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‘Delete the Video or We’ll Block YouTube’: Inside Putin’s War on the Free Press
Dawn raids, Kafkaesque house arrests, ensuring articles are labelled with the words ‘FOREIGN AGENT’ in giant font – Russia is pulling out all the stops to clamp down on anything resembling independent media.
How Did Steven Seagal Just Join a Russian Pro-Kremlin Political Party?
The iconic Hollywood action star has been an acquaintance of Vladimir Putin for years. Now he's fighting for the environment in the bullring of Russian politics.
Someone Reportedly Vandalized a Historic Soviet Spaceship with Graffiti
The dilapidated remains of Russian Buran shuttles at Baikonur Cosmodrome were spray-painted, according to state media.
Activist Archivists Are Trying to Save the ‘Pirate Bay of Science’
Facing lawsuits and legal trouble, archivists are working to save 77TB of freely available scientific data.
Russian Mercenaries Are Raping and Murdering Civilians They’ve Been Hired to Protect
VICE World News uncovers evidence of Kremlin-backed gunmen gang-raping civilians in the Central African Republic and hiring hit squads to take out torture victims so their crimes are not exposed.
A Brief History of Eurovision Being a Political Hot Mess
From banned entrants to citizens being interrogated for voting for rival countries, Eurovision’s history is littered with bizarre political feuds.
Ex-US Soldier Turned Influencer Criticized for Ukraine War Trip With Neo-Nazi
Derrick Bales, a Black veteran who runs a popular military lifestyle brand, maintains he did not participate in any fighting and was at the frontlines to conduct interviews for a coffee table book.
How a War on the Edge of Europe Became a Training Ground for the Far-Right
The war in Ukraine became a magnet for white supremacists from around the world, who fought on both sides of the conflict, living out their battlefield fantasies.
Children Killed in Russia School Shooting
Russian state media reports differ over the number of victims following a shooting at a school in the city of Kazan.
Russian Pranksters Duped Canadian Politicians Looking to Hear From Putin Critic
Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexei Stolyaro pretended to be imprisoned Russian dissident Alexei Navalny’s right-hand man before a House of Commons committee, not long after they tricked a number of European politicians as well.
Here's Why Czechs Are Accusing Their Own President of Pro-Russian Treason
Milos Zeman, one of Europe’s most pro-Kremlin leaders, cast doubt on the findings of his country’s own security and intelligence agencies, to the benefit of Russia. Remind you of anyone?
Russia Is Bragging About Its Sputnik COVID Vaccine With Phony Data
After Brazil refused to import the vaccine, Sputnik V's disinformation machine revved into high gear.