Greek Roma
Greece
One Year After Maria, Nothing Has Changed for Greece's Roma
It was October 2013 when the case of little Maria, the blond Roma girl from Bulgaria who was illegally adopted by Greek Roma, made headlines all over Europe. According to a report by Open Society Foundations, nothing has changed in the...
Greece
Mystery Blond Child Found with Roma Family in Rhodes
Authorities in the Greek island of Rhodes came across a case that is very similar to that of Little Maria from Farsala, northern Greece, which was heavily covered by all Greek media a few months ago.
A Roma woman who used...
Greece
New Case of Baby Taken by Roma?
A new case of a child possibly taken by Roma's arose in Mytilene on Wednesday morning, the police arrested three Roma's, of Greek origin, for taking a baby boy aged two and a half months. The police-men found the...
Greece
Roma in Greece: Tough Life, Segregation and… Crimes
The issue of the Roma population in Greece remains controversial to date and the case of the little girl Maria who was found at a Roma camp living with a couple who has been charged for her abduction has...
Greece
More Blond Girls in Roma Camps?
After news of the couple accused of abducting the little blonde, green-eyed girl in Greece, Roma now seem to face a stigmatization as being child traffickers. Amnesty International is fighting to protect their rights and condemns the unfair and...
Crime
Greek Police Say Roma Camps Gangster Enclaves
Following the murder of a 16-year-old gypsy boy in a Roma camp in Megara, Greek police have started a sweep into the unlawful settlements and said that the outposts are being used as hiding places for widespread operations of...
Europe
Greek Roma Win Human Rights Case
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled today that the failure of Greek authorities to integrate Roma children into the ordinary education system amounted to discrimination against them.
The applicants of the case Sampani and Others v. Greece were...