dissent
A Conversation With the Rogue National Park Service Twitter Account
We interviewed the anonymous people behind the viral @AltNatParkSer Twitter account.
Blackout: Leaks from Eritrea, Africa's North Korea
In Eritrea, nearly all dissent is brutally silenced. VICE News meets people who’ve fled the repressive country.
How to Manipulate the Media as a Political Outsider
We spoke to 'Shooting Hipsters' author Christiana Spens about rethinking dissent in the age of PR.
Angola Accuses Rapper and 14 Other Activists of Trying to Overthrow the Government
The case has elicited international outcry from politicians and activists around the world against a government that appears determined to stifle dissent within the southern African nation.
This App Would Let Dissidents Share Video When Governments Shut Off the Internet
The ideal app for dissent spreads and mutates offline.
Turkey Is Prosecuting Two Kids for Ripping Down Posters of President Erdogan
The prosecutor's office in the predominantly Kurdish city of Diyarbakir said that it would seek to put the boys behind bars for up to four and a half years on charges of "insulting the Turkish president."
Teen Arrested for 'Insulting' Erdogan on Facebook as Crackdown in Turkey Continues
In the first seven months of Erdogan's presidential term, authorities investigated 236 individuals for supposedly insulting the president — a campaign that seems calculated to stifle political dissent.
Rwanda to Debate Constitutional Change to Keep President in Power for Third Term
Almost 20 percent of the population has signed the petitions, but Kagame's strong-arm tactics lead many to question their authenticity
Silencing Dissent in Russia: Putin’s Propaganda Machine (Full Length)
VICE News traveled to Moscow to find out how the Russian government has suppressed dissent and fostered fear among Putin’s critics.
Controlling the Media: Putin’s Propaganda Machine (Part 2)
In the concluding part of our two-part series, VICE News investigates how the Kremlin uses state-controlled television to manipulate public opinion, while narrowing the media landscape and silencing — sometimes violently — dissenting points of view.
The Pro-Kremlin Youth Group: Putin's Propaganda Machine (Part 1)
In part one of a two-part series, VICE News travels to Siberia and Moscow to see how the Kremlin's propaganda machine is molding the next generation of Russians in Putin’s image.