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Dead Women Can't Vote: Why we chained ourselves to Parliament

The fight isn't over — Direct action group Sisters Uncut donned suffragette outfits and chained themselves to the Houses of Parliament last night, as an expensive piece of art was unveiled inside to commemorate the struggle for women's suffrage. Why? Because dead women can't vote.

  • Activism
  • Sisters Uncut

Huck Reports: Saying No To Coal

Here and No Further — In the latest Huck film, we head to Proschim in Germany where thousands of climate activists have gathered from across Europe and beyond, to try and shut down one of Europe's biggest and dirtiest coal mines. After last year's protest ended with mass arrests and violent clashes with the police, Huck joins them on the frontline of the fight against global warming.

  • Film
  • HUCK HQ

Protests and picket lines to save a London community cinema

Fighting for its future — Hundreds join Dalston’s Rio Cinema picket line against mass redundancies, to “save the soul of the local community cinema”.

  • Reportage
  • Emily Gosling

What you need to know about Brazil’s right-wing coup... and the fightback

Battle lines are drawn — After a leaked wire tap unmasks the plot to topple President Rousseff, we look at the story so far and ask what’s next for Brazil.

  • Activism
  • Alex King

Why I'm raising £415 to pay a Kurdish man's egg throwing fine

From where I stand — In February 2016 Feridon Rostami threw 90 eggs at the UK Home Office in London, and now he faces a £415 fine. Charlie Gilmour has vowed to raise all the cash for him. Here's why.

  • Activism
  • Charlie Gilmour

Outspoken Electronica: An interview with Fatima Al Qadiri

Brute force mentality — Channelling her childhood in Kuwait, Fatima Al Qadiri has made a captivating record about power, freedom, anger and fear – a statement of protest that shatters illusions of freedom in the West.

  • Music
  • Jake Hulyer

Photographer Marc Vallée on two decades of documenting youth culture

Shooting, spraying and the streets — Prolific photographer and DIY zinemaker Marc Vallée gives us the lowdown on his self-publishing talk at Tate.

  • Photography
  • Alex King

Ash Koosha: The Iranian artist building sound sculptures from magnified waveforms

Future shock — After fleeing Iran, Ash Koosha’s future-focussed productions blur the lines between music, film and virtual reality.

  • Music
  • Alex King

Londoners held a die in as air pollution is killing us all

Struggling to breathe — Air pollution levels are dangerously high, and thousands of people are dying. Last night campaigners in London shut down a street outside the Department of Transport, to call on the government to take action.

  • Activism
  • Michael Segalov

Jazz legend Gregory Porter on the art of the protest song

Fighting to be heard — Breakout star Gregory Porter explains how jazz and soul’s history of protest informed his new album, Take Me To The Alley.

  • Music
  • Alex King

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