Hungarian Roma flee homes fearing vigilante attacks

Right-wing extremists have been on the rise for years in Hungary, and the country's Roma population lives in increasing terror. The government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has preferred to look the other way as vigilante groups have supplanted the rule of law.

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ESO: Background information: The state of democracy in Hungary: 'The illness has advanced to a new stage' http://www.europeansources.info/record/the-state-of-democracy-in-hungary-the-illness-has-advanced-to-a-new-stage/

Spiegel Online International, 28.4.11: Roma Defenseless against Extremist Vigilantes http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,759586,00.html

EurActiv, 21.9.11: Hungary puts its Roma to work http://www.euractiv.com/socialeurope/hungary-puts-roma-work-news-507804

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