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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.

Written by: Alex King

Activism

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.

Written by: Charlie Gilmour

Music

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.

Written by: Jake Hulyer

Photography

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.

Written by: Alex King

Music

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

Activism

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

Music

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

Activism

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

Activism

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

Activism

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

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