Author - Marc Hofer

Bangladesh: A history of violence

Ahmed and Mohammad were once neighbours in Myanmar, 25 years ago. Then Mohammad escaped violence in his village in 1992 to the country o Myanmar. They both lost contact...

Building a city

As more and more refugee’s entered Bangladesh from Myanmar, the refugee camps, some of them existing since 1992 are slowly extending to full cities. Give it...

Bangladesh: The Rohinga crisis

Sitting in my hotel just one hour car drive away from one of the biggest refugee crisis we have these days is never easy. As an individual you are always torn between...

Travel preparations: Bangladesh

My first trip since relaunching the website will lead me to Bangladesh to document the still unfolding refugee crisis on the border with Myanmar. For decades the...

Relaunch – journalistvideo.de

Hi everyone. Welcome to the relaunch of my website. Thanks to Moritz Kern for designing and programming all the functionalities. In this blog I will write updates about...

Dispatches #5: Switzerland

The Rhonegletscher is one of the oldest and mightiest of the glaciers in the alps. It stretches over 6 square miles as of today. It is a valuable resource for water and...

#4 Dispatches: Morocco

Water is a very valuable commodity in southern Morocco. A region already suffering from low rainfall is experience a decrease in water as many observers suspect that...

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