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12/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - Sudanese refugees pass the time on their cell phones at the entrance of the camp. The life of the exiles is a perpetual waiting when they end up in the camps of Grande Synthe and Calais. The exiles wait for food distributions, wait for the end of the expulsions to put back their tents, wait to pass by boat or by truck. November 12, 2021. Calais

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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15/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - In the premises of the dean's house, the list of 309 people who have disappeared since 1999, trying to cross the border with Great Britain. A monument to the dead is being prepared with the names of the missing persons. November 15, 2021. Calais

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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11/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - A CRS truck makes a round around one of the refugee camps. Police pressure is permanent in Calais. CRS trucks are in position in front of the camps 7/7 24/24h. November 11, 2021.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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11/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - Distribution of food by an association at the entrance of a moor where several refugees have settled between two expulsions. In theory, only the association La Vie Active, mandated by the State, is authorized to distribute food. According to Didier Leschi, between 700 and 900 meals are distributed by La Vie Active, while there are between 1,500 and 2,000 exiles in Calais. November 11, 2021. Calais.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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13/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Grande-Synthe - Demonstration in the streets of Calais with associations and exiles, to ask for a winter truce on expulsions and an end to the destruction of refugees' belongings.13 November 2021 .

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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11/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - A sign at the entrance to the moor where the former shantytown, the Jungle, was located, indicates that access is prohibited. The area is constantly monitored by a video camera system and numerous law enforcement patrols. At the height of the Jungle in 2016, 9,000 people were living in what was once the largest shantytown in Europe before being overtaken by the Moria camp in Greece. November 11, 2021

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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10/1/2012 - France / Haut de France / Calais - The total station is surrounded by a concrete wall topped with barbed wire to prevent the exiles from approaching the trucks that take gasoline. Five years after the dismantling of the Jungle, the city of Calais is transformed with its walls and barbed wire. November 11th 2021.



November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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13/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - Three refugees, sleeping bags under their arms, walk on a bridge in Calais, under the bridge the traces of a refugee camp. While this summer exiles were still sleeping in the public gardens of the city, there is now no camp in Calais city. November 13, 2021.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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Michael Bunel / Le Pictorium -
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11/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - A group of Sudanese are scanning the incoming trucks. They try to spot trucks that would go to Great Britain. This system of passage is favored by people who logically cannot afford a smuggler. November 11, 2021.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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11/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - A 14 year old Eritrean minor hides in the bushes in the hope of getting on a truck to Britain. This system of passage is favored by people who logically can not afford a smuggler. November 11, 2021.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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11/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - An Eritrean minor accompanies a group of Sudanese who are trying to get into trucks that would go to Great Britain in the Transmarck area which is used as a parking lot for truck drivers for the night. November 11, 2021.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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15/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - Carcass of an inflatable boat engine washed up on the beach of the Slack dune near Wimereux. According to the maritime prefecture 12,000 attempts were made between January and July 2021 last. In comparison in 2019, 2294 attempts were recorded. November 15, 2021. Wimereux

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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13/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Grande-Synthe - Karzan is shaved by one of his friends, a hairdresser by trade in Iraq. As in 2015, the city of Grande Synthe is privileged by the Kurdish community. November 13, 2021. Grande Synthe.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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13/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Grande Synthe - One of the alleys of the camp composed of tents next to each other. The camp is known to be run by smugglers. November 13, 2021 .

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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13/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Grande Synthe - A hundred tents are installed in a disused warehouse. More than 1000 people, mostly of Kurdish origin, are crammed into this unhealthy camp. The camp is located in front of the Auchan shopping area. November 13, 2021.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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15/1/2021 - France / Haut de France / Grande-Synthe - Police forces are lining the accesses to the camps as refugees wait for evacuation from the camp. Buses chartered by the prefecture are to take the exiles to reception centers. According to the associations on the spot (HRO and Utopia 56), two choices were offered to the people, to get on the bus or to have to deal with the PAF (border police). 16 November 2021. Grande Synthe.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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16/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Grande Synthe - A man warms himself by a fire as the camp begins to wake up. Abandoned to their fate, the camp is a pile of tents and garbage. November 16, 2021. Grande Synthe.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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16/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Grande Synthe - A family discusses around a fire while waiting for the evacuation of the camp by the police. Journalists present this morning on the spot announced to the refugees that the camp was going to be dismantled. The prefecture had promised to inform the exiles and the associations 48 hours in advance. 16 November 2021.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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16/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Grande Synthe - Several people wait in the smoke of a fire to warm up. In front of them, several shopping carts used to transport their belongings.the low temperatures and the rain create a constant humidity where nothing dries.16 November 2021. Grande Synthe.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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16/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Grande Synthe - A cleaning team lacerates the tents of exiles with a knife, during the dismantling of the exile camp of Grande Synthe. A method denounced by associations for several months. 16 November 2021.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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17/1/2021 - France / Haut de France / wimereux - A police patrol inspects the Slack dunes near Wimereux. According to the maritime prefecture 12,000 attempts were made between January and July 2021 last. In comparison in 2019, 2294 attempts were recorded. November 17, 2021.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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14/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - the wreck of an inflatable boat washed up on one of the beaches of Calais. November 14, 2021. Calais, France.


November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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15/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - Men from a shoreline cleaning association carry a boat engine so that it can be recovered by the competent services of the Wimereux town hall.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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15/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / sangatte - A list of passengers is written on a piece of cardboard toruve in the dune of the Slack.

November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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migrants in Calais -
15/11/2021 - France / Haut de France / Calais - Muslim cemetery in the north of Calais. Tomb of Yasser Abdallah, a Sudanese of 20 years, died in the night of Tuesday, September 28 mowed down by a truck.
November 2016, the "jungle" of Calais, the largest shantytown in Europe, was evacuated. Five years later, the exiles on the road to Great Britain are still there and camps are regularly created between Calais and Grande-Synthe. The only new thing is that the police dismantle them every two to three days to avoid the creation of a new "jungle". A tried and tested method, despite the health crisis, which "works" in the eyes of the authorities, who again expelled hundreds of migrants from Grande-Synthe on Tuesday. But it does not make the exiles disappear. Five years after the "jungle", the situation has not changed so much. On the contrary, living conditions have further deteriorated and the generalization of passages and the ensuing dramas have multiplied. The state of affairs is appalling. The dialogue between the associations and the prefecture does not find its way, while the exiles are relentlessly chased, wherever they are. A precarious situation that does not facilitate the collection of testimonies, so great is the suspicion among the candidates for exile.


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