Book presentation with interview screening & artistic reading: “We Escaped on Our Own”. Eyewitness Accounts of Romanian Roma from the Pogrom in Rostock-Lichtenhagen (1992), 26.06.2025, 18:00-19:30, Oval

The Rostock-Lichtenhagen pogrom, which took place in August 1992, was a violent, days-long attack targeting Romanian-Roma asylum seekers and migrant workers from Vietnam. It remains one of the most significant instances of racist violence in post-war Germany, highlighting the intense anti-Roma and anti-immigrant sentiments prevalent at the time. The book “We Escaped on Our Own”. Eyewitness Accounts of Romanian Roma from the Pogrom in Rostock-Lichtenhagen (1992), edited by the Documentation Center “Lichtenhagen in Memory” and the State Center for Political Education Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, presents a collection of interviews with survivors of the pogrom. The event will begin with an introduction by activist Izabela Tiberiade, followed by an interview-screening with survivor Marian Dumitru. The evening will conclude with an artistic reading of testimonies by actress Bianca Babașa.

Language: English

Participation is free of charge. Please register by June 20th at 

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Unfortunately, the venue is not wheelchair accessible.

Izabela Tiberiade is a human rights educator and researcher, born in a traditional Romani community in Craiova, Romania, and a graduate of the University of Malmö, where she studied human rights and international law. 

Bianca Babașa is a Romani actress from Romania. She graduated from the National University of Theater and Cinematography “I.L. Caragiale” in Bucharest. Beyond her artistic activity, she is involved in social projects, working with young people and using theater as a means of dialogue and change.