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In Serbia, Racism Rises To The Surface

June 03, 2009

Serbia’s Roma minority has been the target of violent attacks and other hate crimes in recent years. But some Roma leaders say that hidden, institutionalized racism presents an even greater danger.

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Produced by Iva Martinovic of RFE/RL's Balkan Service.
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by: Abdulmajid
June 25, 2009 09:37
Well, to the Serbs' credit it can be said that they are no better nor worse than other people in the region what regards their attitude towards Roma. Which is not to say that this is a good attitude, quite the contrary.

by: Michael Averko
June 16, 2009 12:38
Another biased RFE/RL thread of recent note on the very same topic.

http://www.rferl.org/content/In_Serbia_Hidden_Racism_Rises_To_The_Surface/1748378.html

Feel free to cut and paste for review sake.

by: Michael Averko
June 16, 2009 12:31
Right on Filip!



by: Filip
June 13, 2009 23:57
what a pathetic headline! have you compared the number of race oriented attacks in serbia with western european countries? at the same time i haven't seen rfe commenting on oli rehn's racist remarks about the "balkan" ways of thinking as opposite to the "european" way! i'm fed up with this anti-serbian hysteria promoted by rfe! s
     
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