http://www.newsvine.com/gypsyNewsvine - gypsyen-usCopyright 2013Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:40:14 +0000Sat, 25 May 2013 21:04:50 +0000http://www.newsvine.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14658879-germany-opens-memorial-to-nazis-gypsy-victimshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/24/14658879-germany-opens-memorial-to-nazis-gypsy-victimseugermanymemorialworld-newsgypsygypsy-memorialWed, 24 Oct 2012 06:13:14 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>People attend the inauguration ceremony at the memorial to the murdered European Sinti and Roma who were persecuted as 'Gypsies' in Berlin, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. The memorial was designed by artist Dani Karavan consists of a well with a retractable stele with panels carrying information on the persecution and mass murder of this minority under the National Socialist regime. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center right, attends the inauguration ceremony of the memorial to the murdered European Sinti and Roma who were persecuted as 'Gypsies' in Berlin, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. The memorial was designed by artist Dani Karavan consists of a well with a retractable stele with panels carrying information on the persecution and mass murder of this minority under the National Socialist regime. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p><p>A woman lays down a flower during the inaugural ceremony of the memorial to the murdered European Sinti and Roma who were persecuted as 'Gypsies' in Berlin, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012. The memorial was designed by artist Dani Karavan consists of a well with a retractable stele with panels carrying information on the persecution and mass murder of this minority under the National Socialist regime. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11755496-exclusive-abuse-revealed-on-gypsy-weddinghttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/18/11755496-exclusive-abuse-revealed-on-gypsy-weddingweddingfatgypsyglitzonly-on-msnbc-combig-fat-american-gypsy-weddingquot;big-fat-american-gypsy-weddingtlc'sFri, 18 May 2012 12:35:57 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>TLC's "My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding," shows a lot of wedding and party glitz, but now the show is taking on more serious topics.</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/25/6343962-trial-in-hungary-for-serial-murders-of-gypsieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/03/25/6343962-trial-in-hungary-for-serial-murders-of-gypsieseuhungaryworld-newsmurdersgypsyFri, 25 Mar 2011 17:58:56 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Police officers remove handcuffs from suspects, Istvan Kiss, top, Zsolt Peto, center, and Istvan Csontos, bottom, three of the four men accused in a Gypsy serial murder, in the court-room in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, March 25, 2011. Four men are accused of a series of murders or attempted murders at nine locations killing six people, among them a child. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p><p>Grandparents of Robert Csorba, a four year-old boy who was shot dead in a racist motivated murder, Erzsebet Corba, left, Csaba Csorba, center, and Gypsy advocate Aladar Horvath, right, attend the court case of the four suspects allegedly involved in a Gypsy serial murder in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, March 25, 2011. Four men are accused of a series of murders or attempted murders at nine locations killing six people, among them a child. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p><p>In this file photo taken on Aug. 7, 2009 relatives of Maria Balogh, a Gypsy woman who was shot dead at a Gypsy serial murder, mourn during her funeral in the village of Kisleta (280 km/174miles east of Budapest), Hungary. On Friday, March 25, 201 four men stand trial being accused of a series of murders or attempted murders at nine locations killing six people, among them a child.(AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p><p>Suspects Zsolt Peto, top, and Istvan Csontos, bottom, two of the four men accused in a Gypsy serial murder, stand in the court-room in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, March 25, 2011. Four men are accused of a series of murders or attempted murders at nine locations killing six people, among them a child. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/16/5852902-through-schooling-a-few-gypsies-join-middle-classhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/01/16/5852902-through-schooling-a-few-gypsies-join-middle-classeuworld-newsgypsysuccessesSun, 16 Jan 2011 10:46:39 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, lecturer Zuzana Balazova, 31, a Roma in Slovakia with a university degree, speaks outside the University of Central Europe in Skalica, western Slovakia. A small but growing number of Gypsies are rising into the ranks of an educated middle class across Europe - offering some hope that the minority may one day be able to use schooling to break through walls of prejudice that have kept them in misery for centuries. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)</p><p>In this photo taken on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010, lecturer Zuzana Balazova, 31, a Roma in Slovakia with a university degree, sits in her office at the University of Central Europe in Skalica, western Slovakia. A small but growing number of Gypsies are rising into the ranks of an educated middle class across Europe - offering some hope that the minority may one day be able to use schooling to break through walls of prejudice that have kept them in misery for centuries. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)</p><p>In this photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, journalist and student of documentary film Denisa Havrlova organizes a regular show of Roma culture in Bratislava, Slovakia. A small but growing number of Gypsies are rising into the ranks of an educated middle class across Europe - offering some hope that the minority may one day be able to use schooling to break through walls of prejudice that have kept them in misery for centuries. