Milene Larsson
The Building Blocks of Fortress Europe: How EU Policy Is Failing Record Numbers of Migrants
Unprecedented numbers of migrants are attempting to reach Europe and 3,500 people died in the Mediterranean in 2014. VICE News examines some questionable EU responses to this reality that are endangering fundamental human rights.
Storming Spain's Razor-Wire Fence: Europe Or Die
In part one of the four-part series, VICE News travel to the border between Morocco and Spain, where West Africans in their thousands storm the razor-wire-clad fences. Many are beaten back by border police or illegally returned.
Paris Gun Attack - Part 1
VICE News went to Place de la République following Wednesday's attack, where grieving Parisians from all groups of society have gathered.
Punk vs. Sharia
Tracking down the last punks of Aceh, Indonesia, who still live under constant threat from the Sharia police.
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...
Young and Gay in Putin's Russia
When Russian President Vladimir Putin banned gay "propaganda" in June last year, Russia's LGBT community went from being a stigmatized fringe group to full-blown enemies of the state. We traveled to Russia ahead of February's Winter Olympics to...
Young and Gay in Putin's Russia
The main aim of Russia's new law, which essentially bans any public display of homosexuality, is to prevent minors from getting the impression that being gay is normal. Which means that, if you’re young and gay in Putin’s Russia, you’re ostracized and...
Young and Gay in Putin's Russia
When Russian President Vladimir Putin banned gay "propaganda" last June, Russia's LGBT community went from being a stigmatized fringe group to full-blown enemies of the state. If you’re young and gay in Putin’s Russia, you’re ostracized and cut off...
Young and Gay in Putin's Russia
When Russian President Vladimir Putin banned gay "propaganda" last June, Russia's LGBT community went from being a stigmatized fringe group to full-blown enemies of the state. We traveled to Russia to investigate the effects of the country's state...
Young and Gay in Putin's Russia
Investigating the effects of the country's state-sanctioned homophobia.
Young and Gay in Putin's Russia
We traveled to Russia to investigate the effects of the country's state-sanctioned homophobia. In part one, we explore Moscow's gay taxi service, the rise of homophobic vigilante groups, and meet Yulia, who runs LGBT self-defense classes.
Young and Gay in Putin's Russia - Trailer
When Russian President Vladimir Putin banned gay "propaganda" in June last year, Russia's LGBT community went from being a stigmatized fringe group to full-blown enemies of the state.