Maribor Remembers Mass Killings of Romani and Sinti People

Maribor, 1 August - A ceremony to remember the 70th anniversary of mass killings of thousands of Roma and Sinti in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp during what is termed Zigeunernacht was held in the city of Maribor on Friday as part of the Roma Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Maribor A ceremony, which marked WWII mass killings of Roma and Sinti people, was held in Maribor on Friday. Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
A ceremony, which marked WWII mass killings of Roma and Sinti people, was held in Maribor on Friday.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor Alenka Markov (pictured) of Foreign Ministry addresses the ceremony, which marked WWII mass killings of Roma and Sinti people. Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

Maribor
Alenka Markov (pictured) of Foreign Ministry addresses the ceremony, which marked WWII mass killings of Roma and Sinti people.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA

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