Attempted murder on Donald Drumph

A 19-year-old man has been charged for trying to grab a police officer's gun at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas and use it to kill the presumptive Republican presidential nominee.

According to a complaint filed in the US District Court in Nevada on Monday, Michael Sandford tried to disarm the officer at the June 18 rally at the Mystere Theatre in the Treasure Island Casino before being overpowered.

It said the young man, who holds a British driving licence, told a Secret Service agent after his arrest that he had driven from California to Las Vegas "to kill Trump", and had been to a range a day earlier to learn to shoot as he had never fired a gun before.

"Sandford acknowledged that he would likely only be able to fire one to two rounds and stated he was convinced he would be killed by law enforcement during his attempt on Trump's life," the complaint said.

It said Sandford told investigators that he had purchased tickets for a rally in Phoenix where he "would try again to kill Trump" in the event his plan in Las Vegas failed.

Nationality unconfirmed

Officials would not confirm Sandford's nationality saying only that he had told investigators he had been in the United States for about 18 months, and had lived in Hoboken, New Jersey, before travelling to California.

A spokeswoman at the Las Vegas prosecutor's office said the young man was due to appear in court later Monday on a charge of act of violence on restricted grounds.
Earlier on Monday, Corey Lewandowski, the controversial campaign manager who helped Trump win the Republican Party's presidential nominating contests, was dismissed.

Trump's campaign issued a statement carried by a number of US media outlets saying Lewandowski "will no longer be working with the campaign" and thanked him for his hard work.

The firing was another shake-up for a campaign already at odds with many senior Republican figures over the presumptive nominee's policies, with the party's nominating convention in Cleveland less than a month away.
________________________________________________________  There was a small part of me that found this article extremely exciting, because I knew it was only a matter of time before we'd find an article that surrounds Donald Dhrump's assassination attempt. Now, the bias was extremely difficult at first to detect. But after reading a couple articles with the same topic, i've realized that this article is completely biased toward the attacker. In multiple articles, it talks of how the 20 year old man had severe issues such as OCD, multiple cases of violence, and multiple cases of attempted suicide. He was clinically insane. However in this article, you definitely don't get vibe.
Whats more, is that at the end of this article the author slyly mentions the recently dismissed director of Dhrump's campaign. That definitely sends off the message that he might have a play with this whole attempted assassination, when in reality the facts point toward mental instability.
My look on this is honestly a lack of surprise. After all the racist, and hateful "speeches" Mr. Dhrump has spoken, i'm honestly surprised that this hasn't happened earlier. Mr. Dhrump responded on his twitter with more pride, and saying "No one can put me down." and such things like that. No doubt that this will boost his awareness.
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Qatar to deport Dutch Women convicted of "illicit sex"

Doha, Qatar - A Dutch woman who alleged she was raped after being drugged in an upmarket nightclub in Doha was convicted of having sex out of wedlock by a Qatari court on Monday and given a one-year suspended sentence.

The woman, 22, was ordered to be deported to the Netherlands once the ruling was formalised, which is expected over the coming days, the ambassador to the Netherlands Yvette Burghgraef- van Eechoud told Al Jazeera at the courthouse.

The accused man in the case, identified as Omar Abdullah al-Hasan, was also convicted of having sex outside of marriage - a serious offence in this conservative Gulf state.

A court official, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, said that the man was from Syria.

Hasan will receive 100 lashes for illicit sex acts and another 40 lashes as punishment for public drunkenness, and will be deported.

Hasan and the Dutch citizen, identified as "Laura", were not present as the judge read out the verdicts.

The court official described the one-year suspended sentence as "lenient".

"Had she been a Muslim woman, she would have received at least five years in jail. No one can get out of such charges here in Qatar," he said.

Qatar: Dutch woman who alleged rape to appear in court

Van Eechoud said the woman had asked her to convey the message to the media and the public to respect her privacy at this time.

"We will do everything we can to get her out of the country as soon as possible. Under the circumstances, Laura is doing fine," she said.

Laura said she was drugged during a party in March at the Crystal Lounge nightclub at the W Doha Hotel, and woke up in an unfamiliar apartment when she realised she had been sexually assaulted.

She had been on holiday at the time, and reported the incident to Qatari police. She was arrested on March 14, and has been held ever since on charges of committing illicit sex acts.

Hasan has acknowledged having sex with the woman but said it had been consensual, according to Dutch media reports.

The Dutch embassy told Al Jazeera that officials have been in close contact with Laura and her family in the Netherlands of the past few months.

