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Tosson Evictees Demonstrate |
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| Type of violation |
Forced eviction Demolition/destruction Dispossession/confiscation |
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| Date | 01 May 2008 | ||||||||
| Region | MENA [ Middle East/North Africa ] | ||||||||
| Country | Egypt | ||||||||
| Location | Alex, Tosson | ||||||||
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| Details |
Tosson evictees demonstrate in front of Agriculture Ministry. Eg.doc |
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| Brief narrative |
On the morning of May 1, 2008, central security trucks surrounded Tosson, home to some 500 families, and proceeded to use teargas and police dogs to force some of the inhabitants out of their homes, before the houses were razed to the ground. | ||||||||
| Costs | € 0 | ||||||||
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