Eviction

Europe News

Fire in ground-floor flats forces evacuation of 80 in Valencia

A fire that broke out on Thursday in two ground-floor flats forced the preventive evacuation of 80 residents from two blocks in Valencia due to smoke; no injuries were reported, according to municipal sources.

02/07/2026

Italy

Italian mother wins court case against sons refusing to fly the nest

A 75-year-old Italian woman sued her two sons, aged 40 and 42, after repeatedly asking them to move out and live more independently, which they refused.

27/10/2023

Earth News

Mining metals essential for EVs ‘wrecking lives’ in DR Congo

The report from Amnesty International and the DRC-based Initiative for Good Governance and Human Rights details how the search for the minerals has forcibly uprooted people from their homes and farmland.

14/09/2023

Italy

Dozens evicted from their home in Milan which will become a mosque

The mosque, the first to be built legally in the Italian city, will replace the former public baths which for seven years have been occupied by a group of migrants who can't afford a home in Milan's rental market.

01/09/2023

Culture news

Sagrada Familia plans put 3,000 families at risk of eviction

A dispute between local residents and the Sagrada Familia construction team has arisen from their future plan to demolish housing blocks in order to complete Gaudi's vision of the basilica.

07/02/2022

Israel

Israeli police demolish Palestinian home in East Jerusalem

A lawyer for the Salhiya family said the demolition carried out early Wednesday was "illegal" since the municipality had received the court's permission to vacate the property but not destroy it.

19/01/2022

Germany

Police clear out famous Berlin squat Liebig 34

Inhabitants say they have grown angry with soaring rents in the German capital.

09/10/2020

Earth News

The dark side of forest conservation: Who are the Sengwer tribe?

Eileen Gbagbo on Kenya's Sengwer tribe and why conservation efforts forced them out of their ancestral home.

20/07/2020

Italy

Italian churches offer shelter to migrants

Italian priests say migrants will have shelter at the church after the country announced a new bill that abolishes humanitarian protection.

10/12/2018