Dismantling refugee camps on the eve of the Paris Olympic Games

According to the report of the international group Tasnim news agency quoting Tages Shaw newspaper, the Summer Olympics will start in Paris in late July. As this global event approaches, more and more migrant camps are being evacuated in and around Paris, which has been criticized by relief organizations.

In this regard, the French police cleared a migrant camp near the Paris municipality. Authorities woke up about 100 teenagers and young refugees from West Africa early in the morning and told them to pack their things and leave. Police said the operation was necessary for security reasons, especially because the camp was also located near schools.

Some of them, who were minors and were seeking residence permits, said they could be temporarily accommodated in the city of Angers in the Loire region for three weeks if they wished. A bus was waiting nearby to take the refugees to a transit center in Paris.

Only two or three men boarded the bus and most of the refugees left with their belongings. Some said they feared being left alone after three weeks in Angers, 250 kilometers southwest of the capital. is done But aid groups say such efforts have been stepped up ahead of the start of the Paris Olympics at the end of July. In this process, asylum seekers are sent to shelters far from the capital instead of being housed in the Paris region, where many asylum seekers are awaiting their court date.

Previous About a week ago, reports were published about the evacuation of several refugee camps in Paris. Aid organizations are particularly critical of the fact that police forces often clear encampments without providing practical solutions to the problems of the homeless.

According to the media, the strict and strict security measures of the French government on the eve of the 2024 Summer Olympics have turned the city of Paris into a prohibited area, which causes inconvenience to its residents.

According to published reports, there are eight times more law enforcement officers than athletes at these games.

On March 24, two days after the attack After the terrorist attack on the Krokos town hall near Moscow, which left more than 140 dead, France declared the highest of the three terror alert levels, and it can be expected that this alert status will be maintained until and also during the Summer Olympics, which It will begin on July 26 in the French capital and will be maintained.

During the Olympics, according to the decisions made, about 45,000 police and gendarmes, 18,000 soldiers and 20,000 security forces private, with approximately eight law enforcement officers for each of the 12,000 athletes. has increased and asked its friendly countries to send thousands of police forces to the capital of this country to ensure the security of the Summer Olympic Games.

2024 Olympic Games in Paris from It will be held from July to August 11 (5 to 21 August).

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