Sign in

Melissa Chemam

@melissaontheroad.bsky.social
1.6K followers 393 following 10K posts

*Journalist & producer (en/fr) > Africa, West Asia, Global South + diaspora, social change + UK, FR *w/ RFI, BBC WS, DW, New Arab... *Interested in rewriting cultural narratives melissa-on-the-road.blogspot.com linktr.ee/melissaontheroad

PostsRepliesMedia
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 9m
RDV jeudi pour de nouvelles manifestations, disent déjà les lycéens français
000
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 10m
France. « Cette solidarité fait chaud au cœur » : Lila, 17 ans, et son professeur de maths témoignent www.humanite.fr/direct_conte...
humanite.fr
450 000 manifestants en France selon les premières estimations… Suivez en direct l’acte III de la mobilisation - L'Humanité
Plusieurs centaines de milliers de personnes, lycéens mais aussi parents, professeurs et syndicalistes, manifestent ce mardi dans plusieurs villes de France. Partie d’Île-de-France le 28 septembre, la...
100
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
l'Humanité @humanite.fr · 22m
Décompte des grenades, découverte d’une « nouvelle arme »… Des observateurs de la LDH présents à Nation, où la situation reste tendue ➡️ l.humanite.fr/33T
088
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Lauren Dobson-Hughes @ldobsonhughes.bsky.social · 19m
The leaders of racist, vigilante gangs 'patrolling' UK streets are also unrepentant domestic abusers Who'd have thought it www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
theguardian.com
‘Bully in every way’: domestic abuse survivors say ex-partners behind far-right UK street patrols
Seven women share their stories to make people aware of patterns of violence behind anti-immigration street patrol movement
059
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 26m
France - Dans le Val-d'Oise, le policier soupçonné d'avoir blessé un adolescent au visage a été mis en examen et placé sous contrôle judiciaire www.franceinfo.fr/societe/educ...
franceinfo.fr
Dans le Val-d'Oise, le policier soupçonné d'avoir blessé un adolescent au visage a été mis en examen et placé sous contrôle judiciaire
Eden, 14 ans, a été blessé par un tir de grenade lundi 28 septembre à Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône (Val-d'Oise), lors du blocus au lycée Château d'Epluches.
000
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 27m
010
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 1h
rfi.my/D6gD France : Les manifestations lycéennes ont réuni mardi 450 000 personnes dans toute la France dont 100 000 à Paris
rfi.my
DIRECT - Mobilisation des lycéens: 450 000 manifestants en France selon les organisateurs, 256 000 selon le gouvernement
L'« Acte III » du mouvement des lycéens, ce mardi 6 octobre, a réuni 450 000 personnes – des lycéens mais aussi des parents, profs et syndicalistes – sur tout le territoire français, dont 100 000 à Paris…
010
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 5h
www.youtube.com/watch?v=biyJ...
youtube.com
MOUVEMENT LYCÉEN : UNE RÉPRESSION BRUTALE ET INQUIÉTANTE
YouTube video by BLAST, Le souffle de l'info
010
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Edwy Plenel @edwyplenel.bsky.social · 5h
"Face aux menaces de l'extrême droite, nous défendons le droit de tous les citoyens à être informés. Protéger des journalistes libres, dans les médias indépendants comme dans le service public, c'est protéger la République." secure.avaaz.org/campaign/fr/...
secure.avaaz.org
Soutenons Mediapart et la presse libre
Le RN n’a pas apprécié les révélations et attaque les journalistes. Refusons de les laisser intimider l'information indépendante. Ensemble, nous déclarons notre soutien à Mediapart et à tous les média...
619983
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In addition to being the UK's most Kremlin-sanctioned newspaper, Byline Times has now been banned two years running from both Conservative and Reform UK party conferences. Judge us by our critics, and subscribe to support our work: subscribe.bylinetimes.com @peterjukes.bsky.social
19627210
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 8h
Au Québec, les indépendantistes remportent les élections provinciales, avec la promesse d'un nouveau référendum sur la sortie du Canada www.franceinfo.fr/monde/canada...
franceinfo.fr
Au Québec, les indépendantistes remportent les élections provinciales, avec la promesse d'un nouveau référendum sur la sortie du Canada
Le Parti québécois est crédité d'environ 28% des voix, selon des résultats quasi définitifs. Il n'avait plus dirigé la province de neuf millions d’habitants depuis 2014.
