France: Raped in her own home, the French justice did not believe her

Born in Ireland, Maureen Kearney was a trade unionist of Areva, the former French state owned nuclear company. Maureen starts denouncing a contract with a Chinese nuclear company. Then, she starts being pressured by some Areva executives and on December 17th 2012, she is the victim of a violent attack at her home. She is […]

France: Living with mold and cockroaches

Angélique is 43, mother of 2. She lives in the city of Saint-Ouen, a small working class town right outside Paris. She has lived for 15 years in the same small flat that is now completely unsanitary. Mold, cockroaches, humidity everywhere… the flat has been deteriorating since 2019. Welcome to her life.

France & Hungary: are our countries corrupted?

Roughly three quarters of French people consider politicians to be corrupt.It’s often said that Hungarians don’t care about corruption.But what is the reason behind the most important issues like healthcare, education, and so on? For you, StreetPress & 444 analyze corruption in France and Hungary and the ways to fight it.

Poland: Winter is coming

In 2022, more and more people in our society spend more than 10% of their income on heating or cooling their home. Southern countries are more affected by this situation. For example, in Spain around 14% of people are affected by energy poverty while in Sweden it’s just 2%. The Polish government introduced a one-off […]

France: the real life of Karima, 22

Karima, 22, lives in Dijon, a middle size city in the East of France. She lives in a small flat in the city centre which is very humid and full of mold. She cannot afford to heat the place so she spends the day with her jacket on and she has a many ideas and […]

Hooligans are back in French football stadiums

It has been a year since hooligans have returned in French football stadiums, leading to outbreaks of great violence. Hooligans are a group of people attending football games only to seek violence or going into small town to randomly fight. For Sphera Network, StreetPress explains who they are and how they are attached to the […]

France & Spain: the menstruation leave

Endometriosis is a long-term condition that may cause severe pain as tissues similar to the lining of the womb grow in other places like the ovaries and fallopian tubes. This condition affects women of any age and can have a significant impact on their lives. Lucía from Spain and Camille from France both suffer from […]

France: a food truck for social hostels

On the road in the south of Paris, France, you can find an uncommon food truck. The white van with a painted black panther parks only on social hostels parking lots. Every Thursday, Abdel, president of the association Intermedes Robinson and his team, cook with the inhabitants of the social hostels and share the meal […]

When activists destroyed a golf course

They keep their names secret, ages or any other personal information that could be used against them by the police, meet the « Radicalized Boars ». To protest against the waste of water in the context of an unseen drought in France, the group of environment activist destroyed a golf course.

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