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Police violence surges by 40% at UK-France border, charities warn

Charities say that women and children have experienced tear gas and broken bones as police violence rises to clamp down on Channel crossings

The Independent UK · Aug 26

French police ran over woman amid rising migrant violence, charity says

British-funded police units have taken an increasingly proactive approach to blocking crossing attempts.

Evening Standard · Aug 25

French police accused of rising use of violence to stop Channel crossings

NGO criticises ‘human cost’ of UK-funded crackdown on attempts to set off from French beaches in small boats

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Second person in two days dies trying to cross Channel in small boat

Deaths occur after eight-day gap in crossings between, bringing death toll this year to at least 10

The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2025

Migrant Dies Trying To Cross Channel, Three More Bodies Found

A migrant died Wednesday trying to cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities said, while the date of death was not immediately clear for three more people found dead on beaches.

International Business Times · Oct 30, 2024

The side of the Paris Olympics they don’t want you to see

Over the past 18 months, French authorities embarked on a mission to clear the streets of Paris, busting squats and breaking up homeless encampments in the shadow of Olympic venues, writes Lawrence Ostlere, displacing thousands in an effort to hide the crisis from the world’s eyes

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024

Strict asylum rules and poor treatment of migrants are pushing people north to the UK

Strict asylum rules and the hostile treatment of migrants are pushing people from the Middle East, Africa and Asia out of Europe and toward the United Kingdom

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024

Paris Police Remove Migrants Ahead Of Olympic Games

French police clear migrants, including families, from Paris City Hall ahead of the Olympics, raising concerns about social cleansing and housing solutions.

Top News · Apr 3, 2024

Man whose family drowned in Channel boat disaster sues French state for damages

Campaign groups for migrants' rights have revealed that an Ethiopian man whose wife and two children were among 27 people who drowned in 2021 when their boat capsized in the English Channel had filed a complaint for damages.

Radio France Internationale · Mar 16, 2024

Migrant Relatives Sue French State Over 2021 Channel Tragedy

The family of an Ethiopian man who was among 27 migrants who drowned in 2021 when their boat capsized in the Channel filed a complaint Friday suing the French state in the first such case over the disaster, two groups said.

International Business Times · Mar 15, 2024