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Discrimination Against the Roma in Italy

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Image by Holly Gambrell. Italy, 2016.
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This investigation into the lifestyles, struggles and cultures of the Roma people living in Rome...

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A Roma woman bows hoping a passerby will give her money. Image by Holly Gambrell. Italy, 2016.

The Roma have been discriminated against in Italy from the time they first arrived in the country in 1400 to the present day. The Italian government has inducted a strategy of inclusion for the Roma, but questions remain as to whether the plan will help the Italian and Roma societies to be more accepting of one another.

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