Roma Killings Expose Social Tensions in Hungary

Four neo-Nazis were arrested in August 2009 for a spate of horrific killings of Roma in Hungary, where economic woes and the rise of race-bating right-wing parties has exacerbated existing ethnic tensions. Now, the Roma minority is moving to organize its defense.

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ESO: Background information: Rise of far-right in Hungary is timely warning of social threat http://www.europeansources.info/record/rise-of-far-right-in-hungary-is-timely-warning-of-social-threat/

BBC News, 29.8.09: Growing marginalisation of Hungary's Roma http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/8227099.stm

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