- The occupied Effy 29 house in Bern was evicted by police on Wednesday in Switzerland. Geneve's Tribune reports that there have been incidents during the police operation. The JUSO Stadt Bern collective occupied the building in December. The City Council announced that they will build housing.
Members of the JUSO Stadt Bern collective denounce the police’s attitude as “disproportionate” in a note titled Peace to Shacks, War to Palaces. The wave of occupation that has existed in the city of Bern has been linked to the housing problem and warns of the need to seek a solution.
The police used rubber balls and those inside the house threw paint and rockets through the windows.
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"The wave of occupation that is taking place in the city of Bern clearly demonstrates the need to find a solution to the housing problem," the statement said. Disproportionate attitude of the police
On Wednesday night, 300 people demonstrated and there were riots.
They had been in danger of emptying for months. At the end of December, a demonstration was held in favour of the occupied house.