The victim's mother was quoted by Dutch media describing the ordeal her daughter was going through as a "nightmare".

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I remember hearing about this article back on Sunday, where a women was getting charged in Qatar for being raped. I remember feeling outraged, and a small part of me feels relieved after hearing that she will be deported. The original sentence was to be around fourteen years in prison for the poor woman. The whole situation brought the crooked side of the world together around the basis of how "she was asking for it." Alot of men were saying, if she was walking around in Qatar wearing "almost nothing", how could men react? Obviously, it is a poor excuse and I definitely agree with the bias in the article against the man who was found guilty.  This past week, the concept of rape has definitely got the world's attention, that even the world is trying to start to re-define what it is, and what it can include. I definitely agree with the author of this article, in how he depicts this as a foolish case. You can clearly hear the cry of the author, and his plea to spread the word; rape is one sided. It is not the woman's fault, in this case. 

Slavery in the Modern World

An Australian human rights group, founded by billionaire business magnateAndrew Forrest and backed by Hollywood actor Russell Crowe, has released research estimating that almost 46 million people are living as slaves.

The 2016 global slavery index, funded by Forrest’s Walk Free Foundation, says 45.8 million people are trapped in some form of slavery.

The report ranks incidences of slavery in 167 countries, with India having the highest number of slaves while North Korea has the highest percentage of slaves per capita. This year’s estimates are nearly 30% higher than in the previous report, which estimated 35.8 million people living in slavery in 2014.

Forrest says the rise is partially due to more accurate methodology but he also believes the number of people trapped in slavery is increasing year on year.

“It is time to draw a line and say, no more,” he said. “This isn’t Aids or malaria, it is a man-made problem that can be solved, and it’s time to take real action to free the world from slavery once and for all.”

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The index was launched in 2013 after Bill Gates, another billionaire philanthropist, challenged Forrest to quantify the scale of modern slavery. This year’s index was launched in London on Tuesday by Crowe with video messages of support from Tony Blair, Bono, supermodel Karlie Kloss and Richard Branson.

Forrest, who says he found and addressed slavery in his own supply chains, warned businesses that they must step up their efforts to address slavery or face the consequences. He also called on consumers to question their buying habits.

“At one point, it was common to see Australian truck drivers throwing litter out of the windows of their cars because everyone else was doing it. Now, there has been a huge public outcry against this behaviour and it has stopped. The same can be done for slavery,” he said.

“We need to make it unacceptable for people to buy something without asking the company where it was made and who made it and if they can’t answer that question clearly then the next question must be ‘how do you know it wasn’t made with slave labour?’”

Walk Free said slavery is found in all 167 countries in the index, with India home to 18.4 million slaves. This year’s index also claims that over half of the 45.8 million people living in modern slavery are in five countries: India, China, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Uzbekistan.

It calculated that more than 4% of North Korea’s population is enslaved, with Uzbekistan and Qatar the other countries with the highest prevalence of modern slavery per capita.

The index has faced criticism for its methodology and rankings system since it launched. Despite naming 167 countries, this year’s index was based on interviews conducted by pollster Gallup with more than 42,000 people in 25 countries. In some cases, rankings and prevalence estimates are calculated using data from surveys conducted in other countries deemed to have an equivalent “risk profile”.

Kevin Bales, an anti-slavery campaigner who worked on collecting data for this year’s report, said he is “very confident” the estimations were an accurate reflection.

“Over the last few years we have really honed our methodology and have build a solid framework to build on year on year,” he said. “Measuring the problem is a hugely important factor in beginning to effectively tackle this enormous problem.”

Although modern slavery constitutes a huge illegal industry, deemed the third most profitable criminal industry behind drug and arms trafficking by the UN, data remains patchy.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) estimates that 21 million people are trapped in forced labour and other forms of modern slavery. The index says it hopes to work with the ILO to provide a single set of global estimates.

