vigilantes
Mexican 'Viceroy' Sent to Pacify Michoacan State Leaves Murky Legacy
Alfredo Castillo was sent to Michoacan one year ago, on personal orders from President Enrique Peña Nieto. Today, local cartel chief 'La Tuta' remains at large and self-defense militias are battling each other in fatal shootouts.
Michoacan, the Birthplace of Mexico's Drug War, Is Still a Violent Quagmire
Troops marched into Michoacan in 2006, then federal forces came again in 2014, in response to a growing militia movement. A year after that, violent attacks, extortion, and impunity pervades across the "Hot Land" region.
VICE News Capsule - Friday, December 19
Kenyan lawmakers approve controversial anti-terror legislation but not without a fight, PETA uncovers shocking dog skin trade in China, U.S. Navy shows off a drone that looks like it belongs in 'Jaws', and more.
Michoacan, Mexico, Breaks Bad — Again — After Shootout Between Rival Militias Kills 11
The son of the founder of the first civilian militia in Michoacan is among the victims. One parish priest tells us: "We used to know who the bad guys were. Now we don't."
Bombings at a Mosque in Northern Nigeria Kill Dozens of Worshippers During Afternoon Prayers
Islamic militants are suspected of carrying out the attack on the mosque where one of the country's most influential clerics prays.
Dissident Militia Leader Arrested With Drugs in Mexico, Authorities Say
Dr. Jose Manuel Mireles, the symbolic leader of the vigilante movement in Michoacan, faces drugs and weapons charges after his arrest.
Chile Is Locked in a Drawn-Out Battle with Its Indigenous Population
On March 12, Francisco Huenchumilla—governor of the south-central Araucanía region—apologized to the country’s indigenous Mapuche people for “the theft of [their] lands by the state.” But the Mapuche people want more than an apology.
The Warrior State
Guerrero is one of the poorest states in Mexico and the site of some of the worst violence in the battle between the drug cartels and Mexican authorities. As a result of the violence, hundreds of civilians have armed themselves with machetes, rifles...
Teenagers Are Being Lynched in Egypt
In a lawless power vacuum, being accused of stealing gas tanks can get you strung up and killed.
Vigilantes Are Tagging Egypt's Sexual Harassers with Spray Paint
The members of "Be A Man" patroled during the recent Eid al-Adha festival celebrations, armed with cans of black and white spray paint, attacking, pinning down, and scarlet-lettering the shit out of grabbers and gropers with the words "I Am a Harasser...
Mad Max the Minuteman Can't Work Out What to Hate
So he went hunting for Mexicans in the desert with his gun.