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Escaping Hell: Libya’s Migrant Jails (Part 3)
In the conclusion to our series, VICE News travels to Tripoli to detail the hardships of migrant communities and speaks to a survivor of the journey to Europe who talks of the true cost and terrible tragedy of crossing the Mediterranean Sea.
Trapped and Forgotten: Libya's Migrant Jails (Part 2)
In part two of our three-part series, VICE News secures access to a detention center in Zawiyah, Libya, and witnesses the appalling living conditions, hearing migrants’ testimonies of torture, beatings, and serious human rights violations.
President Obama Speaks with VICE News
VICE founder Shane Smith interviews President Barack Obama, discussing a host of issues important to Americans, from foreign policy and marijuana legalization to global warming and political gridlock.
Drowning for Freedom: Libya’s Migrant Jails (Part 1)
In part one of a three part series, VICE News is given access to chilling footage filmed by the Libyan coast guard, who have recovered hundreds of bodies of those who've drowned in their journey to Europe.
A Roundtable with President Barack Obama: The Cost of Education
VICE News hosted a roundtable discussion, moderated by VICE founder Shane Smith, with President Barack Obama and five students who discussed the challenges surrounding student debt and the pursuit of higher education in the US.
Russia's Ghost Army in Ukraine (Full Length)
VICE News travels to Russia to investigate the mysterious deaths of dozens — possibly hundreds — of active-duty Russian servicemen who are believed to have been killed in Ukraine.
Russia's Ghost Army in Ukraine (Part 3)
In the final part of the series, VICE News learns how military hospitals in Russia have been scrambling to treat a flood of young servicemen with trauma wounds and missing limbs, the toll of a war that doesn’t officially exist.
Russia’s Ghost Army in Ukraine (Part 2)
In part two of a three part series, VICE News meets the families of Russian soldiers as they continue to search for answers about their missing and deceased loved ones, with little help from the Russian government.
Russia's Ghost Army in Ukraine (Part 1)
In part one of a three part series, VICE News travels to Russia to investigate the small but steady stream of coffins arriving in villages across the country, containing maimed bodies of soldiers killed in “unknown circumstances.”
Italy's Mediterranean Mass Grave: Europe or Die (Episode 4)
In the final episode of Europe or Die, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson arrives in Italy as the only extensive search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean is replaced with a border surveillance mission, effectively leaving thousands of...
Trapped In Bulgaria: Europe Or Die (Episode 3)
In episode three of Europe or Die, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson visits Bulgaria to see Europe’s newest border fence and speaks to Syrians who, because of the EU's Dublin Regulation, are trapped in one of Europe’s poorest countries.
Death Boats to Greece (Part 2): Europe Or Die (Episode 2)
Concluding the second episode of our series, VICE News correspondent Milène Larsson continues her visit to the border between Greece and Turkey to find out what happens to the many migrants who perish while attempting to cross Greece’s dangerous Evros...