Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Villagers burn tyres again at the Boeung Kak lake area

A police officer stands near burning tyres during a protest at the Boeung Kak lake area in Phnom Penh August 23, 2011. Villagers living near the lake said they had written a letter of protest to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen after being told by officials that the land promised to them in return for being removed from their homes was not being given. Thousands of families living near the lake are facing eviction to make way for a Chinese development project. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY)

Men burn tyres during a protest at the Boeung Kak lake area in Phnom Penh August 23, 2011. The villagers said they had written a letter of protest to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen after being told by officials that the land promised to them in return for being removed from their homes at the lake was not being given. Thousands of families living near the lake are facing eviction to make way for a Chinese development project. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST)

Villagers burn tyres during a protest at the Boeung Kak lake area in Phnom Penh August 23, 2011. The villagers said they had written a letter of protest to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen after being told by officials that the land promised to them in return for being removed from their homes at the lake was not being given. Thousands of families living near the lake are facing eviction to make way for a Chinese development project. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS SOCIETY CIVIL UNREST)

A boy runs as tyres burn in the background during a protest at the Boeung Kak lake area in Phnom Penh August 23, 2011. Villagers living near the lake said they had written a letter of protest to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen after being told by officials that the land promised to them in return for being removed from their homes was not being given. Thousands of families living near the lake are facing eviction to make way for a Chinese development project. REUTERS/Samrang Pring (CAMBODIA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Hurt fro Khmer.