Calais Jungle: Key facts and numbers on the makeshift migrant camp

Calais Jungle: Key facts and numbers on the makeshift migrant camp

French police have started to evict migrants form the makeshift camp know as the Calais Jungle. Up to 10,000 migrants have settled at the camp with the hopes of entering the UK, as many of the people there have travelled from crisis-ravaged countries like Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea. Oct 24, 2016
20,000 Australians rally to welcome refugees and protest far-right groups

20,000 Australians rally to welcome refugees and protest far-right groups

Australians have rallied to welcome refugees and against far-right sentiment in the country.More than 20,000 people went on the streets in 25 cities and towns across the country. People worry about a rise in anti-immigration rhetoric.Australia’s tough immigration policy was also criticised.Asylum seekers trying to reach the country by boat are kept in camps on islands in Papua New Guinea. Oct 22, 2016