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In 2022, not long after the invasion of Ukraine by Putin’s forces, there were several waves of refugees that moved to various Central East European countries, including the Czech Republic. For the most part, the refugees were welcomed by the authorities. One exception were the Romany refugees, who were treated very differently from their light-skinned counterparts. The Romanies were forced to wait at Prague Main Train Station, while they were screened to check if they did not have dual Ukrainian-Hungarian citizenship, which would disqualify them from refugee status in the Czech Republic. over about three months, several hundred Romanies from Ukraine, mostly women and children had to tolerate living at the train station, sleeping on floors or in train carriages provided by the rail authorities. The rail authorities and humanitarian organisations provided what food and basic care they could. Nevertheless, boredom, confusion and frustration mounted until the refugees were moved to tent camps in another part of Prague. Most of them left the country not long afterwards.
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