{"id":452,"date":"2010-08-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/communitynews\/2010\/08\/france-cracks-down-on-the-roma.html"},"modified":"2010-08-21T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-21T00:00:00","slug":"france-cracks-down-on-the-roma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/communitynews\/2010\/08\/france-cracks-down-on-the-roma.html","title":{"rendered":"France Cracks Down on the Roma"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, France started expelling hundreds of Roma to Bulgaria and Romania. About 15,000 Roma live in France.
\n“French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to clamp down on the Roma last month, following a series of clashes between gypsies and the police in two French cities. The government has ordered the destruction of 300 Roma settlements – so far more than 50 camps have been broken up,” Voice of America reported<\/a>.
\nJoin the discussion about the French crackdown on the Roma<\/a> that critics say violates European Union laws on discrimination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On Thursday, France started expelling hundreds of Roma to Bulgaria and Romania. About 15,000 Roma live in France. “French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed to clamp down on the Roma last month, following a series of clashes between gypsies and the police in two French cities. 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