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Refugee kids ‘have seen too much’

A MIGRANT solidarity convoy returned to Britain yesterday after delivering £7,500 worth of food, clothes and sanitary goods to the French refugee camp known as the Jungle.

London couple Mona Dohle and Syed Bokhari arrived home with reports of children and pregnant women waiting to be allowed into Britain.

“The first word that comes to my mind when I think of our sisters and brothers in the refugee camp is dignified,” Ms Dohle said in a statement to the press.

“I was struck by the level of organisation that people in the camp displayed, working together in such a desperate situation.

“I met young kids from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, not older than 10, who had that look in their eyes, of children which have seen too much suffering.

“One thing is clear, this isn’t just a humanitarian crisis, this is a political crisis caused by the racist policies of the British government.”

She added that people in the camp knew who Prime Minister David Cameron was.

“They know what he calls them and they pronounce his name in disgust,” said Ms Dohle.

“Charity will alleviate the suffering, it won’t solve this crisis.

“The only way we can solve it is by kicking this racist government out, by fighting to let everyone in and to provide decent living standards for all.”

As reported by the Star, Ms Dohle and Mr Bokhari’s crowdfunding campaign received overwhelming support from the British public, raising over £4,000 in just over a week.

A student solidarity convoy set to depart for Calais in September has also reached its fundraising target this weekend.

The expected £750 quickly rose to £940, with around £100 ringfenced for a special donation to migrant camps in Hungary where thousands more Syrian refugees await permission to enter Europe.

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