house demolitions
HRW: Syria regime razed homes as ‘collective punishment’
World
January 30, 2014
HRW: Syria regime razed homes as ‘collective punishment’
Syria's government has razed thousands of homes as "collective punishment" of communities that back the opposition in the capital Damascus…
Tosson families protest land privatization
Egypt
April 17, 2010
Tosson families protest land privatization
On 13 May 2008 the bulldozers came for the homes in the Tosson neighborhood on the northern tip of Alexandria.…
50 families from Manshiyet Nasser protest demolitions
Egypt
April 17, 2010
50 families from Manshiyet Nasser protest demolitions
Fifty families from Nour Street in Manshyet Nasser refused to leave their homes for the fifth consecutive day with hopes…
Manshiyet Nasser families protest house demolitions
Egypt
April 4, 2010
Manshiyet Nasser families protest house demolitions
Ninety families from Manshiyet Nasser demonstrated in front of the People's Assembly Friday against the demolition of their houses. It…
Homeless Duweiqa residents stage protest
Egypt
January 10, 2010
Homeless Duweiqa residents stage protest
Security forces broke up a demonstration by roughly 1500 residents of Cairo's impoverished Duweiqa district who had attempted to block…
What fate awaits Ezbet el-Haggana?
Egypt
December 27, 2009
What fate awaits Ezbet el-Haggana?
A freeze has been imposed on demolitions, but residents of Ezbet el-Haggana in the Eastern Cairo neighborhood of Nasr City…
Govt vows to halt demolitions in Ezbet el-Haggana
Egypt
December 20, 2009
Govt vows to halt demolitions in Ezbet el-Haggana
The government says it will stop the demolition of illegal buildings in the Nasr City district of Ezbet el-Haggana until…
Police investigate east Cairo clashes
Egypt
December 16, 2009
Police investigate east Cairo clashes
The family of a 60-year-old man who died during clashes with the police east of Cairo on Tuesday rejected the…