Sat 14th August

Numerous arrests in the morning when people go to town from their jungles and squats.

Police went to Pashto jungle in the morning around 9.30, everybody who had no papers went to hide, no arrests were made.

A group of 6 or 7 Pashto were stopped on the road to town around 10 am, one young man was arrested the others had papers. Others were arrested elsewhere. Two boys were arrested in the Richelieu park at around 11, despite having just returned from the police station.

A group of 6 Africans were arrested on the road coming from the African squat.

Sunday 8th August: The Pashto jungle was raided at 2 am today and some underage boys aged 14 to 16 were arrested and taken to Coquelles, from where they had to walk back for approx 1 hr 45 min. Three of the same boys were arrested again in front of the food distribution place at approx 3.30 together with two adults. The boys were soon released and turned up at food distribution in the evening.

A raid was made on the Pashtun jungle at 6.30 am on Tuesday ( 3rd August ) morning. No Borders activists were present and able to alert the people sleeping there. 5 Afghans were arrested, some of whom had papers and were therefore apparently arrested unlawfully.

Plenty of CRS vans were seen roamed about the town the next night but we neither witnessed nor heard of any arrests. This may have been because a new unit has taken over and were getting to know the area.

Some updates and news from activities in Calais, from the various squats in the area and police repression against migrants and supporters.

After the noborder camp in Calais in June 2009 some activist left there monitoring police violence and supporting migrants as good as possible. This was the start for a permanent solidarity project calling itself Calais Migrant Solidarity

RADICAL FILM AND INFO NIGHT: Tuesday 22nd June from 7 pm @ 195 Mare Street, Hackney

Coming to Calais: films + talk by activists on the ground/ open discussion. Come and find out how to get involved... even if you can't physically go to Calais there are loads of things you can do to support! Including film about the No Borders camp in Calais 2009 and recent footage.

Followed by: Radical film: a series of recent short films about migration controls and resistance/discussion. Including film about Frontex, No Borders camp Lesvos 2009, hunger strike in Yarl's Wood 2010 and more...

Presented by Calais Migrant Solidarity and London NoBorders.

Food by donation

Blockade of the Calais Town Hall to protest against the treatment of migrants by the mayor of Calais.