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Roma crackdown: France's image problem

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France is seeing a resurgence in racism and xenophobia: that's the UN's response to Paris's measures against travelling people. The government has already dismantled dozens of Gypsy camps, and plans to expel hundreds of Roma back to Romania and Bulgaria.

Guests:

  • Christina Passiarello, Journalist, Wall Street Journal
  • Magnus Falkehed, Journalist, Aftonbladet and Göteborg Posten

Programme produced by Aurélien Aeberhard & Laura Farrenq

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