Melissa on the road

Journalist at RFI (ex-DW, BBC, CBC, F24...), writer (on art, music, culture...), I work in radio, podcasting, online, on films. As a writer, I also contributed to the New Arab, Art UK, Byline Times, the i Paper... Born in Paris, I was based in Prague, Miami, London, Nairobi (covering East Africa), Bangui, and in Bristol, UK. I also reported from Italy, Germany, Haiti, Tunisia, Liberia, Senegal, India, Mexico, Iraq, South Africa... This blog is to share my work, news and cultural discoveries.

25/07/2025

Interview with Ilan Pappé

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  Still relevant... Our interview with Israeli historian Ilan Pappé on Gaza, Israel and the West Israeli historian Ilan Pappé has seen his ...

A Palestinian state?

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  The French President once again promised to recognise Palestinian statehood France faces sharp criticism from Israel and the US after anno...
24/07/2025

So I never wrote a letter / I never took my true heart

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  …  I used to write I used to write letters I used to sign my name I used to sleep at night Before the flashing lights settled deep in my b...

Mass starvation in Gaza

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More than 110 aid and human rights groups denounce 'mass starvation' in Gaza Gaza is suffering from acute hunger, and the Palestinia...
23/07/2025

How 5 Companies Are Keeping The World At War

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  How 5 Companies Are Keeping The World At War They lost the war - but made billions. This doc uncovers how U.S. defence contractors turned ...

ICJ: Climate change 'urgent and existential threat'

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  The reading of the ruling began at 3pm local time in the International Court of Justice (ICJ), this Wednesday. The United Nations' hig...

Put Your Soul On Your Hand And Walk - Official UK Trailer

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  PUT YOUR SOUL ON YOUR HAND AND WALK is a haunting testament to the resilience of daily life under siege in Gaza.  Captured through a filmm...

Crowdfunder to save Bristol's bookhaus

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  Darran McLaughlin has launched a crowdfunding campaign to purchase Bristol's bookhaus. The owners have decided to retire, and the cour...

Ahmed Masoud with Led By Donkeys

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  Sorry... there is just to much to flag, even for a news journalist... 🚨 This morning we turned the street outside Labour Party Headquarte...

England's far-right: "Another long, hot summer"?

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  I'm reading about protests in Epping, Essex...  Nick Lowles, chief executive of the anti-racism organisation Hope Not Hate, told The G...
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Melissa Chemam
Journalist, writer and travel-lover. I have been working on international affairs, arts & culture for more than 16 years. Main issues: African affairs, migrations, North/South relations, postcolonial studies, art, music, and suburban cultures. Worked with BBC, RFI, TV5, DW, CBC, F24 and diverse magazines. Born in Paris, I spent months in Prague, a year in Miami, two in London, one in Nairobi / East Africa, three months in Bangui and many more in Bristol, UK. I have a special relationship with cities: Bristol, Istanbul, Kampala, Naples, London, Mexico DF, Palermo... Also travelled to the USA, Haiti, the Caucasus, West and Central Africa, India... Contact: melissa.journalist@gmail.com
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