Calais
The vigil in London to honour the lives lost in the Channel
Borders kill — After at least 27 people lost their lives in the deadliest channel crossing on record, hundreds gathered for a vigil outside the Home Office, demanding an end to the hostile environment.
Written by: Huck
Neville Southall tackles… Britain's immigration system
Neville Knows Best — In his column 'Neville Knows Best', footballing legend turned Twitter sensation Neville Southall takes on the biggest issues of our time. This week he turns to immigration, and a system that is lacking humanity, accompanied by an original poem.
Written by: Neville Southall
The pop-up theatre where refugees take centre stage
The Hope Show — After a celebrated run at London's Young Vic, theatre group Good Chance have landed in Paris with their most ambitious project yet: a pop-up theatre where refugees produce the show.
Written by: Alexander Durie
Did volunteers who flocked to Calais do more harm than good?
The Jungle — A new play opening at London's Young Vic theatre takes an honest and critical look at the well-intentioned people who volunteered in the Jungle.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
The young filmmakers showing a personal side of immigration
The Shortest Nights — In Tough, Journey of a Stateless Man and Calling Home, promising young filmmakers show three different sides of immigration – ranging from a mother-daughter conversation to the experience of being stripped of your identity.
Written by: Biju Belinky
When migrants photograph their own journeys in Europe
Disposable Perspectives — Amy Lineham gave 15 men living in a Paris migrant camp disposable cameras, what was captured shows the humanity of the people behind the label.
Written by: Biju Belinky
Abandoned in the Jungle: What refugees in Calais left behind
Humanity in focus — Photographer Gideon Mendel has been documenting scenes of struggle around the world since the 1980s. His latest project looks to the Calais migrant camp, where he collected possessions left behind.
Written by: Sophie Church
Evicting the Jungle: Finding facts amid the endless speculation
Never ending waiting — For the thousands of refugees still stuck in a state of flux in the Calais Jungle, stability and security were already hard to come by. Now the camp is facing impending eviction, but with little information coming from the authorities life feels even more delicate.
Written by: Nancy Dent
The last days of the Calais Jungle’s refugee restaurants
Demolishing the human spirit — French authorities to rule on demolishing the Jungle’s self-built restaurants that provide food, support and shelter to refugees.
Written by: Nancy Dent
The Kids of Calais: Portraits of Europe's forgotten children
The young faces of a crisis — For refugees arriving in Europe, life remains to be tough. Dangerous journeys end in prejudice and poverty, as European governments continue to turn their backs. Photographer James Rippingale headed to Calais 'Jungle' to capture the faces of the children with their lives suspended, waiting for a new place to call home.
Written by: Michael Segalov
This exhibition will challenge your misconceptions of the Calais 'Jungle'
Call me by my name — A new exhibition displays work from those camping in Calais, volunteers and emerging artists, forcing us to reconsider both the diluted identities of migrants, and our own high-brow preconceptions of art.
Written by: Taylor McGraa
In pictures: Fleeing persecution in Sudan, dreaming of Britain
From persecution to isolation — A snapshot of the Zaghawa people living in purgatory at the Calais “Jungle”, hoping they will soon find refuge.
Written by: Ludovico Settembrini