Moscow human rights centre packs up as state tightens “monopoly on memory”
Moscow, RussiaReuters Posters chronicling the end of the Cold War lie discarded near outdoor rubbish containers, and staff inside sift through papers and stack books as over a quarter of a century of Russian human rights work is packed up. With a 2nd May deadline looming, one of Russia’s leading pro-democracy and human rights centres […]
Scuffles at Kyiv monastery as church accused of Russia ties resists eviction
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Scuffles broke out outside a Kyiv monastery on Thursday after a Ukrainian branch of the Orthodox Church that the government says has ties with Russia defied an eviction order. Tensions over the presence of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church at the 980-year-old Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery have risen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in […]
Wow!: As Beirutis face housing violations, award-winning NGO steps in
MAYA GEBEILY, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the work of Housing Monitor…
Lifestory: The story of one Tokyo man evicted twice, 50 years apart, for Olympic construction
ELAINE LIES, of Reuters, reports from Tokyo on the story of Kohei Jinno…
DIY-style school helps educate Indian migrants facing eviction
Thomson Reuters Foundation A low-cost school that is easy to build and dismantle can meet the educational needs of migrants and those living in informal settlements across India, its designer said, urging cities to do more to remove the constant threat of eviction. ModSkool was designed for the children of farmers living along the Yamuna river […]
Clergy divided as Kenya moves to save forest, evict 40,000 settlers
Nairobi, KenyaRNS When forest rangers arrived at Mau Forest Complex in June to evict thousands of illegal settlers, frightened villagers started moving out. Villagers sought refuge at churches, schools and trading centres as smoke billowed from their homes, which were razed in the exercise. Churches, schools and crops have been burned in a clearing process […]
India evicting 30 people an hour as cities modernise, say activists
Thomson Reuters Foundation At least six homes are destroyed and 30 people forcibly evicted each hour in India as authorities modernise cities and build highways, activists said on Friday, highlighting the urgent need for greater investment in social rental housing. ‘Smart Cities’ projects and other upgrades were responsible for most evictions, data compiled by the […]