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This Nude Calendar Is an Ode to Festival Season
Photographer Lara Verheijden's work celebrates naked summer vibes all year-long.
Rise of Coke Labs in Europe Signals ‘Death’ of the Smuggled Cocaine Brick
Drug experts tell VICE World News that traffickers are increasingly dissolving pure cocaine into materials and extracting it in large scale European labs.
Serial Sperm Donor Taken to Court Over Incest Fears After Fathering 550 Children
Forty one-year-old Dutch musician Jonathan Jacob Meijer is accused of defying limits intended to avoid unintended incest, inbreeding, and psychological trauma for his offspring.
‘Infuriating’: Super Cartel Drug Lords Freed After Just 2 Months
A police official told VICE World News that Dutch and US authorities would be despairing after two accused cartel bosses were released from custody in Dubai.
The Tragic Story Behind the Netherlands’ Most Prolific Female Serial Killer
Maria “Goeie Mie” Swanenburg poisoned at least 65 neighbours. Her story is about poverty as much as it is murder.
Police Hunt Suspects Wearing Blackface After Anti-Racism Protesters Attacked
The three men were allegedly part of a mob that violently confronted a group attempting to protest Zwarte Piet, the Dutch Christmas character that critics say is an obviously racist throwback.
‘Lizard Elite’ Conspiracy Theorist Banned from 26 European Countries
High-profile conspiracy theorist David Icke had been scheduled to speak at a demo by a Dutch conspiracist group.
Queer Refugees Are Struggling to Live in One of Europe's LGBTQ Havens
“I have no papers and no home, but going back is not an option," one asylum-seeker in the Netherlands tells VICE.
Dutch Town Loses ‘Satanist Paedophile’ Conspiracy Theory Case Against Twitter
A conspiracy theory spread on Twitter has seen people visit Bodegraven-Reeuwijk and lay flowers at the graves of dead children.
Criminal Gangs in Europe Are Blowing Up ATMs – and the Cash Inside
“They can’t work out the proper charge for the bomb and keep blowing up the fucking money,” a Dutch police official told VICE World News.
Russian Spy Tried to Infiltrate The Hague as an Intern, Here’s His Cover Story
The spy's bizarre and bizarrely elaborate fake life story somehow helped him land a prestigious posting.
I Asked People Who Want to Join the Army: Why?
I went to an army recruitment event to find out why young people are still enlisting for war.