"Cambodia – Forced Evictions" (by Erika Pineros)

Riot police provided support and security to excavators while they destroyed more than 5 families’ homes from Boeung Kak.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:47:14 +0000

Riot police provided support and security to excavators while they destroyed more than 5 families’ homes from Boeung Kak.
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A kid watches the excavators as they demolish one of the houses. Some families hardly had any time to pack their belongings.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:47:58 +0000

A kid watches the excavators as they demolish one of the houses. Some families hardly had any time to pack their belongings.
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A man from the community watches the excavators as they demolish the houses. Some families hardly had any time to pack their belongings.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:48:46 +0000

A man from the community watches the excavators as they demolish the houses. Some families hardly had any time to pack their belongings.
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Riot police beat Soung Sorphoan a man from the opposition party SRP who encouraged residents to fight back and stop the eviction.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:49:15 +0000

Riot police beat Soung Sorphoan a man from the opposition party SRP who encouraged residents to fight back and stop the eviction.
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Soung Sorphoan, a man from the opposition party SRP lays on the ground unconscious after been beaten by the police.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:49:38 +0000

Soung Sorphoan, a man from the opposition party SRP lays on the ground unconscious after been beaten by the police.
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Having nowhere else to go, residents from the demolished houses piled up their belongings in front of what is left of their homes.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:50:08 +0000

Having nowhere else to go, residents from the demolished houses piled up their belongings in front of what is left of their homes.
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A man brings a loudspeaker to be used to carry messages and amplify music as residents helped each other rebuild their homes and resist any threat from the company or authorities.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:50:44 +0000

A man brings a loudspeaker to be used to carry messages and amplify music as residents helped each other rebuild their homes and resist any threat from the company or authorities.
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Residents put up tarps where their houses stood a day before, gathering under their new roofs as a statement of defiance.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:51:11 +0000

Residents put up tarps where their houses stood a day before, gathering under their new roofs as a statement of defiance.
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A man walks through what is left from the demolished houses collecting metal and other materials to sell.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:51:33 +0000

A man walks through what is left from the demolished houses collecting metal and other materials to sell.
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A woman looks through a photo album found under the rubble. Not having received any prior notice, residents had minutes to take their belongings out of their homes.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:52:07 +0000

A woman looks through a photo album found under the rubble. Not having received any prior notice, residents had minutes to take their belongings out of their homes.
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A man sits in front of the tarps placed where homes stood a day before.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:52:38 +0000

A man sits in front of the tarps placed where homes stood a day before.
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As sign of defiance, residents burn tires near the place where their house were torn down the day before.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:53:01 +0000

As sign of defiance, residents burn tires near the place where their house were torn down the day before.
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Passers-by stop to look at the pictures of the forced eviction. A women and child sit under one of the tarps.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:54:25 +0000

Passers-by stop to look at the pictures of the forced eviction. A women and child sit under one of the tarps.
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Passers-by and residents look at the pictures from the forced eviction.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:54:54 +0000

Passers-by and residents look at the pictures from the forced eviction.
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Residents came back to where their homes once stood, setting up temporary shelters and rebuilding their business.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:55:17 +0000

Residents came back to where their homes once stood, setting up temporary shelters and rebuilding their business.
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Following the eviction residents are forced to live and work under precarious conditions.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:55:44 +0000

Following the eviction residents are forced to live and work under precarious conditions.
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Passers-by look at the eviction pictures. Behind temporary shelters were set up over the rubble of the demolished homes.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:56:08 +0000

Passers-by look at the eviction pictures. Behind temporary shelters were set up over the rubble of the demolished homes.
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