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These Women Are Fighting to Legalise Sex Toys in Zimbabwe
Despite a ban on importing sex toys into the country, they are still being sold covertly through social media. Activists say it’s time the government stopped meddling in their sex lives.
‘I Love Raping You’: What Andrew Tate Told Woman Who Accused Him of Rape
Exclusive: VICE World News has obtained WhatsApp messages and voicenotes sent by Andrew Tate to a woman who accused him of a 2013 rape. She said police told her they believed her account, but authorities declined to prosecute.
What We Know About the Uranium-Contaminated Package Found at Heathrow Airport
The shipment was caught by specialist scanners after it arrived in the UK from Pakistan via Oman.
Hundreds of Women ‘Denied Healthcare for Being Virgins’
“No woman should ever be denied access to healthcare on the grounds of ‘virginity’,” the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists said after a VICE World News investigation led to more than 200 people saying they'd experienced similar issues.
Fears Are Growing That Iran Will Execute Two More Young Protesters
People have demonstrated outside a jail where it's believed Mohammad Ghobadlou, 22, and Mohammad Boroughani, 19, will be executed as Iran puts protesters through sham trials.
Exclusive: Andrew Tate Was Arrested on Suspicion of Rape in the UK in 2015
7 years before his arrest in Romania, Andrew Tate was investigated over allegations of sexual assault and physical abuse in the UK, during which time he appeared on Big Brother for five days. But UK authorities declined to prosecute.
Here Are All the World’s Biggest LGBTQ Rights Wins in 2022
Being gay remains a crime for a quarter of the world's population and LGBTQ people face violence and repression across the globe. But in 2022 there were still dozens of important rights breakthroughs.
TikTok Scammer Stripped of Prestigious Literary Prize
An essay written by “Carrie Jade Williams” that won the 2020 Bodley Head/FT Literature Prize was taken offline after a VICE World News investigation revealed the author was a serial scammer and convicted fraudster.
97-Year-Old Woman Guilty in What Could Be Germany’s Last-Ever Nazi Trial
Irmgard Furchner worked as a secretary at a Nazi death camp where 65,000 prisoners are thought to have died.
Women in the UK Are Being Denied Medical Treatment Because They’re Virgins
VICE World News has spoken to women who say healthcare professionals told them they couldn’t receive internal examinations because they weren’t sexually active, going against ultrasound guidelines in Britain.
Conspiracy Theorists Have Come for US Couple Denied Abortion in Europe
Andrea Prudente and Jay Weeldreyer face hate and false accusations that they were part of a paid plot to undermine Malta’s abortion laws, the strictest in Europe.
‘Made My Blood Run Cold’: Unmasking a TikTok Creator Who Doesn’t Really Exist
Carrie Jade Williams said she was sued by Airbnb guests who claimed they were triggered by her disability aids. But the incident wasn’t real, and neither was she. VICE World News delves into one TikTok scammer’s weird web of lies.