The ban on associations to distribute meals to migrants extended

Migrants in Calais: The ban on associations to distribute meals is extended (Illustration) -

The prefecture of Pas-de-Calais considers that this has "made it possible to reduce disturbances to public order".

So on Wednesday, she extended and extended the ban on associations not mandated by the state to distribute meals to migrants in Calais.

The new prefectural decree comes into force Thursday until Monday, October 19 and covers new areas, said the prefecture in a press release, based on two court decisions favorable to the state authorities.

A demonstration against this ban in Calais

On Saturday, some 250 activists from associations and migrants demonstrated in Calais to denounce the living conditions of the latter and the ban on distributing meals to them in the city center.

Calais is a privileged crossing point for migrants due to its proximity to the British coast.

In search of a better life, fleeing unrest in their country for some, these migrants - currently mainly Iranians, Iraqis, Afghans, Sudanese and Eritreans - are regrouping in this city to try to reach England clandestinely.

Tuesday morning, the police dismantled an encampment there, where about 800 migrants lived, the largest operation of this type since the evacuation of the "Jungle" in 2016. State services estimated at a thousand the number of migrants living in Calais, associations at 1,500.

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