The government promised housing elsewhere. We followed the buses and found a desperate situation.

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The government denies that the busing is connected to the Olympics. But we obtained an email, which was first reported by the newspaper L’Équipe, in which a government housing official said the goal was to “identify people on the street in sites near Olympic venues” and move them before the Games.

  • madsen@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    4 months ago

    Yup. I remember it from when Atlanta hosted the Olympic games some time in the '90s. Despicable.