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Turkey is illegally returning thousands of refugees to Syria

A humanitarian crisis rages on — New research by Amnesty International finds Turkish authorities are forcing Syrian refugees back to the war-torn country, breaking EU and international law. With a new EU agreement to see refugees arriving in Greece returned to Turkey set to take effect as early as next week, it's time for action.

  • Culture
  • Michael Segalov

Boots on the Ground: Volunteers of the Refugee Crisis

Helping refugees at Europe's frontier — Volunteers have stepped in to fill gaps where the international community has failed to avert a humanitarian disaster.

  • Film
  • HUCK HQ

FBI drops legal battle against Apple to weaken encryption after cracking iPhone security

The line between privacy and security — As a private security company cracks the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone, the US Department of Justice abandons legal challenge to force the tech company to open iOS to security services.

  • Reportage
  • Alex King

Video: One woman's experiences as a Syrian refugee – Part Two

Revisiting Hamadi sixteen months on — In the sixteen months since Hamadi's journey from Syria to the Netherlands was chronicled by director Liz Mermin, her home country has continued to implode and European response towards its refugees has grown increasingly hostile. Meanwhile, Hamadi's personal life has undergone major changes.

  • Activism
  • Adam White

Video: One woman's experiences as a Syrian refugee – Part One

Meet Hanadi — Hanadi fled war-torn Syria with her family in 2014, finding refuge in the small town of Kessel Eik in the Netherlands. While she takes the enormous upheaval in her stride, she pines for a day when she can return to the home she once knew.

  • Activism
  • Adam White

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.

  • Activism
  • 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.

  • Culture
  • 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?

  • Activism
  • 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.

  • Activism
  • 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.

  • Culture
  • Michael Segalov

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