Anti-eviction protest in front of presidential office / 60多個反迫遷自救會 齊聚凱道抗議　　　　　　　　　　

On Sep. 25, over 60 organizations staged a demonstration in front of the Presidential Office against forced eviction. In recent years, various urban redevelopment projects have led to people being forcibly removed from their homes. Some have even accused the government of tearing down their houses when they were not home. ==ANTI-FORCED EVICTION ORGANIZATION== A hundred days of the new government. Forced eviction continues. Over 60 anti-forced eviction organizations in Taiwan took to the Ketagalan Boulevard today in protest. One of the most striking cases is the Dapu incident in Miaoli. The government has promised to rebuild their residences at the same location, but it has been 3 years and no action has been taken. Just recently, the Kaohsiung Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market was partially demolished on Sep. 1 and residents will all be evicted in Oct. They joined the protest to voice their anger and frustration. ==LIN TSAI-SHOU, Kaohsiung Fruit and Vegetable Wholesale Market== They tore down my house without any notification. My heart is in so much pain. I don't know what to do. The government has been so cruel to me. Residents of Sec. 2 of Daguan Road in Banqiao were forcibly removed despite their protest. Their houses will be demolished on Oct 7. In Keelung, the government arbitrarily terminated the rental agreement with Gui-Mei Grocery without any consultations. Their house will be torn down on Oct 12. The owner lost her house as well as the livelihood she has depended on for 40 years. Her daughter made a tearful plea to the government. ==CHIU YU-JU, Keelung Gui-Mei Grocery== We live in a remote place, and we're not bothering anyone. I hope they can give us a break and let us continue to rent the house so that my mother can retire in our old house. Demonstrators stressed that they are protesting for justice. They believe that the government should settle disputes through negotiation instead of forced eviction, which is an abuse of power that tramples on housing justice. TRANSLATED BY：CHRISTINA LIU ==反迫遷自救團體== 新政百日 迫遷依舊 全台超過60個"反迫遷自救會",齊聚總統府前凱道抗議,其中最具代表性的就是苗栗大埔事件,遭強拆已三年,但新政府卻只有口頭承諾,原地重建,但至今沒下文,而全台各地,強拆迫遷事件層出不窮!而其中,近期最具代表性的就是,高雄果菜市場土地徵收,九月一號已進行第一波拆遷,而10月初還有下一波拆遷,引發當地居民抗議, ==高雄果菜市場遭拆遷戶 林蔡秀== 沒通知一來就直接拆房子 心好痛好苦 我不知道該怎麼辦 政府這麼惡毒是怎樣 北部地區政府徵收強拆,也引發民怨,其中新北市板橋大觀路二段住戶，日前住戶才抗爭過，但擋不住強制拆遷命運，10月7號公告將強制執行拆除，另外基隆貴美雜貨店，老闆娘女兒，也聲淚俱下指控，政府沒協商，就把租了40多年房子收回，賴以為生的房子沒了，而且預定10月12強制拆除，一想到就忍不住掉下眼淚． ==基隆貴美雜貨店 邱愉茹== 我們那邊真的是很偏僻的地方 真的沒有要幹嘛 所以可不可以放過我們 只希望可以繼續承租給我們 讓我媽媽可以在那邊 那個安老 集結全台各地遭迫遷住戶，這次站出來抗議，強調不是為了賠償，而是為了公理正義，認為不當徵收，有爭議就應該透過協商，而不是強拆迫遷，以公權力踐踏居住正義． 記者 黃立偉 張國樑 台北報導