000
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 23h
former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis about what his during the eurozone crisis when he went head to head with those who wanted to stop his reforms. podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com
Today in Focus
Daily News Podcast · Updated daily · Today in Focus brings you closer to the Guardian's journalism. Our award-winning morning edition hosted by Nosheen Iqbal, Annie Kelly and Helen Pidd combines on-th...
000
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“The estimate of the total amount of rubble in Gaza is 61 million tonnes. It is approximately 20 times the amount of rubble generated in all wars across the world over the last 18 years,” says Jaco Cilliers, the UNDP’s special representative in Palestine. www.irishtimes.com/world/middle...
Photo of Gaza
310982
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Gaza & Cisjordanie : 500 hauts responsables européens, dont Dominique de Villepin pour la France, lancent un appel dans «Libération» pour que des mesures soient enfin prises par l’UE lors de la prochaine réunion des ministres des Affaires étrangères, le 12 octobre www.liberation.fr/idees-et-deb...
liberation.fr
La Palestine, un an après le «cessez-le-feu» : pourquoi aucune action de l’UE ? par 500 anciens ministres, ambassadeurs et hauts fonctionnaires européens
Après une nouvelle année de violences et de nettoyage ethnique perpétrés par le gouvernement israélien à Gaza et en Cisjordanie, 500 hauts responsables européens lancent un appel dans «Libération» pou...
000
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says relations with Ethiopia are ‘in good shape’, and that Ethiopia could have access to the country's sea ports... But he stresses that Addis Ababa has yet to come to Mogadishu to officially negotiate: www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...
aljazeera.com
Somali president: Ethiopia can access our port, but must negotiate
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says Addis Ababa has yet to come to Mogadishu to negotiate access to sea ports.
100
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
As Ethiopia war escalates, Egyptian, Eritrean, Somali and Sudanese leaders have called for political and peaceful solutions amid escalating conflicts across the region, including major fighting in Ethiopia but also Sudan’s civil war www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
aljazeera.com
Four African leaders issue joint declaration as Ethiopia war escalates
Egyptian, Eritrean, Somali and Sudanese leaders also call for talks to end the civil war in Sudan.
010
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 01/10/2026
AI safety expert Timnit Gebru says tech leaders are promoting greatly exaggerated claims about "superintelligence" and "existential risk" as a way to distract from the real threat — their own unregulated companies.
democracynow.org
The Real Existential Risk Is AI CEOs Avoiding Oversight: “Alternative Nobel” Winner Timnit Gebru
We speak to the prominent AI researcher and leading critic of the AI industry, Timnit Gebru, who was recently awarded a 2026 Right Livelihood Award for her work investigating the harms and hype behind...
19705307
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
UK: Average of nearly five sexual crimes a day (!!!) against under-13s at schools in England and Wales were reported to police between 2021 and 2025 www.theguardian.com/education/20...
theguardian.com
Thousands of child-on-child sexual offences reported at schools in England and Wales
Exclusive: Average of nearly five sexual crimes a day against under-13s were reported to police between 2021 and 2025
121
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It breaks my heart to think nothing can be done to stop a full-blown war in Tigray / Ethiopia... With a threat to a war with Eritrea in the background. Surely war is the last thing people need. Ethiopia is the 2nd most populated country in Africa & its capital, Addis, the HQ of the African Union.
041
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ethiopia: Government forces have retaked Mekelle, Tigray’s regional capital, amid renewed fighting. The capture revives fears of another prolonged conflict, displacement and crisis. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
aljazeera.com
Ethiopia’s forces retake Mekelle amid renewed Tigray fighting
The capture of Tigray’s regional capital revives fears of another prolonged conflict, displacement and crisis.
151
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Brazil: Presidential race will go to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro - far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro - leads incumbent Lula www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Brazil’s presidential race goes to second round as Flávio Bolsonaro leads incumbent Lula
Far-right challenger and son of disgraced ex-president Jair Bolsonaro put in a stronger than expected showing, with Lula calling the result ‘unexpected’
020
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Spain: PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election amid national housing crisis He says the vote will take place on 29 November after the parliament rejected two of his government’s emergency relief measures www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
theguardian.com
Spain’s Sánchez calls snap election amid national housing crisis – Europe live
PM says vote will take place on 29 November after parliament rejected two of his government’s emergency relief measures
132
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
l'Humanité @humanite.fr · 05/10/2026
Mobilisations lycéennes : à Tours, le lycéen visé par un tir de LBD a perdu l’usage de son œil droit, sa famille porte plainte ➡️ l.humanite.fr/OZc
46225
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
France - La famille de Maël, un lycéen de 16 ans ayant perdu l'usage d'un œil après des incidents survenus lors du blocage d'un établissement à Tours, a porté plainte pour "violences par personne dépositaire de l'autorité publique", a annoncé dimanche le parquet.
