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This year, let International Roma Day be a reminder that through conviction and peaceful resilience, hate and supremacy can be overcome in the name of cultural identity, human rights, and equality.
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Photo: Members of the Association of Roma Feminists for Diversity attend a tribute to Spanish poet and playwright Federico García Lorca in Madrid, Spain, on June 29, 2016. Credit: © Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images
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With the birth of Elvira, Fljurija and Ali are feeling the pressure to find a legal way to get things on track. With legal documents they could apply for social housing and assistance and Ali could get a proper job. But they are unable to get a birth certificate for Elvira, even though she was born in a Belgrade hospital. “I want a beautiful life for her,” Fljurija says, “to have electricity, water and normal conditions.” Ali, on the other hand, fears child protection officials might take her to an orphanage without the necessary documents. (3/3)
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