Incident Reports
Squatters stage protest in Biratnagar
2020-01-02
Province 1, Morang, Biratnagar
Land squatters started protests on Thursday after Biratnagar Metropolitan gave a 35-day ultimatum to empty the public land occupied by the squatters.
The squatters started organizing sit-ins in front of the metropolitan office, demonstrations, and protests.
Details and Impacts
| Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
| Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
| Event Duration | More than 1 day |
| Primary Form | Demonstration |
| Secondary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
| Primary Cause | Access/control of public land |
| Actor 1 - Number of people | 50 |
| Actor 1 - Affiliations | Protesters/demonstrators |
| Actor 1 - Youth | unknown |
| Actor 2 - Number of people | n/a |
| Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) | Local authorities (incl VDC, district, gov. line agencies at local level except education and health) |
| Actor 2 - Youth | na |
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