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)</p><p>In this photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, journalist and student of documentary film Denisa Havrlova organizes a regular show of Roma culture in Bratislava, Slovakia. A small but growing number of Gypsies are rising into the ranks of an educated middle class across Europe - offering some hope that the minority may one day be able to use schooling to break through walls of prejudice that have kept them in misery for centuries. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)</p><p>In this photo taken on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010, 8-year-old Anicka performs during a show of Roma culture in Bratislava, Slovakia on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2010. A small but growing number of Gypsies are rising into the ranks of an educated middle class across Europe - offering some hope that the minority may one day be able to use schooling to break through walls of prejudice that have kept them in misery for centuries. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/11/5626864-tale-of-two-sisters-points-to-changing-gypsy-worldhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/12/11/5626864-tale-of-two-sisters-points-to-changing-gypsy-worldeuromaniaworld-newssistersgypsynarcisa-trancaSat, 11 Dec 2010 05:09:01 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Nov. 25, 2010 picture. Narcisa Tranca, 22, holds one of her children in Udupu, Romania. Among Gypsies, or Roma, marrying young is a tradition born of the need to survive in an environment where young women were fair game for non-Roma men. Romanian Roma, in particular, turned to early marriage during 500 years of slavery that ended only in the 19th century. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>In this Nov. 25, 2010 picture, Narcisa Tranca, 22, top, poses with her sister Claudia, 18, left, and two of her children in Udupu, Romania. Among Gypsies, or Roma, marrying young is a tradition born of the need to survive in an environment where young women were fair game for non-Roma men. Romanian Roma, in particular, turned to early marriage during 500 years of slavery that ended only in the 19th century. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>In this Nov. 25, 2010 picture, Narcisa Tranca, 22, top, poses with her sister Claudia, 18, left, and two of her children in Udupu, Romania. Among Gypsies, or Roma, marrying young is a tradition born of the need to survive in an environment where young women were fair game for non-Roma men. Romanian Roma, in particular, turned to early marriage during 500 years of slavery that ended only in the 19th century. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>In this Nov. 25, 2010 picture, Narcisa Tranca, 22, holds one of her children in Udupu, Romania. Among Gypsies, or Roma, marrying young is a tradition born of the need to survive in an environment where young women were fair game for non-Roma men. Romanian Roma, in particular, turned to early marriage during 500 years of slavery that ended only in the 19th century. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/29/5200645-despair-in-gypsy-ghetto-town-in-eastern-romaniahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/29/5200645-despair-in-gypsy-ghetto-town-in-eastern-romaniaeuromaniaworld-newsgypsyreturneesWed, 29 Sep 2010 13:51:29 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A Romanian Roma family loads up a horse drawn cart in Barbulesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010.The European Union on Wednesday announced it will take legal action against France over its expulsion of more than 1,000 gypsies in recent weeks after their improvised settlements were destroyed and they were rounded up to be flown home. But as France carries out mass expulsions in a broadly condemned policy of ethnic targeting, some returnee gypsies are saying home-grown poverty is better than the seething hostility they face on French streets.(AP Photo)</p><p>Romanian Roma woman Julieta Moise holds a baby in Barbulesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. The European Union on Wednesday announced it will take legal action against France over its expulsion of more than 1,000 gypsies in recent weeks after their improvised settlements were destroyed and they were rounded up to be flown home. But as France carries out mass expulsions in a broadly condemned policy of ethnic targeting, some returnee gypsies are saying home-grown poverty is better than the seething hostility they face on French streets.(AP Photo)</p><p>Romanian Roma woman Maria Bacanu in Barbulesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. The European Union on Wednesday announced it will take legal action against France over its expulsion of more than 1,000 gypsies in recent weeks after their improvised settlements were destroyed and they were rounded up to be flown home. But as France carries out mass expulsions in a broadly condemned policy of ethnic targeting, some returnee gypsies are saying home-grown poverty is better than the seething hostility they face on French streets.(AP Photo)</p><p>Romanian Roma women walk next to a railway crossing in Barbulesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. The European Union on Wednesday announced it will take legal action against France over its expulsion of more than 1,000 gypsies in recent weeks after their improvised settlements were destroyed and they were rounded up to be flown home. But as France carries out mass expulsions in a broadly condemned policy of ethnic targeting, some returnee gypsies are saying home-grown poverty is better than the seething hostility they face on French streets. (AP Photo)</p><p>Romanian Roma women Julieta Moise, left, and Maria Bacanu, right, stand with children in Barbulesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. The European Union on Wednesday announced it will take legal action against France over its expulsion of more than 1,000 gypsies in recent weeks after their improvised settlements were destroyed and they were rounded up to be flown home. But as France carries out mass expulsions in a broadly condemned policy of ethnic targeting, some returnee gypsies are saying home-grown poverty is better than the seething hostility they face on French streets.