Will Poland say “My body, my choice”?
While France has become the first country globally to enshrine the right to abortion in its Constitution, Poland still has one of the most restrictive laws in Europe. However, numerous women terminate pregnancies at home with the assistance of pills that are mailed from abroad. The traditionally Catholic nation’s parliament recently held a long-awaited debate […]
Italy’s first centre for horses saved from abuse and slaughterhouses
Sonny Richichi first made contact with horses when he enrolled in a riding course when he was 25. But with time he realised that horses are neither a tool nor a pastime, even though culturally, horses are the most exploited and least protected animals in Italy. Sonny therefore gave up everything and founded Italian Horse […]
“The winds of change are blowing”. Living as a lesbian couple in Poland
LGTBI community in Poland have a very long way to fight for their rights. According to the NGO “Rainbow Europe”, Poland is the worst country in Europe for LGTBI people. Both marriage and adoption are prohibited for the LGTBI community, but now there is a new government that has promised to make progress. @elsaltotv tells […]
Venice, a city crippled by crowds. Overtourism in Europe series
Venice is one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations. In 2023, the city of 51 thousand residents welcomed roughly 5.7 million visitors. The city’s local government has recently introduced a tourist tax, which has to be paid by those travelling at peak times and weekends. While the local government is hopeful it will fix the […]
Hungarian government cracks down on the queer community, but it fights back
What is life like for the queer community under an authoritarian regime? How do they fight for their rights and what role does the EU play? @Popagandagr followed four queer people in Budapest to find out: András Hodász, an ex-priest now a queer activist, Máté Hegedűs, a spokesperson at Budapest Pride, David Bedő, a MP […]
Metamorphosis: Meta’s story
Erjugen Meta is an Albanian man based in Milan, who spent almost twenty years in prison. Today, thanks to the classes he took while he was behind bars, he’s a luthier, earning a living by making musical instruments. His story is more unique than common. According to Antigone, the Italian jail observer association, in 2023 […]
It all started with a song: myths about nudism in Poland
Naturism/nudism was a controversial movement of social nudity in public spaces in the 70s and 80s in Poland. The nudism movement was a space of freedom during communism time. In 1985, a song came out, its lyrics talking about a nudist beach in Chałupy (a village in north Poland, close to the Baltic Sea). It’s […]
Dreaming of Europe: Georgians in Naples
“We want to have the same rights that other young people have”, says a young woman sitting in her kitchen in Naples. She and many of her friends have to go years without seeing their families because of the long wait for the documents and struggle to find a job in which they can thrive. […]
Inside Hungary’s Last Independent Radio Station
Klubradio is the last independent radio station in Hungary. After having its license revoked by the authorities, it continues to operate online, despite continuous pressure and lawsuits from the Orbàn government. Our partner @vdnews_ita went to Budapest to meet the journalists behind the station.
In Madrid, Two Women Fight Against Fatphobia
Cristina de Tena and Lara Gil are activists against fatphobia. In December 2021 they began to make a podcast called “Nobody talks about us”, a fat, anti-capitalist and feminist podcast in which two friends talk about the fatphobia they experience and how it overlaps with other questions such as being women and living in the […]
