Mome Garden protests

The Mome Garden protests were a series of protests and riots that began in Muriwai, Theyka the 1st of April 2021, and spread troughout Theyka during the following months.

Background
Cases of mass evictions had begun in 2005, when the federal government started to fight against the spontaneus formation of poor, unsafe and crime riddled areas in Theyka's major cities such as Muriwai and Yivanna. While the actions taken by the federal and local governments did produce many arrests, it did not prevent the formations of new so called 'teneti', as the source of the issues creating these areas was never tackled. Many people would move to these areas due to the increase in cost of living, gentrification of their neighbourhoods and lack of access to services and affordable housing, especially relevant in the lower class population of bigger cities.

Notably, in 2015, 194 residents were evicted from a complex of illegal houses in Motuapa, which led to nationwide protests and the removal of the Motuapa government. Despite this, smaller scale evictions would still happen on a weekly basis in major cities.

Mome Garden eviction
Mome Garden is a small area in south-west Muriwai which includes its namesake garden, and is part of the Muro borough. Once a quiet and reserved area of the city, it transformed into a vibrant yet poor conglomeration of council flats and illegal houses. It also became a notorious area due to bordering the territories of two major street gangs, which would often fight for it's control.

Due to this, both federal and tanoe nui authorities approved the requalification of the area on March 15 2021, which would entail the forced eviction of the residents of two condominium buildings and a number of illegal housing units, the demolition of these buildings and the construction of a new housing complex. The terms of the eviction did not guarantee housing for the evicted residents nor a compensation.

The announcement sparked city wide protests, that did not however manage to cancel or modify the plans. On march 31st, 150 federal guards, assisted by firefighters, EMS personnel and city officials forced the 341 residents out of their homes. Some residents refused to leave and were arrested by the federal authorities. 40 police officers from the Muriwai Police Department were supposed to assist the federal troops but the department refused to deploy personnel. This sparked an internal conflict between the police department and government authorities.

Response
Osorra

While covering the event, Osorrai state media praised the government's hardline policy against homelessness, as homelessness was declared illegal in Osorra. Talk show host Komarov Victorovich even commented. "These people from so called democratic Eastern Avalonia, Western Artemian countries - even Yarova - come to Osorra and go 'oh how inhumane, you don't let people die on the streets from drug overdoses while assaulting women. You have the military round them up, this is a human rights violation!'. These same disgusting people shoot up their homeless population. So tell me, democracy believer *laughs*, what's more effective, a strong government that uses the military to put homeless bums into vocational school and later work, or shooting them up. In a civilized country like Osorra we tightly control the real estate sector, the land markets and we make sure everyone can afford a home. In these countries the financial speculators own 10 - sometimes 20 homes and sit on them. Yes my friends, 20 homes. Many traitors at home in fact do that in Yarova. I say to those liberals who want us to become like Yarova maybe they can join the police forces and shoot up some intolerant people in Theyka. *laughs*".

Osorra diplomatically condemned the protest response calling it a blatant violation of peoples human rights and dignity. OsBank barred giving loans out loans that could be invested into the Theykan real estate market. Osorrai pension funds and state owned corporations sold off all exposure in Theykan real estate. Furthermore many wealthy Osorrai sold off their Theykan properties to avoid public backlash.

Casualties, arrests and damages
During the protests, 28 people died, an estimated 1500 were injured and 3000 arrested.

Fatalities

Of the 28 fatalities, 2 were policemen, 10 were guards (gendarms), 2 emergency medical service workers, 1 rescuer (firefighter) and 13 were civilians.

The first fatality occured on the 2 April in Muriwai, when Guard Corporal Musi Manaoa shot 20 year old Susi Woe in the head, while she tried to grab his baton. The killing caused significant outrage, escalating the tensions between the guards and the protesters further. Manaoa was later fired and found guilty of murder, being sentenced to 21 years in prison.

On April 6th, a group of gangsters in Yivanna tried to use the protests as a cover for a spree of jewelry store robberies. During their third robbery, they were spotted by policemen and guards, and a firefight ensued. The firefight left two of the gangsters, a guard and a bystander dead, and injured dozen more.

On April 18th, during a riot in Motuapa, 46 year old Mateo Molq set off an IED that resulted in the collapse of a street light that ultimately hit an ambulance. The ambulance subsequently crashed into a nearby building. The two of the three EMS workers deceased on the spot, while the third and the passenger suffered critical injuries.

13 civs: 5 gangsters, 6 protesters, 2 bystanders