(AP Photo)</p><p>Romanian Roma Moise Brazilianu shows a mobile phone in Barbulesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. The European Union on Wednesday announced it will take legal action against France over its expulsion of more than 1,000 gypsies in recent weeks after their improvised settlements were destroyed and they were rounded up to be flown home. But as France carries out mass expulsions in a broadly condemned policy of ethnic targeting, some returnee gypsies are saying home-grown poverty is better than the seething hostility they face on French streets.(AP Photo)</p><p>Romanian Roma Brazilianu Moise shows a mobile phone in Barbulesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. The European Union on Wednesday announced it will take legal action against France over its expulsion of more than 1,000 gypsies in recent weeks after their improvised settlements were destroyed and they were rounded up to be flown home. But as France carries out mass expulsions in a broadly condemned policy of ethnic targeting, some returnee gypsies are saying home-grown poverty is better than the seething hostility they face on French streets.(AP Photo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/28/5200253-eu-takes-legal-action-against-france-over-gypsieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/28/5200253-eu-takes-legal-action-against-france-over-gypsieseufrancecrackdowneuropean-unionworld-newsgypsyWed, 29 Sep 2010 00:46:27 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>European Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding, centre, gestures while speaking with EU Commissioner for Agriculture Dacian Ciolos, left, and EU Commissioner for Health John Dalli during a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. The European Commission is due to decide on Wednesday what course of action to pursue against France over its expulsion of thousands of Romanian and Bulgarian Roma migrants. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>European Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding, left, gestures while speaking with EU Commissioner for Enlargement Stefan Fuele during a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. The European Commission is due to decide on Wednesday what course of action to pursue against France over its expulsion of thousands of Romanian and Bulgarian Roma migrants. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>European Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding, center, listens to discussion between EU Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard, left, and EU Commissioner for Internal Affairs Cecilia Malmstroem during a meeting of the College of Commissioners at EU headquarters in Brussels on Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010. The European Commission is due to decide on Wednesday what course of action to pursue against France over its expulsion of thousands of Romanian and Bulgarian Roma migrants. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/21/5150171-french-premier-urges-eu-plan-for-illegal-romahttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/21/5150171-french-premier-urges-eu-plan-for-illegal-romaeufrancecrackdowneuropean-unionworld-newsgypsyfrancois-fillonTue, 21 Sep 2010 15:31:22 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>EU Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding answers questions of journalists during a press conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, eastern France, Tuesday Sept 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Christian Lutz)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/17/5126002-france-germany-in-spat-over-illegal-gypsy-campshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/17/5126002-france-germany-in-spat-over-illegal-gypsy-campseucrackdowneuropean-unionworld-newsgerman-chancellor-angela-merkelnicolas-sarkozygypsyFri, 17 Sep 2010 10:57:33 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>French President Nicolas Sarkozy, left, speaks with Romania's President Traian Basescu during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. A summit of government leaders seeking to mold a united European Union front on the global stage opened in disarray over France's expulsion of Gypsies and comparisons with World War II deportations. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel listens to questions during a media conference after an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010. A summit of government leaders seeking to mold a united European Union front on the global stage opened in disarray over France's expulsion of Gypsies and comparisons with World War II deportations. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)</p><p>France's President Nicolas Sarkozy speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010.(AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/14/5107491-eu-calls-frances-gypsy-expulsions-a-disgracehttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/14/5107491-eu-calls-frances-gypsy-expulsions-a-disgraceeufrancecrackdowneuropean-unioneuropean-commissionworld-newsnicolas-sarkozygypsyTue, 14 Sep 2010 10:23:31 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>A police officer watches Roma also known as Gypsies, arrive at Marseille airport, southern France, before being expelled from France, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body declared Tuesday, setting up a showdown with the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In recent weeks, French authorities have dismantled over 100 illegal camps and deported more than 1,000 Gypsies, mainly back to Romania, in a crackdown that has drawn international condemnation. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)</p><p>Roma also known as Gypsies, arrive at Marseille airport, southern France, before being expelled from France, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body declared Tuesday, setting up a showdown with the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. In recent weeks, French authorities have dismantled over 100 illegal camps and deported more than 1,000 Roma, mainly back to Romania, in a crackdown that has drawn international condemnation. