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HRW: Syria regime razed homes as ‘collective punishment’
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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