Romani people in Switzerland explained

Langs:	Swiss German, Romani^[1]
Rels:	Christianity
Population:	32,500^[2]

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. A police ‘Gypsy registry’ was established before World War I. 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 The ban on Romani people entering Switzerland was rescinded in 1972.^[4] Since 1936, the Swiss police collaborated to hunt for Romani people.^[5]

There are around 400 Sinti. They are Swiss citizens and often live with Yenish people.^[6]

See also

• Romani people in Germany
• Yenish people
• Sinti
• Romani diaspora

Notes and References

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