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Area Teens Head To Romania [Apr 09, 2012] Youngsters will spread the gospel to the children of Gypsies Some local teens from Bonsack Baptist Church in Roanoke are heading to Romania to spread the gospel to the children of Gypsies. 14 teens will spend just over a week in the European nation. Most of the time will be spent in Bucharest, the capital city. They will also travel to two small villages where they will teach children who don?t ... [via YahooNews] More >>

EU to freeze $4.6 billion of funds to Romania [Feb 21, 2012] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? A government spokesman says European Union will freeze ?3.5 billion ($4.64 billion) after auditors found irregularities in programs aimed at helping disadvantaged groups such as Gypsies. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian leader cautioned for derogatory comments [Oct 19, 2011] Romania's anti-discrimination council has voted to caution President Traian Basescu for making discriminatory remarks about Gypsies and disabled people. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian leader cautioned for derogatory comments [Oct 18, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's anti-discrimination council has voted to caution President Traian Basescu for making discriminatory remarks about Gypsies and disabled people. The government council voted 5-2 to caution Basescu for the remarks, with the two officials who voted no saying such comments are protected by freedom of expression. Arguing that a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian leader criticized for his remarks about Gypsies and the disabled [Oct 18, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) ? Romania's anti-discrimination council has voted to caution President Traian Basescu for making discriminatory remarks about Gypsies and disabled people. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian leader cautioned for derogatory comments [Oct 18, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's anti-discrimination council has voted to caution President Traian Basescu for making discriminatory remarks about Gypsies and disabled people. The government council voted 5-2 to caution Basescu for the remarks, with the two officials who voted no saying such comments are protected by freedom of expression. Arguing that a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Gypsies seek dictionary definition change [Jul 22, 2011] What's in a name? An insult, according to Romania's Gypsies who are pushing for the nation's leading dictionary to add "pejorative" to its definition of the word "Gypsy" as "people with bad habits." [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Gypsies seek dictionary definition change [Jul 20, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania What's in a name? An insult, according to Romania's Gypsies who are pushing for the nation's leading dictionary to add "pejorative" to its definition of the word "Gypsy" as "people with bad habits." Roma, or Gypsy, rights groups have pressured the editors of the DEX dictionary to change that particular definition. Romanians use "Gypsy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Gypsies seek dictionary definition change [Jul 20, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania What's in a name? An insult, according to Romania's Gypsies who are pushing for the nation's leading dictionary to add "pejorative" to its definition of the word "Gypsy" as "people with bad habits." Roma, or Gypsy, rights groups have pressured the editors of the DEX dictionary to change that particular definition. Romanians use "Gypsy ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romanian Gypsies push for dictionary definition to reflect discrimination [Jul 20, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - What's in a name? An insult, according to Romania's Gypsies who are pushing for the nation's leading dictionary to add "pejorative" to its definition of the word "Gypsy" as "people with bad habits." [via YahooNews] More >>

Amnesty International calls on Romania to stop evictions of Gypsies and revise housing law [Jun 23, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Amnesty International has called on Romania to stop the forced evictions of Gypsies and revise its housing law and [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania poll of students finds rampant intolerance [Apr 17, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A poll of Romanian students has found widespread intolerance of Gypsies, people with AIDS and homosexuality. The findings were published late Tuesday following a poll ordered by the Soros Foundation and conducted in November. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poll: Many Romanian teens rampantly intolerant [Apr 13, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Teenagers in Romania are widely intolerant of Gypsies, gays and people with AIDS, according to a new poll that called the results "extremely worrisome." The findings published late Tuesday came from a poll paid for by the Soros Foundation and conducted in November. The report says the results show a large number of Romanian teenagers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Poll: Many Romanian teens widely intolerant of Gypsies, gays, people with AIDS, Muslims, Jews [Apr 13, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Teenagers in Romania are widely intolerant of Gypsies, gays and people with AIDS, according to a new poll that called the results "extremely worrisome." [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania poll of students finds rampant intolerance [Apr 13, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - A poll of Romanian students has found widespread intolerance of Gypsies, people with AIDS and homosexuality. The findings were published late Tuesday following a poll ordered by the Soros Foundation and conducted in November. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poll: Many Romanian teens rampantly intolerant [Apr 13, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Teenagers in Romania are widely intolerant of Gypsies, gays and people with AIDS, according to a new poll that called the results "extremely worrisome." The findings published late Tuesday came from a poll paid for by the Soros Foundation and conducted in November. The report says the results show a large number of Romanian teenagers ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania poll of students finds rampant intolerance of Gypsies, people with AIDS, homosexuality [Apr 13, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania ? A poll of Romanian students has found widespread intolerance of Gypsies, people with AIDS and homosexuality. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania sets holiday to mark end of Gypsy slavery [Mar 12, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's president has signed a law making Feb. 20 an official holiday to mark when the slavery of Gypsies, or Roma, was abolished. There are believed to be 1.5 million Roma in Romania, although the last census only recorded 500,000. Roma slavery was abolished Feb. 20, 1856, but discrimination persists against the group. Many Roma ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania enacts official holiday to mark abolishment of Gypsy slavery [Mar 12, 2011] BUCHAREST, Romania - Romania's president has signed a law making Feb. 20 an official holiday to mark when the slavery of Gypsies, or Roma, was abolished. [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania sets holiday to mark end of Gypsy slavery [Mar 11, 2011] The Associated Press The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania Romania's president has signed a law making Feb. 20 an official holiday to mark when the slavery of Gypsies, or Roma, was abolished. There are believed to be 1.5 million Roma in Romania, although the last census only recorded 500,000. Roma slavery was abolished Feb. 20, 1856, but discrimination persists against the group. Many Roma ... [via YahooNews] More >>