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According to the LGBT rights organisation and charity Stonewall, anti-Romanyism exists in the UK, with a distinction made between Romani people and Irish Travellers (both of whom are commonly known by the exonym "gypsies" in the UK), and the so-called "travellers [and] modern Gypsies". [138]
The Italian journalist Curzio Malaparte, who witnessed the pogrom first-hand, [23] wrote about how "detachments of soldiers and gendarmes, groups of working men and women, groups of long-haired Gypsies squabbled, shouting with joy, as they undressed the corpses, lifted them and turned them over." [24] Bodies being thrown down from the death train
The Legionnaires' headquarters became torture centers, and Jews kidnapped from their homes were brought there. Jews' homes were set on fire and the Jews themselves were concentrated in places where they could be tortured to take their property and Jewish women were raped. Jews were murdered at random, but also in planned executions.
[1] [4] [5] Author Traian Tandin claims that a group of Gypsy women and minors, belonging to the nomadic Gypsy tribe that was settled near Ciurea, thought that nobody was home, so they entered it in order to rob. [1] [4] [5] But Grigore's wife and three children were in the backyard. [1]
Pikey (/ ˈ p aɪ k iː /; also spelled pikie, pykie) [1] [2] is an ethnic slur referring to Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.It is used mainly in the United Kingdom and in Ireland to refer to people who belong to groups which had a traditional travelling lifestyle.
After the attack in Kisléta, police patrols were increased in the area, so one of the men began carrying around a pistol, in case a shoot-out with police occurred. [17] Disappointed with the results, the trio planned to also attack the mayor of the village, who, according to them, was a leftist who always gave the jobs to Roma people.
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Romani feminism or Gypsy feminism is the feminist trend that promotes gender equality, the fight against social inequalities and the defense of the integration of women in different movements in society, making these processes compatible with the preservation of culture and values of the Romani people.