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Calais
Calais
There's no refugee crisis in Britain, only a hostile environment and racist scapegoating
The current Tory-manufactured “refugee crisis” is part of the same hostile environment that this government has created for its own citizens, argues Cathy Augustine
Extreme Podiatry: the situation for refugees in Calais and Dunkirk
The Jungle camp may have been demolished a year ago but refugees are still arriving in Calais and Dunkirk and suffering in intolerable conditions reports David Bailey
Threads: From the Refugee Crisis - review
Threads
is the story of the Calais refugees, and the growing crisis that the world ignores to humanity’s peril, writes Ellen Graubart
Voices from the 'Jungle': Stories from the Calais Refugee Camp - review
The stories of the Calais refugees reveal their struggles and solidarity, as well as their experiences of racism and oppression, finds Tom Griffiths
Calais: Europe's shame
The closure of the Calais camp is an act of barbarity, but solidarity with refugees remains strong, argues Shabbir Lakha
Calais: the British government's abject failure
The government is not just being bureaucratic, it’s deliberately shirking its responsibilities, argues Shabbir Lakha
Message from London to UN summit: Refugees welcome here
As world leaders prepare for the UN summit on refugees and protesters mobilise in London, Shabbir Lakha looks at some of the issues involved
A beacon of hope in dark times
Shabbir Lakha reports on the Convoy to Calais, which the French police shamefully turned back at the border
Fortress Europe: Inside the War Against Immigration
Matthew Carr’s
Fortress Europe
is a powerful indictment of the inhumanity of the EU’s policies towards refugees, argues Tom Griffiths
All roads lead to Calais
We need working class solidarity in support of the refugees - John Westmoreland reports on building the convoy in Doncaster
Why you should be on the Convoy to Calais
Major mass movements in Britain are collecitvely organising a Convoy to Calais. Now is the time for solidarity with refugees
Getting the Convoy to Calais rolling in Doncaster
Things are changing quickly, and activists who want to shape events need to keep up, writes John Westmoreland
At the borders of humanity
Shadia Edwards-Dashti reports on a delegation from England and Scotland to the refugee camp near Calais on Saturday
Migrants, war and the European Union
Chris Nineham goes beyond the sensationalist newspaper front pages to explain the real issues around migration and what is driving it