Lacuna Magazine
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Human rights and social justice magazine featuring creative writing, journalism and photojournalism from around the world. Based at the Centre for Human Rights in Practice. Pitches welcome www.lacuna.org.uk
Happy new year from our little team! We're looking forward to bringing you more stories in 2026 🥂✨
January 1, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Happy new year from our little team! We're looking forward to bringing you more stories in 2026 🥂✨
A student writer reflects on their experience of volunteering at a school in South Africa, and asks how volunteerism – or “voluntourism” – sometimes entrenches power relations instead of altering them.
https://lacuna.org.uk/equality/volunteering-in-africa-white-saviourism/
#volunteering #2025recap
https://lacuna.org.uk/equality/volunteering-in-africa-white-saviourism/
#volunteering #2025recap
When does volunteering in Africa turn into white saviourism? - Lacuna Magazine
Volunteering in Africa, Asia or Latin America is a bucket list experience for many young people. But after spending a summer ‘helping' at a school in South Africa, our writer reflects on their experience
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December 29, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A student writer reflects on their experience of volunteering at a school in South Africa, and asks how volunteerism – or “voluntourism” – sometimes entrenches power relations instead of altering them.
https://lacuna.org.uk/equality/volunteering-in-africa-white-saviourism/
#volunteering #2025recap
https://lacuna.org.uk/equality/volunteering-in-africa-white-saviourism/
#volunteering #2025recap
At the Myanmar-Thailand border, Karenni refugees explain what forced them to flee Myanmar and what life is like in their refugee camp, and share their hopes for the future. #2025recap
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/karenni-refugees/
#myanmar #thailand #refugeeswelcome
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/karenni-refugees/
#myanmar #thailand #refugeeswelcome
The ‘lost future' of Karenni refugees in Ban Nai Soi camp - Lacuna Magazine
More than two million refugees are living in camps on the Myanmar-Thailand border. In one camp, Ipsita Paul speaks with Karenni refugees to understand what forced them to flee Myanmar, what life is like in the refugee camp, and what the future holds.
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December 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
At the Myanmar-Thailand border, Karenni refugees explain what forced them to flee Myanmar and what life is like in their refugee camp, and share their hopes for the future. #2025recap
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/karenni-refugees/
#myanmar #thailand #refugeeswelcome
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/karenni-refugees/
#myanmar #thailand #refugeeswelcome
2025 marked the 37th anniversary of the Isaaq genocide when around 90% of Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, was destroyed and tens of thousands of Isaaqs were killed.
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/somalilands-hope-for-transitional-justice-after-the-isaaq-genocide/
#politicalwriting #2025recap
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/somalilands-hope-for-transitional-justice-after-the-isaaq-genocide/
#politicalwriting #2025recap
Somaliland's hope for transitional justice after the Isaaq Genocide - Lacuna Magazine
Somaliland is still dealing with the effects of the mass murders committed under Barre's rule, decades after the Isaaq genocide claimed tens of thousands of lives and left half a million refugees. As efforts to find mass graves and preserve testimonies ...
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December 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
2025 marked the 37th anniversary of the Isaaq genocide when around 90% of Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, was destroyed and tens of thousands of Isaaqs were killed.
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/somalilands-hope-for-transitional-justice-after-the-isaaq-genocide/
#politicalwriting #2025recap
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/somalilands-hope-for-transitional-justice-after-the-isaaq-genocide/
#politicalwriting #2025recap
Wishing you all a merry and peaceful Christmas. Thanks to all our writers and readers for continuing to support Lacuna! 🎄❤️
December 25, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Wishing you all a merry and peaceful Christmas. Thanks to all our writers and readers for continuing to support Lacuna! 🎄❤️
After losing his arm in an Israeli airstrike, Anas al-Amarin relies on social media fundraising for survival. This powerful story comes from our end-of-year collection.
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/palestinian-using-social-media-fundraising/
#palestine #gaza #freepalestine
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/palestinian-using-social-media-fundraising/
#palestine #gaza #freepalestine
The essential dream of Anas al-Amarin, a Palestinian in Gaza relying on social media fundraising for survival
Anas al-Amarin, a young Palestinian from Gaza, uses social media to raise funds for his survival and medical care after losing his arm in an Israeli airstrike.
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December 21, 2025 at 7:28 PM
After losing his arm in an Israeli airstrike, Anas al-Amarin relies on social media fundraising for survival. This powerful story comes from our end-of-year collection.
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/palestinian-using-social-media-fundraising/
#palestine #gaza #freepalestine
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/palestinian-using-social-media-fundraising/
#palestine #gaza #freepalestine
From our 2025 collection, this story sheds light on the conflict between #Armenia and #Azerbaijan over the #NagornoKarabakh enclave, a crisis which has received little international attention.
