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Special report on plight of Roma gypsies following unrest

(3 Mar 2004) 1. Signpost to Jasov (450 kilometres east of Bratislava) 2. Various Roma man, Samko, collecting fire wood 3. Pull out of child looking through window to show Samko walking home with children following 4. Various Samko putting wood in the oven 5. Boy looking on 6. SOUNBDITE: (Slovakian) Samko (no surname name given): "If they open the border, we will try to find a better job of course, not like here in Slovakia. There is no chance of finding work. Even though I hope I could go to work, it is useless here. We are unemployed and we will always stay unemployed." 7. Wide of Roma homes in apartment block 8. Roma child walking in the snow 9. Roma families looking out of windows 10. Pregnant women and two of her children standing outside 11. Roma children playing in the snow 12. Roma mother carrying her disabled child 13. SOUNDBITE: (Slovakian) Roma woman: "I just want to talk about my disabled daughter. They even took the money away from these kind of children. I don't have money to buy the nappies. This child cannot sit properly, cannot eat by itself and I will have to take care of her all he time. I have nothing for her - how is she supposed to live if I can't buy her all the food she needs?" 14. Roma woman and children 15. Apartment block with clothes hanging, pan to police cars patrolling housing estate 16. Police officer telling camera crew to go away 17. Roma children in the rain staring at camera 18. Man showing that is no water at the pump 19. Roma walking through an abandoned brick factory 20. Close up of hands touching the old chimney bricks 21. SOUNDBITE: (Slovakian) Roma man: "In the past this brick factory was operating in the district employing around 70 Roma. At the beginning, people worked two shifts, then it was cut down to one shift when a new owner bought it and went bankrupt. The bricks were sold and you can see the situation for yourself at this moment. This factory was one of the main sources of income for Roma." 22. Wide of Roma village STORYLINE: The Roma community in Slovakia is anxious that the government's recent cut in social benefits may have a negative impact on their welfare. The plight of Roma, also known as Gypsies, was once again highlighted over the past week when looting, attacks on police and other unrest broke out over the cuts. The government has been cutting welfare benefits incrementally in recent weeks for the unemployed, a move that has hit Roma, the poorest group in this ex-communist country, harder than anyone else. The violence reached its climax last Monday when police clashed with up to 400 Roma who had gathered in the eastern city of Trebisov for an unauthorised demonstration to protest the cuts. Roma living in Jasov, 450 kilometres (281 miles) east of the Slovakian capital Bratislava say that with no jobs available, they don't know how they will feed themselves and their children when their government money runs out. But the Roma say there are no jobs for them to take. Many are unskilled and face discrimination in Slovak and European society society. The Jasov gypsy community is one of the poorest in Slovakia with 100 percent of its population listed as unemployed. The forest around this remote part of the Slovakia belongs to the Catholic monastery and the Roma are forbidden from picking wood there for their fires. Police patrol the area constantly. The Roma population there complains about the lack of jobs and health and education services. The community suffers from being on the margins of society and from a lack of territory to call a real home. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...