J, Eritrean, wanders around with a thin stick, gently hitting volunteers and his friends with it around the legs. Ow! Ouch! We cry, pretending to be hurt. He laughs. “My friend. In Libya, we get hit with sticks very hard, you know? Some people die. This is nothing.”
Tag: refugees welcome
A Response to Clashes in Calais, 1st February 2018
Initially posted on Refugee Info Bus’ Medium blog, 5th February 2018. Clashes between refugees and smugglers in Calais | Media reaction oversimplifies complex situation | The latest in a string of incidents | Response to Natacha Bouchart’s rhetoric | Call for legal and safe passage to disrupt smuggler networks
A 16 year old boy.
A 16 year old boy has lost his eye after being shot in the face with a tear gas canister.
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