Protest
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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: 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.
Written by: Alex King
Protestors storm Royal College of Physicians to fight the NHS sell-off
The execs putting profits before people — As junior doctors go on an unprecedented all-out strike, private healthcare companies meet in London to discuss how to suck cash out of the National Health Service.
Written by: Michael Segalov
London remembered refugees who've died in inhumane Australian detention
#closethecamps — To highlight the plight of refugees arriving in Australia - regularly subjected to inhumane treatment - guerilla projectionists lit up the walls of the Australian High Commission in London last night.
Written by: HUCK HQ
On the ground in Paris: Music and mayhem at Nuit Debout
An update from Paris — Huck reports from on the ground at the occupied Place de la Republique in Paris, where activists have begun drafting a new French Constitution.
Written by: Josh Gabert-Doyon
Defending the right of women to choose: abortion campaigners clash in London
Her body her choice — We watched a planned anti-abortion protest get blockaded this weekend as pro-lifers tried to harass women at an East London abortion clinic. Activists from Feminist Fightback, a group fighting for “reproductive justice”, blocked their path, refusing to let anyone stop women exercising autonomy over their own bodies.
Written by: Lars Hamer
Five things you need to know about moves to impeach Brazil’s president
So, is this a coup? Er... yeah — The latest chapter in Brazil’s escalating political crisis was opened when congress voted to impeach president Dilma Rousseff. So, what does it mean and what happens next?
Written by: Alex King
Greenpeace activists scale London's statues to demand action on air pollution
Struggling to breathe — At least eight arrests have been made this morning, as campaigners scale some of London's most well known statues to call time on dangerous air pollution levels.
Written by: Lars Hamer
Tens of thousands march through London to demand an end to austerity
#4demands — This Saturday 150,000 people descended on the British capital to call for an end to austerity, and with #4demands of health, homes, jobs and education for all. We headed down to see what was happening.
Written by: Michael Segalov
