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The Calais Jungle

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Jérôme Sessini Violent clashes erupted in the so-called Jungle camp in Calais, home to thousands of migrants, after a demonstration in their support was banned by local authorities. The clashes opposed far left (...)
Jérôme Sessini 3 weeks after the dismantling of the southern part of Calais jungle. Calais, France. March 19, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini A migrant protects himself from the rain with a garbage bag. The migrants who lives in the "Jungle" of Calais are a mix of refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants from Darfur, Afghanistan, S (...)
Jérôme Sessini First day of the dismantling of a part of the Calais jungle. Calais, France. February 29, 2016. © Jérôme Sessini | Magnum Photos
Jérôme Sessini Clashes between migrants and police. Several times a week, migrants of different nationality are trying to slow the trucks that go to England.The migrants who lives in the "Jungle" of Calais are a (...)
Jérôme Sessini Orthodox Christians worshippers prays outside the Calais church. The makeshift church for Ethiopian and Eritrean community is known as St Michael's Calais.The migrants who lives in the "Jungle" of (...)
Jérôme Sessini A 13 years old Egyptian migrant who traveled alone to Europe. The migrants who lives in the "Jungle" of Calais are a mix of refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants from Darfur, Afghanistan, (...)
Jérôme Sessini The migrants who lives in the "Jungle" of Calais are a mix of refugees, asylum seekers and economic migrants from Darfur, Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Eritrea. The Calais jungle is the name given to t (...)
Jérôme Sessini The "Jungle", the shantytown near Calais city, where migrants live while attempting to enter the United Kingdom. Syrian migrants climb the fence to cross illegally to UK. Calais, France. September (...)
Jérôme Sessini Anti Riot police (CRS) escorting the scientific police is leaving the crime scene where a Sudanese migrant was stabbed to death by another migrant. The migrants who lives in the "Jungle" of Calais (...)
Jérôme Sessini The "Jungle", the shantytown near Calais city, where migrants live while attempting to enter the United Kingdom. Syrian migrants climb the fence to cross illegally to UK. Calais, France. September (...)
Jérôme Sessini The "Jungle", the shantytown near Calais city, where migrants live while attempting to enter the United Kingdom. Syrian migrants climb the fence to cross illegally to UK. Calais, France. September (...)
Jérôme Sessini The "Jungle", the shantytown near Calais city, where migrants live while attempting to enter the United Kingdom. Syrian migrants climb the fence to cross illegally to UK. Calais, France. September (...)
Jérôme Sessini The "Jungle", the shantytown near Calais city, where migrants live while attempting to enter the United Kingdom. Syrian migrants climb the fence to cross illegally to UK. Calais, France. September (...)
Patrick Zachmann French police have moved in to dismantle a makeshift camp set up by migrants near the port. Calais, France. 2009. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Stuart Franklin Migrants camped to the port hoping to travel to England. A group of Sudanese migrants whose tents were destroyed by private individuals that morning. Sala (right) has come to Calais is a smallholde (...)
Susan Meiselas Immigrants eating daily midday meal provided by the French organization, La Belle Etoile, near the Port. Calais, France. 2008. © Susan Meiselas | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann French police have moved in to dismantle a makeshift camp set up by migrants near the port of Calais. Calais, France. 2008. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Patrick Zachmann French police have moved in to dismantle a makeshift camp set up by migrants near the port of Calais. 2008. © Patrick Zachmann | Magnum Photos
Stuart Franklin Migrants camped to the port hoping to travel to England. On the right is Sahil (27) from Afghanistan who was deported from the UK but is now trying to return. He has attempted to cross 21 times ove (...)