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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Bangkok city workers carry out the belongings of a Pom Mahakan resident who agreed to leave the historic Bangkok community during an operation to evict Pom Mahakan residents Saturday. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Residents of the Pom Mahakan community cry when Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Residents of the Pom Mahakan community cry when Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Pom Mahakan resident guards a barricade to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People relax behind a barricaded gate at Pom Mahakan Fort. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents block an alley in their community to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok code enforcement officers are briefed on their operation to evict residents of the Pom Mahakan Fort. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok code enforcement officers are briefed on their operation to evict residents of the Pom Mahakan Fort. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A blockaded entrance to Pom Mahakan Fort. The map next to the barricade indicates which houses were supposed to be torn down. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Bangkok city worker (right) talks a Pom Mahakan resident about his home during an operation to evict people from the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok city officials (in red) stand in front of Pom Mahakan residents and protesters who blockaded their community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   LEK, a community leader in Pom Mahakan, uses a bullhorn to encourage residents to resist police during a forced eviction. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents tussle with Bangkok code enforcement officials at a back entrance to the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Pom Mahakan community leader at a barricade to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents block an alley in their community to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Bangkok city workers carry out the belongings of a Pom Mahakan resident who agreed to leave the historic Bangkok community during an operation to evict Pom Mahakan residents Saturday. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok city workers wait to tear down one of the 12 homes scheduled for demolition in the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A resident of the Pom Mahakan community waits for Bangkok officials who were supposed to evict him from his home. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Bangkok city worker removes a Pom Mahakan resident's personal belongings during an operation to evict people from the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: TAWATCHAI VORAMAHAKUN, center, a community historian and leader in the Pom Mahakan slum of the Pom Mahakan Fort negotiates with Bangkok city officials during a stand off in the fort. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Pom Mahakan resident hold up portraits of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, while they block an alley in their community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Children who live in the Pom Mahakan community cry while Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Children who live in the Pom Mahakan community cry while Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Protestors call for reinforcements as Bangkok city officials storm into the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Residents of the Pom Mahakan community cry when Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Bangkok city worker tears down a fence around the Pom Mahakan Fort. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents tussle with Bangkok code enforcement officials at a back entrance to the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai police officers forces his way into the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Bangkok residents who support the people in Pom Mahakan Fort sing Thai folk songs during a stand off with Bangkok city officials. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Pom Mahakan resident carries a portrait of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, through the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents block an alley in their community to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents block an alley in their community to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents block an alley in their community to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A blockaded entrance to Pom Mahakan Fort. The map next to the barricade indicates which houses were supposed to be torn down. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Bangkok city workers tear down one of the 12 homes scheduled for demolition in the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok city workers tear down one of the 12 homes scheduled for demolition in the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Pom Mahakan resident hold up portraits of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, while they block an alley in their community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents block an alley in their community to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Pom Mahakan residents guard a barricade to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Pom Mahakan resident holds up a portrait of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, at one of the blockaded entrances to the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Bangkok city workers carry out the belongings of a Pom Mahakan resident who agreed to leave the historic Bangkok community during an operation to evict Pom Mahakan residents Saturday. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Bangkok city workers carry out the belongings of a Pom Mahakan resident who agreed to leave the historic Bangkok community during an operation to evict Pom Mahakan residents Saturday. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Bangkok city worker relaxes in a home he is tearing down during an operation to evict people from the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Bangkok city worker is reflected in the refrigerator door of a Pom Mahakan resident during an operation to evict people from the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok city workers tear down one of the 12 homes scheduled for demolition in the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Bangkok city workers remove a Pom Mahakan resident's personal belongings during an operation to evict people from the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok city workers tear down one of the 12 homes scheduled for demolition in the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok city workers tear down one of the 12 homes scheduled for demolition in the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Bangkok code enforcement officer passes a resident of the Pom Mahakan community during a city operation to evict people from the community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: TAWATCHAI VORAMAHAKUN, center, a community historian and leader in the Pom Mahakan slum of the Pom Mahakan Fort negotiates with Bangkok city officials during a stand off in the fort. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Residents of Pom Mahakan community hold up a portrait of the King and Queen of Thailand while they blockade a gate into their community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Residents of the Pom Mahakan community cry when Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Residents of the Pom Mahakan community cry when Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Residents of the Pom Mahakan community cry when Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Residents of the Pom Mahakan community cry when Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents tussle with Bangkok code enforcement officials at a back entrance to the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Bangkok residents who support the people in Pom Mahakan Fort sing Thai folk songs during a stand off with Bangkok city officials. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Bangkok residents who support the people in Pom Mahakan Fort sing Thai folk songs during a stand off with Bangkok city officials. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Pom Mahakan residents guard a barricade to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Pom Mahakan residents guard a barricade to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Pom Mahakan resident holds up a portrait of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, at one of the blockaded entrances to the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents block an alley in their community to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: TAWATCHAI VORAMAHAKUN, center, a community historian and leader in the Pom Mahakan slum of the Pom Mahakan Fort talks to volunteers who came to support the residents of the fort. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents block an alley in their community to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People sleep and relax behind a barricaded gate at Pom Mahakan Fort. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A blockaded entrance to Pom Mahakan Fort. The map next to the barricade indicates which houses were supposed to be torn down. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok city workers tear down one of the 12 homes scheduled for demolition in the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Bangkok city worker identifies a home to be demolished during an operation to evict people from the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Residents of Pom Mahakan link arms to keep out Bangkok city officials. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Bangkok city workers tear down one of the 12 homes scheduled for demolition in the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Bangkok code enforcement officers in the Pom Mahakan community during a city operation to evict people from the community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Children who live in the Pom Mahakan community cry while Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Children who live in the Pom Mahakan community cry while Bangkok city officials storm into the community to start evictions. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Protestors call for reinforcements as Bangkok city officials storm into the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Pom Mahakan resident holds up a portrait of Bhumibol Adulyadej, the King of Thailand, at one of the blockaded entrances to the Pom Mahakan community. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 SEPTEMBER 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Pom Mahakan residents block an alley in their community to prevent Bangkok officials from demolishing their homes. Hundreds of people from the Pom Mahakan community and other communities in Bangkok barricaded themselves in the Pom Mahakan Fort to prevent Bangkok officials from tearing down the homes in the community Saturday. The city had issued eviction notices and said they would reclaim the land in the historic fort from the community. People prevented the city workers from getting into the fort. After negotiations with community leaders, Bangkok officials were allowed to tear down 12 homes that had either been abandoned or whose owners had agreed to move. The remaining 44 families who live in the fort have vowed to stay.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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