Activism
Ugandan trans woman Cleo Kambugu Kentaro is fighting for her right to love
Moving beyond the binary — As a trans woman, Cleopatra Kambugu Kentaro was set to face more challenges in her life than many. But being born in Uganda, where homophobic laws see trans people targeted, her struggle at times looked insurmountable. In the run up to the passing of Uganda’s 2014 Anti-Homosexuality Bill, she found herself “exposed” in a popular tabloid. Forced to flee her hometown for safety, Cleo made her way across the Kenyan border to Nairobi, where she works today supporting East African LGBT movements. She is now the subject of the documentary The Pearl of Africa.
Written by: Michael Segalov
The families of those who've died in police custody are still demanding justice
No justice, no peace — The United Families and Friends Campaign held their annual procession through London this weekend to demand justice for those who've died in police custody.
Written by: Theo McInnes
Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame just got destroyed
Pickaxe justice — Artist Jamie Otis takes a sledgehammer and pickaxe to Trump’s star to protest against his obscene political campaign.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Why can't men accept that women have opinions?
From Where I Stand — A recent study found that 80% of female parliamentarians from around the globe had been subject to psychological violence: rape threats, death threats, abductions and beatings, and it's not just politicians.
Written by: Abi Wilkinson
The rappers who took down an African 'dictator'
The Revolution Won't be Televised — Filmmaker Rama Thiaw documented how rappers Thiat and Kilifeu led Senegal’s Y’en a Marre youth resistance movement to topple despised president Abdoulaye Wade.
Written by: Alex King
Pussy Riot are back with a song to celebrate the vagina
Patriarchy is boring — Russian punk activists Pussy Riot release a new song that hails the vagina in all it’s glory at a crucial time in global politics.
Written by: Ella Guthrie
For us, by us: Why volunteering abroad must be led by local youth
Huck x Restless Development — Young people around the world don’t need Madonna or empty promises from politicians - they can fix their own problems when local and international youth work together.
Written by: Alex King
The story of the Russian activist who nailed his scrotum to Red Square
Flames of resistance — Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova threw down a gauntlet in 2012, but it’s been picked up by flame-throwing performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky. The Moscow City Court will this week consider an appeal against his sentence, after he was found guilty of setting fire to the Moscow headquarters of the Federal Security Service (FSB). Huck headed to Moscow to hear Pyotr’s story in person, while he sat in prison, from the two people who best understand his elaborately defiant acts.
Written by: Natalia Antonova
The white photographer who documented the rise and fall of the Black Panthers
Power to the People — Over seven years, photographer Stephen Shames created the definitive visual record of the Black Panther Party, from their political organising to free food programmes.
Written by: Alex King
Photos from this weekend's protest demanding action in Aleppo
Bearing the brunt — Hundreds of people stand outside Downing Street to demand the UK government takes action to bring an end to the bloodshed in Aleppo.
Written by: Theo McInnes