030
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
«Depuis que je fais ce choix, je me sens vachement plus apaisée, moins stressée, pas agacée, je pense que j’ai gagné en espérance de vie. Je me sens jamais en danger dans mon intimité, ça devrait être la base, mais ça l’est pas… » lesjours.fr/obsessions/a...
lesjours.fr
« Pas agacée », « plus calme », « jamais en danger » : il était une fois la vie sans hommes
Les femmes qui ont fait ce choix doivent souvent affronter l’incompréhension de leurs familles comme l’hostilité de la société patriarcale. Mais aucune ne regrette sa décision.
010
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Mediapart @mediapart.fr · 03/10/2026
Plus de 15 000 personnes, selon les organisateurs, se sont rassemblées samedi dans l’Eure, près du site de Syngenta, pour dénoncer l’usage des pesticides et leurs conséquences sanitaires désastreuses. Une mobilisation inédite. Par @estelle-levresse.bsky.social‬
l.mediapart.fr
« Qui répand la mort, récolte la colère » : une mobilisation historique contre les pesticides 
Plus de 15 000 personnes, selon les organisateurs, se sont rassemblées samedi dans l’Eure, près du site de Syngenta, pour dénoncer l’usage des pesticides et leurs conséquences sanitaires désastreuses. Une mobilisation inédite.
317770
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
The Guardian @theguardian.com · 03/10/2026
OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
theguardian.com
OpenAI safety leader quits, warning AI company’s culture is ‘broken’
David Robinson joins other insiders in urging industry to take more care over rapidly developing technology A safety leader at OpenAI has quit the company, warning that its culture was broken and that AI firms were not “being nearly careful enough” about developing the technology. David Robinson, who led the writing of safety reports that accompanied the ChatGPT developer’s product releases, explained his resignation in an essay headlined, “I quit OpenAI because its culture is broken”. Continue reading...
13197110
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Mathilde Larrère @mathildelarrere.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Des enfants éborgnés Des voitures de police, des motos qui foncent sur des gamins Des flics qui tentent de noyer un jeune, font des clefs de bras ( pourtant interdites)à des gamines de 14 ans C est inadmissible Nunez démission
301102490
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · 03/10/2026
Some expected a change in Hungary's pro-Russian foreign policy after Viktor Orbán’s fall. But they failed to take into account the domestic political pressures on Hungary's PM .
euobserver.com
Orbánism without Orbán? Why Magyar picked a fight with Kyiv over the ‘Carpathian Eight’
Some expected a change in Hungary's pro-Russian foreign policy after Viktor Orbán’s fall. But they failed to take into account the domestic political pressures on Hungary's PM .
1106
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
UK: preference to rejoin the European Union after the next election is supported by almost half of all voters, a new megapoll has found. Cabinet ministers are still concerned about reopening Brexit divides, urging PM Burnham to proceed with caution. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
theguardian.com
Half of UK wants to rejoin EU and backing it could drive up Labour vote, megapoll finds
Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary
594
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Refugees from third countries are being sent by Trump from the US to Equatorial Guinea, where they are often sent back to the very countries they fled, write Tutu Alicante, human rights lawyer from Equatorial Guinea, and Uzra Zeya, CEO of Human Rights First www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Trump is disappearing refugees into the hands of torturers – and rewarding them handsomely | Tutu Alicante and Uzra Zeya
Refugees from third countries are being sent to Equatorial Guinea, where they are often sent back to the very countries they fled
011
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UK: Dozens of people gathered outside Bristol Royal Infirmary on Thursday evening for a day of action against US-based software company Palantir’s involvement with the NHS. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
bristol247.com
Dozens of people gather for day of action against Palantir
The demonstration was part of a national coordinated campaign against the US firm
150
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Les lycéens de Louis-le-Grand, Paris 5ème, soutiennent leurs camarades de lycées moins privilégiés : www.youtube.com/shorts/CyuTd...
youtube.com
De Saint-Denis à Paris : la convergence des luttes lycéennes
YouTube video by Journal l'Humanité
010
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
238101883243
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
39 sociétés de journalistes réagissent aux graves propos de Marine Le Pen après l’enquête que « Mediapart » a consacrée à Jordan Bardella. Elle a suggéré aux enquêteurs du média d’investigation d’enfiler un gilet pare-balles... www.lemonde.fr/politique/ar...
lemonde.fr
« Costard en Kevlar » : 39 sociétés de journalistes réagissent aux graves propos de Marine Le Pen
TRIBUNE. La Société des rédacteurs du « Monde » s’associe à plusieurs médias pour dénoncer les déclarations de la candidate à l’élection présidentielle. Après l’enquête que « Mediapart » a consacrée à...
