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Families under Eviction by Army |
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| What is affected |
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Forced eviction Demolition/destruction |
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| Date | 30 June 2008 | ||||||||
| Region | MENA [ Middle East/North Africa ] | ||||||||
| Country | Egypt | ||||||||
| Location | Cairo | ||||||||
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Families in Abo Regeila face eviction Eg.doc |
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| Brief narrative |
Hundreds of families who have lived in makeshift housing next to a railway track for over 20 years are facing the threat of eviction, as Egyptian army troops prepare to remove them from their homes. The families, who live in `Arab Abu Rugaila in the al-Salam district of northern Cairo, have not been offered alternative housing. “These families have lived in Abu Rugaila for years without anyone troubling them,” Muhamad `Abd ul-`Azim of the Egyptian Center for Housing Rights (ECHR) told Daily News Egypt. “They were told that the army would be evicting them on the June 30 but have not been offered alternative housing. The reason why they are being evicted isn’t clear; nobody knows exactly what the plans are for this land,” `Abd ul-`Azim continued. | ||||||||
| Costs | € 0 | ||||||||
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