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/the-forgotten-armenians-of-nagorno-karabakh/
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/the-forgotten-armenians-of-nagorno-karabakh/
The forgotten Armenians of Nagorno-Karabakh
In 2020, a long-running dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave escalated into war. After a nine-month blockade from December 2022, a military offensive by Azerbaijan forced 100,000 ethnic Armenians to evacuate their hom...
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December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
From our 2025 collection, this story sheds light on the conflict between #Armenia and #Azerbaijan over the #NagornoKarabakh enclave, a crisis which has received little international attention.
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/the-forgotten-armenians-of-nagorno-karabakh/
https://lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/the-forgotten-armenians-of-nagorno-karabakh/
“I don’t need sympathy... I need a city I can survive in.”
Find out more about how disabled communities in Delhi navigate the growing climate crisis in our 2025 recap.
https://lacuna.org.uk/environment/delhis-climate-crisis
#climatecrisis #climatejustice #disabilityjustice #disabilityrights
Find out more about how disabled communities in Delhi navigate the growing climate crisis in our 2025 recap.
https://lacuna.org.uk/environment/delhis-climate-crisis
#climatecrisis #climatejustice #disabilityjustice #disabilityrights
Heat without relief: How can disabled communities navigate Delhi's climate crisis? - Lacuna Magazine
Growing up in a slum in Delhi while navigating his own disabilities and his mother's chronic illness, Puneet Singhal reflects on a series of interviews with disabled people in Delhi as part of his Green Disability campaign for climate justice and disabi...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
“I don’t need sympathy... I need a city I can survive in.”
Find out more about how disabled communities in Delhi navigate the growing climate crisis in our 2025 recap.
https://lacuna.org.uk/environment/delhis-climate-crisis
#climatecrisis #climatejustice #disabilityjustice #disabilityrights
Find out more about how disabled communities in Delhi navigate the growing climate crisis in our 2025 recap.
https://lacuna.org.uk/environment/delhis-climate-crisis
#climatecrisis #climatejustice #disabilityjustice #disabilityrights
This expansive story follows the journey of four remarkable women forced to flee Venezuela in the largest displacement crisis in Latin America’s modern history.
https://lacuna.org.uk/migration/leaving-venezuela-stories-of-venezuelas-displacement-crisis-from-the-diaspora/
#Venezuela #Journalism
https://lacuna.org.uk/migration/leaving-venezuela-stories-of-venezuelas-displacement-crisis-from-the-diaspora/
#Venezuela #Journalism
Leaving Venezuela: Four stories of Venezuela's displacement crisis
The Venezuelan displacement crisis is the largest in Latin America's modern history. Driven by economic collapse, political repression and a breakdown of services, about eight million people – one quarter of Venezuela's population - are now displaced gl...
lacuna.org.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:08 PM
This expansive story follows the journey of four remarkable women forced to flee Venezuela in the largest displacement crisis in Latin America’s modern history.
https://lacuna.org.uk/migration/leaving-venezuela-stories-of-venezuelas-displacement-crisis-from-the-diaspora/
#Venezuela #Journalism
https://lacuna.org.uk/migration/leaving-venezuela-stories-of-venezuelas-displacement-crisis-from-the-diaspora/
#Venezuela #Journalism
“In terms of the next pandemic, scientists agree it’s not a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’.”
This feature from Namibia is one of our 14 international human rights stories of 2025
https://lacuna.org.uk/food-and-health/one-health-pandemic-prevention/
#PandemicTreaty #PandemicAgreement
This feature from Namibia is one of our 14 international human rights stories of 2025
https://lacuna.org.uk/food-and-health/one-health-pandemic-prevention/
#PandemicTreaty #PandemicAgreement
'One Health': Could tracking diseases in animals prevent the next pandemic? - Lacuna Magazine
In Namibia, vets are monitoring zoonotic diseases to prevent risks of future pandemics. With the World Health Assembly adopting a new Pandemic Treaty, Trump's ‘America First' cuts to global health efforts raise a key question: how can scientists stop bo...
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December 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“In terms of the next pandemic, scientists agree it’s not a question of ‘if’, but ‘when’.”
This feature from Namibia is one of our 14 international human rights stories of 2025
https://lacuna.org.uk/food-and-health/one-health-pandemic-prevention/
#PandemicTreaty #PandemicAgreement
This feature from Namibia is one of our 14 international human rights stories of 2025
https://lacuna.org.uk/food-and-health/one-health-pandemic-prevention/
#PandemicTreaty #PandemicAgreement
From our end-of-year series, this feature from Greenland exposes the forced contraception of thousands of Inuit women and girls.
