Italy Anti-Romanyism

in 2007 , 2008, following brutal rape , subsequent murder of woman in rome @ hands of young man local romani encampment, italian government started crackdown on illegal roma , sinti campsites in country.

in may 2008 romani camps in naples attacked , set on fire local residents. in july 2008, high court in italy overthrew conviction of defendants had publicly demanded expulsion of romanis verona in 2001 , reportedly ruled acceptable discriminate against roma on grounds thieves . 1 of freed flavio tosi, verona s mayor , official of anti-immigrant lega nord. decision came during nationwide clampdown on romanis italian prime minister silvio berlusconi. previous week, berlusconi s interior minister roberto maroni had declared romanis in italy, including children, fingerprinted.

opposition party member gianclaudio bressa responded insisting these measures increasingly resemble of authoritarian regime . in response fingerprinting plan, 3 united nations experts testified exclusively targeting roma minority, proposal can unambiguously classified discriminatory . european parliament denounced plan clear act of racial discrimination , asked italian government not continue.

romani woman demonstrating in bucharest, romania against antiziganist remark of romanian president traian băsescu against journalist bothered him in may 2007. text on shirt Ţigancă împuţită! ( stinking gypsy! )