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The rise and fall of Wales’ most idiosyncratic newspaper

A new exhibition tells the story of ‘The Dynamic,' a free and uncompromising community paper published in Abertillery, through the lens of former staff photographer Sebastián Bruno.

  • Photography
  • Isaac Muk

Inside the UK's anti-migrant protests

Demonstrations in Rotherham, Erskine, Warwickshire and St. Helens last weekend show an alarming rise in the frequency of anti-migrant protests as well as the numbers attending them. But tensions have been brewing for a long time as inflammatory rhetoric has ramped up across mainstream news and politics.

  • Activism
  • Tom Bennett

Thousands join vigils in memory of Brianna Ghey

Rest in pride — Following the brutal killing of trans teenager Brianna Ghey in Warrington this weekend, thousands gather at events held around the UK and Ireland in her name.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

“Corpses lined our route”: how Europe abandoned Afghans

No human is illegal — One year on from the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, Tiara Ataii speaks to those who have been forced to make the treacherous journey to Europe for safety, and the barriers and horrors they have faced.

  • Reportage
  • Tiara Ataii

Politics For All is over, but the memeification of news isn‘t

Stop the press! — Recently, a popular news aggregation service was kicked off Twitter. But its demise does not spell the end of shareable, digestible headlines prone to spreading misinformation.

  • Activism
  • Naomi Smith

GB News: the rise of UK’s new rightwing media isn’t over yet

Fighting Foxification — The channel may be in crisis already, but its eerie similarity to the context in which its US-counterpart Fox News emerged suggests that the threats it poses should not yet be overlooked.

  • Activism
  • Naomi Smith

Is it too late to ‘Kill the Bill’?

Time to act — While the authoritarian policing bill is almost certainly going to be passed, now isn’t the time to give up the fight, writes Politics Editor, Ben Smoke.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

Power of protest: The policing bill has been delayed

Sisters united — Thanks to Sisters Uncut’s tireless campaigning, an authoritarian bill that intends to crack down on protesting and increase police powers has been delayed until at least the summer, reports Politics Editor Ben Smoke.

  • Activism
  • Ben Smoke

VCR visionary: The woman who taped 33 years of TV news

The Marion Stokes Project — Director Matt Wolf speaks to Huck about his documentary on the elusive Marion Stokes, a Communist radical who recorded 70,000 tapes worth of TV news as a form of activism.

  • Culture
  • Daisy Schofield

The dangers of dating as a queer man in Nigeria

Kito diaries — In a country where homophobia is rife, members of the LGBTQ community have sought solace in online spaces – but even these have been infiltrated, by a dangerous brand of homophobes known as ‘Kitos’.

  • Activism
  • Vincent Desmond

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