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Femen - Sextremism in Paris

The topless protest group Femen started out in the Ukraine in 2008. Today, it's a global movement with more than 300 topless warriors. Their fans say they are courageous, no-nonsense activists, while their critics say their tactics devalue the fight for female equality. To find out why women are flashing their tits in the name of feminism, VICE spent a weekend in Paris with Inna Shevchenko, one of Femen's founding members, and her French Femen sisters. Full story

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Istanbul Rising

On Friday, May 31, Turkish riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray into a peaceful protest held to save Gezi Park, one of the last green areas in central Istanbul. This set off the biggest civil uprising in the history of the Turkish Republic, calling for Prime Minister Erdog… Full story

We Spoke to Femen About Their Topless Tunisian Protest

Yesterday, three members of the feminist activist group Femen staged a topless protest outside the Ministry of Justice in Tunis, Tunisia. It is thought to be the first topless feminist protest to ever take place in the Arab world. Full story

Femen Are Being Attacked by Nazis and Sent to Prison

Femen's Paris headquarters is under siege by neo-Nazis. And last week, they found out that Tunisian Femen activist Amina Tyler, the 19-year-old who was drugged and given a virginity test after posting topless protest pictures of herself on Facebook, might be facing up to two year… Full story

I Spent the Weekend Watching Topless Feminists Piss Off Neo-Nazis

Last Friday, I took the Eurostar from London to Paris to meet the topless feminist protest group Femen. Originally based in the Ukraine, the organization has since spread out across the world. The idea was to film the buildup to Femen's next protest, but I didn't find out quite w… Full story

Raggare Love Hot Rods and Rock 'n' Roll

A Chat with One of the Last Original Swedish Greasers

Raggare are modern-day greasers who are as important to Sweden’s national identity as meatballs, ABBA, and blue-eyed blonds. This is despite the fact that the raggare subculture is all about the appropriation of American cars, rock ’n’ roll, and tough-guy leather jackets. Full story

Agnes Thor Will Die and So Will You

New York based Swedish photographer Agnes Thor’s new series is on a subject everyone talks about when they're 13, but no one really wants to think about ever again afterwards. No, it's not hand jobs—it's death. Full story

Asger Carlsen's New Book Is a Girl

We’ve been anticipating the release of Asger Carlsen’s new book, a collection of freaky body blobs and sculptures molded out of human flesh called Hester, ever since we ran a preview from it in our 2011 Photo Issue. More than a year later, it’s finally out. Full story

Mandaean Refugees Are Stuck Between Iraq and a Hard Place

There's a whole generation of Mandaean refugees in Syria that will never be given the opportunity to go to school. Full story

Thousands Are Losing Their Limbs in Assad’s War

While His Wife Pretends to Care About Syria’s Disabled

Attempting to uphold humanitarian rights in Syria under Assad is risky business—especially for Chavia Ali, the wheelchair-bound Kurdish chairwoman of the Cultural Forum for People with Special Needs. Full story