Antiziganism

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Antiziganism[a] refers to the bias, prejudice or discrimination against the Roma.[b]

Overview

Antiziganism has been widespread in Europe since the Middle Ages.[2] The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) adopted an official definition for antiziganism on October 8, 2020:[1]

Persecution

For centuries, the Roma have been victims of persecution and systemic discrimination in many countries.[3][4] They were subject to repeated mass murders as well.[3][4]

Modern period

Between the 1500s and the 1700s, Romani men could be hanged without a trial in many countries.[3] Muslim Roma reportedly face double discrimination – antiziganism and alleged Islamophobia.[5][better source needed] Smears against the Roma are common, especially in European countries.[3][4] Unfortunately, the Roma are blamed just as the Jewish people[6] for social problems and wrongdoings of others.[3][4]

Genocide

Nazi Germany

In World War II, while the Holocaust was happening, the Roma were also genocided by Nazi Germany, his allied countries and their local collaborators in Axis-occupied territories.[7] Historians estimated that between 250,000 and 500,000 Roma had been killed.[8][9] Some historians give a higher death toll estimate, ranging from 800,000 to 1,500,000.[10]

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Footnotes

  1. Also known as antigypsyism or anti-Roma racism.[1]
  2. Also known as the Romani people.[1]
  3. The word anti-Roma racism is also recommended for use.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
  2. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4
  3. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3
  4. Muslimische Roma: Doppelte Diskriminierung?.
  5. The Historiography of the Holocaust (2005). Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 383–396. ISBN 978-1-4039-9927-6.