Truck drivers who travel between France and the UK at the channel-crossing town of Calais are calling for the army to protect them after deadly attacks. [...]
Migrants are pushed back by police officers as they wait to board buses to temporary shelters in Paris, Friday, Nov. 4, 2016. (AP/Thibault Camus)
(REPORT) — Police in Paris have been engaging in “systematic … violence” that includes endangering migrants’ lives by stealing their blankets in the middle of winter, according to international charitable group Doctors Without Borders – known commonly by its French acronym, MSF.
As he embarks on a world tour to support young people traumatised by poverty and conflict, professor of child mental health, Panos Vostanis, explores how to help traumatised young peopleThe post As the world watches Calais, how to build children’s resilience to trauma appeared first on Positive News.
Calais – This month, French authorities (supported and funded by the UK government to the current balance of £62 million) have been demolishing the ‘Jungle,’ a toxic wasteland on the edge of Calais. Formerly a landfill site, 4 km² it is now populated by approximately 5,000 refugees who have been pushed there over the past year. A remarkable community of 15 nationalities adhering to various faiths comprises the Jungle.
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21st Century Wire
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This week we look at the growing fascist movement in Europe and what the antifa are doing to fight back. On the break we have Sindicato Latino, a hip hop collective based in Europe and made up of Latinx migrants. We wrap things up with an anti-election rant and an interview with American anarchist Scott Crow. TRIGGER WARNING: cursing, street fighting, blood, politicians
Depuis quelques jours, et notamment depuis l’altercation qui a opposé une famille de Calaisiens et un groupe hétéroclite de migrants et d’activistes politiques (dont certains affiliés au NPA), impossible de ne pas entendre parler, que ce soit via les médias traditionnels ou via l’Internet et les réseaux soci
A video has emerged showing French police firing teargas into a Syrian refugee camp in Calais.The post French Police Use Teargas to Evict Syrian Refugees appeared first on The Anti-Media.
Rosie Strickland joined a Critical Mass mission to donate bikes to refugees in the notorious ‘Jungle’ at Calais – this is what she found
As the humanitarian crisis in Calais grows, the media is increasingly dominated with tales of savagery and menace in the refugee camps. But the reality couldn’t be further from the truth, say the many ordinary UK citizens who are taking positive action
