The Cachan Thousand Being Evicted

A big operation has begun to evict up to 1,000 immigrants, who have been occupying a former student hostel in Cachan, on the outskirts of Paris, for over 5 years. The block, which is mainly occupied by undocumented immigrants and homeless people, is one of the biggest squats in Europe.

While hundreds of riot police are trying to 'clear' the place under the pretext of "poor wiring that pose fire risks", many have barricaded themselves in their rooms in an attemp to resist the eviction, which follows a large-scale 'immigration crackdown' by French interior minister Nicolas Sarkozy, who is also a presidential contender.

Reports from French Indymedias (in French):

http://lille.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=6288

http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=66046

http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=65990

http://paris.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=66061

http://nice.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=12620

http://nice.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=12626

http://nice.indymedia.org/article.php3?id_article=12625

http://marseille.indymedia.org/news/2006/08/6784.php

http://marseille.indymedia.org/news/2006/08/6789.php

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The Cachan Thousand Being Evicted