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Story Behind the Still: The defiant joy of Afghan refugees arriving on Lesvos

Reframing the refugee crisis — Two Afghan boys wearing Real Madrid T-shirts pose for a picture minutes after their boat landed on Skala Sykaminias beach on the Greek island of Lesvos. Hundreds of refugees, make this journey every day, boarding overcrowded inflatable boats to flee war and violence. But in the eyes of right-wing anti-immigration groups, this twosome are something to be feared. This is the story behind one of the boldest image in Huck’s Freaked Out Issue.

Written by: Jack Richardson

Culture

Why are we so scared and confused by migration?

What does migration really mean? — The Glass Bead Game podcast looks at the hotly politicised debate around migration, explore its complexities and busts some of the myths around it.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Culture

In Pictures: The lives of refugee children who crossed the Mediterranean alone

Teenage limbo in Sicily — Inside an old school building in Augusta, Sicily hundreds of unaccompanied minors see out their adolescence in limbo, waiting… for who knows how long. Photographer Claudio Majorana documented their stories.

Written by: Claudio Majorana / Alex King

Reportage

Another perspective on the Calais refugee crisis

Years of worsening conditions — Photographer Mathias Depardon has spent years tracking migration across Europe for his Beyond The Borders project. We asked for his perspective on recent events around Calais.

Written by: Alex King

Film

Billy Bragg returns to Barking, retracing the steps of his youth

Streets I Ran — Musician and activist Billy Bragg returns to his childhood streets of Barking, Essex.

Written by: HUCK HQ

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