Africa’s Hidden Hunger
Following a new report from Save the Children, Stefan Simanowitz assesses the state of malnutriton across Africa. “When you arrive in a village, everything may seem normal at first but then you start to notice things”, explains Kenyan, [...]
Life Under Occupation
Speaking recently on BBC 5 Live, Occupied Times editor Michael Richmond was debating the Occupy movement when one of his opponents shrilly suggested, “no one suffers in this country, we have a welfare state”. I felt like I had just run into [...]
Notes on the Crisis from Greece
On February 12, 2012, just days before the eviction of Occupy London, Athens was in flames. The majority of over 40 buildings that were set ablaze by angry crowds were banks, government offices and branches of commercial chains – but not [...]
Haiti, the Real Canary in the Mine
After spending over a year in post-earthquake Haiti, writing about the abysmal tent camp living conditions and the often violent evictions of internally displaced quake victims, I found myself at a planning meeting in New York for Occupy Wall [...]
Occupy Buffer Zone
Within Nicosia’s Venetian walls, Ledra Street, with its chain stores and cafés, is in many ways similar to other high streets around the world. However, something quite unique is happening here. As you walk, the shops fade away and [...]
Egypt’s Second Wave
January 25th marked the first anniversary of the Egyptian revolution. A year after the first mass protests filled the streets of Cairo, we saw the second wave of the revolt. Again, Tahrir Square and many other places across the country [...]
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