5 000 families evicted from farms in Zimbabwe...

At least 5 000 families were displaced from commercial farms in Zimbabwe in 2009 as President Robert Mugabe’s supporters intensified a campaign to evict the few remaining white commercial farmers from their properties, according to the International Organisation for Migration IOM).

The organisation that among other things works to provide humanitarian assistance to migrants in need, including refugees and internally displaced people said: "New displacements and related vulnerabilities have continued to arise as farms are taken over by new owners and farm workers are evicted from their homes. More...

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