A Syrian Girl cycles along a street in the Calais Jungle. Volunteer groups run art and theatre groups for children in the Jungle. 27th Feb
February 27, 2016
Rubbish getting caught in the trees at the camp. 26th Feb
February 26, 2016
For many refugees their phone is their only communication to the outside world, friends, relations and any connection to the life they had. The French police often smash their phones if they are caught during an attempt to reach Britain. 27th Feb
February 27, 2016
Evictions by French authorities lead to a tense stand-off between residents and riot police. Here the police are seen through a tear gas haze across a street littered with cannisters they fired. 29th Feb
February 29, 2016
Wire cutters, toothbrushes and mobile chargers -the only hardware which was available in the Jungle shops at this time. 26th feb..
February 26, 2016
Afghanis wait for customers at this hairdressers on one of the main streets.
February 27, 2016
The area between the motorway and the camp was cleared by authoriities to act as a buffer zone as commercial goods trucks were being looted by residents of the camp. The Pakistani and Afghani communities use the flattened area for playing cricket. 27 Feb
February 27, 2016
Afghanis fly kites at the edge of the camp. Activities like this are supported/initiated by the #ArtintheJungle project amongst others. 27 Feb
February 27, 2016
Afghani boy. His parents were kllled by the Taliban, and with no family still alive he left for Europe one year ago, when he was 15 years old. Many left Afghanistan on foot, walking through the mountains.
February 27, 2016
With hs hands tightly clasped, and speaking very quietly a Syrian man told me his mother was killed in a car crash and both him and his father were blind folded and abducted by Daesh (Isis). He escaped after ten days by running away from Daesh, but on returning home he found their house flattened. He consequently fled to Europe and knows nothing of his father or family. 27th Feb
February 27, 2016
A Kuwati man holds a lucky charm on the day before authorities start demolishing the southern part of the Jungle Camp.
February 26, 2016
Riot police patrol the corden while demolition is taking place.
February 29, 2016
Legal assitance is provided to Jungle residents by volunteer Lawyers.
February 28, 2016
During the evictions of the camp’s southern end shelters are surrounded as residents are asked to leave by French authorities, initially gently but becoming more and more forceful.
February 29, 2016
Demolition of shelters begins.
February 29, 2016
A stand off between residents and Riot police on the day evictions began. 29th Feb
February 29, 2016
Calais Jungle Resident being treated for Tear Gas. 29th Feb
February 29, 2016
Residents and activists take to the roof of shelters to prevent them being demolished. The court ruled that any shelter with people in it could not be destroyed. In practise this meant that demolition crews had to wait for the first moment residents left their shelter before demolishing it. 01 Mar
March 1, 2016
Tensions rose on the day riot police entered the Jungle, when a shelter was set on fire in protest of the demolitions. 29th feb
February 29, 2016
Residents take to the roofs of their shelter to prevent them being demolished. 29th Feb
February 29, 2016
Fire started by tear gas canisters and spreading quickly in the densely packed camp. 29th Feb
February 29, 2016
Activists run to put out a fire. Much of the underlying support network for residents comes from volunteers and activitiists. 29th Feb
February 29, 2016
Protesters threw stones and Riot police fired tear gas, which in turn started more fires. 29th Feb
February 29, 2016
Resident of the Jungle, evicted, goes to pick up his belongings. 26th Feb
February 29, 2016
Residents stand after being evicted from their temporary shelter by the french authorities during the clearing of the south end of the camp. 29th
February 29, 2016
A broken crutch, left behind after demolition of the Southern end of the camp. 29th Feb.
February 29, 2016
Riot police finish their shift and go home on the day demolition of the southern part of the Calais jungle started – 1st March.
February 29, 2016
An Afghani man looks out through a hole in his tent. The vast majority of Jungle residents are males of fighting age, who in many cases were forced to leave because they refused to fight in their home countries. 27th Feb