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  • Roma Gypsies living in homemade squat shanties, the roof of wooden beams holds up a plastic sheet covering, the earth on the floor is covered by a rug. Dallas Roma community, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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  • A tent squat in the park at Porte de la Villette with Islamic flag and hotel neon sign in background, next to motorway peripherique ring road...Tunisians economic refugees, squatting the Parks on the city's peripherique. Mostly young men, who have been in Paris for 2-3 months, they around 20-35 years old who each had paid 2000 dinars/1000EUR for a trip by boat from Tunisia to Italy, then made their way across the French Italian border and eventually arrived in Paris. They have no jobs, no papers, the are continuall harrassed by the police and authorities. The are fed by Islamic support groups, most living rough. Most have some family or friends in France. Some entertain the idea to smuggle themselves to Britain. Porte de la Villette, Paris, France 2011
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  • Roma Gypsies living in homemade squat shanties, the roof of wooden beams holds up a plastic sheet covering, the earth on the floor is covered by a rug. Dallas Roma community, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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  • Roma Gypsies living in homemade squat shanties, the roof of wooden beams holds up a plastic sheet covering, the earth on the floor is covered by a rug. Dallas Roma community, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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  • A tent squat in the park at Porte de la Villette with Islamic flag and hotel neon sign in background, next to motorway peripherique ring road...Tunisians economic refugees, squatting the Parks on the city's peripherique. Mostly young men, who have been in Paris for 2-3 months, they around 20-35 years old who each had paid 2000 dinars/1000EUR for a trip by boat from Tunisia to Italy, then made their way across the French Italian border and eventually arrived in Paris. They have no jobs, no papers, the are continuall harrassed by the police and authorities. The are fed by Islamic support groups, most living rough. Most have some family or friends in France. Some entertain the idea to smuggle themselves to Britain. Porte de la Villette, Paris, France 2011
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  • Roma Gypsies living in homemade squat shanties, the roof of wooden beams holds up a plastic sheet covering, the earth on the floor is covered by a rug. Dallas Roma community, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
    020romania_IMG_9230.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
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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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  • 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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  • 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
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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 />
<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
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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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  • 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 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
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  • 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_paris034_IMG_3928.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_paris030_IMG_3905.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 />
<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_paris026_IMG_3897.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_paris014_IMG_3857.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
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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_paris007_IMG_3845.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
  • 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_paris060_IMG_3126.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_paris059_IMG_3124.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_paris054_IMG_3441.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
  • 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 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 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_paris048_IMG_3984.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
  • 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_paris040_IMG_3964.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
  • 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_paris032_IMG_3915.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_paris031_IMG_3914.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
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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
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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
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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
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  • 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
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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
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  • 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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  • 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_paris003_IMG_3956.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
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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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 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 />
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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_paris047_IMG_3977.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 />
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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_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 />
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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
    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 />
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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_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 />
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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
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  • 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_paris036_IMG_3932.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 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 />
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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_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 />
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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_paris018_IMG_3881.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, 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_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 />
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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
  • 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 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 />
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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, 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
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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, 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
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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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  • 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
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  • Czech families squat Calais Passenger Terminal, sleeping rough, before moving on somewhere else<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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  • Czech families squat Calais Passenger Terminal, sleeping rough, before moving on somewhere else<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.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_004.JPG
  • Czech families squat Calais Passenger Terminal, sleeping rough, before moving on somewhere else<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.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_005.JPG
  • Czech families squat Calais Passenger Terminal, sleeping rough, before moving on somewhere else<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.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_001.JPG
  • Czech families squat Calais Passenger Terminal, sleeping rough, before moving on somewhere else<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.
