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There is a grassy knoll, just a few yards wide, separating the Roma settlement of Vigtelep from its nearest neighbor. On one side of that divide are modern, well-apportioned homes along wide, paved streets. On the other side, houses are crumbling, and lack basic utilities, including running water. As a result, residents face higher rates of infection and illness, among other things. But when I visited in fall of 2014, what most troubled the families living here was the eviction campaign which had been launched in advance of the coming election…. Continue reading IMG_2429