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Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who's really behind them?
Asylum hotels

Asylum hotel protests are spreading. Who's really behind them?

'It starts as a local concern and then the mask slips – these people are from a fascist group'
Why criminalising protest won't stop people from rising up for causes that matter
Black and white image of protestors for Black Lives Matter
Cathy Rogers, Markus Ostarek

Why criminalising protest won't stop people from rising up for causes that matter

At London Trans+ Pride, I march for a future that teenage me didn't think I'd have
London Trans+ Pride
Oscar Sharples

At London Trans+ Pride, I march for a future that teenage me didn't think I'd have

From anti-war to Palestine Action: The way we protest is changing – so how did we get here?
Benjamin Abrams

From anti-war to Palestine Action: The way we protest is changing – so how did we get here?

Gen Z Londoners are handing out ‘awards’ to the organisations they blame for the housing crisis
Housing

Gen Z Londoners are handing out ‘awards’ to the organisations they blame for the housing crisis

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
Letters: What is being done to the people of Palestine IS the crime
Letters

Letters: What is being done to the people of Palestine IS the crime

Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The shape of protest in 2025

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest
Protest

Renowned photographer Misan Harriman on Black Lives Matter, Gaza and finding hope in protest

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: 'We have a voice'
Protest

Meet the furious Gen Z protesters who want the super-rich to pay their fair share: 'We have a voice'

As the government moves to ban Palestine Action, are terror laws being used for 'political policing'?
Yvette Cooper
Protest

As the government moves to ban Palestine Action, are terror laws being used for 'political policing'?

George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?
Black Lives Matter

George Floyd, five years later: Has anything really changed?

The far-right's resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter
Dr Aaron Winter

The far-right's resurgence was only a matter of time after Black Lives Matter

Disabled protesters say they'll stop Labour's benefit cuts – or die trying: 'I will fight my heart out'
Protesters in Cardiff outside their local MP's office with a sign saying 'welfare not warfare'
Disability benefits

Disabled protesters say they'll stop Labour's benefit cuts – or die trying: 'I will fight my heart out'

Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: 'The world is burning down… why not tap dance on the table?'
RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 winner Ginger Johnson
LGBTQ+

Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: 'The world is burning down… why not tap dance on the table?'

Inside the Big Issue: The rise and fall of Black Lives Matter
Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The rise and fall of Black Lives Matter

'We get communities dancing': How Bradford's brass heritage still brings people together
Music

'We get communities dancing': How Bradford's brass heritage still brings people together

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here's what it means
Liberty protesters outside the Court of Appeal after protest law success
Katy Watts

We took the UK government to court to defend the right to protest – and won. Here's what it means

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: 'The trumpet felt like an Uzi'
Music

Femi Kuti on Afrobeat, protest and his legendary father: 'The trumpet felt like an Uzi'

These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point
Humans Parked Illegally Vagrancy Act installation showing fake parking fines on a sleeping bag
Rough sleeping

These activists are putting parking tickets on homeless tents to make an important point

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement
Just Stop Oil
Sam Nadel

Just Stop Oil may be reviled – but their tactics reshaped the climate movement

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: 'Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace'
Peace

Actor and activist Mark Rylance: 'Brian Haw sacrificed his mind and body for peace'

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty
'Welfare not warfare': Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts
Disabled people protest benefits cuts at Downing Street ahead of the Spring Statement
Spring Statement

'Welfare not warfare': Disabled people hold Downing Street protest over Spring Statement benefit cuts

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport
10Foot Takeover

The remarkable story of Fare Dodgers' Liberation Front and their fight for free public transport

Police pay out £2.5k over wrongful arrest of man who shouted 'who elected him' at King Charles ceremony
King Charles
Protest

Police pay out £2.5k over wrongful arrest of man who shouted 'who elected him' at King Charles ceremony

It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why
A man in a Donald Trump mask
Zoe Gardner and Nick Dearden

It's time for our political leaders to grow a backbone and stop Trump's state visit – here’s why

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