'You are not a refugee.' Roma refugees fleeing war in Ukraine say they are suffering discrimination and prejudice
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Luiza Baloh and her children fled Ukraine for the Czech Republic hoping to find refuge. While millions of Ukrainians have found shelter, the crisis has also exposed an ugly truth: That in many places, Roma people are simply not welcome.
Instead, they found themselves behind a barbed wire fence in a repurposed immigration detention center that was, she says, dirty and full of strangers, some of whom were aggressive towards her and her children.
Baloh, a Roma woman, was shipped off to the prison-like facility alongside other mostly Roma families, while tens of thousands of other Ukrainian refugees found places to stay in private homes and dormitories in the Czech Republic.
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