The Roma organization of the Ashmyany Land region has been closed by the authorities. It has officially existed for twenty years – it was registered in 2003. It is one of the smallest ethnic associations in the Grodno region in terms of the number of members. As of January 1 last year, the Community had only 22 members, eight fewer than in 2014, when the list of organizations included thirty names.

Officially, there are only 7’079 Roma in Belarus.

• Reżim Łukaszenki prześladuje Cyganów. In: Belsat. 22.05.2023. https://belsat.eu/pl/news/22-05-2023-wladze-lukaszenki-likwiduja-oganizacje-oszmianskich-cyganow

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