{"id":100948,"date":"2026-06-07T12:11:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T12:11:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tv.guardian.ng\/?p=100948"},"modified":"2026-06-29T18:33:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:33:20","slug":"wwii-internment-of-travellers-french-survivors-fight-for-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guardian.ng\/tv\/wwii-internment-of-travellers-french-survivors-fight-for-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"WWII internment of travellers: French survivors fight for recognition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"dailymotion-player\"><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/x1ee8e.js\" data-video=\"k34eAK68fLlH1fGnm0C\"><\/script><\/div><br><br><p>\nThroughout 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. 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