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Corsicans Are Using Bombs to Protect Their Island Paradise
The island has changed hands a number of times over the centuries, being ruled by the Genoese, the French, the British, and by the Corsicans themselves. Now, the French are in charge, and there aren't many people who are particularly happy about that.
The Boxer, the Murder, and the Hard Fall from Grace
Evans Quinn was a local legend in rural Bluefields, Nicaragua, an immensely talented heavyweight who fought his way out of poverty. Then he lost some fights, returned home, and got into a feud that turned deadly.
We Spent Last Night Watching Greek Antifascists Clash with the Police
Last night, more than 5,000 people stormed the streets in Athens to protest against the first political homicide in Greece since the early 90s. A 34-year-old antifa activist and rapper, locally known as "Killah P" was stabbed twice on Tuesday evening...
An Antifascist Rapper Was Murdered in Athens Last Night
It's Crunch-Time for Greece's Party of Neo-Nazi Thugs
The Families of Colombia's 'False Positive' Victims Are Still Fighting for Justice
I recently visited Soacha, a poor neighborhood outside of Bogota, to hear about Colombia's 'false positives' scandal. The scandal has its roots in the country's 50-year civil war. In an effort to increase their kill numbers, government soldiers...
You Can Get Away with Murder When Your Dad Is an Afghan Warlord
Wahidi Beheshti hails from a powerful family—a fact many people believe is the reason why he is a free man today. Prominent civil society groups and local media outlets point to his guilt in the shooting of a 16-year-old named Shakila who was living...
Toronto Policeman James Forcillo Will Face Second-Degree Murder Charges
For shooting 18-year-old Sammy Yatim nine times on a Toronto streetcar last month. Six of the bullets were fired when Sammy was already on the ground.
The Brother of a Turkish Protester Murdered by the Police Speaks Out
For the past few weeks, demonstrators have been gathering at Taksim Square in Istanbul every Saturday to demand justice for Ethem Sarisülük, who was murdered by the cops during the <a href="www.vice.com/read/istanbuls-taksim-square-has-become-a-warzone...
MC Daleste Is the Seventh Baile Funk Artist Murdered in Sao Paulo
The Brazilian internet imploded last weekend when a video was posted online of MC Daleste getting shot and killed. MC Daleste, whose real name was Daniel Pellegrine, was a prominent 20-year-old singer in São Paulo’s Funk Ostentação scene.
The Good News About Boston's Horrible Week in Sports
If you are a die-hard Boston sports fan, chances are you're relieved this week is over. The heartbreak started on Sunday with the announcement that Doc Rivers, head coach for the Boston Celtics, was leaving for the Los Angeles Clippers. It only got...
When Is It OK to Kill?
Yesterday, Ian Brady explained his murder of five children in the mid-60s as an "existentialist experience." Which seems like a big leap from reading Sartre's Nausea while staring out of windows, but I suppose that's how you get away with...
Homophobic Killings Won't Dampen New York's Gay Pride
At the end of this month, New York will celebrate its annual gay-pride march. But the parties and marches will be tarnished by the string of recent hate crimes that prompted that presence. The most notorious of those crimes being the murder of 32-year...