Romani people in Switzerland

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Romani people in Switzerland
Total population
32,500 [1]
Languages
Swiss German, Romani [2]
Religion
Christianity

About 80,000 to 100,000 Romani people live in Switzerland. [3] The Romani minority in Switzerland are subjected to discrimination along with Yenish people. [4]

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There are around 400 Sinti. They are Swiss citizens and often live with Yenish people. [5]

History of persecution

In 1471, the law was passed in Switzerland to persecute the Romani people of Indian origin. [6]

Before World War I, a police ‘Gypsy registry’ was established. In the year 1914, the Swiss Roma were interned and expelled from Switzerland. This meant that only a few Sinti and Roma families were actually living in Switzerland. The ban on Romani people entering Switzerland was rescinded in 1972. [4]

Since 1936, the Swiss police collaborated to hunt for Romani people. [7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kenrick, Donald (5 July 2007). Historical Dictionary of the Gypsies (Romanies). Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-6440-5 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ "Romani, Swiss in Switzerland". Joshua Project. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "For the rights of Roma, Sinti and Yenish". Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Switzerland". RomArchive. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ↑ Vuilleumier, Marie (24 September 2019). "Switzerland's nomads face an endangered way of life".
  6. ↑ The Roma: Between a Myth and the Future
  7. ↑ "Roma Genocide". coe.int. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
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