Borei Keila protesters shout down panel

Five shouting protesters on 19 January morning shut down a meeting of the joint committee for housing solutions in Borei Keila before it could sign cash compensation deals with 56 evicted families.

After a long and contentious land dispute, 56 families were set to sign contracts that – depending on the strength of their claim to their former Borei Keila properties – would entitle them to either $3,000 in compensation or a choice between $5,000 in compensation or new homes at a resettlement site.

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