Charities decry 'social cleansing' ahead of Paris 2024 Olympics
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00:00 Dozens of people, migrants and the homeless, arrive at this hotel in Orléans, around 130
00:06 kilometres south of Paris.
00:08 They've been removed from the French capital and the wider Ile-de-France region ahead of
00:12 the Olympics this summer.
00:14 Authorities say such operations are a way of relieving pressure on emergency housing
00:18 in Paris, but critics argue they are part of a wider social cleansing process before
00:24 the Games.
00:25 According to reports by a collective of French charities, 5,200 migrants and 12,500 people
00:32 in a precarious situation were removed from the French capital between April 2023 and
00:38 May this year, as was the case for Sarah.
00:43 I was advised to change regions.
00:47 I insisted.
00:48 I rang social services but they told me there's a lot of pressure because of the Olympics.
00:54 Similar operations have taken place in towns welcoming the Olympics torch during its relay
00:59 or hosting sports events this summer.