Calais mayor bans distribution of food to migrants; Volunteers get teargassed

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The mayoral decree, dated 2 March, said the "regular, persistent and large presence of individuals distributing meals to migrants" in the area around the site of the former camp posed a threat to the peace and security of the area. It banned any "repeated, prolonged gatherings" in the area, in effect making food distribution an offence.

Sarah Arrom, who has been helping to distribute food with the charity Utopia56 for the last four months, said police had fired teargas to prevent volunteers from giving breakfast to about 30 teenagers in a field near the motorway outside the city on Thursday.