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Why barristers are striking for justice

Hot Strike Summer — As the Criminal Bar Association enters its fifth week of action, criminal barrister Russel Fraser explains why the legal professionals have walked out and how action is likely to escalate.

  • Activism
  • Russell Fraser

Rail strikes: photos of worker solidarity on the picket lines

People power — Yesterday, rail workers came together to protest poor pay, working conditions and job cuts in their latest round of strikes.

  • Activism
  • Huck

Trellick Tower residents are still fighting to save their home

Housing justice — As the iconic brutalist building turns 50, community members are banding together to prevent new threats to the tower and its surrounding area.

  • Activism
  • Shelby Wilder

Joy and rage at Trans Pride London – in photos

Calling for liberation — On Saturday, thousands took to the streets of London to call for solidarity in response to the increasing hostility the trans community are facing.

  • Activism
  • Huck

Protestors resist police brutality in Dalston

Cops out — Over the weekend, London locals came together to resist a pre-planned police raid targeting delivery drivers.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Londoners gather to defend abortion rights

‘My body, my choice‘ — After news broke last week around an expected reversal of the 1973 landmark law that made abortion legal in the US, protestors gathered in the UK in support of American women.

  • Activism
  • Huck

Huck Issue 77 is out now

It’s Mitski season — Our new magazine is here, starring the inimitable Mitski. Order your copy now and join us on a trip around the world.

  • Culture
  • Niall Flynn

Hundreds gather to protest the Tories’ Rwanda plans

No to offshoring — The government’s brand new immigration deal has sparked outrage from across the political spectrum, with many branding it as cruel and inhumane.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

The sex-positive party host championing consent

Queer utopia — Crossbreed – the queer, sex-positive rave – is revolutionising London’s kink scene. How does its founder Alex Warren make sure everyone’s on the same page?

  • Culture
  • Lydia Morrish

Protestors set off rape alarms at a London police station

Sisters united — To mark a year since the murder of Sarah Everard, grassroots group Sisters Uncut organised a protest for the public to ‘withdraw their consent from British policing’.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

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