La Linière
French refugee camp
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La Linière was a refugee camp situated in Grande-Synthe, Dunkirk, France. A scaled-back version of an originally much larger plan,[1] the camp opened in March 2016 at a cost of around 4 million Euros.[2]
La Linière housed up to 1500 migrants when it opened with a population which was mainly Iraqi Kurds. The numbers fluctuated considerably during its time rising from around 600 in the summer of 2016 to 1600 in the autumn of 2016.[3] The camp was supported by AFEJI,[4] MSF, Utopia 56,[5] OFII, Edlumino Education Aid[6] and others.
The camp was troubled during its existence and there were allegations that women and children were being subject to rape and beatings in the camp,[7] and that many of the children were simply disappearing.[8] The French government also cited shooting and stabbing violence as issues of concern in the camp.[9]
The camp closed following a fire which occurred after fighting between Afghan and Kurdish residents of the camp in April 2017.[10]