Protest
Londoners held a die in as air pollution is killing us all
Struggling to breathe — Air pollution levels are dangerously high, and thousands of people are dying. Last night campaigners in London shut down a street outside the Department of Transport, to call on the government to take action.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Jazz legend Gregory Porter on the art of the protest song
Fighting to be heard — Breakout star Gregory Porter explains how jazz and soul’s history of protest informed his new album, Take Me To The Alley.
Written by: Alex King
Protestors storm Royal College of Physicians to fight the NHS sell-off
The execs putting profits before people — As junior doctors go on an unprecedented all-out strike, private healthcare companies meet in London to discuss how to suck cash out of the National Health Service.
Written by: Michael Segalov
London remembered refugees who've died in inhumane Australian detention
#closethecamps — To highlight the plight of refugees arriving in Australia - regularly subjected to inhumane treatment - guerilla projectionists lit up the walls of the Australian High Commission in London last night.
Written by: HUCK HQ
On the ground in Paris: Music and mayhem at Nuit Debout
An update from Paris — Huck reports from on the ground at the occupied Place de la Republique in Paris, where activists have begun drafting a new French Constitution.
Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon
Defending the right of women to choose: abortion campaigners clash in London
Her body her choice — We watched a planned anti-abortion protest get blockaded this weekend as pro-lifers tried to harass women at an East London abortion clinic. Activists from Feminist Fightback, a group fighting for “reproductive justice”, blocked their path, refusing to let anyone stop women exercising autonomy over their own bodies.
Written by: Lars Hamer
Five things you need to know about moves to impeach Brazil’s president
So, is this a coup? Er... yeah — The latest chapter in Brazil’s escalating political crisis was opened when congress voted to impeach president Dilma Rousseff. So, what does it mean and what happens next?
Written by: Alex King
Greenpeace activists scale London's statues to demand action on air pollution
Struggling to breathe — At least eight arrests have been made this morning, as campaigners scale some of London's most well known statues to call time on dangerous air pollution levels.
Written by: Lars Hamer
Tens of thousands march through London to demand an end to austerity
#4demands — This Saturday 150,000 people descended on the British capital to call for an end to austerity, and with #4demands of health, homes, jobs and education for all. We headed down to see what was happening.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Iceland protests set to continue until the entire government resigns
The power of the Pirates — The political uprisings in Iceland will continue until the entire government resigns, according to the political activist group Jæja. Huck investigates how widespread the mistrust between government and citizen in Iceland really is.
Written by: Lars Hamer