Four activists teach French language to a group of migrants as part of the daily activities at the camp.

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Some of the tents initially used by the migrants to take shelter on the rocks, and a yatch on the background. The exclusive French Riviera is only a few hundreds metres away.

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The migrants stranded in Ventimiglia have become one of the symbols of the ongoing exodus of refugees, the largest since World War II.

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Migrants during a protest, asking for a reopening of the border.

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Menton-Garavan railway station, serving the first town on the French side of the France-Italy border. Three police officers take a migrant pulled out of the train into custody.

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The self-organised community at the camp also seeks to provide migrants with basic information.

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The camp has been set up on the premises of the old Italian tourist office, under the railway that connects Italy to France.

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French-Italian border, July the 14th 2015. Some of the migrants stranded in Italian territory observe the fireworks fired over the border, in France, on the occasion of the national day celebrating ideals of freedom, equality and brotherhood.

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Two migrants examine a map while they wait to resume their journey.

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Top view of the border between Italy and France, sealed to migrants by the French authorities since the beginnings of June. The initial makeshift camp is visible on the rocks beside the road.

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