Week in Review

We know, it’s been a long week. Kick back this weekend with the best articles from this week at VICE News.

Russian Roulette: the Invasion of Ukraine (Dispatch Thirty-One)

VICE News reporter Simon Ostrovsky tells the full story of his abduction and captivity in eastern Ukraine by pro-Russia forces.

‘I Am the Person Who Handed Over El Chapo’: A VICE News Exclusive

We talked to the man who gave up information leading to the capture of Mexico’s most-wanted druglord, and who now feels betrayed by the US.

Eastern Ukraine Building Seizures Are Following a Pattern

The so-called “seizure” of a government building in Donetsk appears to have been prearranged.

Campaign Convinces Companies Prisons Are a Pretty Shitty Investment

Telling companies that investing in prisons is unethical won’t do much. But telling them that it’s bad for your money will work much better.

Yemen’s Hospital Massacre

In 2013, al Qaeda attacked a hospital in Yemen, killing many in an attack that went mostly unreported. We sent Ben Anderson to take a look.

In Photos: Mexico’s Autodefensas Lay Down Their Arms

In the past few days, the disarmament of autodefensas in Michoacán has become a mass registration of weapons.

Why Carrying Condoms in NYC Might Get You Arrested

The NYPD has been using condoms found on people as evidence of prostitution. But that may change soon.

Tweeting the Letter ‘K’ Can Get You 10 Months in a Turkish Prison

A Turkish journalist got a jail sentence for a tweet that punned “fuck you” to Prime Minister Erdogan. Onder Aytac says it was “typo.”

How Russia Conquered Eastern Ukraine Without Firing a Shot

The Russian media, which has become little more than Vladimir Putin’s propaganda machine, is Russia’s most powerful weapon in Ukraine.

Russia Is Weaponizing Jedi Mind Tricks

Several former Soviet republics are instituting bizarre national safeguards to counter Russia’s new brand of mind-fucking warfare.