▁spoke ▁German ▁as ▁their ▁primary ▁language ▁and ▁considered ▁themselves ▁to ▁be ▁Germ ans . ▁ ▁Hung ary ▁Hung ary ▁has ▁seen ▁es cal ating ▁violence ▁against ▁the ▁Roman i ▁people . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁a ▁Roman i ▁man ▁and ▁his ▁five - year - old ▁son ▁were ▁shot ▁dead ▁in ▁Tat árs zent gy ör gy ▁village ▁sout heast ▁of ▁Budapest ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁fle eing ▁their ▁burning ▁house ▁which ▁was ▁set ▁al ight ▁by ▁a ▁pet rol ▁bomb . ▁The ▁dead ▁man ' s ▁two ▁other ▁children ▁suffered ▁serious ▁burn s . ▁Sus pect s ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁are ▁currently ▁on ▁trial . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Vik tó ria ▁Moh ác si , ▁ 2 0 0 4 – 2 0 0 9 ▁Hung arian ▁Member ▁of ▁European ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Roman i ▁eth nic ity , ▁asked ▁for ▁as yl um ▁in ▁Canada ▁after ▁previously ▁request ing ▁police ▁protection ▁at ▁home ▁from ▁serious ▁thre ats ▁she ▁was ▁receiving ▁from ▁hate ▁groups . ▁ ▁Italy ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁following ▁the ▁brut al ▁ra pe ▁and ▁subsequent ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁Rome ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁from ▁a ▁local ▁Roman i ▁enc amp ment , ▁the ▁Italian ▁government ▁started ▁a ▁crack down ▁on ▁illegal ▁Roma ▁and ▁Sint i ▁cam ps ites ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Roman i ▁cam