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Amnesty International call to outlaw forced evictions in Serbia

London, December 07, 2011 - In a briefing published today, Amnesty International is calling on the Serbian government to introduce a law prohibiting forced evictions.

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Serbia must stop evicting Roma

London, November 25, 2011 - The situation of a Roma family forcibly evicted from their Belgrade home and made homeless this week again highlights the need for the Serbian government to stop forced evictions and introduce legislation prohibiting them, Amnesty International said today.

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Roma families in Belgrade face forced eviction by government agency

London, November 09, 2011 - Twenty seven Roma families in Serbia's capital Belgrade face imminent forced eviction from their homes to make way for new commercial housing built by a government owned company, Amnesty International said today.

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AI press release: Serbian activists arrested for protecting evicted Roma family

London, October 25, 2011 - Two human rights defenders were today arrested for trying to stop the forced eviction of a Roma family in Belgrade.
The activists from the Regional Centre for Minorities were arrested for obstruction of justice after they peacefully attempted to prevent police evicting Mevljude Kurteshi and her six children from their apartment.

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Dale Farm emergency injunction sought in response to ‘unlawful’ police operation

October 19, 2011 - Dale Farm supporters are pursuing emergency injunction to stop the eviction as police brutality and illegal destruction of property traumatise residents.

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AI submits petition to deputy prime minister

Belgrade, October 19, 2011 - Amnesty International has handed a petition requesting Serbia to pass a bill that will regulate forced evictions of Roma to Serbian Deputy PM Božidar Đelić.

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LGBT community holds protest in Belgrade

Belgrade, October 19, 2011 - The Gay-Straight Alliance held a protest dubbed “That’s enough” at noon in front of the Serbian government headquarters on Wednesday.

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Forced evictions in Belgrade conducted with complete disregard for human rights

London, October 07, 2011 - Amnesty International is concerned about the forced eviction of a vulnerable woman from workers’ barracks in Omladinskih brigada Street in New Belgrade on Wednesday 5 October, and the possibility that the remaining 21 people living in the five other workers barracks will shortly be forcibly evicted.

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Bulgaria: authorities must urgently act to stop the escalation of violence targeting the Roma community

September 30, 2011 - Amnesty International urges Bulgarian authorities to effectively tackle the escalation of violence which is resulting in racially-motivated attacks against the Roma community in the country.

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NGOs Call on the Government to Ensure the Security of the Pride 2011

Belgrade, September 28, 2011 - Serbian human rights organizations called, in a joint statement on September 26, on the Government of Serbia and the Ministry of Interior to uphold the Constitution and provide the conditions for the Pride Parade, scheduled to take place on October 2 in Belgrade.

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