Jonathan Lee

Jonathan Lee is a Romani activist and writer from Swansea, South Wales. He graduated with an MA in Middle East & Islamic Studies from the Institute of Arab & Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter in 2015. He is currently based in Brussels where he works as the Communications Coordinator for the European Roma Rights Centre (@errctweets). Find him on Twitter at @jon_j_lee

Salvini is escalating war on Italy’s Roma community by deploying soldiers

Sending troops to vulnerable camps is feeding anti-Roma sentiment and emboldening the far right.

By Jonathan Lee

/ 24 May 2019

Salvini is escalating war on Italy’s Roma community by deploying soldiers

CEU and NGO crackdown: a double blow for Roma inclusion in Hungary

The university, its culture, and its location here in Budapest, are a vital component of the social and economic expansion of Roma in Europe. Few universities have made Roma empowerment so central to their mission as CEU have.

By Jonathan Lee

/ 5 May 2017

CEU and NGO crackdown: a double blow for Roma inclusion in Hungary

By Jonathan Lee

/ 5 May 2017