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The United Nations has urged Ukraine to put a stop to the persecution of the country’s Roma community in a letter citing human rights experts. The letter was published on July 18.

“We unequivocally condemn these heinous acts of intimidation and violence against members of the Roma minority in Ukraine,” the letter reads, adding that even women and children have been targeted in a string of recent attacks dating back to April 2018.

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