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1979
Hungary
Antigypsyism

MSZMP Revisits Roma Policy

MSZMP Political Committee revisited Roma policy, softening its earlier stance by acknowledging Roma as a distinct group whose disadvantage—not identity—should be eliminated. In practice, this triggered intensified police control: dedicated “gypsy line managers,” expanded ethnic surveillance, and propaganda lectures portraying Roma as a criminal threat, deepening entrenched stereotypes.

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