Hungarian government has been hunting down anti-fascist activists all across Europe
In February 2023, the Hungarian city of Budapest became the scene of several violent clashes between neo-Nazi and anti-fascist activists. Since then, Hungarian authorities have been tracking down anti-fascist activists across Europe in an international manhunt. At the centre of it is an albanian-italian activist Rexhino “Gino” Abazaj. The @streetpress team has been investigating for […]
Meet two students from Athens determined to make university a place of collaborative action
In 2024, students across Greece occupied over 150 faculties, protesting against government cuts in the higher education sector. The protests increased after the Greek centre-right government incentivised the opening of private universities, instead of supporting free, state institutions. @vdnews_ita reporter Sara Del Dot went to Athens to meet El and Evelina, two student activists that […]
Everyone sees a family, the state doesn’t: the story of Miłka and Ola
Miłka and Ola live in a small town near Kołobrzeg. Together, they are raising two boys. This might sound like a very ordinary story, but same-sex couples have to face challenges and discrimination that heterosexual couples don’t even think about, especially in modern-day Poland. Journalists from @KrytykaPolitycznaTV went to Kołobrzeg to interview the couple and […]
A day in the life of Diodio and Eva out in the streets of Paris
Diodio is a 44-year-old mother who found herself homeless in May. Tendinitis forced her to leave her work as a carer, and after accumulating rent debts and going through a separation, she was evicted from her home with Eva, her 4-year-old daughter. Today she is on the street. When they’re lucky, they get to sleep […]
In Warsaw, students fight for the right to study, through occupation
Many students in Poland cannot afford rent and canteen fees, and many are forced to work and study at the same time. This, the students explain, has major repercussions on their mental health. Their goal is to make occupation a normal and accepted form of protest and to get the authorities to pay attention to […]
Press freedom is you freedom
On 13 May, the Hungarian government proposed a law that would impose severe measures – including heavy fines, freezing of bank accounts and forced closures – on media outlets and NGOs receiving “foreign funding”, with no possibility of appeal. For all of us, the entire Sphera network, with ten partners across Europe, this is unacceptable. […]
Christian and trans: living her identity despite prejudice
Niurka Gibaja was born into a religious family and was educated in a nuns’ school. She says that her trans identity and her Christian faith are not at odds, but complement and enrich each other. Niurka wants to combine and fully live both her trans identity and her Christian faith, despite the prejudice from both […]
Conservative president wins in Poland. What does it mean for Europe?
In Poland, the results of the presidential elections are about to alter the political course of the country. The new President, Karol Nawrocki, a conservative candidate backed by PiS, will have considerable power: he can veto laws passed by parliament, blocking reforms by the liberal government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The president will be […]
School should be a place for equal opportunities. But is it?
School is supposed to be a space where talent, perseverance and hard work are the things that count. Increasingly, however, the reality is different. Today, the education system is becoming a race against the odds, a space where inequality thrives. Children from poorer families have limited access to extra-curricular activities, tutoring or psychological support. Others […]
In Italy, a historical anti-fascist association saves the mountains through sustainable tourism
The Proletarian Hiking Association (APE) is a historic organisation with roots going back to the years before the rise of fascism, a time when hiking was tied to a popular, grassroots vision. APE went underground during the fascist regime and later supported the partisan resistance. Today, it continues to thrive, promoting a distinct idea of […]
