Myanmar: Farmers Face Eviction in Mandalay

Sep 12, 2014 | Naw Noreen, Democratic Voice of Burma
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Twenty-eight farmers near Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Division, are facing eviction after years of property battles, villagers say.

The Burmese military allegedly seized 18 acres of farmland in 2006 and 2007 to accommodate a housing project for elite military leaders. Villagers say that the military later forced them to buy back the land.