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Czech Republic: Roma under suspicion
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At first it was a sensation. In early June a young woman in the Czech Republic gave birth to healthy quintuplets. Citizens and national businesses offered help and donations. But soon the young parents, who belong to the Roma minority, were being subjected to racist abuse on the internet and social networking sites.The commentators accused the couple of sponging off the system.