PROTESTS
More Live Stream Coverage of the São Paulo Protests
For the past few weeks the bus-fare protests in Brazil have been raging. Last week, the government announced they would reduce fare to its original rate in an attempt to quell the outrage. The Free Pass movement held a meeting this past Sunday to...
The Battle for the Heart of Istanbul Rages On
What was set to be a relatively calm weekend in Turkey turned into a sleepless one. The past few days have been filled with death, teargas, and political grandstanding. And the atmosphere on the street and in people's apartments, remains incredibly...
Amid the Chaos of Taksim Square
On Saturday, June 15, riot police fired tear gas, water canons, and rubber bullets effectively clearing Gezi Park in Istanbul of occupiers. Having photographed previous police raids of the park, I was struck by the kind of support and unification...
Protesting Against Gay Pride Was Super Boring
The antigay protesters at the LA Gay Pride Parade claim they were there to try and convert sinners. But I saw no evidence of that. They have no interest in passing on a message to anyone. They were there because they're homophobes who enjoy upsetting...
Turkey's Weekend of Street War, Jubilation, and Bulldozer Joyrides
Social unrest has gripped the country, from Istanbul to Ankara. VICE currently has a number of reporters and filmmakers in Turkey. We called one of them on Sunday to make sure they hadn't suffocated in tear gas plumes and to get their perspective on...
The Sixth Day of Fire, Tear Gas, and Blood in Istanbul
On the sixth day of the biggest civil uprising Turkey has seen in a decade, police forces retreated from Taksim Square in central Istanbul following a 36-hour battle. Tens of thousands of protesters spent the whole night resisting an unregulated and...
Occupiers Faced Down Cops in Istanbul's Taksim Square
After four days of nonviolent protests that brought the attention of celebrities and opposition politicians, and attacks by the police that included tear gas and water cannons, the burgeoning Occupy Gezi movement has won at least a temporary victory...
I Spoke to a Rejected Iranian Presidential Candidate
In a couple of weeks, Iranians will go to the polls to choose a replacement for President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. There’s no reason to think this election will be transparent. To get an insider’s view, I called Hooshang Amirahmadi, one of the candidates...
Dodging Water Cannons and Sound Bombs at Israel's Catastrophe Day
I arrived in Jerusalem on Nakba Day. Nakba (a word that translates as "catastrophe") Day commemorates the 750,000 Palestinians who were forced from their homes when Israel became a state in 1948. I expected shit to get wild, but the speed with which...
Workers' Rights in Egypt Stalled Two Years After the Revolution
Hundreds of workers joined unemployed youth, students, and other groups opposed to President Mohamed Morsi's government and marched to commemorate May Day in Cairo Wednesday, calling for minimum-wage reform and the right to unionize.
Anarchopanda Speaks!
On Friday, for the fourth time in under a month, hundreds of Montrealers attempting to participate in a peaceful protest found themselves kettled by the Montreal Police. Among those surrounded by riot police, detained for hours, and issued a ticket was...
Why Did a Student in Montreal Get Arrested for an Instagram Post?
A 20-year-old in Montreal was arrested Wednesday for posting a photo taken of a graffiti wheat-paste illustration that showed Montreal's police commander with a bloody bullet hole in his forehead.