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Another Migrant Camp Destroyed in France (vom 21.11.2009),
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[21. Nov 2009]
Following the barbaric destruction of migrant camps in Calais this September, it has emerged that another camp was destroyed on November 17, 2009, this time in Dunkerque.
The PAF (Police Aux Frontieres), entered the camp occupied by the 60-70 Afghans and Iraqis. The eviction was known about in advance, and according to the mainstream press, a number of people escaped the previous day. The remaining 30-odd occupants were handcuffed and taken to a police station, while the bulldozers razed their homes.
The camp in Dunkerque was one of a number in Northern France home to migrants flushed out of Calais since the first large scale eviction in September.
In an attempt to 'disappear' the migrants, the smaller squats in Calais continue to be attacked (and sometimes burnt down) everyday, with essential belongings such as blankets being 'confiscated' from them. The cops have even fenced off areas like bridges where people tried to huddle to get away from the rain & cold.
More people are needed in Calais and the surrounding areas right now to document and try to stop such abuses. No Borders has had a constant presence in the area, but help is always needed and muchly appreciated!
Check http://calaismigrantsolidarity.wordpress.com for information on what you can do.
On another note, French President Nicolas Sarkozy recently gave these remarks at the recent celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall;
"...the fall of the Berlin Wall serves for us all today as a call to fight oppression and to tear down all the walls that still separate the world, that divide cities, regions and nations.
This is the message that a unified Europe proudly embodies and delivers to the world. We are brothers, we are Berliners...."
The irony is almost too much to stomach...
Article published first on 18. Nov 2009 @ :: nobordersnortheast.wordpress.com