On Monday, August 3, we awoke to the news that there had been yet another fatal attack on a Roma home here in Hungary. A 45-year-old Roma woman was killed and her 13-year-old daughter seriously injured in a shooting by unknown assailants, shortly after midnight on Sunday night (Monday morning) in the village of Kisleta, in northeastern Hungary. According to data from the European Roma Rights Centre, over 23 violent attacks against Roma have occurred in Hungary since the beginning of 2008, including 8 fatalities.
This past Friday, August 7, on the same day that the latest victim, Ms. Maria Balogh, was buried, a candlelight vigil was held in Budapest's Deak Square. The photo above comes from a slideshow put together by our friend JD, which you can view on his blog at http://lmv.hu/node/4230.
Further reading:
- Roma woman shot dead in latest Hungary attack. Reuters. Mon., Aug 3, 2009.
- Roma woman murdered in Kisléta, Hungary. Roma Rights Network. Tues., Aug 4, 2009.
- "Wake up Mari! Are you dead?" Translation by Linda Carranza of article from Index.hu news portal. Mon., Aug. 3, 2009.
- Also, the European Roma Rights Centre's most recent Roma Rights journal issue focuses on Hard Times for Roma: Economics, Politics and Violence
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