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This article was especially interesting to me on how the world should tackle slavery. In my honest opinion, I don't think the author is correct in this scenario. Of what I understand, this new program is out to solve slavery the same way that they slowed littering by publicly denouncing it, their evidence being that since denouncing littering, the crime if littering has gone down. See, in my eyes, slavery has been around since the beginning of man kind. Already hundreds of countries denounce it, and honestly i don't believe that this enormous situation can be solved through words. I believe that this organization and idea is a good idea, and made with good faith. However, this world isn't done by words. Talk is cheap, and in order to tackle this issue it requires true, hard, and dirty work. The article itself says that "21 Million people are trapped into forced labor and other forms of modern slavery." 21 million people won't be freed due to denouncing. I doubt that the slave ring owners care what other people have to think. In fact, I believe that they are well aware. And maybe the argument can be made that  it will slow the use of slavery, but then the same issue comes to light on how this problem only exists due to constant demand for it. An organization can say whatever they want, and it honestly wont make a difference. Again, believe me that I wish no ill upon this organization. I believe their intentions are true, however in order to make a difference, you have to do it with work.

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Kelly, Annie. "46 Million People Living as Slaves, Latest Global Index Reveals." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 01 June 2016. Web. 08 June 2016. <http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/jun/01/46-million-people-living-as-slaves-latest-global-index-reveals-russell-crowe>.

The Inward Struggle of the Refugees of Iraq and Syria

Zakho, Iraq - The midnight sky above the sea was clear. Shamo Sabro, 35, could see stars over the Mediterranean. Even though the sea was calm, he was filled with fear, having never been on a boat before.

But Sabro's anxiety was no match for his determination to leave Iraq for good.

Throughout the hour-long crossing from Turkey to Greece, which cost $5,000 in smuggler fees, Sabro never once doubted that he would begin a new life - a "rebirth" - in Germany with his wife and three children, who accompanied him on the trip. He could not have imagined then that within three months, he would return to Iraq and the predominantly Yazidi refugee camp that he fled last November.

"At that point, I was still completely confident in the decision to leave," Sabro told Al Jazeera from his tent in the Chamisku refugee camp outside Zakho, in northern Iraq.

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Sabro and his family are among a small number of Yazidis who have returned to northern Iraq after escaping the warring country illegally to seek refuge in Europe. They were displaced from their home in August 2014, when fighters with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group overran the area. 

According to Yazda, a Yazidi advocacy group, ISIL's assault and occupation of the region led to the displacement of more than 90 percent of Iraq's Yazidi population. The organisation estimates that around one-fifth of Iraq's Yazidis, or 120,000 people, have relocated to Europe. Only a handful have since returned to Iraq, said Jameel Ghanim, Yazda's operations manager.

"I knew nobody," he said. "I had no friends."

The 510 euros ($580) he received monthly from the German government was sufficient to make ends meet, Sabro said, and a local NGO provided the family with three meals a day. However, Sabro said he was uncomfortable sharing a living space with some Iraqis and Syrians who he feared might be ISIL sympathisers.

Murad Suliman, 31, is another of the small number of Yazidis who have chosen to leave Europe and return to Iraq.

A farmer in Sinjar before the city and its surrounding villages fell to ISIL, Suliman travelled to Germany illegally with his extended family last December at a cost of $10,000. But he recently returned to Zakho from Hamburg with his wife and three children.

"We thought that anything would be better than Iraq," Suliman told Al Jazeera. "But had we known what the situation would be like, and that we would suffer so much, we would not have gone."

Poor road infrastructure, electricity shortages and few employment opportunities plague Iraq's Chamisku refugee camp [Andrea DiCenzo/Al Jazeera]

Suliman said his family stayed in seven locations in Germany, where he cited cramped and poor living conditions. However, it was the feeling of separation from other Yazidis that ultimately drew him back to northern Iraq. 

"Before going to Germany, we heard that there was a future for the next generation of Yazidis," Suliman said. 

Diler Ahmed, the manager of Iraq's Chamisku refugee camp, estimated that between 40 and 50 Yazidi families had left the camp for "Germany or elsewhere". Eighty percent of the camp's more than 4,300 families are Yazidi, while the rest are mostly Muslims from Sinjar, Ahmed said.

Conditions inside the camp are not ideal, Ahmed said, citing poor road infrastructure, electricity shortages and few employment opportunities. 

"When there is rain, it's impossible to move around the camp," Sabro said. "There is a serious shortage of electricity. Even in our homes, we can smell the toilets outside. But, you know, all that is not worse than being separated from your family."

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Although Sabro has returned to Iraq, he said he cannot yet return to his home. Since Sinjar was liberated from ISIL last November, much rubble remains to be cleared, and the city still lacks running water, electricity and a viable security presence. Yazdaestimates that more than 70 percent of the Yazidi population "may refuse to return to their homes [in Sinjar] because of chronic insecurity and the incapacity of government protection".

