HUMAN RIGHTS
Russian Woman Faces 10 Years in Jail for Leaving Anti-War Stickers in Supermarket
Alexandra Skochilenko’s small act of resistance has made her a symbol of Russian opposition to the war in Ukraine, her supporters tell VICE World News.
Child Refugees Killed on Highway After Hundreds Flee Immigration Detention Centre
Human rights groups say their detention was illegal, and are demanding clarity on why the refugees were held there in the first place.
Evidence Doctors May Have Doctored Duterte Drug War Death Certificates To Hide Murder
Their death certificates said they died of heart attacks or strokes, but a postmortem examination found bullet holes in their bones.
They Were Deported From a Country They Consider Home, to a Country They Barely Know
Hundreds of deportees from Australia are planning to sue the government for what they call unjust and discriminatory treatment and deportations.
US Officially Declares a Genocide Against the Rohingya in Myanmar
It's only the eighth time the U.S. has made such a designation, which was based on survivor reports of murder and gang rape by the country's military.
Vietnam Criticises ‘Inappropriate’ US Freedom Award for Jailed Journalist
Pham Doan Trang was awarded the International Women of Courage prize, a move Vietnam said was “not conducive for the development of bilateral relations.”
Journalists, Activists and Dissidents Under Threat in the Wake of Russian Invasion
With unconfirmed rumours of "kill lists", one journalist said prison would be a "best case scenario" under Russian rule in Ukraine.
Teen Mother Charged With Murder for Stabbing Her Baby Born of Rape
Many are calling for her murder charge to be dropped as the case shines a light on reproductive rights and poor support for sexual assault survivors in Malaysia.
Singapore Set for Double Execution This Week That Rights Group Slams as ‘Perverse’
The case bears an eerie resemblance to that of an intellectually disabled death row inmate who made international headlines last year.
He Was Tortured in Guantanamo. Now He's Taking the UK Government to Court.
The case against Moazzam Begg collapsed but his passport has been kept from him for years. He tells VICE World News about his continuing “harassment” by authorities.
Gang Rape, Extortion and Violence: LGBTQ Life Under the Taliban
A new report has warned of the dire situation facing LGBTQ people in Afghanistan.
Richard Branson Wants Singapore to Spare a Prisoner’s Life. We Asked Him Why.
In an interview with VICE World News, the billionaire anti-death penalty activist highlighted the case of an intellectually disabled man sitting on death row.