Three young boys’ summer in the Paris suburbs
Like forty percent of French people, Hyppolite, Wali, and Ib are not going on holiday. In the summer, they stay in their neighbourhood, Saint-Denis, north of Paris. They tell @streetpress how they spend their days away from the sandy beaches. @streetpress is a Sphera Network member and this story is part of our “Rural” series.
Afro-Greek rapper Negros Tou Moria uncovers hidden layers of Athens
Negros Tou Moria is an Afro-Greek rapper living in Athens. In his songs and through his lyrics he tells the story of his life as the son of African immigrants, facing injustice, racism and discrimination, his experience of making it as a musician of colour in Greece. Our partner @streetpress went into the streets of […]
Top Manta, a brand created by illegal street vendors in the streets of Barcelona
In Barcelona, undocumented street vendors have created their own clothing brand: Top Manta. From having to work illegally for years without residence permits, they now managed to set up a business, leave the streets and give a legal job to 200 people. This is their story. This is the second video of @streetpress series “Local […]
In France, this truck driver uses social media to break stereotypes
La Cagoule is the alter-ego 24-year-old man from Reims. He started out as an Uber driver, like many young people, then as a delivery van driver, but for three years now he has been driving trucks all over Europe. To show young people that this job is not what many thing it is, he’s taken […]
Student poverty: in France, students help each other by distributing food and other products
Being a student is a struggle in itself. Add to that rising rents, unaffordable groceries, sanitary products, isolation, and the situation becomes unbearable. In France, volunteer networks set up during the Covid-19 pandemic are trying to find a solution: distributing food and hygiene products while building social ties. Journalist Samuele Maccolini travelled to Orsay, near […]
In Warsaw, an abortion centre makes history — and gets on the nerves of the far-right
Feminist activists from the Abortion Dream Team have opened the first abortion center in Poland, one of the EU countries where access to abortion is most limited. From merch that can fund abortions to a private room where anyone can take the abortion pill, surrounded by friends and taking their time, the centre offers a […]
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 […]
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 […]
Malik, abandoned and fighting for his right to work
20-year-old Malik grew up in Saint Quentin, in the north of France. Having grown up in foster families and homes, he has experienced plenty of abuse and abandonment since childhood. On his 18th birthday, he found himself on the streets, and started his fight to be officially recognised by the state. Today, Malik lives alone, […]
The French rapper uniting music and faith
Rodzy is a young musician who grew up in the Paris suburbs and was raised Christian. But it was really when he was 13, and his father died from a brain tumour, that faith took on a central part in his life. At age 19, he decided to combine his two passions: music and faith, […]
