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Women protesting eviction detained by Beijing police
At least two women who have protested being evicted from their homes ahead of the Olympics were taken to a police station amid ramped up efforts by activists to use the games to spotlight their causes.
Zhang Wei and Ma Xiulan, who have been vocal about the pain of losing their family compounds near Tiananmen Square to make way for Olympic construction, were taken from their homes late Wednesday and early Thursday, according to Ma.
Also Thursday, a Hong Kong lawmaker said immigration officials deported three U.S.-based Chinese pro-democracy activists after denying them entry to the territory, which is hosting the Olympic equestrian events.
The efforts are part of stringent security measures for the games by Chinese communist authorities determined that the Olympics should be an international showcase for the country.
With the world's eyes turned on Beijing in anticipation of the games, which start Friday, activists have stepped up their protests to publicize their causes.
The groups so far have been small and police have acted with relative restraint. No arrests were reported although the Beijing Olympics organizing committee condemned the demonstrations.
Ma said officers came to her door at 2 a.m. and bruised her arm while grabbing her. Reached by the AP on her cell phone, she said she was at a local police station with Zhang and a number of other residents but could not give any other details.
"The police are watching me and are restricting my phone use," Ma said. "They are not letting me talk to reporters, especially the foreign media. I'm here because I talked to the foreign media before," Ma said before quickly hanging up.
A woman who answered Zhang's cell phone said Zhang had been taken away a little before midnight by two police offers and one plainclothes security agent. She refused to give her name for fear of official retribution and would only say she was a family member.
Two officers who answered the telephone at the police station where Ma said she was being held said no one had been detained and refused to give any more information because they were not authorized to speak to the media. At least two women who have protested being evicted from their homes ahead of the Olympics were taken to a police station amid ramped ... more -
As Beijing Olympics near, homes and hope crumble
More than 1.25 million people in Beijing - at times as many as 13,000 people a week - have been evicted since the city won its Olympic bid in 2001, according to the Geneva-based Center on Housing Rights and Evictions More than 1.25 million people in Beijing - at times as many as 13,000 people a week - have been evicted since the city won its Olympic... more
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Nepalese king recieves eviction notice
Nepal's government has formally told the deposed monarch to vacate the royal palace within the next two weeks. The order was officially relayed to him on Friday - a national holiday.
Nepalese television stations have broadcast video of trucks being driven from the palace to Gyanendra's private home, filmed overnight.
Meanwhile, the government has denied rumours that the deposed king left the palace late on Thursday.
The government has set up a committee to audit palace property prior to nationalization.
Ministers say that Gyanendra will move house in co-ordination with the authorities. He has been sent a copy of the assembly resolution which almost unanimously abolished the crown, and a letter asking that he move out.
It is believed the former king and his wife will move to a private family residence in northern Kathmandu called Jeevan Kunj. Nepal's government has formally told the deposed monarch to vacate the royal palace within the next two weeks. The order was offi... more -
The Homeland - WCT8
The first chapter of Gloria Anzaldua's book Borderlands La Frontera is entitled "The Homeland, Aztlan El Otro Mexico." "The US-Mexican border," Anzaldua states, "is where the third world grates against the first and bleeds." A homeland consciousness is about remembering origins and not defining oneself based on a reaction to the legitimized subject.
The anglo inhabitants of the United States illegally invaded and annexed Mexican territory. The new border was officially created February 2, 1848 with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. The new borderline left 100,000 Mexican citizens without a homeland. The promise to reimburse these people with their land was never kept. Our video mirrors the effect of the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty with the eviction of the Isla Vista residents to Conquest Housing. Just as the Mexican Citizens were left without a home, so were the former Isla Vista residents. The first chapter of Gloria Anzaldua's book Borderlands La Frontera is entitled "The Homeland, Aztlan El Otro Mexico." ... more -
Landless Movement of Brazil - PART II - (an Eviction)
Armed conflict between a community of landless rural workers in the south of Brazil and the police. An eviction episode.
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Cambodia: Rights razed: Forced evictions in Cambodia
11 February 2008
"Before, we did some farming… I was able to feed my seven children. Now there is nothing."
"Vireak" and his seven children became homeless on 20 April 2007. That day, most of the village of Mittapheap 4 in the coastal town of Sihanoukville in Cambodia was burned to the ground by law enforcement and military officers, forcibly evicting more than 100 families. Months later, Vireak still lives under a tarpaulin on the roadside.
Vireak's situation is mirrored countless times across the country as land grabs, landlessness, and disputes spread further and faster. Like thousands of other victims of forced eviction in Cambodia, Vireak and his neighbours were never consulted before the eviction and were given no formal notice. 11 February 2008 "Before, we did some farming… I was able to feed my seven children. Now there is nothing." ... more -
Welcome to Eden (Trailer)
This is the trailer for the feature-length documentary about the struggle of the poor people of South Central Los Angeles and some dedicated activists (including Daryl Hannah, Joan Baez, and Willie Nelson) to stop the eviction of the farmers and prevent the destruction of the largest urban farm in America. This is the trailer for the feature-length documentary about the struggle of the poor people of South Central Los Angeles and some ded... more
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Dolly parton fan evicted for loud music
A Country and Western fan who plagued neighbours by playing Dolly Parton songs around the clock has been evicted from her home.
Diane Duffin, 36, was ordered to leave her house in Heights Drive, Leeds, by police on Monday.
Check out the video provided here in an article by the Yorkshire Evening post
http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/VIDEO-Leeds-... A Country and Western fan who plagued neighbours by playing Dolly Parton songs around the clock has been evicted from her home. ... more -
Brooklyn Hipsters left Homeless
Some hipsters in Bushwick have been abruptly evicted from their warehouse. They were only given ten hours to get out.
Perhaps they better understand the impact of gentrification. Some hipsters in Bushwick have been abruptly evicted from their warehouse. They were only given ten hours to get out. ... more
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