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London, May 1 (CTK) - The Czech Republic is a regional success story, yet rising numbers of Roma citizens are making the same journey to the same faraway country, because life at home is intolerable, British weekly The Economist writes in its latest edition. "Emigration to Canada was a well-trodden path for dissidents after the Soviet-led invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968," The Economist writes. "Around 250,000 Roma live in the Czech Republic. Their problems include poverty, lack of education, centuries of prejudice and, now, attacks by far extremists," it adds. "According to the Canadian embassy in Prague, 861 Czechs applied for asylum in Canada in 2008, and 84 won it. That exceeds figures from countries such as Afghanistan (488 applicants) and Iraq (282)," The Economist writes. "For Communist Cuba, much scolded by the Czech government for its poor hum-rights record, the figures were 184 applicants and 93 given asylum," it adds. "Admittedly, getting to Canada is easier for Czech Roma than for Afghans or Iraqis. But the ...

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