Vendors' eviction protested<\/p>\n
MEDAN, North Sumatra: Hundreds of students from the Islamic
\nUniversity of North Sumatra (UISU) protested on Tuesday against
\nthe Medan municipality's eviction of sidewalk vendors trading
\nnear their campus on Jl. Turi.<\/p>\n
The students blocked off Jl. Turi and burned old tires where
\nthe vendors once sold hot drinks and food. They demanded the
\nmunicipality allow the vendors to resume selling drinks and food
\non Jl. Turi.<\/p>\n
"Forced eviction is inhumane. They need to feed their
\nfamilies," shouted Mardian, a protest coordinator, in a speech
\nmade in the middle of tight police security.<\/p>\n
Gaining support from students, the vendors pledged they would
\nagain set up shop along Jl. Turi if the authorities did not
\nallocate them an alternative location.<\/p>\n
Iwan Lubis, one evicted vendor said, "There's no other choice
\nbut to continue selling food and drink there.<\/p>\n
"That's the only thing we can do for a living." --JP<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/vendors-eviction-protested-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }