CAPITAL SIN. Briefing on forced evictions of Roma communities in Rome in the context of the upcoming Jubilee of Mercy (october 2015)
A sharp increase in evictions took place starting from 13 March 2015, in conjunction with the announcement by Pope Francis of the Jubilee of Mercy, an event which will bring millions of pilgrims and visitors to the Italian capital. Since the day when the Holy Year was proclaimed, forced evictions have tripled. Associazione 21 luglio is seriously concerned about this increase, and launched the international campaign #CapitalSin, fearing the reiteration of what happened on the occasion of the Jubilee in 2000, that some did not hesitate to call the “Black Jubilee of the gypsies”.
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