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Why Do Female Indonesian Police Recruits Need Virginity Tests?
The Indonesian police force's insistence that female police officers under go an invasive gynaecological exam is an example of the country's ongoing issues of women's and gender rights.
Andrea Booth
11.20.14
Music Video Premieres

PREMIERE: Watch EXEK Smash the Shit Out of an Early Model Holden
The Melbourne post punkers are most punk panel beaters operating.
Noisey Staff
11.20.14
Words

Sui Zhen Sends Us Drifting Into Bliss With This DJ Susan Mix
An infinitely pleasing DJ set ahead of OutsideIn Festival
THUMP Australia
11.20.14
Words

Jessie J Gets the Gay Anthem She Deserves at Last
After years on the sidelines of the club, the singer hits the floor with remixes of “Burnin’ Up.”
Zel McCarthy
11.20.14
asia & pacific

Female Police Candidates in Indonesia are Forced to Undergo Virginity Exams, but Authorities Deny Discrimination
Human Rights Watch is calling for an end to the "two finger" virginity tests women must undergo during health exams for prospective officers in the country.
John Dyer
11.20.14
iraq

Caught Between the Islamic State and Shiite Militias, Gays Are Dying in Iraq
Massacres of homosexuals in Iraq have taken place for years, but the situation has grown increasingly appalling as violence from the insurgency and sectarian militias spirals out of control.
Samuel Oakford and Sally Hayden
11.20.14
News

Can Someone Bring Us to Justice Over Our Treatment Of Refugees Already?
As Scott Morrison "takes the sugar off the table," let's step back a moment. What happened to us?
Girard Dorney
11.19.14
report

Islamic State Making Millions, Has Enough Weapons to Keep Fighting for Up to Two Years
New UN report details group's 'diverse portfolio' of revenue streams, including from stolen oil, and robust artillery.
Colleen Curry
11.19.14
Words

Sander Van Doorn on What It Takes to Succeed in Dance Music
Education, musical savvy, relationships, and love for the game made this Dutchman a perennial.
Kathryn Kyte
11.19.14
Islamic State

French Islamic State Militants Film Burning Passports and Call for Muslims to Attack Europe
The blue-eyed, bearded Frenchman identified in the video as Abu Osama al-Faranci was among fighters calling for French Muslims to join the Islamic State.
Liz Fields
11.19.14
Vice Blog

A Neurobiology Expert Explains Why Don Lemon's Suggestion to Bite a Rapist's Dick Is Profoundly Stupid
CNN host Don Lemon somehow deemed it acceptable to ask Joan Tarshis, one of 16 women to accuse Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting her, why she didn't just bite Bill Cosby's dick. An expert in neurobiology of trauma explains why that's stupid.
Callie Beusman
11.19.14
nuns

Italian Nuns Are Making Orange Wine for God and the Rest of Us
Just north of Rome, a convent of nuns is taking on the world of natural booze. The sisters of Monastero Suore Cisterci produce two types of wine—blending their old-world techniques with contemporary tastes—that have earned them an international...
Jesse Dart
11.19.14
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