Housing for people, not for profit: Rights groups demand action across Europe
Rights groups organized two days of action for housing rights across major cities in Europe. The demands included affordable housing, an end to profiteering from rents and putting a stop to evictions
Italian housing rights groups protest government’s rejection of eviction ban extension
Major parliamentary parties in Italy, including the ruling Democratic Party, have refused to extend the ban on evictions which was imposed in the backdrop of the COVID-19 crisis. Evictions are set to resume on January 1
Czech communists demand affordable housing for Prague dwellers
A campaign was organized on the anniversary of the Velvet Revolution on November 17 to protest the severe housing crisis in Prague and to highlight the plight of the country 31 years after the transition from communist rule
“The housing deficit is solved by comprehensive policies,” says Federico Fagioli
National deputy Federico Fagioli speaks to ARG Medios about the structural causes of the housing deficit in Argentina
After mass resistance, NYC Mayor halts moving homeless out of Upper West Side
The homeless in NYC’s Upper West Side (UWS) were being forced out of their accommodations because of the thinly veiled class hatred of the residents of the area
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- Palestinians welcome resumption of US aid to UNRWA
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