The Children of Calais
On Wednesday 8 February 2017 the UK government ended its commitment to provide a safe haven for thousands of vulnerable lone child refugees in Europe, just six months after it was instigated. Campaigners had […]
Category Archives: Refugees
2016: The Year That Was – Of Refugees and Racists
2016, for me, became a year of refugees and racists. Stuck predominantly in three locations, London, Dover and Calais in France, all a few miles from each other, but the […]
The Burning of The Jungle
On Wednesday 26 October 2016, multiple fires broke out, engulfing large neighbourhoods of the makeshift refugee camp known as the Jungle in Calais, France. It was the first day of […]
Jungle Eviction Coverage
See below for a selection of links to my Associated Press coverage of the final eviction of the makeshift refugee camp known as the Jungle. Calais France. My third eyewitness report […]
The Jungle: Pre-Eviction
In the week leading up to the eviction of the makeshift refugee camp in Calais, France, known as the Jungle, CRS riot police continued incursions into the camp at night. […]
Walls, Gas and Eviction
More recent work from another stint in Calais covering the refugee crisis. Herald Scotland :Tear Gar and rubber Bullets in the Battle To Reach Britain Associated Press: The Calais Wall […]
Calais Jungle Gas Attacks
Another return to the makeshift refugee camp in Calais known as The Jungle revealed the CRS riot police are firing tear gas into the camp most nights. One young man was […]
