in front of the National Assembly. By the time I'd arrived the police,
with very large guns, had forced the residents to leave. They left
looking tired and dispirited and unsure what tomorrow will bring.
This came after the community held a press conference at the same
spot, which is of course over the road from the now deserted and
demolished remains of Dey Krahom itself.
Earlier in the day I joined a group of around 100 community members
who gathered from many different provinces to discuss how best to
protect their land from being grabbed by investors or 'other
interests'.
I also learned that of the 150 families who lived in Dey Krahom 300 of
them now live at the 'official' relocation site. Yes, 300. It turns
out that around 182 families who lived permanently at Dey Krahom were
not considered residents. They were market stall owners and never made
it in the official statistics. The relocation site is less than basic
- lacking water, electricity, housing, schools, health care, etc.
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