Conflict

The lost street gangs of NYC’s Lower East Side
Photography

The lost street gangs of NYC’s Lower East Side

Unseen America — The uniformed street gangs who inspired cult classic The Warriors were violent pillars of community identity, before being swept away by gentrification and the commercialisation of the drug trade.

Written by: Alex King

Six decades of conflict in Gaza explained in just 20 minutes
Film

Six decades of conflict in Gaza explained in just 20 minutes

Putting Gaza in context — A short documentary unpicks the deep roots of the Gaza conflict, a human-made disaster driven by the state of Israel’s violent settler-colonial project in Palestine.

Written by: Alex King

The photographer capturing youth in defiance
Photography

The photographer capturing youth in defiance

We keep on living free — Italian photographer Giacomo Cosua’s show ‘I’m Not Afraid’ documents youth determined to express themselves - no matter what - around the globe.

Written by: Alex King

Don’t Attack Iraq: The protests that politicised a generation
Activism

Don’t Attack Iraq: The protests that politicised a generation

Chilcot Report #2: Where are they now? — When millions of British people failed to stop the disastrous invasion of Iraq in 2003, it led to years of anger and apathy. But those experiences weren’t wasted; they have gone on to shape a bright new generation, who developed tactics to create change when politicians refuse to adhere to the will of the people. But what became of those young protestors? Huck tracks down four activists who were mobilised as teens by the biggest anti-war demonstration in British history.

Written by: Alex King

Myanmar’s punk pacifists are healing their divided country
Music

Myanmar’s punk pacifists are healing their divided country

Punk Buddha — Punk’s pacifist roots have endured around the world, from anti-war protestors to Riot Grrrls. Now that history is continuing in Myanmar, a country divided by religious conflict, where a group of altruistic rebels are refusing to give into fear of ‘the other’.

Written by: Adam White

Pro-Palestine activists shut down Israeli cosmetics shop on Nakba day
Activism

Pro-Palestine activists shut down Israeli cosmetics shop on Nakba day

Remembering “the Catastrophe” — To commemorate the Nakba in 1948, in which Palestinians were forced from their homes to create Israel, activists protested Sabon, whose factory is built on former Palestinian villages.

Written by: Alex King

Video: Communicating with aliens in the former Yugoslavia
Film

Video: Communicating with aliens in the former Yugoslavia

Nostalgia and reality collide in the Balkans — An old Serbian man has discovered how to use crumbling Tito-era monuments to speak to a parallel world.

Written by: Alex King

Boots on the Ground: Volunteers of the Refugee Crisis
Film

Boots on the Ground: Volunteers of the Refugee Crisis

Helping refugees at Europe's frontier — Volunteers have stepped in to fill gaps where the international community has failed to avert a humanitarian disaster.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Activists highlight UK support for Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine
Activism

Activists highlight UK support for Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine

Subversive ads on London Underground — London Palestine Action hack the tube’s ad spots to highlight the British companies who profit from Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories.

Written by: Alex King

In Pictures: What does a war photographer shoot after the guns fall silent?
Photography

In Pictures: What does a war photographer shoot after the guns fall silent?

Yan Morvan: Battlefields — Photographer Yan Morvan repeatedly cheated death to become one of the best war photographers of his generation. His ambitious new project looks at historic ancient and modern battle sites after the troops have gone home.

Written by: Alex King

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