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Supporters of the Hungarian far right Jobbik party take part in a demonstration

Supporters of the Hungarian far right Jobbik party take part in a demonstration at the infamous Avas apartment projects in Miskolc, 180 km (112 miles) east of Budapest, October 17, 2012.

supporters of the hungarian far rightThe city's ex-communist Avas housing projects, home to about 40,000 people, have seen mass immigration of destitute Roma from the countryside, where living conditions are often rustic. Long-time residents have shunned the new Roma occupants, many of whom have large families crammed into tiny flats.

Credit: Reuters

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