Reportage
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”.
Written by: Emily Gosling
A UK council has approved the first fracking site in five years
Fracking into the future — North Yorkshire Council ignored the pleas of the local community and campaign groups, and have approved the first fracking site in the UK since 2011.
Written by: Taylor McGraa
The Brazilian mothers taking on the state to fight for the future of their children
The Mothers of Angels Union — In Northeastern Brazil, families are uniting and organising to fight for the rights of their children with microcephaly. Meet the Mothers of Angels Union, the Brazilian women making their voices heard and demanding a better future for their children.
Written by: Kevin Damasio
Pageantry, pomp and politics in North Korea
A once in a generation congress — This weekend North Korea will see the ruling Workers' Party of Korea's Seventh Congress - the first event of its kind for over 30 years. There'll be parading soldiers and crowds galore, but there's a lot going on beneath the surface. We asked an expert what it all means.
Written by: Michael Segalov
The unknown revolutionary royal who wants to be London's next Mayor
This is Maharaja Ankit Love — When Ankit Love felt that none of the candidates in the London Mayoral election were offering what he wanted, he formed the One Love Party - offering world peace, an end to climate change, and a pledge to legalise cannabis. We went to meet this self-styled saviour to find out more about his elusive campaign.
Written by: Thomas Andrei
Final prisoner serving time over Tiananmen Square protests to be released
27 years behind bars — Miao Deshun, the last person still serving a sentence for protesting during the brutal massacre of Tiananmen Square in 1989, is set to be released in October 2016, after serving nearly thirty years.
Written by: Huck
Thousands hit Hong Kong's streets over imprisoned workers' rights campaigners
The factory of the world — This May Day, protestors in Hong Kong took to the streets to demand the release of two labour activists arrested for organising with workers in the garment industry for better conditions.
Written by: Tansy Hoskins
Urban explorer Jacob Riglin takes a ‘dronie’ in incredible abandoned military fort
Huck x Converse — We catch up with the London-based photographer Jacob Riglin to find out why he goes to extreme heights to get the perfect shot in his new Chuck Taylor All Star II Knit.
Written by: Shelley Jones
The vile excess and inequality of the global fashion industry
Low morals in high fashion — Fashion is a multi-trillion dollar industry that faces repeated accusations of tax avoidance. Tansy Hoskins explores the global consequences of huge profits and financial misdeeds.
Misfit City: The renaissance riot grrrls of Tacoma
Forever punk — In the shadow of music meccas Seattle, Olympia and Portland, a new wave of all-inclusive, female-led punk is bursting out of small-town, blue-collar Tacoma.
Written by: HUCK HQ
