Activism
This traditional French festival is Europe's "best-kept secret"
Rooted in local community activism, Marseille’s ‘Carnaval de La Plaine’ has been battling oppression through art and anarchy for the last 20 years.
Written by: Frank L’Opez
Why young people in the UK are returning to anarchism
Amid brazen abuses of state power and growing inequality, anarchist principles have been creeping back into the mainstream. Jak Hutchcraft talks to some of people the leading the charge.
Written by: Jak Hutchcraft
Why we disrupted the Snooker World Championships
After their explosive action in Sheffield, Just Stop Oil explain their latest act of resistance in their fight to end new gas and oil projects.
Written by: Just Stop Oil
Jeremy Corbyn isn't going anywhere
“I was elected to do a job" – The veteran MP talks Labour leadership, Parliament, the left and the future in a wide-ranging interview with Ben Smoke.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Blood and bin fires: Paris's pension protests in photos
Amid nationwide strikes and unrest, photographer Ryan Thomas captures the people's response to the French government's controversial pension reform bill.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Why we're taking the UK Government to court
Cumbrian residents are among those taking the Government to court over a newly approved coal mine as the world faces stark warnings on climate change writes local campaigner Ruth Balogh
Written by: Ruth Balogh
The drag night at the heart of LGBTQ rights in Namibia
Amid a growing LGBTQ+ civil rights movement and multiple Supreme Court hearings that represent a crucial moment for equality in the country, Drag Night Namibia provides a space for queer joy and solidarity.
Written by: Chris de Beer-Procter
The fight against the refugee ban will be won in the streets
Thousands gathered outside Parliament this week to protest the Tories' new Illegal Migration Bill, which is being met with widespread backlash from human rights organisations to football pundits.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Photos revealing the reality of childbirth without clean water
A new exhibition open this International Women's Day shines a light on the stories of mothers and babies in Malawi’s Ntchisi District, who were previously impacted by dirty water, poor sanitation and a lack of hygiene in health centres.
Written by: Ben Smoke
Tenants are being left out in the cold by the cladding crisis
'We want our homes back' — When Grenfell-style cladding was removed from a Salford tower block in 2020, tenants had no idea it would take years to replace. With the government and the private housing association Pendleton Together at loggerheads over responsibility, residents of Holm Court have now spent three winters without insulation.
Written by: Jessica Bradley