UPDATE ON FORCED EVICTIONS [16/06/05] Evictions are continuing countrywide. In Mutare, Harare and Bindura the evictions are still maintaining the same pace as last week with more people being made homeless. Today, Tuesday, 14 June, the evictions are supposed to take place in Mufakose. In Chitungwiza, no evictions have yet taken place with reports, that the police are hesitant to start operations as there are reports that there are nightly messages being send around the Zengeza suburbs that people must gear up for resistance. In St Mary’s suburb, the same message is also reportedly doing the rounds. There are unconfirmed, but credible reports, that some resettled commercial farmers in the Mazowe valley, and around the town of Bindura, have been forced to vacate their farms by the police. It is reported that Lowdale farm, Chitamba farm, and another one have had their occupants forcibly evicted. At Trums farm, in Bindura, it is reported that the newly resettled farmer has been forced to abandon his wheat crops and a banana plantation, allegedly because he also prevented the former owner from harvesting his crop when he invaded the farm. In Mutare, there are reports that the CCJP office that was distributing donated relief items to the displaced persons has been forcibly closed by the police. The reasons for the closure are not known at present. In Matebeleland North, there have been reports of evictions in Victoria Falls. Bulawayo is still quiet, but some reports indicate that it might start seeing its first house demolitions today or tomorrow Wednesday.