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VICE News' Year in Review
In 2015, VICE News' reporting spanned from politics and the environment to conflict and the human cost of war. Here are the most powerful and memorable things we saw.
How to Tell a Mass Shooting from Gang Gunfire: Lessons from the Streets of San Bernardino
As investigators gathered evidence at the Inland Regional Center in the hours after the December 2 attack, longterm residents shared stories of one of the most overlooked strains of gun violence.
How 'Violence Interrupters' Are Trying to Stop Gang Shootings in Brooklyn
In a year that has seen murder rise in New York, locals are trying to mediate between gang members—before it's too late.
Spike Lee's ‘Chi-Raq’ Fails to Tell the Real Story Behind Chicago's Gun Violence
The controversial new film tells a story of gun violence that's deeply personal to me, but he gets it wrong.
‘Chi-Raq’ Is as Insane as You'd Expect a Spike Lee Musical About Gun Violence to Be
The movie, based on a Greek play and mostly written in rhyming couplets, throws a lot of stuff at the wall and hopes it sticks.
A Prison Riot in an Overcrowded Guatemalan Jail Kills at Least 16
The authorities said the prison was built with the capacity for 600 inmates but currently houses over 3,000.
Gangs of El Salvador (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News correspondent Danny Gold headed to El Salvador to investigate what many are now calling a war between the current government and the country's most powerful street gangs.
What It’s Like to Hold a Food Festival in a Rio de Janeiro Slum
Rio de Janeiro’s Comida de Favela food festival sees restaurants from the Maré shanty complex—notorious for its competing gang factions—take part in a month-long competition to find the favela’s best dish.
'Black' Brings the Gangs of Brussels to the Big Screen
'Black' centers on gang violence and features an almost exclusively black and Moroccan cast.
Summer of Peace: A Generational Fight Against Gangs in Denver
As this past summer began, according to police statistics provided to VICE, Denver had seen 12 gang-related deaths, up from three over the same period in 2014 and seven each for the start of 2013 and 2012.
[Exclusive] The Artist Sculpting Rugs that Look Like Skinned Gangsters
"Some people call me a hyperreal sculptor. I couldn’t care less about hyperrealism."
VICE News Capsule - Thursday, July 30
El Salvador's bus drivers brace for violence, Zimbabwe goes after two alleged poachers, foreigners seeking surrogates can no longer find them in Thailand, and sinkholes are popping up in Israel.