Peshmerga commanders estimate that 15 percent of the Sinjar region remains under ISIL control, citing daily mortar fire from ISIL-held villages around the city. Without the presence of a permanent international protection force in Sinjar, few residents will return, Sabro speculated.

Since returning to the Chamisku camp, Sabro said he has convinced "a few friends" not to make the journey to Europe. But every day, smugglers show up at the camp, and people continue to leave. "I'm telling people the truth about my experience, but they aren't listening," he said. "Germany is a good place, but it's not our home." 

Some of Sabro's relatives told Al Jazeera that even they still planned to make the expensive and dangerous journey, despite his feedback - as do other Yazidis from Iraq. 

Salah Bakarat, a Yazidi who has lived in the Chamisku camp with his family since ISIL overran Sinjar in 2014, already has one brother in Germany and is determined to reach Europe himself.

"I want to live in peace, and I don't trust the government here any more," Barakat said. "Regardless of the difficulties in moving to Europe, I'm hoping for a peaceful life, free of murder and treason. Most Yazidis want to leave Iraq."

Bakarat, who says he does not look forward to the journey, also does not believe he has any other choice: "Sabro was wrong to come back. He talked about the difficulties, but I don't care about that."

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When reading this article, the main thing that came to mind is that there is little bias. This whole article serves the sole purpose of information. When reading about Sabro, and his family's struggle in Germany, you feel a strong connection to him. We all have this inner compass that points toward home, and we have pride in where we live. Living in Africa, I understand to an extent on how Sabro misses his own culture, his own neighborhood, and his old life. And it isn't only Sabro, but the article speaks of others that have attempted to rejoin their old society and culture in Iraq. However, i'd honestly side with Bakarat, and the others who believe Sabro is wrong. As much as i don't understand the living conditions in Germany, or in any camps, you can't repeat the past. As much as i  would love to leave Kenya, and return to New Hampshire, things are different. People change, thing's arn't the same. This is even more exponentially true with Iraq. After four years of war, things are going to be drastically different. People will have harder hearts, buildings will be literally destroyed. And the saddest part is that the culture, the one thing Sabro wants the most, will be different. War will change things. In the words of Mr. Robinson, "Keep moving forward."

Refugee martyrs?

A refugee has set herself on fire at an Australian-run detention centre on the Pacific island of Nauru, just days after an Iranian man died in a similar act in protest against his treatment.

Australian officials said a Somali woman was in a critical condition after she set herself alight on Monday.

The incident sparked debate on social media with the hashtag #Only19, the purported age of the Somali woman, trending in Australia, with users uploading and tweeting photos of when they were 19.

The consensus among medical experts is that conditions of detention and offshore processing do immense damage to physical and mental health UNHCR's office in Australia

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton acknowledged there had been a rise in cases of self-harm in the camps and accused refugee advocates of giving the asylum seekers false hope that they would one day be settled in Australia.

Some advocates were "encouraging some of these people to behave in a certain way", he said on Tuesday.

However, the top UN body for refugees said such incidents in the camps, which hold asylum seekers fleeing violence and hardship in the Middle East, Afghanistan and South Asia, were a result of Australia's tough offshore detention polices.

"These people have already been through a great deal. Many have fled war and persecution, some have already suffered trauma," the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Australia said in a statement.

"The consensus among medical experts is that conditions of detention and offshore processing do immense damage to physical and mental health," it said.

Last week, a 23-year-old Iranian man known as Omid set fire to himself on Nauru during a visit by UN representatives, an act the Nauru government said was a "political protest".

Under Australia's immigration policy, asylum seekers attempting to reach the country by boat are intercepted and sent to camps on the Nauru, about 3,000km northeast of Australia, or on Manus island in Papua New Guinea.

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The harsh conditions and reports of systemic child abuse at the camps have drawn wide criticism inside and outside Australia and have become a major headache for Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull during campaigning for July national elections.

The government argues that the approach, which also includes turning back boats, has prevented drownings by stopping people from making the dangerous journey, often from Indonesia.

Papua New Guinea's Supreme Court last week found its centre on Manus Island, which has some 850 detainees, to be unconstitutional, prompting the government in Port Moresby to order it closed.

