Violence, intimidation and fear: 10 years on from the ‘Jungle’, life in Calais migrant camps is harsher than ever

Why This Matters

Key context: <p>People living in tents in northern France hoping to find asylum in England face increasing intimidation from police and far-right agitators</p><p></p><p>In the decade since the demolition of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/03/refugees-horror-calais-jungle-refugee-camp-feel-like-dying-slowly">the “Jungle</a>”, an area of Calais where thousands of asylum seekers set up makeshift shelters before embarking on Channel crossings to the UK, everything and nothing has changed.</p><p>This week, in a woodland clearing not far from one of Calais’s busy main roads, several brightly coloured tents are pitched. A jacket hanging from a tree branch blows in the brisk autumnal breeze alongside a belt decorated with union flags. It is only October but the wind makes the temperature feel several degrees chillier.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/24/violence-intimidation-and-fear-10-years-on-from-the-jungle-life-in-calais-migrant-camps-is-harsher-than-ever">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.