#journalism #humanrights
#journalism #humanrights
Greenland's ‘coil campaign': Photographer Juliette Pavy exposes the forced contraception of thousands of Inuit women and girls - Lacuna Magazine
Juliette Pavy was named Sony World Photographer of the Year 2024 for her series Spiralkampagnen: Forced Contraception and Unintended Sterilisation of Greenlandic Women. Sophie Holloway hears how Pavy discovered the issue and how she supported Inuit wome...
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December 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
From our end-of-year series, this feature from Greenland exposes the forced contraception of thousands of Inuit women and girls.
#journalism #humanrights
#journalism #humanrights
This collection of Lacuna stories from 2025 brings together an array of political writing by journalists, academics, students, activists + newer writers https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/human-rights-stories-from-around-the-world-in-2025
14 human rights stories from around the world in 2025 - Lacuna Magazine
For over a decade, Lacuna Magazine has been amplifying powerful human rights storytelling from every corner of the globe. This collection from 2025 bring together a diverse array of political writing ...
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December 13, 2025 at 6:48 PM
This collection of Lacuna stories from 2025 brings together an array of political writing by journalists, academics, students, activists + newer writers https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/human-rights-stories-from-around-the-world-in-2025
Southall Black Sisters say Banaz Mahmod’s death is a stark reminder of the consequences when the system fails, and the need for Banaz’s Law.
https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/banazs-law-uk-honour-based-abuse/
#humanrights
https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/banazs-law-uk-honour-based-abuse/
#humanrights
December 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Southall Black Sisters say Banaz Mahmod’s death is a stark reminder of the consequences when the system fails, and the need for Banaz’s Law.
https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/banazs-law-uk-honour-based-abuse/
#humanrights
https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/banazs-law-uk-honour-based-abuse/
#humanrights
Despite repeated reforms, police, health, social care and education continue to mishandle cases of “honour”-based abuse.
https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/banazs-law-uk-honour-based-abuse/
#womensrightsarehumanrights
https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/banazs-law-uk-honour-based-abuse/
#womensrightsarehumanrights
December 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Despite repeated reforms, police, health, social care and education continue to mishandle cases of “honour”-based abuse.
https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/banazs-law-uk-honour-based-abuse/
#womensrightsarehumanrights
https://lacuna.org.uk/justice/banazs-law-uk-honour-based-abuse/
#womensrightsarehumanrights
We've been proudly publishing stories about human rights for over a decade and we'll continue through 2026 and beyond. Happy #HumanRightsDay to all individuals and organisations who are exposing injustice and promoting rights ✌️ https://lacuna.org.uk/
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
We've been proudly publishing stories about human rights for over a decade and we'll continue through 2026 and beyond. Happy #HumanRightsDay to all individuals and organisations who are exposing injustice and promoting rights ✌️ https://lacuna.org.uk/
NEW: Eight million Venezuelans have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the largest displacement in Latin America’s modern history.
Among them are four remarkable women from the same family, now scattered thousands of miles apart far away from home.
lacuna.org.uk/migration/le...
Among them are four remarkable women from the same family, now scattered thousands of miles apart far away from home.
lacuna.org.uk/migration/le...
Leaving Venezuela: Four stories of Venezuela’s displacement crisis
The Venezuelan displacement crisis is the largest in Latin America’s modern history. Driven by economic collapse, political repression and a breakdown of services, about eight million people – one qua...
lacuna.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
NEW: Eight million Venezuelans have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the largest displacement in Latin America’s modern history.
Among them are four remarkable women from the same family, now scattered thousands of miles apart far away from home.
lacuna.org.uk/migration/le...
Among them are four remarkable women from the same family, now scattered thousands of miles apart far away from home.
lacuna.org.uk/migration/le...
NEW: During a visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, law student Alisha Adjei developed an understanding of the trauma inflicted by slavery, leaving with questions about the way Black history more generally is taught in schools. lacuna.org.uk/justice/cape...
Visiting Cape Coast Castle made me re-think Black history - Lacuna Magazine
During a visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, student Alisha Adjei developed a deeper understanding of the trauma inflicted by slavery. But she also left Ghana with questions about the way slavery and...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
NEW: During a visit to Cape Coast Castle in Ghana, law student Alisha Adjei developed an understanding of the trauma inflicted by slavery, leaving with questions about the way Black history more generally is taught in schools. lacuna.org.uk/justice/cape...
Writer Liz McLane on sharing narratives from Gaza www.lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/palestinian-using-social-media-fundraising/ #Gaza
August 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Writer Liz McLane on sharing narratives from Gaza www.lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peace/palestinian-using-social-media-fundraising/ #Gaza
NEW: What is it like to be disabled in prison or police custody? If something goes wrong, how do you access the structures, tools and treatment you need to survive? lacuna.org.uk/food-and-hea...
