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Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
Before VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky was detained on April 21 and held by pro-Russia separatists in Sloviansk, Ukraine, he filed this dispatch featuring an interview with his future captor, the city's self-appointed “people’s mayor...
London's Holy Turf Wars
Over the last year, a quasi-religious turf war has sprung up on the streets of London. Young, radicalized Muslim patrols are enforcing Sharia law in the capital. In reaction, far-right Christian patrols are also taking the law into their own hands.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On Monday, pro-Russia protesters stormed a police station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Horlivka. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky joined them as they seized the building.
Bangladesh Rising
VICE News was on the streets of Dhaka in the lead up to Bangladesh's enforced elections, to witness democracy at its most questionable.
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
Pro-Russian protestors in Luhansk, the most Eastern city in Ukraine, took over the headquarters of the state security services on April 9. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky visited the occupied building, which despite the occupation, was...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On the second day of the self-styled People's Republic of Donetsk's existence, people gathered in the Regional Administration Building to discuss their new government and make plans for the future.
Love, Serve, Surrender: An Alleged Pedophile's Perfect Scam
Hippie guru Jay Ram was hailed as a public hero for fostering, adopting, and caring for dozens of boys that had nowhere else to go. But years later, a new picture has emerged. Several of his sons have come forward to say that he preyed on them sexually...
Racial Injustice in Milwaukee
On December 14, 2012, a young black high school student named Corey Stingley was aggressively restrained after he tried to shoplift alcohol from a neighborhood store. When the police arrived, he was no longer breathing. The men who restrained him were...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
On April 7, the people of Donetsk declared themselves an independent republic and called for a Crimea-style referendum by May 11. VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky was there as people stormed the regional administration building and demanded to...
Election Day in Turkey: Ballots, Watchdogs, and Fraud
VICE News went to Istanbul to check out polling stations and the city's main election center. They found a largely analog election process, vulnerable to all kinds of voter fraud—citizen watchdog groups are the only line of defense against widespread...
Russian Roulette: The Invasion of Ukraine
The day after Crimea's referendum, VICE News correspondent Simon Ostrovsky tried to figure out what country he's in, and what—if anything—has changed.
Free Derry: The IRA Drug War
Dissident republican activity in Derry is increasing, thanks to the merger of the Real IRA with anti-drug vigilantes.