EU-Italy: Plight of the Roma: echoes of Mussolini

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Article (Independent, 27 June 2008) "The compulsory fingerprinting of Italy's Gypsy population is the latest example of the country's increasingly repressive attitude towards minorities – and an ominous reminder of the policies of the former Fascist dictator". Peter Popham reports (Independent, link)

Tony Bunyan, Statewatch editor, comments:

"In a EU of "common values" we are all responsible for what happens in Italy"

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