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Refugee’s crisis in Calais deepens

Refugee’s crisis in Calais deepens

The crisis in Calais appears to be getting worse. When questioned about the situation, a spokeswoman of Algerian origin said that it’s not the town councils responsibility. The people who have been given asylum are mainly from Sudan and a large number are still living in the makeshift shanty town known as the jungle. The spokeswomen for the mayor of[Read More…]

Manuel Valls, the French Prime Minister

France finally turns Calais ‘jungle’ into a humanitarian refugee camp

Following Manuel Valls, the French Prime Minister’s visit to Calais, he announced that the EU pledges extra money to turn what is known as the jungle into a humanitarian camp for 1500 refugees in 2016. The change of heart has come after the EU granted France an extra €5 million to turn the manmade Shanty Town into a refugee camp.[Read More…]

Young Afghan migrant deported for being mentally disabled

Young Afghan migrant deported for being mentally disabled

It was recently reported that a young child Afghan migrant has been locked up in Coquelles detention center near Calais. He was left without care and without monitoring by the Social Aid for Children while in post-traumatic stress disorder. He was previously imprisoned twice before his psychiatric disorders were diagnosed and where he was then placed under guardianship. He filed[Read More…]

The war of words

The war of words

The crisis in Calais has now got the whole world watching and waiting to see the next course of events that are about to unfold. As a resident living in the town and reporting from inside, things are just about going to escalate in ways that are imaginable. Having recently spoken to Mr Roussel, a local town councilor on the[Read More…]