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In South Africa, sex workers are calling for justice

#SayHerName — The pandemic has wrecked the livelihoods of sex workers around the world. But in Cape Town – where racism, gender-based violence and police brutality are already rife – the struggles are even more acute.

  • Reportage
  • Daisy Schofield

Can a renters union really help you take on your landlord?

Fighting back, together — Across the country, landlords, letting agencies and tenant management companies are being challenged – and beaten – by grassroots organisers.

  • Reportage
  • Ethan Shone

War and peace: What lockdown looks like in Afghanistan

A photographer’s view — For photographer and writer Andrew Quilty – an immigrant living in war-torn Kabul – the prospect of Covid-19 was panic-inducing. But the reality was an entirely different story.

  • Photography
  • Alistair Klinkenberg

‘When I rode again for the first time, it felt like freedom’

Surfers and Skaters vs Covid — Summer is here and lockdown is lifting. Warm water beckons, as does the butter-smooth concrete of parks and pavement. So are surfers and skaters ready to get back out there? We asked around to find out.

  • Skate
  • Guillaume Le Goff

Anti-consumerists are thriving during the pandemic

The freegans are doing fine — As the coronavirus changes our consumption habits, New York’s freegans – or ‘dumpster divers’ – are flourishing: ‘If anything, the pandemic has increased the volume and broadened the variety of food I eat.’

  • Reportage
  • Kedar Berntson

A conflict photographer’s guide to shooting protests

Lessons from Cengiz Yar — Plan ahead, pack well, and check in with a buddy: Cengiz Yar shares the lessons he’s learned so far.

  • Activism
  • Cengiz Yar

The future of British culture: is it doomed, or can we save it?

A national crisis — The UK’s cultural landscape has been torn apart by years of commoditization and Tory-inflicted austerity. The coronavirus crisis could be the final blow.

  • Opinion
  • Nathalie Olah

How AIDS activists used art to fight a pandemic

Ready for a revolution — ‘Society had turned its back on us, which added to our creative flow and ability to live freely. It’s easy to tell the world to go fuck itself when you’re dying.’

  • Activism
  • Miss Rosen

What now for… photojournalists?

Talking Mental Health — Huck is exploring the impact that the coronavirus pandemic is having on different communities – and on our mental health. In the latest instalment, photojournalist Daniella Zalcman investigates how exposure to trauma and risk is starting to take its toll.

  • Photography
  • Daniella Zalcman

Global photographers share what ‘home’ means to them

Through the keyhole — As much of the world waits in lockdown, a new Aperture photo project provides a window into realms we rarely, if ever, get to see.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

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