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Thousands come together to protest the cost of living crisis

Tax the rich — Last weekend saw people gather across the country in demonstrations sparked by a steep rise in the energy price cap.

  • Culture
  • Huck

Israel’s attacks on Amnesty weaponise anti-semitism

Free Palestine — A report from Amnesty says that Israel’s apartheid against Palestine is a crime against humanity. The attempts to undermine the organisation’s findings must be resisted, writes Yael Shafritz.

  • Activism
  • Yael Shafritz

The students fighting to keep cops off campus

Leading the resistance — Lockdown rules gave cops a justification for increasing their presence, but the easing of restrictions hasn’t stopped the issue of over-policing on university campuses.

  • Activism
  • Chloé Meley

Body-worn cameras are quietly taking over London

Surveillance nation — FoIs obtained by Huck reveal just how widespread body cams are among police and TfL staff. While promised to increase accountability, the proliferation of the tech raises questions over who it really serves.

  • Activism
  • Will Grimond

Demonstrators rally together for a ‘very annoying‘ protest

#KillTheBill — As crucial votes on the policing bill took place in the House of Lords, protestors gathered together with a simple goal: to make as much of a racket as possible.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Thousands of protestors unite to condemn the policing bill

No more police powers — Ahead of the Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill reaching its final stages in the Lords, protestors came together to rally against the authoritarian legislation.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

The clifftop activists looking out for migrants

A new bill currently seeks to further criminalise asylum seekers. It’s made the work of a group of volunteers monitoring small boat crossings in the English Channel all the more vital.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

The photographer shooting the frenzy of raves and protests

Follow the leader — Aiyush Pachnanda comes alive in a crowd, documenting visceral, kinetic meet-ups with in-yer-face precision.

  • Photography
  • Huck

Protesters gather in London to oppose more police powers

Kill The Bill — Last night, hundreds came together to rally against the government’s Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in Westminster as it grows ever closer to becoming law.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

The vigil in London to honour the lives lost in the Channel

Borders kill — After at least 27 people lost their lives in the deadliest channel crossing on record, hundreds gathered for a vigil outside the Home Office, demanding an end to the hostile environment.

  • Activism
  • Huck
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