Activism
Should David Cameron resign over offshore trusts conflict of interest?
Family business — Explainer: Where does the UK PM’s money come from, how is he linked to tax havens and should he resign - like Iceland’s PM when faced with similar accusations?
Written by: Alex King
Five things we learned from Assemble collective
Taking community to the next dimension — Turner Prize-winning Assemble collective’s Mat Leung changed how we think about community in a thought-provoking panel discussion with science fiction writer and futurist Madeline Ashby and new communication technologies expert Sarah Kember at Manchester’s FutureEverything festival.
Written by: Alex King
The activists putting their bodies on the line to stop a Donald Trump victory
No more divide and conquer — When racial justice campaigners heard that Trump was set to talk in their Wisconsin town, they were willing to be arrested to stop his hate-filled rally.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Ten things you should know about the Panama Papers leak
How the wealthy and powerful hide their cash offshore — The Panama Papers is the biggest leak of tax haven data in history; but what does that mean and should you care?
Written by: Alex King
The Naked Truth: Protestors strip bare to demand fair access to drugs
Putting people before profit — Protestors stripped naked at drug company Gilead's London HQ this afternoon to expose the profit before patient attitude that is costing millions of lives.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Pissed off HIV activists storm London's NHS HQ
A matter of life and death — The National Health Service announced last week it wouldn't provide the lifesaving HIV prevention drug, PrEP, to Brits in need. Campaigners are understandably angry, and are promising to escalate direct action until the decision is reversed.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Video: One woman's experiences as a Syrian refugee – Part Two
Revisiting Hamadi sixteen months on — In the sixteen months since Hamadi's journey from Syria to the Netherlands was chronicled by director Liz Mermin, her home country has continued to implode and European response towards its refugees has grown increasingly hostile. Meanwhile, Hamadi's personal life has undergone major changes.
Written by: Adam White
Video: One woman's experiences as a Syrian refugee – Part One
Meet Hanadi — Hanadi fled war-torn Syria with her family in 2014, finding refuge in the small town of Kessel Eik in the Netherlands. While she takes the enormous upheaval in her stride, she pines for a day when she can return to the home she once knew.
Written by: Adam White
Gender Stories: Adam Orbach is fighting for LGBTQ acceptance in Israel
"Assault and sexual violence are all too common." — Adam Orbach is just twenty years old, but he’s been defying gender boundaries for as long as he can remember. Born into a religious Jewish family in a West Bank settlement, and raised as a girl, Adam always knew he was a boy, despite the body he was born with. Now he lives in Ashdod, part of a growing trans community in Israel, but his childhood, and his struggle, inform every aspect of the life he leads. In the first part of our series exploring gender issues around the world, Adam shares his story exclusively with Huck.
Written by: Adam Orbach / Michael Segalov
The Long Read: The story of Charlie Hill, an FBI fugitive in Havana
The world's most powerful government are at his heels — It's been over 43 years since Charlie Hill went on the run from U.S. authorities, making his way to Cuba where he's been hiding ever since, and the thawing of relations between the two countries plays on his mind. His little known story is one of revolutionary spirit, of murder, of adventure and of pain. After a series of meetings in Havana, award winning writer Carlos Álvarez Rodríguez tells us Charlie's story.
Written by: Carlos Álvarez Rodríguez
