The picture of Roma bound to posts made it through social media, amplified by Russia, alleging this was outright discrimination. As usual, reality is more circumstantiated, as these Roma were caught stealing (see also below the article in Romea). Nevertheless, self-justice, and especially of this kind is not acceptable.
This Ukrainian article strongly condemn this act, and effectively says this plays in the hand of the Russians in their attempt to portray all Ukrainians as Nazis.
- У Львові вдаються до самосуду щодо ромів. Цим уже послуговується російська пропаганда для просування наративу про “неонацистів”. In; Zmina. 22.03.2022. https://zmina.info/news/u-lvovi-vdayutsya-do-samosudu-shhodo-romiv-fo/
- Z Ukrajiny přišlo do ČR kvůli válce asi 500 Romů, většinu tvoří ženy a děti. Členové “romské rady” vyzvali nejen Romy k solidaritě se všemi uprchlíky. In: Romea. 22.03.2022. http://www.romea.cz/cz/zpravodajstvi/domaci/z-ukrajiny-prislo-do-cr-kvuli-valce-asi-500-romu-vetsinu-tvori-zeny-a-deti.clenove-romske-rady-vyzvali-nejen-romy-k
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