Squat Milada

Milada after eviction in 2009

Squat Milada was one of the Czech Republic's best known squats, located in the Libeň district of Prague.^[1] Milada was intended to be demolished in the 1980s and thus deleted from the Land Registry, becoming a house which officially did not exist. The squat was occupied in 1997, evicted in 2009, then reoccupied for a day in 2012.^[2] Whilst it acted as a social centre and infoshop hosting concerts and events, Milada was also home to a number of people.^[3]

Occupation

Left derelict in 1988, Milada was occupied in 1997, along with the neighbouring villa, Miluška.^[4] The villa was used as an infoshop, a bicycle repair workshop, a cafe, a meeting space and a venue for punk gigs and experimental music. In October 1988, the police attempted to evict the building but were repelled, with squatters remaining on the roof for several days.

Eviction

The eviction in 2009 became a large media story.^[5] The house was then briefly reoccupied a week later amid fears that it would be demolished.^[6]

After eviction

A party in Milada to commemorate three years since the eviction was broken up by the police on June 30, 2012. A helicopter and 100 police arrested 25 people for various offences.^[7]

In 2015, there was a debate in the media as the Supreme Administrative Court considered an appeal regarding the legality of the eviction of Milada.^[8]

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