Sangatte demo (pics & story)

GUIDO | 20.10.2002 16:18

Refugees defy Police intimidation. (article 1)

Sangatte demo (pics & story)

We arrived at the Sangatte Refugee Centre to find a line of riot Police blocking the entrance. We were refused addmission (this is an open refugee camp) and found that none of the said plods spoke english or french for that matter. The refugees had clearly been told to keep their distance but before long hundreds were pouring out of the gates bringing homemade placards.
Many told us harrowing stories of where they had come from and why. Loads of them were from Iraq. Some light relief was provided by a theatre group but it was an otherwise draining experiance.
While the US and Britain gear up for a gutless bombing campaign against Iraq, people who have oppossed Sadam Hussain without any weapons are living in tents, being vilified by the media and treated like criminals. They deserve better.

GUIDO

UK Indymedia

Sangatte demo (pics & story)