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The rights of UK sex workers are under threat – why?

Everything you need to know — While sex work has always been a precarious profession, the UK government is now pushing it to its limits. Writer Lydia Morrish meets the collectives and organisations who are revolting for their rights.

  • Reportage
  • Lydia Morrish

Inside London’s secret sex party revolution

Going underground — The capital’s nightlife is under constant threat, but a new wave of DIY fetish parties is fighting back. Writer Will Coldwell takes a trip to the dungeons.

  • Reportage
  • Will Coldwell

The battle to save east London: is this finally the end?

The death of Hackney Wick — The fight to save Hackney Wick is about more than artists losing homes – it’s about who London is for, and what we stand to lose when they’re gone. Writer Jessica Furseth meets the locals being ushered out by a new era.

  • Reportage
  • Jessica Furseth

Armenians take on corruption in giant street protests

Post-revolution — Five months ago, the people of Armenia ousted their Prime Minister in a peaceful revolution – but the future isn't as bright as it promised to be. Journalist Joe Nerssessian joins them in Yerevan as they gear up for more direct action.

  • Reportage
  • Joe Nerssessian

What it's like to be young and Venezuelan in a time of chaos

Dreams deferred — Venezuela's crisis has changed the lives of its youth forever. But whether they choose to leave or stay put, the scope of their ambition remains the same – no matter how tough things get.

  • Magazine
  • Jez Fredenburgh

Why muslim girls in the UK are turning to fencing

Close quarters — The sport – which has long been associated with the rich, white, and privately-educated – is now being embraced by young British Muslim women. Writer Niloufar Haidari finds out why.

  • Reportage
  • Niloufar Haidari

Citizen volunteers respond to horrific Athens forest fires

The path of destruction — We head to Mati, where hundreds of humanitarian volunteers have joined relief efforts after Greece’s most deadly wildfires in a decade.

  • Reportage
  • Alex King

The small businesses fighting to save Britain’s railway arches

Guardians of the Arches — From bakeries to bike garages, thousands of small, independent businesses across the UK are at risk of closure as Network Rail gears up to sell off the railway arches in which they’re located. In the midst of rent hikes and uncertain futures, we spoke to the campaigners fighting to save the arches.

  • Reportage
  • Oliver Zanetti

The Berlin neighbourhood fighting off the Google giant

Kreuzberg’s crusade — A Google Campus is due to open in a 2500m² complex in Berlin’s popular Kreuzberg neighbourhood, but as locals fear exploding rent prices and continued gentrification amidst Berlin’s burgeoning start-up scene, an anti-Google alliance is fighting against the tech giant both online and on the streets.

  • Reportage
  • Alexander Durie

We went to this year’s other World Cup final

Stories From The Sidelines — On a damp evening in June, we joined the crowds at CONIFA’s World Football Cup, a tournament that offers the displaced, isolated and stateless an opportunity to compete in international football. This is part of Stories From The Sidelines, a new Huck series that explores football from a different perspective.

  • Outdoors
  • Benjamin Cook

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