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Academia 8 months ago

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Jakarta doesn’t need sweeps, but shelter and support

Jakarta's struggle with rural migration stems from its colonial past, when the city, established as an administrative center, attracted migrants without adequate planning for their integration.

Lifestyle 4 years ago

Millions of Americans risk eviction as virus cases spike

Millions of Americans could find themselves homeless starting Sunday as a nationwide ban on evictions expires, against a backdrop of surging coronavirus cases and political fingerpointing.

Environment 5 years ago

Police take down Montreal pandemic homeless camp

Local fire officials had ordered the camp closed after a tent burst into flames over the weekend.

News 5 years ago

Pandemic silver lining: Empty Paris hotel shelters the homeless

In normal times the Hotel Avenir Montmartre is a tourist magnet with its views of the Eiffel Tower and the Sacre Coeur church, but COVID-19 has scared off the usual guests. Instead, the hotel has opened its doors to the homeless.

Books 5 years ago

'Something to be proud of': UK graphic novel highlights homeless

Passersby ignore a beggar, homophobic insults crowd a wall, a woman burns a note penned to a "victim" – not the usual stuff of comics but all vignettes from a new graphic novel by homeless people that aims to kill the stigma surrounding street life.

Lifestyle 5 years ago

Beggars hit French jackpot with gifted scratchcard

Four homeless people won big after a scratchcard handed to them by a charitable gambler drew 50,000 euros ($59,000).

World 5 years ago

Grassroots help for homeless, drug addicts thrives in lockdown S. Africa

When Michael Steyn heard South Africa was imposing a strict lockdown to fight the coronavirus in late March, he rushed out to buy enough heroin to keep him supplied for weeks.

World 5 years ago

From inmate to homeless: Poor housing returns convicts to jail in England

A lack of housing and widespread homelessness in England are pushing many ex-inmates to re-offend and end up back in jail, a prisons watchdog warned on Wednesday.

City 5 years ago

Thousands of Jakartans pushed to brink of homelessness by COVID-19 pandemic: NGOs

The economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have hit Jakartans hard, with many struggling to pay their rent and facing threats from online loan sharks, several NGOs have reported.

City 5 years ago

Jakarta seeks to protect poor as COVID-19 outbreak leaves many homeless

The Jakarta Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) relocated 92 homeless people, who were found on the streets in Central Jakarta and South Jakarta on Friday and Saturday, to the Karet Tengsin GOR in Tanah Abang.

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