Tactics stepping up in Calais - support needed
calais migrant solidarity | 02.09.2009 15:35 | Anti-racism | Migration | Repression | South Coast
Activists getting better at frustrating police, but we can't be everywhere in Calais - more support needed...
what the cops do to the basic shelters people have
Last night at 2100 the CRS came again for the Eritreans. 3 vans containing
10 cops pulled up around the side and 2 CRS went into the house.
CRS threw a potato or a stone into the front yard over the wall.
An unmarked white estate then arrived by the front. CRS ran out and tried
to snatch people.
The Eritreans hid and No Borders activists managed to stop the CRS
snatching anyone. We filmed them and stopped them from entering. The CRS
have begun filming us so we had a camera stand off for a while before they
drove away.
They were unable to find anyone. We think these raids are illegal because
they do not have authority to enter the house please can someone check
this?
I followed them on a bicycle on my own (not advisable). They went to the
park (they have started to snatch migrants here late at night). The van
got 2 people; I think they were Hazara (from Afghanistan). Another van arrived and the
unmarked car. I got off the bicycle to try to talk to the migrants. I
had been shouting for some time which the CRS do no like! 2 CRS snatched
me as I tried to escape. They grabbed me; got the bicycle; let down the
tyres and kicked it. Then 9 CRS cops circled me and pushed me. They
tried to make me pay a fine 135 euro! I said I had no money. They
shouted for a while and checked my passport before letting me go; I could
not help the migrants.
I went back to the Eritrean's; they were ok; then the unmarked car came
back again; but once again; when it saw we were there they did not try to
enter.
These patrols are essential. We have 7 jungles to patrol; plus the park
now. If we are always at the Ertireans they will go somwehere else; but
it is clear that we are directly stopping them making arrests.
Please come to Calais now; and bring a bicycle or a car or van; we need
numbers here!
If you are coming to Calais to show solidarity and want information call (from UK) 00 33 6 34 81 07 10 from France 06 34 81 07 10.
If you want to come to Calais, read this:
http://calaismigrantsolidarity.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/practical-info-for-activists-coming-to-calais/
10 cops pulled up around the side and 2 CRS went into the house.
CRS threw a potato or a stone into the front yard over the wall.
An unmarked white estate then arrived by the front. CRS ran out and tried
to snatch people.
The Eritreans hid and No Borders activists managed to stop the CRS
snatching anyone. We filmed them and stopped them from entering. The CRS
have begun filming us so we had a camera stand off for a while before they
drove away.
They were unable to find anyone. We think these raids are illegal because
they do not have authority to enter the house please can someone check
this?
I followed them on a bicycle on my own (not advisable). They went to the
park (they have started to snatch migrants here late at night). The van
got 2 people; I think they were Hazara (from Afghanistan). Another van arrived and the
unmarked car. I got off the bicycle to try to talk to the migrants. I
had been shouting for some time which the CRS do no like! 2 CRS snatched
me as I tried to escape. They grabbed me; got the bicycle; let down the
tyres and kicked it. Then 9 CRS cops circled me and pushed me. They
tried to make me pay a fine 135 euro! I said I had no money. They
shouted for a while and checked my passport before letting me go; I could
not help the migrants.
I went back to the Eritrean's; they were ok; then the unmarked car came
back again; but once again; when it saw we were there they did not try to
enter.
These patrols are essential. We have 7 jungles to patrol; plus the park
now. If we are always at the Ertireans they will go somwehere else; but
it is clear that we are directly stopping them making arrests.
Please come to Calais now; and bring a bicycle or a car or van; we need
numbers here!
If you are coming to Calais to show solidarity and want information call (from UK) 00 33 6 34 81 07 10 from France 06 34 81 07 10.
If you want to come to Calais, read this:
http://calaismigrantsolidarity.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/practical-info-for-activists-coming-to-calais/
calais migrant solidarity
e-mail:
calaisolidarity@gmail.com
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