Activism
Sisters Uncut are demanding action on domestic violence
"We won't ask nicely, we are losing our sisters" — London has only just elected a new Mayor, but Sisters Uncut - London's radical woman and non-binary led campaign group - are already calling for urgent action on domestic violence. There's a crisis: two thirds of women in the English capital are turned away from refuges due to a lack of space and resources, and Sadiq Khan needs to take action.
Written by: Taylor McGraa
UPDATE: Flawed impeachment of Brazil’s president UN-OVERTURNED
Absurdity in impeachment process reaches new heights — Acting lower house speaker throws out motion to impeach Dilma Rousseff after leading coup plotter dismissed over corruption. And then changes his mind...
Written by: Alex King
Protests at British immigration detention centres intensify
"All I want is my freedom" — Hundreds of activists descended on Dungavel Detention Centre in Scotland this weekend to demand an end to the UK's unjust policy of locking up refugees. Photographer Jacob Forsyth-Davies headed along to capture the protest.
Written by: Jacob Forsyth-Davies
The Travel Diary: Radical Exarcheia shows Athens there's another way
What you see along the way — Greece remains deep in a political and economic crisis, but Exarcheia - a small radical district in the heart of Athens - continues to remind us all there's a better way of doing things.
Written by: Chris McClean
The street kids documenting their lives at the foot of Kilimanjaro
Lenses can change lives — Club Sanaa work with Msamariakids Centre for Street Children in Moshi, Tanzania to empower marginalised young people through photography.
Written by: Alex King
U.S. launches crackdown on international tax evasion
Are the Panama Papers forcing change? — The White House announces Barack Obama is taking executive action to close tax loopholes. But does it go far enough?
Written by: Alex King
The Bristol Cable: A community-run newspaper holding power to account
Taking back the media — The Bristol Cable is a media co-operative shaking up local news with hard-hitting investigative journalism.
Written by: Alex King
Judge shuts down WhatsApp for 100 Million Brazilians
Messaging app on 72-hour lockdown — Focus of the ongoing battle between governments and tech companies over privacy, encryption and security shifts to Brazil.
Written by: Alex King
Hundreds of activists shut down the UK’s largest opencast coal mine
Direct action against fossil fuels — Reclaim the Power halt work at Ffos-y-fran mine in south Wales to pressure for a post-carbon future.
Written by: Alex King
Five life lessons from artists fighting police brutality
Counteracting the bloodshed — A multimedia collective is using the power of creativity to protest an epidemic of violent deaths in the US.
Written by: HUCK HQ