A burning issue

By Corinne Perkins
June 5, 2009
fire | photography | Roma | Sarajevo | user-generated content | Your View

Dzenan Krijestorac captured the emotion on this woman’s face and the emotion of the situation as a Roma community in Sarajevo set their homes on fire after being forced to move.

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Jun 15, 2009
3:46 pm UTC

This picture had made me sad.
Her emotional feelings were clearly shown by this photographer.
These sorts of in-human acts are to be condemned by all.
The concerned Governments should give suitable compensations to their victims.
Thanks to this website for brining it to public.

Posted by krishnamurthi ramachandran | Report as abusive
 
Jun 19, 2009
10:20 pm UTC

who said thst religious persecution in not there in europe

Posted by Azad | Report as abusive
 
Jun 20, 2009
9:25 pm UTC

Azad, this has nothing to do with religion.

Gypsies don’t seem to be welcome anywhere. Witness recent events in Hungary and Ireland.

Posted by Mike in NYC | Report as abusive
 
Jun 24, 2009
9:08 am UTC

This is a milder form of ethnic cleansing drawing world compassion but not condemnation. There is no killing.

Posted by Yamayoko | Report as abusive
 
Jul 17, 2009
11:19 pm UTC

“Why can’t people just get along?” When will we mature to the point that we can tolerate other people even if they are different from us?

Posted by mary eads | Report as abusive
 

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