by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 25, 2016 | World
Calais- The French authorities kicked off Monday an operation to evacuate the massive Calais camp in the north of the country from refugees who were moved by buses to around 451 centers. Around 1250 policemen and cops were deployed to make sure the operation is...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 1, 2016 | World
French police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse some 200 migrants and activists after clashes broke out Saturday as they attempted to hold a banned rally outside the squalid “Jungle” camp in Calais, local authorities said. Three police officers...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Sep 26, 2016 | World
French President Francois Hollande said on a visit to the port of Calais Monday that the sprawling “Jungle” migrant camp there would be “completely dismantled” after stressing over the weekend that thousands of migrants living in the shantytown...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 7, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture
British art curator Sue McAlpine was saddened and horrified by the living conditions of families in makeshift migrant camps, in Calais. The latter visited the camps in February to see if she could collect stories from migrants living in Calais for an exhibition in...