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)</p><p>European Commissioner Vice President and Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Reding threatened France with legal action over the mass expulsions of Roma. France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body has declared, setting up a showdown with the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>European Commissioner Vice President and Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Reding threatened France with legal action over the mass expulsions of Roma. France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body has declared, setting up a showdown with the government of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>European Commissioner Vice President and Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Reding today threatened France with legal action over the mass expulsions of Roma. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>European Commissioner Vice President and Commissioner for Justice Viviane Reding speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. Reding today threatened France with legal action over the mass expulsions of Roma. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p><p>French Minister of Immigration Eric Besson, right, leaves a ministerial conference on the asylum process at the Egmont Palace in Brussels, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. European Commission Vice President Viviane Reding today threatened France with legal action over the mass expulsions of Roma. (AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/09/5075231-france-hits-back-at-criticism-on-gypsy-roundupshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/09/5075231-france-hits-back-at-criticism-on-gypsy-roundupseufrancecrackdowneuropean-commissionworld-newseuropean-parliamentnicolas-sarkozygypsyThu, 9 Sep 2010 11:32:23 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>An elderly Romanian Roma woman watches youngsters dance in Costesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Romanian Gypsy leader Iulian Radulescu, not pictured, on Wednesday compared French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Romania's pro-Nazi wartime leader, dictator Marshal Ion Antonescu, following what he called the unfair expulsion of hundreds of Gypsies from France, speaking during an annual Gypsy feast held in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>A Romanian Roma girl dances in Costesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Romanian Gypsy leader Iulian Radulescu, not pictured, on Wednesday compared French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Romania's pro-Nazi wartime leader, dictator Marshal Ion Antonescu, following what he called the unfair expulsion of hundreds of Gypsies from France, speaking during an annual Gypsy feast held in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>A Romanian Roma girl tries to keep ice-cream off her party dress, in Costesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, as Roma families gather for an annual festival. Romanian Gypsy leader Iulian Radulescu, not pictured, on Wednesday compared French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Romania's pro-Nazi wartime leader, dictator Marshal Ion Antonescu, following what he called the unfair expulsion of hundreds of Gypsies from France, speaking during an annual Gypsy feast held in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>A Romanian Roma woman, who did not give her name, poses next to a French registered car in Costesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Romanian Gypsy leader Iulian Radulescu, not pictured, on Wednesday compared French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Romania's pro-Nazi wartime leader, dictator Marshal Ion Antonescu, following what he called the unfair expulsion of hundreds of Gypsies from France, speaking during an annual Gypsy feast held in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>A horse pulled cart, loaded with scrap metal is seen on the road near Costesti, Romania, Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010, like many people who are struggling to make a living. Romanian Gypsy leader Iulian Radulescu, not pictured, on Wednesday compared French President Nicolas Sarkozy to Romania's pro-Nazi wartime leader, dictator Marshal Ion Antonescu, following what he called the unfair expulsion of hundreds of Gypsies from France, speaking during an annual Gypsy feast held in the foothills of the Carpathian Mountains of Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>A Roma gestures in a makeshift camp in Pantin, north outskirts of Paris Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. The European Parliament demanded Thursday that France immediately suspend its expulsion of Gyspies but France's immigration minister dismissed the resolution as "a political measure" and insisted the practice would continue. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)</p><p>Romas stand in a makeshift camp in Pantin, north outskirts of Paris Friday, Sept. 10, 2010. The European Parliament demanded Thursday that France immediately suspend its expulsion of Gyspies but France's immigration minister dismissed the resolution as "a political measure" and insisted the practice would continue. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)</p><p>Romanian Roma women look at journalists after they and more than 200 others arrived on two special flights from France, in Bucharest, Romania, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010. France's deportations of Gypsies are "a disgrace" and probably break EU law, the European Union's executive body declared Tuesday in a stinging rebuke that set up a showdown with French President Nicolas Sarkozy's conservative government. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>France's Prime Minister, Francois Fillon leaves following the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris,Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010.