Newscoop: Thank you for sharing these great suggestions. I think you’ve given our readers a lot of concrete examples of how they can get involved. I also totally agree with what you said about keeping the attention on the situation. Now, I wanted to talk about mental health and also the situation of mental health… Read more »
Newscoop: I cannot even begin to imagine what it is like to have to live under these circumstances for such a long period of time. I read a 2019 article by Human Rights Watch where it was estimated that more than half of the Afghan population has been affected by mental health issues due to… Read more »
Newscoop: Hi Noor*, it’s great to see you again. And thank you so much for agreeing to this interview. For our readers, I had the pleasure of meeting Noor as part of an advocacy programme last year. And I remember how worried I was for you in August and September when the Taliban seized control… Read more »
While citizens in many Western countries mourn the loss of their freedoms, with some still refusing to follow lockdown restrictions, some Yazidis stranded in the refugee camps in Kurdistan are faced with far more existential threats. Ghazala is a journalism student and contributing writer for Newscoop. Her family lives in one of the Internally Displaced… Read more »
Mental ill-health around the world seems to be downright epidemic, with more than 263 million people globally suffering from depression. Fewer than half of those affected receive treatment, because the stigma around the issue still prevents many people from seeking professional help. Denmark took a different approach. The Nordic country launched an arts project that… Read more »
The recent case of police brutality by white police officers that resulted in the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man in Minneapolis, US has sparked a global outcry and protests all over the world. Newscoop spoke to Stephanie Collingwoode Williams, spokesperson for the Belgian Network For Black Lives, about police brutality, systemic… Read more »
When Ben stepped onto a plane in Canada that would take him back home to Melbourne, Australia, he got ready for what was in store for him. Due to the rapid spread of COVID-19, he was forced into a 14-day quarantine by the government: police picked him and other passengers up from the airport to… Read more »
Coronavirus has hit particularly hard in Northern Italy, where more than 17,000 people have already died. What does it feel like to watch your home country be overrun by COVID-19 while you are forced to live under quarantine? Luca, assistant editor at Newscoop, describes how COVID-19 has impacted his life in Rome. Life under lockdown:… Read more »
Jia (Melbourne, Australia) Melbourne is currently in stage 3 lockdown where you’re only allowed to leave the house for groceries, exercise, or for work/study that cannot be done from home. Indoor/outdoor gatherings of more than two people are banned. Police are able to fine you $1600 if you break these new regulations. I still leave… Read more »
Alexandra (Brazil) I am visiting my husband’s grandparents in Brazil who are quite old. They have been struggling with respiratory issues for years already so they are in the ultimate risk group. They asked us to not leave the house first only for a week, but since the number of infected people has kept growing… Read more »
Shabana (Cape Town, South Africa) South Africa has been in lock down since the 27th of March, so it’s been 8 days now. We have about 1500 confirmed corona cases at present and 9 deaths. Lockdown for us means that you are not allowed to leave the house for anything except grocery shopping or for… Read more »