▁Jan ▁Mar inus ▁W iers ma ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁" has ▁already ▁crossed ▁the ▁invisible ▁line ▁between ▁right - wing ▁popul ism ▁and ▁extrem ism ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁pog rom s ▁against ▁the ▁Roma ▁community ▁in ▁Gab ro vo ▁broke ▁out ▁after ▁ 3 ▁young ▁Roman i ▁have ▁been ▁caught ▁ste aling ▁in ▁a ▁shop . ▁The ▁following ▁wave ▁of ▁ri ots ▁saw ▁inc idents ▁of ▁violence ▁and ▁ar son ▁of ▁two ▁houses ▁where ▁Roma ▁people ▁were ▁living , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁towns ▁Roma ▁community ▁fle eing ▁over ▁night ▁leaving ▁behind ▁their ▁homes ▁to ▁be ▁l yn ched . ▁Roma ▁rights ▁N GO ▁said ▁that ▁g endar mer ie ▁were ▁deployed ▁near ▁places ▁where ▁there ▁were ▁Roma ▁houses , ▁but ▁the ▁police ▁had ▁“ sh own ▁fr ustration , ▁ur ging ▁more ▁Gab ro vo ▁Roma ▁to ▁spend ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁days ▁with ▁relatives ▁in ▁other ▁municipal ities ”. ▁Many ▁Roma ▁have ▁never ▁returned ▁as ▁their ▁homes ▁were ▁burn ed ▁down ▁and ▁their ▁property ▁destroyed . ▁ ▁Czech ▁Republic ▁ ▁Roma ▁make ▁up ▁ 2 – 3 % ▁of ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic . ▁According ▁to ▁ Ř í č an ▁( 1 9 9 8 ), ▁Roma ▁make ▁up ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁Czech ▁prisoners ▁and ▁about ▁ 2 0 – 3 0 % ▁ear n ▁their ▁liv elihood ▁in ▁illegal ▁ways , ▁such ▁as ▁pro cur ing ▁prost itution , ▁tra ff ick ing ▁and ▁other ▁property ▁cr imes