London
South Londoners have occupied a library to stop it closing
Fighting to keep the community alive — When a London council announced plans to shut down local libraries, residents decided they weren't going to take it. Since Friday hundreds of people have got involved in occupying one library until Lambeth Council changes its mind. Alice Ashton went down to find out more.
Written by: Alice Ashton
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
Pissed off London students protested high rents last night
The cost of living crisis — Students in London took to the streets last night to demand their university cut the cost of rent, as a rent strike at University College London continues.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Last night London remembered the victims of state violence
Calling time on the arms trade — As a secret state-sponsored security exposition for international governments gets under way in Britain, Londoners braved the rain to protest, and remember the victims of state repression and violence around the globe.
Written by: Theo McInnes
How human rights films can change the world
Looking at the power of film — With the Human Rights Watch Film Festival kicking off in London, HUCK speaks to its Creative Director, John Biaggi, about the power of film in highlighting human rights abuses and pushing for change.
Written by: Michael Segalov
Mapping the squats, strip clubs and bars that launched punk
London Calling — Forty years after punk first 'posed a threat to normal life', writer and cultural historian Paul Gorman charts the sub-culture's hidden history within London and reveals why the city remains the capital of cool.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Activists highlight UK support for Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine
Subversive ads on London Underground — London Palestine Action hack the tube’s ad spots to highlight the British companies who profit from Israel’s illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Written by: Alex King
Zines, club nights, and collectives: London's female DIY art scene is thriving
New House of Vans exhibition — A new exhibition at House of Vans in South London brings together the contemporary DIY scene in the city to celebrate culture that celebrates women.
Written by: Shelley Jones
Video: Meet Raja the King, India’s very own Elvis
The Pelvis of Kharagpur — Raja Danapat is India's self-proclaimed “twin brother” of Elvis. Now 75, he lives his life following the guiding light of the late Elvis Presley.
Written by: Alex King
