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  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_011.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_008.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_030.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_023.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_015.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris069_IMG_3149.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris065_IMG_3137.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris042_IMG_3961.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_029.JPG
  • Roma have to walk a long distance to find drinking water<br />
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Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_026.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_024.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_013.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris066_IMG_3138.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris061_IMG_3128.JPG
  • A Roma family living in a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris035_IMG_3924.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris022_IMG_3895.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow, Christmas time with Santa Klaus , in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris018_IMG_3881.JPG
  • Romanian migrants nestled in woods nearby motorway. Roma squat in the snow. Clemart, Paris Suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris005_IMG_3432.JPG
  • Roma women walking to their a home, a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris002_IMG_3900.JPG
  • French police bring families out of a squat to count them during nighttime vigil<br />
<br />
Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_031.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_022.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_019.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_018.JPG
  • Water supply is a problem and everyone in the family has to fetch water. Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_012.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris071_IMG_3170.JPG
  • Romanian migrants nestled in woods nearby motorway. Roma squat in the snow. Clemart, Paris Suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris056_IMG_3471.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris051_IMG_3993.JPG
  • Roma children collect water from a nearby standpipe, they live in a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris046_IMG_3976.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris043_IMG_3974.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris039_IMG_3944.JPG
  • A Roma family living in a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris036_IMG_3932.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris023_IMG_3882.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow, Christmas time with Santa Klaus , in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris015_IMG_3860.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris008_IMG_3894.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow, Christmas time with Santa Klaus , in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris006_IMG_3877.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris004_IMG_3139.JPG
  • At night they burn discarded materials to keep warm. Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_028.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris072_IMG_3172.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris070_IMG_3150.JPG
  • Roma children collect water from a nearby standpipe, they live in a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris045_IMG_3970.JPG
  • A Roma family living in a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris033_IMG_3919.JPG
  • Roma woman recycling worker, burning away plastic and rubber from electric cables, to sell the metal. Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris029_IMG_3906.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
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  • Roma squats made of recycled panels and doors in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris021_IMG_3876.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris011_IMG_3849.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris007_IMG_3845.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_020.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_016.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_010.JPG
  • Travelers are not welcome here. Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_007.JPG
  • Nomad fashion poster. Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris049_IMG_3987.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris044_IMG_3973.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
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  • Roma women walking to their a home, a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
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  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris014_IMG_3857.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow, Christmas time with Santa Klaus , in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris001_IMG_3864.JPG
  • Most people disregard beggars on the street, giving them a wide berth<br />
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Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_021.JPG
  • Romanian migrants nestled in woods nearby motorway. Roma squat in the snow. Clemart, Paris Suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris055_IMG_3464.JPG
  • Romanian migrants nestled in woods nearby motorway. Roma squat in the snow. Clemart, Paris Suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris053_IMG_3434.JPG
  • Roma squats made of recycled panels and doors in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris019_IMG_3840.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris003_IMG_3956.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_014.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris068_IMG_3146.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris063_IMG_3132.JPG
  • Romanian migrants nestled in woods nearby motorway. Roma squat in the snow. Clemart, Paris Suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris057_IMG_3475.JPG
  • Romanian migrants nestled in woods nearby motorway. Roma squat in the snow. Clemart, Paris Suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris054_IMG_3441.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris050_IMG_3992.JPG
  • Roma children collect water from a nearby standpipe, they live in a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris047_IMG_3977.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris041_IMG_3967.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris038_IMG_3941.JPG
  • A Roma family living in a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris031_IMG_3914.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow, Christmas time with Santa Klaus , in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris017_IMG_3869.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris012_IMG_3846.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris009_IMG_3889.JPG
  • At night they burn discarded materials to keep warm. Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_027.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_009.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris067_IMG_3142.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris064_IMG_3133.JPG
  • Romanian migrants nestled in woods nearby motorway. Roma squat in the snow. Clemart, Paris Suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris052_IMG_3430.JPG
  • Roma children collect water from a nearby standpipe, they live in a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
<br />
Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris048_IMG_3984.JPG
  • A Roma family living in a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
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  • Roma woman recycling worker, burning away plastic and rubber from electric cables, to sell the metal. Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
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  • Roma woman recycling worker, burning away plastic and rubber from electric cables, to sell the metal. Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris027_IMG_3909.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
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  • Roma have to walk a long distance to find drinking water<br />
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Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
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  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
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  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris024_IMG_3907.JPG
  • Romanian and Bulgarian Roma families  squatting disused buildings and an industrial estate on the periphery of Western cities. They play music, recycle or beg on the streets to survive. They make their ramshackle homes out of discarded materials or use old caravans. Lyon, France.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_017.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris062_IMG_3131.JPG
  • Romanian migrants nestled in woods nearby motorway. Roma squat in the snow. Clemart, Paris Suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
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  • Roma family chopping wood panels to heat their squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris037_IMG_3939.JPG
  • Roma woman recycling worker, burning away plastic and rubber from electric cables, to sell the metal. Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris028_IMG_3910.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow, Christmas time with Santa Klaus , in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris016_IMG_3868.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris013_IMG_3856.JPG
  • Bulgarian Roma migrants living in a bender campsite in the forest. Roma squat. Bois des Vincennes, edge of Paris, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris059_IMG_3124.JPG
  • A Roma family living in a squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris032_IMG_3915.JPG
  • Roma squat in the snow in one of the largest Roma encampments 'bidounvilles' outside Paris. Winter, Sarcelles, Paris suburbs, France<br />
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Eastern european Roma migrants, often from Romania and Bulgaria, searching for better opportunities, they move near to western european cities. They typically are poor and live in squats, here around the periphery of Paris, in the suburbs 'banlieu' where they typically build ramshackle homes from recycled wooden panels and corrugated iron, or sometimes benders made from branches covered in tarpaulins. They live in woods and forest, industrial estates or derelict buildings. Life is especially difficult for them in the harsh conditions of winter and rain. Most of these camps get destroyed by police and Roma are eventually evicted, some deported back home or moving on to build another home. They often survive by recycling metal and electronic goods, selling recycled clothes and objects they find in trash bins, or through begging or playing music on the city streets or inside metro stations. Paris, France
    roma_squat_paris010_IMG_3848.JPG
  • Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Belarus. Houses 20 years after evacuation. Evacuated region designated as high risk for contamination of nuclear radiation. Homes are left derelict. The region has  become a natural wildlife reserve. It is controled by rangers, otherwise it is uninhabited. One of biggest dangers is a forest fire which could move large quantities of radioactivity by airborn means to areas otherwise unaffected.
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  • Czech families squat Calais Passenger Terminal, sleeping rough, before moving on somewhere else. A man shows his deportation papers<br />
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Eastern European Roma are subject to strict border controls by police and immigration officials whilst trying to enter the United Kingdom. Aided by Special forces Czech Roma Police who check peoples racial identity through their names or other means, disallow certain people from crossing the frontier. Subsequently Roma return to Calais and squat in Passenger Terminal. Calais, France.
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  • Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Belarus. Houses 20 years after evacuation. Evacuated region designated as high risk for contamination of nuclear radiation. Homes are left derelict. The region has  become a natural wildlife reserve. It is controled by rangers, otherwise it is uninhabited. One of biggest dangers is a forest fire which could move large quantities of radioactivity by airborn means to areas otherwise unaffected.
    Chernobyl_exclusionzone_Belarus_MG_6...JPG
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