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The British sisters documenting the lives of Syrian refugees

Lost in Lebanon — Sisters Georgia and Sophia Scott discuss their documentary 'Lost in Lebanon', which follows four Syrian refugees living in the neighbouring country, giving a human face to a dehumanised conflict.

Written by: Marta Bausells

Culture

The 'nasty women' shaking up the book industry

How to start a publishing house — Inspired by Trump's misogyny, Laura Jones and Heather McDaid decided to start a grassroots literary revolution – and their first book is about to drop a bomb.

Written by: Kirstyn Smith

Culture

This is what the magic of adolescence looks like...

A fading innocence — Photographer Bianka Schumann embedded herself in the closed-off world of two pre-teens, capturing that fleeting “no-man’s land” between childhood and adult maturity.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Photography

'Feral children': Abandoned by parents and raised by animals

Isolated and alone — Photographer Julia Fullerton-Batten immersed herself in the dark and distressing world of feral children: kids abandoned by their families to be raised by animals, and recreates their experiences in her work.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Activism

Why hundreds of activists are mass-editing Wikipedia this weekend

Do it yourself — The Art+Feminism collective organise collective edit-a-thons to take on the underrepresentation of women artists online.

Written by: Marta Bausells

Outdoors

The Russia you'll never see on postcards...

Street life, St. Petersburg-style — Award-winning photographer Alexander Petrosyan has spent decades discovering what makes his home town tick: the everyday comedy and drama of a city built on contradictions.

Written by: Cian Traynor

Film

The American teenagers facing life in prison for violent crimes

They Call Us Monsters — In a dark corner of the American legal system, children face life sentences in adult prisons for committing violent crimes. Ben Lear's new documentary, They Call Us Monsters, follows a group of boys locked up awaiting trial as adults, forcing the viewer to confront their preconceptions.

Written by: Michael Segalov

Culture

Director Anna Rose Holmer on her daunting film The Fits

A twisted tale — The Fits is the story about sisterhood you need to watch. Its co-writer and director talks about her fascination with dance, finding the real-life Cincinnati girl troupe that stars in it, and how magic happens in collaboration.

Written by: Marta Bausells

Activism

Irish women step up the fight for access to abortion

Strike 4 Repeal — This International Women's Day, Irish women donned black, went on strike and marched in protest, to demand a change to Ireland's archaic and restrictive abortion laws.

Written by: Brian O'Flynn

Activism

Remembering Fabio da Costa Saldanha: The young star of Rio Breaks

Rest in peace — On 3 March 2017, 22-year-old Fabio da Costa Saldanha was shot dead by Brazilian police. Just ten years ago he was the subject of a documentary, Rio Breaks; one of two kids captured in a Rio de Janeiro favela learning to navigate the world around them. Huck Publisher and Rio Breaks writer/co-producer Vince Medeiros pays tribute to Fabio.

Written by: Vince Medeiros

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