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How do we break the cycle of violence after the Paris attacks?

Imagine a peaceful world — As France launches airstrikes on ISIS and declares it is at war, Alex King asks is there a way to stop the escalating violence?

  • Activism
  • Alex King

Stuck between two evils: rethinking the Syria conflict

Tough questions, no easy answers — With ISIS on one side, the Assad dictatorship on the other, and the proxies of Western and Middle Eastern countries filling in the gaps, what hope is there for ordinary Syrians to live in peace?

  • Culture
  • Fiorella Lecoutteux

Fourteen days on the refugee trail from Kos to Vienna

Europe’s Border Crisis: The Long Road — Over two weeks, documentary photographer and filmmaker Adam Patterson travelled with refugees making the harrowing journey across Europe to shoot a powerful new documentary.

  • Photography
  • Alex King

Great animation explains everything you need to know about the refugee crisis

Beyond the headlines — This handy video breaks down the Syrian conflict and shows why it has created a refugee crisis across the Middle East and Europe.

  • Activism
  • Sam Warner

Artists are donating work to support refugees

Canvases for change — Artists are listing their work for sale at the Creative Collective for Refugee Relief, with all proceeds going to aid groups. And you can submit your artwork too.

  • Art
  • Alex King

Drone strikes and a handful of refugees: the UK’s Syria policy is shameful

Deus Ex Machina — When David Cameron announced yesterday a successful drone strike on a British-born target in Syria, was he cynically playing to both the hawks and the doves while conceding little in the way of true humanitarian responsibility?

  • Opinion
  • Michael Fordham

Beneath the surface of the Mediterranean migrants crisis

Photo essay: At The Gates To Europe — Carlos Spottorno goes beyond the border to capture a picture of immigration few people choose to see.

  • Photography
  • Carlos Spottorno

It’s time to end the darkness in Syria

Stand #withSyria — On the fourth anniversary of the Syrian conflict, a major new campaign has been launched to find peace and halt civilian suffering.

  • Activism
  • HUCK HQ

The other face of the Syrian Civil War

A photographer's personal reflections on conflict — Syria is fast becoming a cinematic slideshow of guerrillas, grenades and guns. But conscientious photojournalist JM Lopez is working tirelessly to capture the human face of war. As JM’s work from Syria has been shortlisted in the lifestyle category 2015 Sony World Photography Awards, we share his piece in Huck 41 - The Documentary Photography Special from November 2013.

  • Why I do what I do
  • JM Lopez

Huck's Best of the Week

Sheffield Doc/Fest, Secret Cinema, All This Mayhem and Copson — Documentary, drama and DIY: this week we're all about cinema.

  • Culture
  • HUCK HQ

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