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Get Inside, the Cops are Coming: Roma Families in Greece are Under Threat (unicornriot.ninja)

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The Greek government recently announced the creation of a special police force for Roma communities, a move that has raised alarm among civil society groups and rights advocates. Roma in Greece are not officially recognized as a minority; they are and wish to be known as Greek citizens. Yet, this legal ambiguity leaves them without the protections offered to other recognized minority groups.

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