What does home mean for people with no single territory connecting them?

Global Voices explores what homeland means for two stateless communities in the post-Soviet space. Ukraine's Roma community has sent hundreds of soldiers to fight Russia since the 2022 invasion, yet Roma refugees still face discrimination at borders and in reception centers across Europe. Meanwhile, per Global Voices, Russia's Tatars, the country's second-largest ethnic group, carry their identity through community and culture rather than a single territory, with millions living scattered across Russia, former Soviet states, and diasporas worldwide. Both stories, the outlet reports, show minority communities redefining belonging and nationhood outside the traditional lines on a map.

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