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Youth violence’s rise is deeply concerning, but mass hysteria doesn’t help

Safe — On Knife Crime Awareness Week, writer, podcaster and youth worker Ciaran Thapar reflects on the presence of violent content online, growing awareness about the need for action, and the two decades since Saul Dibb’s Bullet Boy.

  • Activism
  • Ciaran Thapar
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The UK is now second-worst country for LGBTQ+ rights in western Europe

Rainbow regression — It’s according to new rankings in the 2025 Rainbow Europe Map and Index, which saw the country plummet to 45th out of 49 surveyed nations for laws relating to the recognition of gender identity.

  • Activism
  • Ella Glossop
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Meet the trans-led hairdressers providing London with gender-affirming trims

Open Out — Since being founded in 2011, the Hoxton salon has become a crucial space the city’s LGBTQ+ community. Hannah Bentley caught up with co-founder Greygory Vass to hear about its growth, breaking down barbering binaries, and the recent Supreme Court ruling.

  • Activism
  • Hannah Bentley
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Bernie Sanders introduces Clairo at Coachella, urging young Americans to “stand up for justice”

Coachella charmed — The Vermont Senator praised the singer-songwriter for her efforts in raising awareness of women’s rights issues and Gaza.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk
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Plestia Alaqad: “Journalists should focus on humanising people”

Huck’s April interview — Having become one of the most crucial and followed voices from inside Gaza in the aftermath of October 7, the award-winning author and journalist is releasing a new memoir, ‘The Eyes of Gaza’, collating diary entries made over the past 18 months. We caught up with her to hear more about it.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk
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Kneecap describe atrocities in Gaza as “medieval type slaughter” after breaking of ceasefire

Saoirse Don Phalaistín — The Irish rap trio took to X yesterday to criticise the “US-backed” Israeli authorities.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk
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Capturing joy and resilience in Istanbul through tumultuous times

Flowers in Concrete — As protests break out across Istanbul, photographer Sıla Yalazan reflects on the 2013 Gezi Park movement, and capturing beauty as the city has undergone economic change and political tension.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk
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Sakir Khader’s wrenching, resilient portrait of Palestinian life

Yawm al-Firak — Last year, the photographer became the first Palestinian member of the famed Magnum Photos agency. His new exhibition is a sharp window into the life under occupation, displacement and atrocities.

  • Activism
  • Zoe Whitfield

Jordan Stephens gets tattoo inked in support of UK grassroots youth music

Rescue the Roots — It’s designed by his partner Mix’s Jade Thirlwall, and comes as part of Youth Music’s Rescue The Roots campaign, with the charity hoping to raise £1 million for young creatives and youth initiatives.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk

How Labour Activism changed the landscape of post-war USA

American Job — A new exhibition revisits over 70 years of working class solidarity and struggle, its radical legacy, and the central role of photography throughout.

  • Activism
  • Miss Rosen

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