040
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The first time I took part in a protest, I was 12 or 13 —a middle school student near Paris — and it was against a reform proposed by the Ministry of Education. Things have gotten so much worse since then... Solidarity with the French high school students.
040
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Long Road to Justice in the Central African Republic: First ICC Conviction of Seleka Leader Shows Court’s Critical Role www.hrw.org/news/2026/10...
hrw.org
A Long Road to Justice in the Central African Republic
In November 2013, I went to Bangui and met Michel Djotodia, then the Central African Republic’s self-proclaimed interim president. He had taken over the country as the head of a rebel coalition called...
002
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
"AI weapons systems are already here. Algorithms must not decide who lives and dies" - Kenneth Roth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
AI weapons systems are already here. Algorithms must not decide who lives and dies | Kenneth Roth
Israel’s conduct in Gaza shows the danger of using AI in warfare. Humans must remain at the center of wartime decisions
010
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
La première fois que j'ai manifesté, j'avais 12 ou 13 ans, j'étais collégienne, et cétait contre une réforme du Ministère de l'éducation. Tout a tellement empiré depuis... Solidarité avec les lycéens. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkTO...
youtube.com
Renaud Hexagone
YouTube video by Renaud Sechan 52
011
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Djamé 🟥 @zehavoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ca c'est un blocus lycéen à #ClaudeMonnet à Paris, 5mn avant que la police arrive et commence à lâcher des gaz lacrymo sur des gosses tellement dangereux qu'ils ont pris soin de se déguiser en personnage de mangas avant de venir. Ma fille ne comprend pas ce qu'ils ont fait de mal, moi non plus.
lycéens déguisés à Claude Monnet
28651316
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 02/10/2026
It's clear what the people want. Palantir OUT of our NHS 🔥 We have less than 2 months to kick them out👇 goodlaw.social/668d1d
9280117
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The US military is sending roughly 9,000 sailors and Marines to the Middle East aboard a group of ships that includes a third aircraft carrier. The move would push the number of US sailors and Marines in the region above 20,000.
1154
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
UK: Martha Dalton campaigned for new PM Burnham in the Makerfield byelection that secured his return to parliament... She also worked for Palantir in 2024 & 2025, promoting its software at events in parliament incl. AI-powered systems for British public services www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
Recent lobbyist for Palantir had key role in helping Andy Burnham become PM
Exclusive: Martha Dalton worked closely with Burnham’s team on byelection that secured his return to parliament
043
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
US - rape case: These student journalists at Cornell University were pressing through a dizzying two weeks following the story of a student’s allegation that she was raped on campus in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/n...
nytimes.com
The Student Journalists Who Never Let the Cornell Assault Case Go (Gift Article)
The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity house since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case.
093
Melissa Chemam @melissaontheroad.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Meanwhile... In the Horn of Africa: Old rivalries, territorial disputes and new alliances are reshaping the conflict in the north of Ethiopia, in Tigray and at the border with Eritrea. AJE explains: www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10...
aljazeera.com
How the fighting in Ethiopia spread beyond Tigray, in maps and charts
Old rivalries, territorial disputes and new alliances are reshaping the conflict in Ethiopia’s north.
121
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
l'Humanité @humanite.fr · 02/10/2026
Mobilisation lycéenne : quand la colère des jeunes s'étend, le gouvernement matraque ➡️ l.humanite.fr/Wk5
2168
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
l'Humanité @humanite.fr · 02/10/2026
« C’est une même réalité que nous vivons » : pourquoi les universités rejoignent les mouvements lycéens ➡️ l.humanite.fr/Hpn
1239
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Mathilde Larrère @mathildelarrere.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
J'EN PEUX PLUS DE CETTE EXPRESSION QU'EST CE QUE LES MUSCLES VIENNENT FAIRE LA DEDANS PURÉE on parle pas de mecs (ou de nana) qui vont à la salle bordel on parle d'un enfant qui a perdu ses dents, de coup de pied dans la gueule, de clé de bras, de gamines qui peuvent pas respirer Mais merde!
18435154
Reposted by Melissa Chemam
Mauvaise Graine ⏚ 🍉 @mauvaisegraine.eurosky.social · 01/10/2026
"Je suis élève à Blaise Cendrars dans le 93. Evidemment que..."
19646429