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OLDER ROMA AND THE FIGHT FOR DIGITAL INCLUSION

Author: Siena Fam
 
MYTHS ABOUT AGING AND TECHNOLOGY It is common to hear that older people struggle with technology because of age. While it is true that some cognitive and physical changes can come with aging, these differences vary greatly from person to person....

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WE WERE THE SCENERY - WHEN HISTORY TURNS PEOPLE INTO BACKGROUND

Author: Siena Fam
 
It tells the story of Hoa Thi Le and Hue Nguyen Che, a Vietnamese couple who fled the country after the war in 1975. A year after arriving in a refugee camp in the Philippines, they were hired as extras for the filming of Apocalypse Now. Many years...

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CALÓ IN SPAIN: THE ROMANI LANGUAGE LEFT BEHIND

Author: Eva Ibanez
 
Language has always been one of the first targets of oppression for the Roma people, whose history in Europe is marked by exclusion, poverty, and systemic racism. Words, after all, are not just a way of communicating but a means of preserving culture...

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BREAKING BARRIERS: THE STRUGGLE OF ROMA STUDENTS IN ACCESSING HIGHER EDUCATION

Author: Eva Ibanez
 
Whenever discussions about Roma people surface in public debate, stereotypes quickly take over: “they don’t want to study,” “they drop out by choice,” or “education isn’t part of their culture.” These lazy narratives ignore a basic...

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DOES ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REINFORCE STEREOTYPES AGAINST THE ROMA COMMUNITY?

Author: Eva Ibanez
 
We often hear that artificial intelligence is neutral: that it reflects us, but doesn’t judge. So I put that idea to the test, asking an AI the kind of questions people don’t say out loud... but often believe, specially when it comes to...

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THE PORAJMOS: THE FORGOTTEN AND UNSPOKEN GENOCIDE

Author: Eva Ibanez
 
The Jasenovac concentration camp is a place marked by absence: absence of humanity, of justice, and in some ways, of memory. What is most striking about Jasenovac today is the profound silence that surrounds it — not only the physical quiet of the...

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AI AND ANTI-ROMA HATE SPEECH IN BULGARIAN

Author: Olesya Yaneva
 
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has opened new opportunities to explore how technology understands and engages with sensitive social issues. One such area is the treatment of ethnic minorities, and in this case, the Roma community in...

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AUGUST 2nd IN AUSCHWITZ AND THE IMPORTANCE OF JASENOVAC

Author: Olesya Yaneva
 
The “Gypsy camp”, also known as the “Gypsy family camp” in section B-II-E of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, was established after the Auschwitz decree issued on 16 of December, 1942, and on 29 of January, 1943, ordering the...

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INTERNATIONAL BODIES FOR REPORTING HATE SPEECH

Author: Olesya Yaneva
 
When it comes to international bodies for reporting hate speech, there isn’t a mechanism in place to send a report directly to the organisations or agencies. Normally they receive data from civil organisations or governments. After that, they make...

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LIFE AND RESILIENCE IN ISTANBUL’S ROMA NEIGHBOURHOODS

Autorica: Deniz Lal Secgin
 
Istanbul’s Roma neighbourhoods are not only about history and urban transformation; they are living, breathing spaces where daily life unfolds in distinctive rhythms. Despite social exclusion and economic hardship, these communities maintain...

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