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2009
Slovakia
Antigypsyism

Anti-Roma Protest and Collective Punishment in Šarišské Michalany

In 2009, residents of Šarišské Michalany staged a protest against the local Roma community after a violent incident involving a minor. The demonstration escalated into open antigypsyist hostility, reinforcing segregation and legitimizing collective punishment of Roma residents.

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