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FRANCE: First deportation of illegal Roma to happen Thursday, says French minister

FRANCE: First deportation of illegal Roma to happen Thursday, says French minister
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Nearly 70 Roma expelled from their camp site are being lodged in a gymnasium in a suburb of Paris. Associations are pushing for reinsertion programs, and twenty families have found shelter. France24.com takes a look at the situation on the ground.
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France sends Roma Gypsies back to Romania:

Rights groups say the Roma are being demonised, and Romania has warned France against "xenophobic reactions". Ref. Source 6

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France faces legal threat over Roma:

EU commissioner says France should face legal action for expelling of hundreds of Roma, calling the policy a "disgrace". Ref. Source 1

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France Comes Under Mounting Pressure over Mass Deportation of Roma

The French government of Nicolas Sarkozy is coming under mounting pressure over the mass deportation of Roma, or Gypsies. Since late July, France has deported more than 1,000 people to Romania and Bulgaria. On Tuesday, the European Union's Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, urged the EU to take legal action against France for violating EU laws that ban discrimination against any ethnic group or nationality. We speak with András Biró, the founder of the Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance. Ref. Source 5