WWII internment of travellers: French survivors fight for recognition

France 24 Tuesday 02 June 2026, 10:40 UTC By Antonia KERRIGAN 1 min read

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WWII internment of travellers: French survivors fight for recognition Europe Issued on: Modified: 05:51 min From the show Reading time 1 min Throughout World War II, discriminatory policies saw thousands of Romani, Sinti, Manush, Yenish and travellers displaced across France, imprisoned in vast internment camps and sent to extermination camps in Eastern Europe. Eighty years ago, the last travellers were freed from French internment camps. Our reporters Antonia Kerrigan and Valentine Erba...

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