(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at a meeting in Meise, near Brussels, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2010. The European People's Party leaders met Wednesday ahead of an EU summit on Thursday. (AP Photo/Yves Logghe)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/26/4974868-french-government-divided-over-gypsy-expulsionshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/26/4974868-french-government-divided-over-gypsy-expulsionseufrancecrackdownworld-newsnicolas-sarkozygypsyThu, 26 Aug 2010 14:17:50 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Roma board an aircraft, before being expelled from France at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Thursday Aug. 26 2010. The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois has added to mounting criticism of the French government's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, calling it a "circus." A poll says the French are split on the issue, and meanwhile the government puts more Roma on planes home to Eastern Europe. Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria, both EU member states, benefit from free circulation within the bloc, but the French labour market is not fully open to them and if they do not have a job and lodging after three months they are required to leave the country(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>Roma board an aircraft, before being expelled from France at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Thursday Aug. 26 2010. The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois has added to mounting criticism of the French government's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, calling it a "circus." A poll says the French are split on the issue, and meanwhile the government puts more Roma on planes home to Eastern Europe. Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria, both EU member states, benefit from free circulation within the bloc, but the French labour market is not fully open to them and if they do not have a job and lodging after three months they are required to leave the country(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>Roma women gesture before being expelled from France at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Thursday Aug. 26 2010. The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois has added to mounting criticism of the French government's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, calling it a "circus." A poll says the French are split on the issue, and meanwhile the government puts more Roma on planes home to Eastern Europe. Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria, both EU member states, benefit from free circulation within the bloc, but the French labour market is not fully open to them and if they do not have a job and lodging after three months they are required to leave the country(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>A police officer watches as Roma unload their luggage from a bus, before being expelled from France at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Thursday Aug. 26 2010. The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois has added to mounting criticism of the French government's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, calling it a "circus." A poll says the French are split on the issue, and meanwhile the government puts more Roma on planes home to Eastern Europe. Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria, both EU member states, benefit from free circulation within the bloc, but the French labour market is not fully open to them and if they do not have a job and lodging after three months they are required to leave the country(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>Roma are escorted by police, before being expelled from France at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Thursday Aug. 26 2010. The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois has added to mounting criticism of the French government's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, calling it a "circus." A poll says the French are split on the issue, and meanwhile the government puts more Roma on planes home to Eastern Europe. Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria, both EU member states, benefit from free circulation within the bloc, but the French labour market is not fully open to them and if they do not have a job and lodging after three months they are required to leave the country(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>A police officer watches as Roma line up for their flight, before being expelled from France at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Thursday Aug. 26 2010. The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois has added to mounting criticism of the French government's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, calling it a "circus." A poll says the French are split on the issue, and meanwhile the government puts more Roma on planes home to Eastern Europe. Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria, both EU member states, benefit from free circulation within the bloc, but the French labour market is not fully open to them and if they do not have a job and lodging after three months they are required to leave the country(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>Roma are escorted by police officers before being expelled from France at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Thursday Aug. 26 2010. The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois has added to mounting criticism of the French government's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, calling it a "circus." A poll says the French are split on the issue, and meanwhile the government puts more Roma on planes home to Eastern Europe. Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria, both EU member states, benefit from free circulation within the bloc, but the French labour market is not fully open to them and if they do not have a job and lodging after three months they are required to leave the country(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)</p><p>French President Nicolas Sarkozy looks on after his meeting with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak while a Republican Guard, partially visible at back, salutes in Paris, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) </p><p>French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner attends a meeting at the Elysee Palace, Paris, Monday, Aug. 30, 2010. Kouchner said Monday he considered resigning amid a debate over his government's expulsions of Gypsies,a policy that has drawn fire from the Vatican and the United Nations. