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Land & Life

bseery — Fri, 08 May 2009 12:45:14 -0700

The Messenger Band, Cambodia

Cambodia’s Messenger Band has a new song ‘Land and Life’. Filmed in part at Boueng Kak, the video is produced by Bridges Across Borders Southeast Asia

Cambodia For Sale - Trailer

bseery — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:27:37 -0700

Official trailer of "Cambodia For Sale", a documentary on and grabbing and evictions in Cambodia. For more check: www.cohre.org/cambodiaforsale
Cambodia today is changing rapidly at the cost of the poor urban communities. Spiralling landprices and largescale development projects result in landgrabbing and evictions throughout the country with methods becoming even more unethical. The trailer of "Cambodia For Sale" shows snapshots of members of the community Dey Krahorm in Phnom Penh's Tonle Bassac district, who have been fighting for their land rights and against massive eviction threats since 2006. Until today their struggle for a fair compensation continues.

Development of Dey Krahorm - Part 2

bseery — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:56:31 -0700

On January 23, 2009 at 2am, mixed forces surrounded Dey Krahorm - the community with the longest, resistance to unlawful eviction. Just after 6am, more than 250 armed forces and 300 breakers attacked the villagers in a brutal show of force, despite their legal entitlement to their land. This video is a compilation of footage captured by human rights monitors on the inside. Video footage courtesy of Platapus, LICADHO, BAB, and Karl Bille http://hub.witness.org/en/node/11909

Development of Dey Krahorm - Part 1

bseery — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:44:50 -0700

Lyari: Highway of Tears

bseery — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:22:32 -0800

The Lyari Highway is currently being built in Pakistan as a solution to the congestion problem in Karachi. In order to successfully complete this project, over 200,000 people will have their houses and communities destroyed, a severe form of human rights violation. Some of these neighborhoods that are located along the Lyari river have developed over time establishing offices and schools, as some people have resided there for generations. Construction, however, has continued, leaving these people with little compensation.