Police in Paris have cleared out a short lived migrant camp arrange in the course of the French capital, clashing with pro-migrant protesters. The demonstrators say the migrants arrange the camp to demand lodging.
Rows of similar tents sprung up on the Place de la République in central Paris on Monday.
The camp was organized by Utopia56, a migrant advocacy group, who say that the 450 or so migrants within the encampment had been left homeless when police cleared 2,000 migrants from a shanty city within the suburb of Saint-Denis final week.
🔴Set up en cours d’un camp de #migrants sur la Place de la République à Paris. Plusieurs organisations sont présentes.#Paris #Refugees #France pic.twitter.com/SxKTZNAUYT
— Charles Baudry (@CharlesBaudry) November 23, 2020
Riot police quickly arrived on the scene and began dismantling the pop-up camp.
Les gendarmes arrivent sur la place de la République. pic.twitter.com/UEXwyYerTh
— Remy Buisine (@RemyBuisine) November 23, 2020
🔴Évacuation en cours du camp par les forces de l’ordre.#Paris #migrants #Refugees pic.twitter.com/ORrTbJ0k79
— Charles Baudry (@CharlesBaudry) November 23, 2020
The sweep didn’t go fully easily. Those that refused to depart had been muscled out by the riot cops, whereas pro-migrant protesters who got here between the police and the tents had been met with batons and shields. Actu reported that some members of the Council of Paris had been current, and tried to cease the clearout.
PARIS – Tensions en cours : intervention musclée des forces de l’ordre pour déloger les réfugiés. pic.twitter.com/248pO7xx4V
— Clément Lanot (@ClementLanot) November 23, 2020
Utopia56 has demanded that the French authorities present “1,000 quick lodging locations” for homeless migrants, and known as on the state to arrange a “everlasting reception system” to deal with extra getting into the nation.
The entire variety of unlawful migrants residing in Paris is unknown. A migrant rights group final yr estimated that 2,000 had been sleeping on the streets of the French capital, whereas a 2018 authorities report claimed that between 150,000 and 400,000 had been residing both homeless or in lodging within the suburban area of Seine-Saint-Denis alone.
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