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2006
Poland
Antigypsyism

Racially Motivated Violence in Świebodzice

A group of teenagers attacked their Roma peers motivated by racial hatred. The incident reflected how antigypsyist attitudes had entered youth culture, normalising everyday violence against Roma children and teenagers in post-accession Poland.

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