Proud Roma Free Europe and local civic organisation Roma Standing Conference are delighted to announce the successful culmination of their first joint census campaign in Bulgaria. Read about the campaign highlights here.
Екипът на “Горди Роми Свободна Европа” и местното гражданско движение “Постоянна ромска конференция” имат удоволствието да обявят успешното приключване на първата си съвместна кампания за преброяване на населението в България. Прочетете повече тук.
Proud Roma Free Europe, together with local civic partner Avaja, has successfully wrapped up its national outreach campaign targeting the country’s Roma community to encourage them to participate in the census, which culminated on 30 September. Read about the campaign here!
The following article was first published in Bulgarian by Roma Standing Conference, local partner of the Proud Roma Free Europe campaign. The article raises critical questions about the validity of the national census data on the Roma population.
“A nation that does not remember its roots is, like a tree, ready to break at any moment.” Read the inspiring story of Princess Ivanova from the Bulgarian village of Dolni Tsibar.
Sar kotor andar i kampania Barikane Roma Slobodo Evropa, o bulgarikano partenero Roma Standing Conference thodjas pes te informisarel le romen ko lokalo nivelo thaj te zorjarel len te thon pen ando nacionalo manušengo ginavipe.
Около 50 активисти пътуват из страната до стратегически населени места в България за ангажирането на ромската общност на място. Прочетете повече тук.
Following a press conference held by Avaja on Monday, the civic organisation shared video testimonies of Roma citizens who had experienced first-hand infringements in the census taking process.
Read Roma Standing Conference’s statement in response to threats to the collection of accurate data on Roma during the national census, which runs until 3 October.
In the last ten days, Proud Roma Free Europe’s North Macedonian partner, local civic organisation AVAJA, has noted severe irregularities in the collection of census data on Roma across the country. Read the full statement issued by Avaja here.
