Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:37:00 +0200Why did so many Czech Roma apply for asylum in Canada?https://english.radio.cz/why-did-so-many-czech-roma-apply-asylum-canada-8582505© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalTwo weeks ago Ottawa imposed visa restrictions on Czechs after more than 1,700 Czech Roma, or Gypsies, sought refugee status in Canada in the first six months of this year. That was a huge increase on the 650 or so in the whole of 2008, which was already a high figure. So, what led so many Czech Romanies to apply for asylum in Canada?encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/pas_kanada1.jpg?timestamp=1667488278 Why did so many Czech Roma apply for asylum in Canada? https://english.radio.cz/why-did-so-many-czech-roma-apply-asylum-canada-8582505 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9