VICE Romania
The Doctor Smoked Throughout My Abortion. I Felt the Whole Procedure.
As a pregnant 18-year-old in Romania, Cristina was treated like a criminal.
My Parents Sold Me as a Child Bride for £45,000 When I Was 12
This is how I escaped, and why I still love my family.
I Put My Mum On Tinder and She Instantly Got Catfished
She also ended up being tattooed by a married man.
A New Gender Identity Law Could Be Disastrous for Trans Youth in Romania
The law, approved by parliament, makes it illegal to discuss gender identity in schools and universities.
Romania Has Allegedly Allowed Russians and Ukrainians to Buy EU Passports
A report alleges a corrupt scheme is letting people skip the queue and any legal requirements for Romanian and EU citizenship.
10 Questions You Always Wanted to Ask an Actual Shepherd
Sorin will do anything for his sheep, including literally snatching them from a wolf's mouth.
The Women Who Crash Funerals to Loudly Cry
"Wailers" are women who go to the funerals of people they don't know – and cry loudly.
What the Russian Media Thinks of HBO's 'Chernobyl'
"The producers probably think the audience are a bunch of illiterate, stupid idiots who won't ask any questions."
Staying in the Freezing Romanian Countryside Showed Me How People Live Without Plumbing
Around 60 percent of rural Romania doesn't have a public sewage system.
Meet the Guy Who Helped Save a Town from Actual Gold Diggers
At 18 years old, Tică Darie helped fight off a mining conglomerate that planned to turn a Romanian village into a cyanide lake.
How Young People in Romania Won a Referendum By Not Voting
Doing nothing isn't always an effective strategy when you want to stop the government from doing something hateful, but last weekend, it worked out.
We Spoke to Young Romanians About Their Fight Against Corruption
Last Friday, months of anti-government and anti-corruption protests turned violent when riot police used teargas and water on protesters.