Life in the Tent Village: Africans in Hal Far, Malta

Looking into one of the refugee detention camps at Hal Far on the southern coast of Malta. The tent village is one of the four camps in Hal Far. There are 45 tents and in each one approximately 15 to 20 people are housed.

Most of the single men are housed in what they call the "hanger." Like the tents, the hanger can be very hot. Hal Far, Malta.

One of many rooms crowded with cots in the detention camp at Hal Far, Malta.

An African man in a Che Guevara shirt. The men and families are either described by the Maltese as "refugees" or "illegal immigrants" depending on one's point of view.

An African refugee stands among the cots in one tent. There are 45 tents in the camp, with each one housing approximately 15 to 20 people. Most spend their days outside avoiding the intense heat inside the tents. Hal Far, Malta.