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Josephine Hüetlin is a freelance correspondent based in Berlin.

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Six Killed in Chaotic Mass Shooting in U.K. Port City

‘DARKEST DAY’

One of the victims is thought to have been a child.

Josephine Huetlin | Published Aug 12, 2021

England Holds Nationwide Beer Bender as Coronavirus Explodes

NOT COMING HOME

As cases rose, London’s pubs were full to witness England’s agonizing 3-2 loss in a penalty shootout.

Josephine Huetlin | Published Jul 11, 2021

The City Waging War on Its Strippers

‘BLOWS MY F*CKING MIND’

Dancers across the British city of Bristol are fuming over a proposal that would ban strip clubs and threaten their livelihoods.

Josephine Huetlin | Published Jul 06, 2021

Were These Teens Framed for Arson That Left 13,000 Homeless?

THE MORIA 6

Six young migrants are accused of starting a devastating fire that upended thousands of lives in a Greek refugee camp. But the evidence used against them is questionable, at best.

Josephine Huetlin | Published Apr 29, 2021

Meet the LGBTQ Activists Fighting Homophobia in Poland

BRAVE

As Poland’s right-wing government continues to whip up public and institutional hate against LGBTQ communities, those on the frontline say the impact has been devastating.

Josephine Huetlin | Published Oct 01, 2020

Daily Beast Reporters Remember the Legendary Chris Dickey

FAREWELL TO AN ICON

‘Chris was simultaneously the most glamorous and adventurous person who’d ever walked among us.’

Anna Nemtsova, Tim Teeman, Michael Weiss, Kimberly Dozier, Josephine Huetlin, | Published Jul 26, 2020

LGBTQ Poles Fear the Worst After President Duda Re-Elected

AFTERMATH

The campaign built around bigotry garnered 51 percent of the vote for Duda, leaving many LGBTQ people, especially the young, feeling half their country is against them.

Josephine Huetlin | Published Jul 16, 2020

Here’s Who Drives the Anti-LGBTQ Agenda in Poland Elections

POLES APART

Whatever the outcome of Sunday's vote, the grassroots “pro-family” campaign against LGBTQ rights by the lawyers of Ordo Iuris will have played a major role.

Josephine Huetlin | Published Jul 12, 2020

Britain Confronts the Empire’s Monumental Murderers

RAGE AGAINST THE RAJ

The British Empire has a lot to answer for, from the fortunes built on the slave trade to the brutal exploitation of India. Should statues be held responsible?

Josephine Huetlin, Rhianna Ilube | Published Jul 05, 2020

Small German Towns Are Becoming Neo-Nazi Stomping Grounds

INTIMIDATION TACTICS

Right-wing radicals and thugs intimidate town councils, a tactic helping them expand their influence in all of Germany. There are lessons there about extremist tactics anywhere.

Josephine Huetlin | Published Mar 05, 2020

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