    Roma_squatters_lyon_calais_006.JPG
  • Czech families squat Calais Passenger Terminal, sleeping rough, before moving on somewhere else<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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  • 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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  • Aladdin Charni, cofounder of Freegan restaurant, during the evening meal service in the squat.<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
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Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
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  • Aladdin Charni, cofounder of Freegan restaurant, during the evening meal service in the squat.<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
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Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_022_DSC05314.JPG
  • Aladdin Charni, cofounder of Freegan restaurant, during the evening meal service in the squat.<br />
<br />
The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_005_DSC05322.JPG
  • Aladdin Charni, cofounder of Freegan restaurant, during the evening meal service in the squat.<br />
<br />
The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_023_DSC05315.JPG
  • French police bring families out of a squat to count them during nighttime vigil<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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  • Aladdin Charni, cofounder of Freegan restaurant, during the evening meal service in the squat.<br />
<br />
The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_006_DSC05326.JPG
  • Jai, a Road protestor warms his hands on a fire inside a squat. Along the M11 route. Cambridge Park Wanstead, Leytonstone, London. <br />
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The British Road Protesters movement began in the early 1990s when the Donga tribe squatted Twyford Down to save this beautiful site, a site of scientific interest SSI from the Ministry of transport's road building programme which threatened to destroy the landscape. The Dongas was the name of the ancient walkways, the paths trodden in the middle ages by people walking down to Winchester. A small tribe were joined by people of all walks of life who came to Twyford Down to defend it. A long hard battle over several years ended in the 'cutting' a new motorway built through this ancient monument and destroying it. <br />
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The Road Protest movement in Britain continued for many years and more battles were fought in London against the MII both at Wanstead then in Leytonstone, and subsequently at Newbury, and in Sussex. the protesters were very inventive in their use of non violent peaceful direct action. They barricaded themselves into squats, made tree houses, tunnels and have huge demonstrations against the bailliffs, police and security who tried to force their way through the defences of this alternative environmental popular movement. Many of the roads were built eventually and many sites of great beauty lost, but the government had to stand down from its road building policy and eventually the programme was halted. the protests cost the government billions. Out of that movement grew many environmental NGOs who have to this day kept fighting for ecological and sustainable environmental solutions rather than following the cult of the car, petrol and roadbuilding..
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  • Guests recieving their orders of food from the bar.<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
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Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_077_DSC05283.JPG
  • Volunteer cooks in preparation of the banana cake and fruit dessert.<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_070_DSC05246.JPG
  • Unsold tomatoes from Rungis market. Vegetables cooking for evening meal in kitchen<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_066_DSC05301.JPG
  • Serving for the evening meal.<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_064_DSC05224.JPG
  • Vegetables cooking for evening meal in kitchen<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_061_DSC05190.JPG
  • Volunteers cooking in the restaurant<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_058_DSC05176.JPG
  • Aladdin Charni cooking with volunteers in the kitchen.<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_056_DSC05168.JPG
  • Aladdin Charni cofounder of the Freegan Pony and celebrated French Parisian serial squatter<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_045_DSC05143.JPG
  • Cherry tomatoes. Sandrine Ruiz loading donations of unsold food that would most likely be discarded, from the Paris Rungis vegetable market<br />
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The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
<br />
Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
<br />
Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
    freegan_pony_resto_042_DSC05052.JPG
  • Cherry tomatoes. Getting donations of unsold food that would most likely be discarded, from the Paris Rungis vegetable market<br />
<br />
The Freegan Pony is an alternative restaurant housed in a squat. It was founded in 2015 by Aladdin Charni with three other collaborators. The restaurant specialises in cheap vegetarian cuisine, serving meals which guests reserve a place through a Facebook group, paying €2 a meal. The restaurant meals contain unsold and donated food, collected from wholesellers at the Paris Rungis vegetable market. The Freegan Pony is located at the Porte de la Vilette on the outskirts of Paris, at the entrance to the peripherique outer circle motorway.<br />
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Freegans are people who employ alternative strategies for living based on limited participation in the conventional economy and minimal consumption of resources. Freeganism is the practice of reclaiming and eating food that has been discarded. People who attempt to live an ethical lifestyle by reusing trash and rubbish thrown away by others.<br />
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Freeganism is an ill-defined activity and is a subset of the larger anti-capitalist and environmental protest movements. It embraces alternative, anti-consumerist lifestyles. Freegan practices also include co-operative living, squatting and "freecyling", or matching things that people want to get rid of with things other people need
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