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon) </p><p>A Romanian Gypsy or Roma man carries a large bag upon arrival with a group of about 300 Romanian Roma people from France, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois has added to mounting criticism of the French government's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, calling it a "circus." A poll says the French are split on the issue, and meanwhile the government puts more Roma on planes home to Eastern Europe. Romania and Bulgaria are members of the European Union, and their citizens can enter France without a visa, but they must get work permits to work in France or residency permits to settle long-term. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p><p>A gypsy or Roma man covers his face upon arriving with a group of about 300 Romanian Roma people from France, in Bucharest, Romania, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010. The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois has added to mounting criticism of the French government's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, calling it a "circus." A poll says the French are split on the issue, and meanwhile the government puts more Roma on planes home to Eastern Europe. Romania and Bulgaria are members of the European Union, and their citizens can enter France without a visa, but they must get work permits to work in France or residency permits to settle long-term. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/18/4921067-france-expels-gypsies-to-romania-for-second-dayhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/18/4921067-france-expels-gypsies-to-romania-for-second-dayeufrancecrackdownworld-newsnicolas-sarkozygypsysince-frenchfrench-immigration-ministryimmigration-ministryWed, 18 Aug 2010 16:58:16 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Romanian Gypsy Marcella Nica, second from right, sits on a mattress with her five children at a school gymnasium in Choisy le Roi, 12 kilometers (7 miles) east of Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. France's immigration minister Eric Besson says the government isn't going after Gypsies despite almost daily raids by police to dismantle illegal camps. Besson said on RTL radio Tuesday that when camps are dismantled people are offered money and a flight home. Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said last week that more than 40 illegal camps were dismantled in two weeks. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>A Romanian Gypsy boy sits next to a shopping cart loaded with personal belongings, as he drinks a glass of milk at a school gymnasium in Choisy le Roi, 12 kilometers (7 miles) east of Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. France's immigration minister Eric Besson says the government isn't going after Gypsies despite almost daily raids by police to dismantle illegal camps. Besson said on RTL radio Tuesday that when camps are dismantled people are offered money and a flight home. Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said last week that more than 40 illegal camps were dismantled in two weeks. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>Two Romanian Gypsies sleep on a bed at a school gymnasium in Choisy le Roi, 12 kilometers (7 miles) east of Paris, Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. France's immigration minister Eric Besson says the government isn't going after Gypsies despite almost daily raids by police to dismantle illegal camps. Besson said on RTL radio Tuesday that when camps are dismantled people are offered money and a flight home. Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux said last week that more than 40 illegal camps were dismantled in two weeks. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>French police officers guard a group of Gypsies, disembarking a bus at the Saint Exupery airport, enroute for Bucharest, Romania, in Lyon, France, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. A French Immigration Ministry official says 93 Roma are to be repatriated to their native Romania. The flights are part of a crackdown by France's conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy. He has linked Gypsies, or Roma, to crime and spearheaded a campaign to dismantle their illegal camps and send some home to Eastern Europe.(AP Photo/Thomas Campagne)</p><p>French police officers guard a group of Gypsies, disembarking a bus at the Saint Exupery airport, en route for Bucarest, Romania, in Lyon, France, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010.A French Immigration Ministry official says 93 Roma are to be repatriated to their native Romania. The flights are part of a crackdown by France's conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy. He has linked Gypsies, or Roma, to crime and spearheaded a campaign to dismantle their illegal camps and send some home to Eastern Europe.(AP Photo/Thomas Campagne)</p><p>A Gypsy woman carrying her baby, disembarks a bus at the Saint Exupery airport, enroute for Bucharest, Romania, in Lyon, France, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. A French Immigration Ministry official says 93 Roma are to be repatriated to their native Romania. The flights are part of a crackdown by France's conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy. He has linked Gypsies, or Roma, to crime and spearheaded a campaign to dismantle their illegal camps and send some home to Eastern Europe.(AP Photo/Thomas Campagne)</p><p>A French police officer goes to salute French Interior Minister, Brice Hortefeux, as he visits a police station in Crecy la Chapelle, 50 kms (31 miles) east of Paris, Thursday Aug. 19, 2010. Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux has confirmed that 84 Gypsies will be flown to Romania and Bulgaria Thursday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>A Roma man, wearing a accordion on his back, disembarks a bus at the Saint Exupery airport, en route for Bucharest, Romania, in Lyon, France, Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010. A French Immigration Ministry official says 93 Roma are to be repatriated to their native Romania. The flights are part of a crackdown by France's conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy. He has linked Gypsies, or Roma, to crime and spearheaded a campaign to dismantle their illegal camps and send some home to Eastern Europe.