Reportage
British prisons are becoming increasingly more violent
An increase of 207% since 2012 — In a culture of systemic overcrowding, job cuts and ever-increasing numbers of prisoners, violent altercations are becoming a familiar sight in jails across the UK. "Wholesale reform is needed," experts have warned.
Written by: Adam White
Life in landfill - the Cuban poverty hidden from sight
Cuba may boast free education and world-class healthcare, but for those living in abject poverty life is hard, and thawing relations with the U.S. offer those who are most desperate little hope.
Written by: Theo McInnes
The Netherlands is closing down a load of prisons due to a lack of inmates
Could we stand to replicate? — In a climate of rehabilitation, community service and electronic tagging, jail cells in the Netherlands are being left completely vacant – leading to mass closures of prisons around the country. Could it be yet another progressive Dutch stance we could stand to replicate?
Written by: Adam White
Cuba's first-generation entrepreneurs have mixed feelings about 'the changes'
The push and pull of capitalism — As Cuba steps into its free-market adolescence, what does the future hold for budding entrepreneurs? Huck meets the taxi drivers, shop owners and teens with dreams as 'los cambios' - ‘the changes’ - take root.
Written by: Catherine Hickey
Pissed off London students protested high rents last night
The cost of living crisis — Students in London took to the streets last night to demand their university cut the cost of rent, as a rent strike at University College London continues.
Written by: Michael Segalov
A cliché-free glimpse of the real Ireland
Rediscovering home — To mark the centenary of Ireland's uprising, award-winning war photographer Seamus Murphy revisits the country he left behind in the hope of capturing the nation's true character.
Written by: Cian Traynor
In pictures: Fleeing persecution in Sudan, dreaming of Britain
From persecution to isolation — A snapshot of the Zaghawa people living in purgatory at the Calais “Jungle”, hoping they will soon find refuge.
Written by: Ludovico Settembrini
"Death sentence" deportation sparks student occupation
Death by deportation — Students at the University of Sussex have occupied part of their university campus in an attempt to halt the impending deportation of a fellow student who they say, if forced to leave Britain, faces certain death.
Written by: Michael Segalov
SafeMotos Rwanda: The tech startup taking on Africa’s second-biggest killer
This is Uber, Kigali-style — Road accidents are the second biggest killer in Africa, after HIV/AIDS. But Peter Kariuki and Barrett Nash are defying the stats and fuelling a tech boom with their life-saving app in Kigali – and beyond.
Written by: Alex King
The Brussels teenagers defying cultural divisions
Terror, division, skateboarding and unity in Brussels — Links to the Paris attacks put Brussels at the centre of Europe’s debate on immigration, throwing up some heated questions. Is a lack of integration leading to radicalised teens? But at Les Ursulines skatepark a refreshing counterpoint is thriving, as kids from all backgrounds skate together in peace.
Written by: Alex King