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It is clear that the bias of the author is toward the refugees who seek asylum in Australia. But lets just be completely raw with this situation. Many people may call these "matyrs" as disgraceful, and ungrateful. I'd like to bring to light that these refugees didn't want to be forcefully moved, as their home that there people lived for generations was destroyed. They didn't ask for the attention, and for the whole world to put a spotlight on them. They most definitely didn't ask for all the complaints and whines of those who don't understand. All they asked for, is for the world to give a little compassion and to give them a place to help them to get on their feet. Yet, we as privileged, blessed, and have plenty can't even give enough to provide accommodations for those who have nothing? We must resort for death in order to grab our attention? Not only is this a poor statement of Australia, but we as a human race. 


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Aljazeera. "Refugee Sets Herself on Fire at Australia's Nauru Camp." - AJE News. N.p., 3 May 2016. Web. 03 May 2016. <http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/05/australia-nauru-refugees-160503045248178.html>.

Syria attacks have not stopped.

Air strikes and rocket attacks by Syrian government forces west of Aleppo have killed five rescue workers, a monitoring group said, as hopes of a lasting ceasefire began to crumble 

The raids hit a centre for the Syrian Civil Defence - rescue workers also known as the "White Helmets" - in the opposition-held town of Atarib, on the outskirts of Aleppo, according to the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. 

Exclusive: Inside the world of Syria's life-savers

On Tuesday, separate strikes hit civilian neighbourhoods in Aleppo and wounded at least three people, including two children, the monitor said. 

"It is a messy situation," Zouhir Al Shimale, a journalist, told Al Jazeera by telephone from Aleppo.

"From 8 am in the morning, the aircraft were flying low and the sounds were very loud. They were flying over the [rebel-held area] in Aleppo. There is a feeling among most people that they should stay inside their houses right now." 

Several shops and businesses were closed on both sides of the city on Monday and Tuesday, while schools were closed in the rebel-held part of the city, al-Shimale.

"The schools were closed ... so that they could not be targeted by air strikes." 

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The strikes came one day after rebel shelling killed at least 19 civilians and injured 120 in attacks on government-held parts of the city, the Observatory and local activists said.   

On Monday, the Observatory said that at least 60 people were killed between Friday and Sunday in tit-for-tat attacks between government forces and opposition groups in Aleppo.

The Syrian civial war started as a largely unarmed uprising against President Bashar al-Assad in March 2011, but quickly developed into a full-on armed conflict. 

United Nations special envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, estimated last week that more than 400,000 Syrians have been killed, though he said that number was not an official UN statistic. 

The opposition cited the dire humanitarian situation and ongoing Syrian army attacks when it walked out of negotiations in Geneva last week, saying it needed a "pause". The future of Assad also proved a major sticking point.

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The already shaky ceasefire between the government and some rebels has given way to renewed violence across the country, as government forces carried out air strikes in the Damascus countryside, Homs and other areas.

US President Barack Obama said on Monday that he plans to send 250 more troops to Syria, a sharp increase in the number of Americans working with local Syrian forces.

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It is obvious that the author is completely against the fighting in Syria in general. Throughout the entire article, he constantly talks of children dying, and unable to get an education. Although this article is pretty much one sided, I cannot help myself to give in, and agree with the author. Many condemn these types of articles, and spout abuse to the journalists, but the entire reason for the press is to report atrocities as these. At times like these, I would agree with the author and wonder why wiser heads have not prevailed. The final paragraph talks about how President Barack Obama plans to send 250 more troops into Syria. I would assume the author included this to show that more troops would not bring more order, but more chaos.  

Phone Addiction?

Muju, South Korea - The South Korean government is planning to create treatment centres where youngsters will be forced to live without their mobile phones and computers.

A rural school in the country is enrolling teenagers every few weeks where their phones and laptops are taken away and they are encouraged to read, play games and interact in the real world.

"While they're here, they get to experience the fact that they can live without their smartphones. We believe this can give them the ability to exercise self-control," Shim Yong-Chool, the centre's director, told Al Jazeera.

Boys and girls are divided in separate groups and the treatment sessions last up to four weeks. The participants are encouraged to think about potential careers and to plan their future actively.

Yoon Jang-Won, 16, told Al Jazeera that he was spending at least 12 hours every day on his phone before coming to the centre. 

"When I am about to sleep, I feel like I want to use the phone," he said.

"It's about time to use the phone, I want to do it. Such thoughts occur to me. But, as we all live together here, I can manage without it. It's okay."

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The thing about this article that really catches my eye, is that it's not the norm. The publisher, and author are clearly trying to raise awareness for this serious problem that is increasing day by day. In this new generation, new mobile devices, and video games are causing children to spend less time outside, and have real social interaction. You see the severity in this article, in which it even quotes "They get to experience the fact that they can live without their smartphones." The thought of leaving their phones is redicilous to these kids. Programs like these, should be spread out, and funded further. I believe that this article does a great job promoting it, and raising awareness. 

