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Testimony from Forcibly Evicted Dey Krahorm Residents
By: licadho
Posted: Jun 30 09
Witnessed: 1879 veces
Regions: Cambodia
Issues: Corporations and human rights, Housing, Internally displaced persons
In the early morning hours of Saturday January 24, 2009 approximately 500 demolition workers escorted by 300 mixed police in full riot gear surrounded the community of Dey Krahorm. Their mission, to forcibly evict the approximately 400 families that were living on the disputed land in the heart of Phnom Penh.
This video bares witness to the personal testimony of the Dey Krahorm villagers who were evicted.
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