In January families (many of whom were living in one room) moved into empty flats in the Suzanne Mubarak housing project in Duweiqa, they say when they saw that the empty flats were being pilfered (for doors and blinds etc) by thieves. They lived there for five months until the army and the interior ministry made them leave, forcibly. They were not provided with alternative housing and are currently living in the street. This video was given to Sarah Carr by Mohab Mohamed, one of the people forcibly evicted.
The sit-in by residents of el-Nahda and Essalam, demanding housing, continues for the second month on the row in front of the State TV building in Maspero. In the picture above, Amin, one of Essalam children sits on a parked car, trying to rest his broken leg. He was hit by a motorcycle few days ago…
A woman from Essalam, among dozens of protesters camping out in Maspero, demanding housing…
A woman from Essalam and her child, among dozens of protesters camping out in Maspero, demanding housing…
Families from Essalam and Nahda camping out in Maspero, protesting against the government, demanding decent housing…
A woman from Essalam and her child, among dozens of protesters camping out in Maspero, demanding housing…
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