Roma in France: not in my backyard

In France, the Roma controversy is far from over. After a summer of expulsions and crackdowns on illegal camps, the European Commission has pressed France ov...

Inside Story - Deporting France's Roma

France is deporting hundreds more Roma as part of President Nicolas Sarkozy's crackdown on illegal immigration and crime. But what is the legality of this Fr...

France's Roma Expulsion Creates Tension in Europe

Read the Transcript: http://to.pbs.org/bHBIAF The French government's decision to expel Roma immigrants back to Romania and Bulgaria has brought criticism fr...

One year after evacuation, Roma remain in French camps

A year after French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for the removal of Roma camps to be stepped up, rights groups in France say there are just as many Roma ...

French Roma targeted by residents in Marseille

Advocates for Roma in France are calling for international protests to support the ethnic minority, two days after a group of residents in the southern city ...

Ethnic Roma immigrants evicted in southern France

A group of ethnic Roma immigrants have been evicted from a makeshift camp in southern France. Angry residents from the 15th district forced them out before s...

Roma 2000-2001 vs. France 1998

Riz Khan - Expelling the Roma

France claims that its illegal Roma communities (often called gypsies or travellers) are a serious threat to social order. Nicolas Sarkozy ordered the disman...

France resumes dismantling Roma camps

Police dismantle a Roma encampment near Paris, sweeping 70 people, including 19 children, onto the streets in a move likely to reignite criticism of France's...

French Roma living in limbo

Thousands of Roma people in France are living under the constant threat of eviction after Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, said he would dismantle 300 ...