Sentence examples for were violently evicted from inspiring English sources

In one case, where nine thousand people were violently evicted from a single slum in February, Fashola told the slum's residents belatedly, in August, that he was planning to build one thousand and eight new (presumably affordable) apartments for them.

Tot told the Guardian that people were particularly concerned that there would be a repeat of events in 2007 when Lot 8 residents were violently evicted by company security, the army and police, and 11 Q'eqchi' women were allegedly gang-raped.

Mnangagwa has made a big effort to win over foreign opinion; hosting Western ambassadors, courting investors and patching up relations with white commercial farmers who were violently evicted from their farms under Mugabe.

Tensions reached a breaking point in May 2014, when the members of the movement were violently evicted from their encampment by Guatemala's National Police, deployed by the Ministry of Interior, to ensure construction equipment could enter the site.

Yesterday and this morning, residents and activists occupying houses on the Sweets Way estate in North London were violently evicted by bailiffs and police to make way for 288 swanky new flats and houses, of which only 59 will be "affordable".

It's demolition roulette: in some cases, the holdouts prevail and get more money; in others, they end up being violently evicted.

The case has been brought by a farmer from the Gambela region who claims he was violently evicted from his land.

By 8.30pm last night, nine police vans were present, five from the territorial support group, and occupiers were being violently evicted.

Ethnic Maya Q'eqchi communities of smallholder farmers said they were being violently evicted by state security forces from land they had farmed for generations.

Oxfam's report includes allegations that a fishing community on the Sirinhaem estuary in Brazil is fighting for access to their land after being violently evicted to make way for a sugar mill.

Mr O, who is represented in his action against the UK government by the London-based firm Leigh Day, claims he was violently evicted from his farm in the Gambella region in 2011.