(AP Photo/Thomas Campagne)</p><p>French Interior Minister, Brice Hortefeux, shakes hands with police officers as he visits a police station in Crecy la Chapelle, 50 kms (31 miles) east of Paris, Thursday Aug. 19, 2010. Interior Minister Brice Hortefeux has confirmed that 84 Gypsies will be flown to Romania and Bulgaria Thursday. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>A Romanian gypsy family with their belongings, is escorted by French police officers to the check-in desk at Charles de Gaulle airport, in Roissy, near Paris , Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>French police officers guards a Romnian Gypsy couple upon their arrival at Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris , Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>Romanian gypsies wait at the check-in desk as they are guarded by a French police officer at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris , Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>Romanian gypsies are escorted by French police officers to the check-in desk at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris , Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>French police officers stand guard while a group of Romanian gypsies line up at the check in desk at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris , Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>Romanian gypsies are escorted by French police officers to the check in desk at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris , Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>A Romanian gypsy youth with his belongings is escorted by French police officers to the check in desk at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris , Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>Romanian gypsies waiting at the check-in desk at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris , Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>French police officers guard a bus carrying Romanian Gypsies en route to Romania at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris , Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>Romanian Gypsies of Roma board a plane at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, near Paris Friday, Aug. 20, 2010. France has expelled nearly 100 Gypsies, or Roma, to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country, the Immigration Ministry said. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)</p><p>A Romanian Gypsy woman screams as police officers try to restrain her, outside Craiova, southern Romania, Friday, Aug. 20, 2010, during the demolition by authorities of illegal buildings inhabited by some 200 Roma, or Gypsy, people on the city outskirts. France has expelled nearly 139 Gypsy or Roma, from Paris's airport to their native Romania as part of a very public effort by conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy to dismantle Roma camps and sweep them out of the country.(AP Photo/Bogdan Danescu/Mediafax) </p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/07/3130246-burial-for-victim-of-attacks-on-hungarys-gypsieshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/08/07/3130246-burial-for-victim-of-attacks-on-hungarys-gypsieseuhungaryworld-newsmurdersgypsyFri, 7 Aug 2009 17:15:40 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Relatives of Maria Balogh, a Gypsy (Roma) woman who was shot dead four days ago, comfort their mother, Mariska, during the funeral in Kisleta (280 km/174miles east of Budapest), Hungary, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. Gypsy woman Maria Balogh was shot dead and her 13-year-old daughter seriously injured when their house was attacked early Monday in the latest in a series of attacks on Gypsies. An aggressive atmosphere toward Gypsies in Central and Eastern Europe, led by right-wing extremist, is on rise. Over the past year, at least eight Gysies have been killed in Hungary and some 30 Molotov cocktail attacks against Gypsy homes, often accompanied by sprays of gunfire, have been counted. A fear is spreading through the country's estimated 600,000 Gypsy population. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p><p>Mariska, mother of Maria Balogh, a Gypsy (Roma) woman who was shot dead four days ago, reacts, during her daughter's funeral in Kisleta, Hungary, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. Gypsy woman Maria Balogh was shot dead and her 13-year-old daughter seriously injured when their house was attacked early Monday in the latest in a series of attacks on Gypsies. An aggressive atmosphere toward Gypsies in Central and Eastern Europe, led by right-wing extremist, is on rise. Over the past year, at least eight Gypsies have been killed in Hungary and some 30 Molotov cocktail attacks against Gypsy homes, often accompanied by sprays of gunfire, have been counted. A fear is spreading through the country's estimated 600,000 Gypsy population. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p><p>Relatives of Maria Balogh, a Gypsy (Roma) woman who was shot dead while resting home four days ago, stand around her new grave in Kisleta (280 km/174miles east of Budapest), Hungary, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. Gypsy woman Maria Balogh was shot dead and her 13-year-old daughter seriously injured when their house was attacked early Monday in the latest in a series of attacks on Gypsies. An aggressive atmosphere toward Gypsies in Central and Eastern Europe, led by right-wing extremist, is on rise. Over the past year, at least eight Gypsies have been killed in Hungary and some 30 Molotov cocktail attacks against Gypsy homes, often accompanied by sprays of gunfire, have been counted. A fear is spreading through the country's estimated 600,000 Gypsy population. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p><p>Relatives of Maria Balogh, a Gypsy (Roma) woman who was shot dead, react, during her funeral in Kisleta, Hungary, Friday, Aug. 7, 2009. Gypsy woman Maria Balogh was shot dead and her 13-year-old daughter seriously injured when their house was attacked early Monday in the latest in a series of attacks on Gypsies. An aggressive atmosphere toward Gypsies in Central and Eastern Europe, led by right-wing extremist, is on the rise. Over the past year, at least eight Gypsies have been killed in Hungary and some 30 Molotov cocktail attacks against Gypsy homes, often accompanied by sprays of gunfire, have been counted. A fear is spreading through the country's estimated 600,000 Gypsy population. