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Meet the 17-Year-Old Fighting Against the Impending Eviction of France's Oldest Slum
Families in the improvised settlement have lately been living in fear of likely eviction, after local authorities warned residents that it could be torn down any day.
Mumbai's Smart Slum
A new vision for Dharavi, Mumbai's largest and most renowned informal settlement.
Paris Plans to Open Migrant Shelter Days After Violently Evicting Migrants from Camp
The center will provide temporary accomodation for migrants to consider whether or not they want to file an asylum claim in France.
French Police Evacuate Nearly 400 Migrants From Biggest Slum in Paris
Health authorities ordered the sprawling camp be dismantled to prevent a feared outbreak of dysentery and scabies.
Dumpster Divers Are Bringing Food to This Migrant Camp in Calais
The Jules Ferry centre on the outskirts of Calais is France’s first state-sanctioned migrant camp. Last month, a Bristol food waste organisation travelled there to cook meals of donated food for its inhabitants.
Migrants Live in Makeshift French Camp As They Seek Asylum in the UK
Thousands of migrants in the French port town of Calais are waiting for their chance to escape EU laws requiring their asylum requests be processed elsewhere.
This Slum Has the Worst Air Pollution in Mumbai
Half of the city's inhabitants live in slums, where levels of air pollution can be nearly 40 percent higher than in greener, more sparsely populated residential areas.
In Photos: Families Removed From 'Tower of David' Skyscraper Slum
More than 1,150 families had made homes in the abandoned financial tower, but now Venezuelan officials are relocating residents elsewhere.
'Pacified' Favelas Rise Up in Fatal Protests Over Alleged Police Killings
Violence erupted over a popular TV dancer reportedly killed by Brazilian police in a favela near the Copacabana beach on Tuesday.