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India Blew Up Apartments Worth $87 Million to Send a Message
The demolition marked a rare win for activists over big and allegedly corrupt developers.
Internal Government Report Shows Why Arecibo Couldn’t Be Saved
Officials warned of a “catastrophic failure” just days before the iconic observatory collapsed in December 2020.
India’s Muslims Fear Rise in Intolerance and Hate Crimes as Court Acquits All Accused in a Mosque Demolition
After a 28-year long legal battle over the role of senior leaders from India’s ruling party in razing a historic mosque, the court ruled that there was no concrete evidence of the demolition being pre-planned.
A Karnataka School Made Its Students Recreate the Babri Masjid Demolition for a Play
An RSS leader who runs the school says he is proud and promises more events similar to the play which ended with the crowd and children excitedly chanting "Jai Shri Ram".
Photos of Chinese Homes Owned By People Who Refuse to Sell
In China so-called "nail houses" are seen as an increasingly successful way to stand up to corrupt developers.
Watch the Air Force Blow Up a Piece of Spaceflight History
Cape Canaveral’s Space Launch Complex 17, built in 1956, was demolished on Thursday.
'Twenty-Four Hour Woman Breaks Down the Wall,' Today's Comic by Scott Lenhardt
The Twenty-Four Hour woman is all about breaking down barriers, especially when it leads to paradise.
Questions of Unity: Why Labour Activists Can't Stop Council Homes Being Blown Up
Has Jeremy Corbyn struck a Faustian pact with Labour's gentrification-happy local councillors?
Photos from the Demolition of Copenhagen’s Cannabis Supermarket
After a violent shootout on Wednesday night, the residents of Christiania decided to demolish the neighbourhood's drug stands themselves.
Why Embattled LA DIY Venue The Smell Is So Important
After LA's DIY music venue The Smell was threatened with a demolition notice, we spoke to some of the bands who came up performing and hanging out there.
Protest Through Sewn Lips: Breaking Borders (Dispatch 10)
VICE News returns to Calais, where asylum seekers sew their lips together in protest over the French authorities' decision to dismantle large parts of the "Jungle" migrant camp.
Photos of the Glasgow High-Rises That Are About to Disappear
We spoke to filmmaker Chris Leslie about The Glasgow Renaissance, his multimedia project documenting the changing nature of the city's skyline.