Those Filthy Criminals

Posted on August 18, 2006
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As if Darfur isn’t enough. I’m furious. I swear, I really am and I’m doing my best not to start cursing on this post.
Sudanese authorities bulldozed houses and removed by force Darfuris living in an area south of Khartoum, the United Nations said on Thursday, adding there had been reports of people killed and injured.
“Residents said bulldozers had begun demolishing hundreds of houses at around 8am that [Wednesday] morning, with hardly any notice [given] to families,” UNMIS said in a statement.
More than 12,000 Darfuris live in the Dar es-Salaam area, around 45 km (28 miles) south of Khartoum, having fled famine in the arid west in the 1980s.
The Interior Ministry did not comment, despite repeated calls.

Forced relocations have become increasingly common in and around Khartoum as land values have skyrocketed, forcing millions of primarily southern Sudanese to move from their small plots of land…
Land prices have soared and the government wants the land to build houses or sell to investors.

Welcome to the life of the 80% poor and broke Sudanese in Sudan. May those filthy criminals responsible correct their mistakes or burn in hell for all eternity. Amen!

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4 Responses to “Those Filthy Criminals”

  1. Anonymous on August 18th, 2006 2:17 pm

    Amen!

  2. Tsedek on August 18th, 2006 6:53 pm

    How come land prices skyrocketed for land near Karthoum?

    Does the government provide alternative housing?

    What’s gonna happen to thise unfortunate people now?

    Tse.

  3. Drima on August 18th, 2006 11:09 pm

    Land prices are skyrocketing in Khartoum because of the massive number of foreigners and companies moving into Khartoum’s best districts. Demand is increasing quickly and as a consequence so are the prices. Higher prices mean more profit for businessmen with conncetions to the government or in the government. Since normal business in Sudan is risky because of corruption and a screwed up economy, many people over the years have turned to investing in real estate because it’s much less riskier. There are so many foreigners in Khartoum now and it’s slowly getting crowded. Investors want to develop massive areas of land surrounding Khartoum to accomodate the growing demand. They clear the land. They use it and they make more money. The rich gets richer and the poor get poorer.

    Alternative housing??! LOL. Welcome to Sudan where there is no such thing. Here in Malaysia, the government by the law must provide decent alternative housing before removing illegal squaters. Sudan? Nada, zip, nothing! These people have to go and squater somewhere else now. They’ll be forced to move to worse places with no proper access to water or electricity. Getting some water will require a longer walk.

    It’s one sad disgusting reality that I can’t stand Tse. Sudan now is like Europe during the dark ages.

  4. Tsedek on August 19th, 2006 7:31 pm

    That’s horrible, Drima :( Couldn’t there be set some rules for foreign investors to participate in aiding those people find a decent place to live for the land they’re taking them from? Why could the gov’t of Sudan not make this a condition for investing in that country?

    I feel sorry for them….

    What can one do? Just too unfair :(
    Tse.

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