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France: Sections of Calais Refugee Camp Bulldozed

HeadlineJan 19, 2016

In France, authorities have cleared and bulldozed a section of the Calais refugee camp, known as the “jungle.” Police moved in after ordering about 1,500 people to leave their section of the encampment. Officials want the refugees to move into shipping containers without sanitary facilities, but many have resisted, comparing the containers to a prison.

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