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  1. In pictures: Roma slums in Romania and Slovakia - BBC News

    Oct 13, 2015 · The top picture shows Constantin Moldovan and his children on the outskirts of Ocna Sibiului, a town in Romania's central Transylvania region.

  2. In Romania, ‘modern slaves’ burn noxious trash for a living

    Apr 22, 2021 · VIDRA, Romania (AP) — In the trash-strewn slums of Sintesti, less than 10 miles from Romania’s capital, Mihai Bratu scrapes a dangerous living for his Roma family amid the …

  3. Roma: Inside one of the biggest slums in Europe

    Inside one of the biggest slums in Europe. Tucked in the southwestern suburbs of Slovakia’s second-largest city, the Lunik IX district in Kosice is considered home to more than seven …

  4. “Social Pollution”: The Pernicious Effects of Environmental Racism

    Sep 29, 2021 · European Roma face two predominant forms of environmental racism; they are targets for the disposal and incineration of toxic waste, and they are systematically denied …

  5. Inside one of the biggest Roma slums hope arises

    More than seven thousand Romani, colloquially referred as Roma, consider Lunik IX district in Kosice, their home. Tucked in the southwestern suburb of Slovakia’s second largest city, the …

  6. The Roma (Gypsy) Community in Bucharest, Romania

    It was not until the mid to late nineteenth century that Romania removed the stigma of the Roma population from being “slaves” of the state. Suspicion and distrust of the Roma population and …

  7. Treated like trash: How Roma in Romania are forced to live by ... - META

    Aug 29, 2019 · All four of Pata Rât’s Roma communities live in a degraded and toxic environment, though some differences exist in terms of access to water and sanitation. Leaks from the …

  8. (PDF) SLUMS IN ROMANIA - ResearchGate

    Jan 1, 2009 · The paper analyses the conditions in the urban disadvantaged zones –slums- existing across the world and in Romania as well, and suggests a programme with a set of …

  9. Hotbeds of climate vulnerability: marginalization, informality, and ...

    Oct 22, 2024 · This paper uses quantitative and qualitative data to flesh out the characteristics of HoVs, first by means of a survey in 96 segregated Roma communities in Romania and, …

  10. In Romania, 'modern slaves' burn noxious trash for a living

    Apr 22, 2021 · In the trash-strewn slums of Sintesti, less than 10 miles from Romania’s capital, Mihai Bratu scrapes a dangerous living for his Roma family amid the foul reek of burning …