#prisonreform #disabilityrights 1/6
#prisonreform #disabilityrights 1/6
Neglect, denial and delay: The dangers to disabled people in prison and police custody
What is it like to be disabled in prison or police custody? If something goes wrong, how do you access the structures, tools and treatment you need to survive? Around 36% of UK prisoners are disabled,...
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August 20, 2025 at 11:44 AM
NEW: What is it like to be disabled in prison or police custody? If something goes wrong, how do you access the structures, tools and treatment you need to survive? lacuna.org.uk/food-and-hea...
#prisonreform #disabilityrights 1/6
#prisonreform #disabilityrights 1/6
NEW: 20-year-old Anas al-Amarin is one of many Palestinians in Gaza turning to social media fundraising to survive lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peac...
July 31, 2025 at 8:27 PM
NEW: 20-year-old Anas al-Amarin is one of many Palestinians in Gaza turning to social media fundraising to survive lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peac...
Reflecting on her identity as a first-generation British-Sri Lankan, a first-year undergraduate student captures the fear and frustration felt by many during the UK far-right riots of summer 2024 lacuna.org.uk/protest/brit...
The far-right racist riots of summer 2024: Britain’s hidden bigotry - Lacuna Magazine
Looking back on the 2024 UK riots, this story conveys the fear and frustration felt by many who no longer felt safe in their home country. Reflecting on her identity as a first-generation British-Sri ...
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July 29, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Reflecting on her identity as a first-generation British-Sri Lankan, a first-year undergraduate student captures the fear and frustration felt by many during the UK far-right riots of summer 2024 lacuna.org.uk/protest/brit...
Despite widespread dismay, could Trump’s AI-generated vision of ‘Trump Gaza’ follow Bali’s example? lacuna.org.uk/economy/turn... [1/7]
Turning Gaza into a holiday resort has precedent. Ask the ghosts of Bali - if you can find them - Lacuna Magazine
Despite being met with widespread disbelief, could Donald Trump’s AI-generated vision of ‘Trump Gaza’ be following the earlier example set by Bali? Reflecting on the tourism boom after Indonesia’s dea...
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July 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Despite widespread dismay, could Trump’s AI-generated vision of ‘Trump Gaza’ follow Bali’s example? lacuna.org.uk/economy/turn... [1/7]
More than two million refugees are living in camps on the Myanmar-Thailand border. In one camp, Ipsita Paul speaks with Karenni refugees to understand what forced them to flee Myanmar, what life is like in the refugee camp, and what the future holds. lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peac... [1/8]
The ‘lost future’ of Karenni refugees in Ban Nai Soi camp - Lacuna Magazine
More than two million refugees are living in camps on the Myanmar-Thailand border. In one camp, Ipsita Paul speaks with Karenni refugees to understand what forced them to flee Myanmar, what life is li...
lacuna.org.uk
June 25, 2025 at 11:35 AM
More than two million refugees are living in camps on the Myanmar-Thailand border. In one camp, Ipsita Paul speaks with Karenni refugees to understand what forced them to flee Myanmar, what life is like in the refugee camp, and what the future holds. lacuna.org.uk/war-and-peac... [1/8]
Here are three things you should know from our latest article on disability and climate justice in Delhi.
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#climatechange #disability #disabled #climate #india #delhi #injustice #inequality #globalwarming #climatejustice #disabilityjustice #nothingaboutuswithoutus
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#climatechange #disability #disabled #climate #india #delhi #injustice #inequality #globalwarming #climatejustice #disabilityjustice #nothingaboutuswithoutus
June 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Here are three things you should know from our latest article on disability and climate justice in Delhi.
lacuna.org.uk/environment/...
#climatechange #disability #disabled #climate #india #delhi #injustice #inequality #globalwarming #climatejustice #disabilityjustice #nothingaboutuswithoutus
lacuna.org.uk/environment/...
#climatechange #disability #disabled #climate #india #delhi #injustice #inequality #globalwarming #climatejustice #disabilityjustice #nothingaboutuswithoutus
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In the diaspora, students with Nigerian heritage are retracing their roots with #Yoruba language classes. @lacunamagazine.bsky.social (2023-11-14)
Meet the young British Nigerians who are taking Yoruba language lessons - Lacuna Magazine
In the diaspora, students with Nigerian heritage are retracing their roots with Yoruba language classes. The lessons aim to inspire confidence about a culture and heritage that might otherwise feel be...
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June 22, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In the diaspora, students with Nigerian heritage are retracing their roots with #Yoruba language classes. @lacunamagazine.bsky.social (2023-11-14)