Today`s Realities for Roma Today`s Realities for Roma

low life expectancy, low life expectancy, high illiteracy, high illiteracy, dire poverty, dire poverty, poor housing, poor housing, disproportionate unemployment ,disproportionate unemployment , discrimination of children in discrimination of children in education,education,

Antiziganizm. Antiziganizm.

First Challenge: Distrust And Reproaches - First Challenge: Distrust And Reproaches - Buying Out, Deportation And ExpulsionBuying Out, Deportation And Expulsion

Second Challenge: EnslavementSecond Challenge: Enslavement

Third Challenge: Hunting realities of Third Challenge: Hunting realities of Western EuropeWestern Europe

Fourth Challenge: Forced Assimilation with Fourth Challenge: Forced Assimilation with

the element of Hunts the element of Hunts ……

Forced Assimilation in Austro-Hungarian Empire Four decrees of the Empress Maria Theresia:

The first decree issued in 1758 forced the “Gypsies” to settle. They were denied

the right to own horses and wagons in order to keep them from “nomadising”.

In the second decree issued in 1761 the Roma were supposed to give up their way of life, together with their old name, in order to

accelerate the process of integration.

In 1767 a third decree was issued when the jurisdiction withdrawn from the

voivodes and all “Gypsies” became subject to local jurisdiction.

The fourth decree issued in 1773 prohibited marriages between the Roma. The

children had to grow up isolated from their parents.

Fifth Challenge: Déjà vu of Distrust And Reproaches 2nd Migration

The Main Challenge: Roma Genocide Genocide of European Roma1939–1945

Final Challenge: To Be Rom in Today`s Europe

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