Soraya Post: Roma deportations increasing due to Syrian refugee crisis
Source: Romea
The deportation of Roma refugees in Europe is increasing because of the influx of Syrian refugees in Europe, according to Soraya Post, a Swedish member of the European Parliament.
"There are about 80,000 that will be sent back to their country of origin" as a result of the new laws in Sweden, Post said.
Post, who is of Roma and German-Jewish origin, made her comments during an international conference on the forced sterilization of Roma that was held in Prague, Czech Republic on June 1st. The conference was organized by the OSCE and the Contact Point for Roma and Sinti Issues.
Ingrid Schioler, a former refugee counselor for the Swedish Red Cross and longtime Roma rights activist, confirmed that Roma refugees in Sweden are being negatively affected by the Syrian refugee crisis. She said a new law in Sweden now lists "obviously unfounded asylum application" as a reason for rejection, and this especially affects refugees from Balkans who tend to be mostly Roma.
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thank you, Assad.
(sarcasm)
