A migrants’ squat evacuated near Rennes

Alert DateNovember 26, 2012 Country: France Address: Rennes General Type: Equality/Integration Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Housing Hate speech/Racist Discourse Medium: Internet, Newspaper
Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Albanian, Armenian, Congolese, Georgian, Mongolian, Romanian
Victims Gender Female, Male
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 202
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin French
Perpetrator Gender N/A
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number N/A
Extremist/Organised Group Violence No

November 26 – 202 persons were expelled from one of the biggest migrants’ squats in France near Rennes. In order to "secure" the premises, the police came at 4 am to the old retirement home occupied since May by migrants from Armenia, Georgia, Albania, Mongolia, Romania and Congo.

Most of these people are asylum seekers waiting for the decision on their files, but there were equally people in irregular situation.

According to the Prefecture, the accommodation will be provided to these 202 people, including 95 children. The associations concern that most of the expelled people will find themselves far away from the city of Rennes and will be, therefore, deprived of access to health care, food aid, French courses and schooling for children. The length of the new accommodation is not determined.

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