At the memorial Roma cemetery in the village of Ustica near Jasenovac, the 11th commemoration of the Roma victims of samudaripen (genocide) during the Second World War was held on August 2. The gathering, which was attended by representatives and delegates of numerous state institutions, the City of Zagreb, local governments, the diplomatic corps, anti-fascists and minority and non-governmental organizations, was organized by the Roma Association in R. Croatia "Kali Sara" in cooperation with MP Veljko Kajtazi and the councils of the Roma national minority.

At this gathering, among other things, it was mentioned: "On this day, we remember all the Roma victims of the genocide on the territory of Europe carried out by the Nazis and their collaborators, which resulted in the suffering of half a million Roma." For ten years we gather here to commemorate the forgotten Roma victims in a dignified way and added that the biggest genocide against the Roma population was committed on the territory of NDH during the Second World War and that "this place with 21 mass graves represents the biggest execution of Roma in Europe where more Roma died than in Auschwitz".

Media in Spain have reported that in mid-July a local mob attacked the Romani residents of a small Andalusian town, Peal de Becerro (Jaén). The attackers looted and set fire to a total of six homes inhabited by Romani people.

Roughly 30 Romani individuals had to flee their homes because of the pogrom. The death of a 29-year-old bouncer from a local nightclub is said to have sparked the vigilante violence.

According to eyewitnesses, the bouncer had been in an argument with four Romani individuals whom police are investigating. Two of his alleged assailants are in custody.

The arrest of the two suspects, however, was not enough for the deceased's friends, who called a demonstration the next day and applied the principle of collective blame to the entire local Romani community. The attacks on Romani residents were condemned by MP Ismael Cortés (Unidas Podemos), who called on the Interior Ministry to protect the Romani families.

Link: http://www.romea.cz/en/news/world/spain-vigilantes-set-six-homes-of-romani-families-on-fire-in-an-act-of-collective-punishment-but-some-european-media-call

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