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/29/2747911-hungarys-gypsies-targeted-in-deadly-attackshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/04/29/2747911-hungarys-gypsies-targeted-in-deadly-attackseuhungaryworld-newsmurdersgypsyhungarian-gypsyWed, 29 Apr 2009 07:55:15 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Relatives of Jeno Koka, a Gypsy man who was shot dead while leaving his house a week ago, mourn beside his open coffin during the funeral in Tiszaloek (210 km northeast of Budapest), Hungary, early morning Wednesday, April 29, 2009. An aggressive atmosphere toward Gypsies in Central and Eastern Europe, led by right-wing extremist, is on rise. The violence reached a high level in Hungary as over the past year, at least seven Roma have been killed and some 30 Molotov cocktail attacks against Roma homes, often accompanied by sprays of gunfire, have been counted. A fear is spreading through Hungary's estimated 600,000 Gypsy population. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p><p>Relatives mourn the murder of Jeno Koka, a Gypsy man who was shot dead while leaving his home a week ago, during a wake at his home in Tiszaloek, 210 km northeast of Budapest, Hungary, early morning Wednesday, April 29, 2009. An aggressive atmosphere toward Gypsies is on the rise in Central and Eastern Europe and thought to be led by right-wing extremist. The violence has reached a high level with many incidents of intimidation and murder against the estimated 600,000 Roma population in Hungary.(AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p><p>Relatives mourn the murder of Jeno Koka, a Gypsy man who was shot dead while leaving his house a week ago, during a wake it his home in Tiszaloek, 210 km northeast of Budapest, Hungary, early morning Wednesday, April 29, 2009. An aggressive atmosphere toward Gypsies is on the rise in Central and Eastern Europe and thought to be led by right-wing extremist. The violence has reached a high level with many incidents of intimidation against the estimated 600,000 Roma population in Hungary.(AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p><p>Relatives attend the funeral of Jeno Koka, a Roma Gypsy man who was shot dead while leaving his house a week ago, in Tiszaloek, 210 km northeast of Budapest, Hungary, early morning Wednesday, April 29, 2009. An aggressive atmosphere toward Roma Gypsies is on the rise in Central and Eastern Europe and thought to be led by right-wing extremist. The violence has reached a high level with many incidents of intimidation and murder against the estimated 600,000 Roma population in Hungary. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p><p>Relatives mourn at the grave side of murder victim Jeno Koka, a Roma Gypsy man who was shot dead while leaving his home a week ago, as his possessions are traditionally placed into his grave, in Tiszaloek, 210 km northeast of Budapest, Hungary, early morning Wednesday, April 29, 2009. An aggressive atmosphere toward Roma Gypsies is on the rise in Central and Eastern Europe and thought to be led by right-wing extremist. The violence has reached a high level with many incidents of intimidation and murder against the estimated 600,000 Roma population in Hungary. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/19/2229871-german-memorial-for-gypsy-victims-of-nazishttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/19/2229871-german-memorial-for-gypsy-victims-of-naziseugermanymemorialworld-newsgypsyFri, 19 Dec 2008 15:41:49 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/15/2216079-gypsy-moves-up-its-bway-closing-date-to-jan-11http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/12/15/2216079-gypsy-moves-up-its-bway-closing-date-to-jan-11entertainmenttheaterclosinggypsyMon, 15 Dec 2008 20:58:58 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Sunday, June 15, 2008 file photo, Patti LuPone, left, and Laura Benanti perform a number from the musical "Gypsy" at the 62nd Annual Tony Awards in New York. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/13/2109575-patti-lupone-revival-of-gypsy-closing-march-1http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/13/2109575-patti-lupone-revival-of-gypsy-closing-march-1entertainmenttheaterclosinggypsymadame-roseFri, 14 Nov 2008 01:37:36 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>In this Sunday, June 15, 2008 file photo, Patti LuPone, left, and Laura Benanti perform a number from the musical "Gypsy" at the 62nd Annual Tony Awards in New York. The Patti LuPone revival of "Gypsy" will closed March 1, 2009, at the end of its star's scheduled engagement, lead producer Roger Berlind announced Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)</p> http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/01/1713496-poland-ministry-to-close-gypsy-only-classeshttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/08/01/1713496-poland-ministry-to-close-gypsy-only-classespolandworld-newssegregationgypsyFri, 1 Aug 2008 17:35:18 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/05/1143820-gypsy-clans-feud-over-fortunetelling-bizhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/12/05/1143820-gypsy-clans-feud-over-fortunetelling-bizwarsouthern-californiaus-newsgypsyold-worldturf-warWed, 5 Dec 2007 19:29:04 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/06/17/258483-gypsy-women-confront-czechs-on-ugly-legacyhttp://www.newsvine.com/_news/2006/06/17/258483-gypsy-women-confront-czechs-on-ugly-legacyworld-newsgypsysterilizationhelena-ferencikovaSat, 17 Jun 2006 16:04:00 +0000http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/posthttp://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post<p>Helena Ferencikova, 24, left, with her son Nikolas, pauses during an interview in her flat in Ostrava, Czech Republic on Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. Dozens of Gypsy women, including Ferencikova, have been illegally sterilized &#8212; a practice that dates to communist times, yet is still carried out with alarming regularity on members of the Czech Republic's Gypsy minority &#8212; according to new findings by the country's ombudsman. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)</p>