Roma

UN panel tells France to avoid mass Roma deportations (AFP)

August 27th, 2010

Roma Gypsies eat food received from volonteers at a new camp of Roma people after being resettled by an association a day after their deportation from another camp in Villeneuve-d'Ascq, northern France. The UN anti-racism panel on Friday called on France to avoid the collective expulsion of Roma Gypsies, but Paris dismissed its concerns and insisted its policy of repatriation was legal.(AFP/Philippe Huguen)AFP - The UN anti-racism panel on Friday called on France to avoid the collective expulsion of Roma Gypsies, but Paris dismissed its concerns and insisted its policy of repatriation…

France defends Roma crackdown amid fresh expulsions (AFP)

August 19th, 2010

Romanian Roma people coming from France are pictured as they arrive at the Baneasa airport in Bucharest. France expelled scores of Roma, packing them on planes and flying them back to Romania Thursday at the start of a crackdown ordered by President Nicolas Sarkozy which has drawn strong criticism.(AFP/Daniel Mihailescu)AFP - France was set to repatriate nearly 140 more Roma on Friday, a day after scores were flown back to Romania under a controversial crackdown ordered by President Nicolas…

Sarkozy orders illegal Roma immigrants expelled (AP)

July 28th, 2010

AP - French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday ordered authorities to expel Gypsy illegal immigrants and dismantle their camps, amid accusations that his government is acting racist in its treatment…

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