Is France Against Refugees?

Clashes have erupted between French riot police and refugees and migrants as authorities began destroying makeshift shelters in the makeshift camp on the edge of Calais known as the "Jungle".

On Monday night, police lobbed tear gas canisters at residents of the camp who protested against the raid as about 20 demolition workers moved in to start pulling down the shacks by hand.

As night fell about 150 of the camp's inhabitants threw rocks and struck vehicles heading for England on a port road which runs next to the sprawling camp, as some were wielding iron bars, an AFP news agency reporter said.

Police also fired tear gas in clashes with activists who had formed a security cordon to protect the tear-down operation.

While there were no reports of injuries, authorities said at least three people were arrested. 

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Earlier, around 20 makeshift huts went up in flames in an angry backlash as workers, guarded by scores of French police, began pulling down tents and shelters, while clashes continued throughout the afternoon. 

"You can see that the protesters didn't hesitate to set fire to tents and shelters or to throw stones at police," Etienne Desplanques, a regional government cabinet director, told Al Jazeera.

"It's not acceptable, and it's normal that we're going to restore security," Desplanques said.

Several lorries and cars were blocked by the camp's residents on the stretch of road overlooking a piece of ground which had previously been part of the camp.

'Infinitely sad'

The demolition of the southern half of the camp began after a court petition by charities to stop it was rejected last week.

"It's infinitely sad to see the waste of so much work that we've done in the past months," said Maya Konforti of the Auberge des Migrants (Migrants' Hostel) charity.

Volunteers and aid workers have spent months trying to improve conditions in the camp, built on a former toxic waste dump on the outskirts of Calais.

Local authorities, who have promised that no one will be evacuated by force, say 3,700 people live in the camp, and that between 800 and 1,000 will be affected by the eviction.

Child refugees stranded in French city of Calais

But charities say a recent census they conducted counted at least 3,450 people in the southern part alone, including an estimated 300 unaccompanied children.

"There are hundreds of children living here who are unaccompanied," Ginny Howells of Save The Children told Al Jazeera, explaining that there is concern the children may end up in worse camps or "go missing" after the eviction. 

The evicted refugees and migrants have been offered heated accommodation in refitted containers set up next door to the camp, but many are reluctant to move there because they lack communal spaces and movement is restricted.

They have also been offered places in some 100 reception centres dotted around France.

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But the refugees and migrants do not want to give up their hopes of Britain. Many of them try to reach Britain daily by sneaking aboard lorries and ferries crossing the Channel.

"These people want to reach Britain and won't leave. They will end up in even more hardship, particularly in winter," Konforti said.

EU discussions 

The demolition of the camp comes ahead of talks on Thursday between French President Francois Hollande and British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Britain has put substantial pressure on France to stem the flow of refugees and migrants getting across the Channel, and has funded a huge increase in security measures around the port and tunnel in Calais.

The Jungle has played into fraught discussions about Britain's possible exit from the European Union (EU).

Some opponents of "Brexit" say that if Britain were to leave the EU, the British government would lose the ability to call on France to stop the refugees from trying to make their way across the Channel.

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This article reeks of biased toward the "poor and helpless" refugees. Even one of the paragraph titles was "Infinity Sad". Yes, obviously this is a trainwreck, and taking down homes of refugees is sad, however this article lacks a key point. Throughout this whole mess of refugees, many of these home seekers have been violent, and refuse to abide to the authority. This specific place, known as the "Jungle" has been no exception. As you can tell from the article, these refugees have been throwing rocks, lighting their own tents on fire, and even more. You can tell from their early actions that throughout their whole time there, they have been stubborn, rude, and aboriginal. When France decided to take down some buildings, it's for the refugees own good. Obivously the health and the cleanliness of the little shacks the refugees have been dwelling are disgusting. It's not even if the French government left them. They have offered over 100 different places to live. I do agree with a portion of this article in which this is a sad moment, but only because of the stubborn and unappreciating refugees. The French government is obviously in the right, and I believe that they do know what is best. 

"Refugee Crisis: France Clears Part of Calais 'Jungle'" - Al Jazeera English. Aljazeera, n.d. Web. 01 Mar. 2016. <http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/03/refugee-crisis-france-clears-part-calais-jungle-160301035416219.html>.