Slovak Village Creates Record-Breaking 736-Meter Human Chain Linking Majority and Roma Communities

The village of Vítkovce in Slovakia organized a record-breaking community chain measuring 736 meters that symbolically connected the majority population with the local Roma community. The human chain represents an effort to bridge social divides and foster unity between different ethnic groups within the village. Such community initiatives aim to address longstanding tensions between Slovakia's majority population and its Roma minority, which is the country's largest ethnic minority group and has historically faced discrimination and social exclusion.