25 years ago, On October 25th, in the Czech town of Úští nad Labem, the local government built a fence made of prefabricated parts, which separated the Roma neighbourhood from the rest.

The structure, 1.8 meters high and 60 meters long, was removed after six weeks under pressure from the government and after protests by Czech and foreign human rights defenders, who saw it as a manifestation of racism.

• Plot v ústecké Matiční ulici vzbudil v roce 1999 kritiku doma i v cizině. In: Tyden. 13.10.2024. https://www.tyden.cz/rubriky/domaci/plot-v-ustecke-maticni-ulici-vzbudil-v-roce-1999-kritiku-doma-i-v-cizine_568920.html