After centuries of government exclusion a new generation of Romani activists is fighting back. Conrad Landin profiles three campaigners leading the charge. Illustrations: Jason Ngai.
Actor, campaigner, karate master
Milan, Italy
After growing up in Serbia at the height of the Balkan wars, Dijana Pavlovic was used to living on the edge. But when she moved to Milan in 1999 to work as an actress, she found herself in a bubble of prosperity: ‘In Milan, it was [all] lights, beautiful, rich’.
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