City officials claim that the wall separating the Roma settlement from the neighbouring housing estate was built because of the disorder at the container stands. It is decorated with a vulgar inscription "Gypsy whores"- in both Slovak and Romani languages.

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Angi Mlyn (Angi mill)

Angi Mlyn, a Roma settlement in Michalovce, has largely changed its owner. The town decided to solve the problem with the non-payers by selling off the buildings in which they live. A new owner bought them and their inhabitants, which caused outrage in Slovakia. In the past, the authorities have tried to resolve disagreements with a segregation wall between the settlement and the city. Ignoring the Roma issue in Slovakia often leads to non-European solutions.

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Matej Kalina

professional photographer, News and Media Holding

Matej Kalina is working for News and Media Holding, whose photos are published by Plus 7 Dní, Život, Trend, Plus 1 Deň, Šarm, Zdravie, Dobré jedlo and others. He gravitates towards a social documentary, where, according to his own words, he tries to record an undistorted reality to create a space for the viewer to have his own opinion. He won several Slovak and Czech Press Photo awards.