Almost all Roma are exposed to one or more health risk factors resulting from unfavorable housing conditions, indoor pollution, unsafe sources of drinking water, unsafe methods of wastewater disposal, unsafe methods of solid waste disposal from households, as well as exposure to workplace risks. And yet, in the largest number of households, the members are exposed to two to seven risks every day, according to the research "Life on the periphery", which was conducted by the Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women - ESE.

ESE stated that the research on the exposure and impact of environmental risks on the health and environment of Roma - residents of poor, informal settlements was conducted in 13 poor, informal Roma settlements, located in five cities and one village in North Macedonia.

- With the research, a whole range of qualitative and quantitative information was collected, by surveying 2,171 representatives of the same number of households living in those settlements, as well as representatives of the municipal administration of the municipalities of Šuto Orizari, Kumanovo, Prilep, Vinica, Delčevo and Pehčevo, stated by ESSAY.

Thousands of protesters from Greece's Roma community marched through Athens and Thessaloniki tonight, with community leaders appealing for calm following the death of teenager Kostas Fragoulis, the 16-year-old Roma boy who was shot in the head last week during a police chase over an alleged unpaid tax bill. gas.

About 2,500 people demonstrated in Thessaloniki, where the teenager lived and died, and a similar protest march was held in Athens after student and anarchist groups called for protests following his death.

Greek media reported that protesters burned tires and blocked streets during protests in several parts of the country, the media reported.

Authorities did not release the teenager's name, but relatives identified him as Kostas Fragulis, who was married with a young child.

- Everyone is crying here. It is unfair for a child to leave like this, said the secretary of the Roma community, Andonis Tasios, where the teenager lived.

Frangulis was hospitalized in intensive care after emergency surgery following the shooting, and the funeral is scheduled for Thursday.

Police in Thessaloniki said around 50 people emerged from the university campus this afternoon and threw several Molotov cocktails at a police anti-demonstration unit stationed nearby. There are no reports of injuries.

The teenager was shot in the head by a police officer on a motorcycle during a chase after the young man filled up his truck at a gas station and allegedly fled without paying the €20 bill.

The accused officer said during his first court appearance last week that he fired his weapon to stop the truck because he feared for the lives of his colleagues, but that he aimed at the tires, not the driver.

The police officer has been suspended and since Friday is suspected of the crime of attempted murder with possible intent and illegal use of weapons.

With the teenager's death, it is now much more likely that the felony charge will be changed to manslaughter, according to US media.

In the meantime, the International Roma Union - IRU and its president Zoran Dimov sent a letter with a reaction to the Embassy of Greece in Skopje, where after a week they replied from the Embassy that they will also send their official announcement these days.