"Welcome to my home," a man says. I think that he means that I should feel welcome in Brussels, the capital of the European Union, but it then becomes clear to me that Parliament is actually his residence.

Homeless on the doorstep of EU

Global Forum for Media Development and Impress

The International Network of Street Papers (INSP) has gained membership of two professional organisations: the UK’s press regulator Impress and the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD). 

Street paper news service bolstered by professional memberships

Alpinist and human right activist Nasim Eshqi, a political refugee in Italy after fleeing the Iranian regime, tells Scarp de’tenis about her past and future.

Nasim Eshqi: “The voice of free women will always be written in the mountains”

In Kirchdorf-Süd, a project developer has built micro-apartments for people in need of housing. Why doesn’t this happen more often?


25 square metres of freedom: inside Germany’s micro-apartments

“You will meet a lady who sells The Big Issue. At first, you will think this is a stupid idea, standing out there trying to sell the magazine. But you give it a go, and to tell you the truth, it will end up being the best decision you will make.”


Meet Ruth, The Big Issue Australia vendor in Adelaide

An artist from the Academy of the Street at work. Photo: Katharina Mayer

Street paper fiftyfifty and art professor Katharina Mayer founded the Academy of the Street with people experiencing homelessness. Mayer, an important contemporary photographer, has repeatedly photographed people experiencing homelessness in work, countering the often-negative perception of people experiencing poverty and exclusion with portraits that emphasise the dignity of marginalised communities.

“Pictures are my soul”: inside the Academy of the Street

Lisandro is 42 and sells Faktum in Malmo, Sweden.



Meet Faktum vendor Lisandro