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A house of an indigenous family located on disputed land is being demolished in Flores Island of Indonesia on Jan. 22. Indigenous people in Indonesia’s Christian-majority Flores Island have accused a diocese of promoting violence after a company it managed demolished the homes of some Indigenous people, aiming to evict some 200 people from a disputed land area.
Several Indigenous women were seen sitting on the heavy equipment and protesting, crying and screaming, and stuffing soil into their mouths as an expression of extreme desperation. He said his wife and several other residents were at home when a group of people came, forced their way in, and drove an excavator through the yard. His wife was hospitalized.Archdiocese of Ende
Some 200 evicted people are now forced to spend the night in the ruins of their homes, the statement said, adding that eviction, despite the ongoing court case, is “a form of arrogance” on the part of the company. “Is it because the Indigenous Peoples do not have money that they do not deserve to be protected?” Herson asked.
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