From selling shoes in Mexico to running a restaurant in London, a Mexican immigrant recounts how he has brought his culture into the lives of English people and residents across the island, and how he has adapted to life in a new country. (The Prisma memoirs) Marcos Ortiz F. […]
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Migrating without citizenship: studying and surviving in the UK
Unable to work due to his legal status, a young immigrant faces labour and social barriers in London while improving his English. He compares the British capital with Rome and reflects on the treatment of foreigners and the challenges of integrating without citizenship. As a teenager, Alberto moved to […]
London, an academic and personal choice for a young Frenchman
It is not the first time he has left France: after living in Belgium, François Ramonet settles in London to study, work and improve his language skills. From everyday life, he compares both capitals and highlights cultural diversity and greater administrative ease. Javier Duque Francois Ramonet* arrived in […]
Executions as ‘organised crime’: Iran’s tool of control
Over 1,200 executions this year. Rising espionage charges targeting journalists, activists, and citizens. Deaths in custody. Prison protests. UN Special Rapporteur Mai Sato exposes Iran’s escalating human-rights crisis, where surveillance tightens, legal protections collapse, and fear becomes a tool of social control.
Between Sumeria and the UK: the exile that turned memory into art
Trained in Baghdad and marked by war and exile, Sadiq Toma transforms ancient Sumeria into an intimate territory. His paintings, sculptures and calligraphy weave together childhood, loss and mythology to reimagine how civilisations converse and what endures when everything seems to fade. (The Prisma Memoirs) Shanta Sultana Living in […]
















