Schoolgirls for Sale in Japan
This Thursday at 12pm EDT, Simon Ostrovsky and Jake Adelstein will join ‘On The Line’ to discuss this story. Ask your questions on Twitter @VICENews with #OnTheLine: http://bit.ly/1Sgvvn2 … source
Why Are American Troops in Ukraine? – Russian Roulette (Dispatch 108)
Three hundred American soldiers have arrived in western Ukraine. In the latest dispatch, Simon Ostrovsky traveled there to find out what their mission is. Watch “Meet the Texan Fighting… source
Institutionalized: Mental Health Behind Bars
James Burns is voluntarily spending 30 days in solitary confinement. Learn more at solitary.vice.com: http://bit.ly/2icVUGb —- America’s relationship with its mentally ill population continues… source
VICE on HBO Season One: Fighting Chances (Episode 8)
Segment 1: Senegalese Laamb Wrestling The most popular sport in the West African country of Senegal isn’t soccer — it’s laamb, combining Greco-Roman wrestling moves with eclectic pre-fight… source
25,000 March Against Islam: Hate in Europe
Every Monday since the beginning of October, protesters have taken to the streets of Dresden, Germany, under the banner of “Patriotic Europeans Against the Islamization of the Occident”… source
Russia’s Radioactive Past Comes Back To Haunt Its Citizens (HBO)
Anton Kolomitsyn has an unusual hobby: He searches the Russian countryside looking for remnants of past wars. Earlier this year, he made an unexpected find. The relic hunter stumbled across……
Meet the Texan Fighting for the DPR: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 107)
Among the thousands of foreign soldiers who are fighting alongside the pro-Russia separatists of the Donetsk People’s Republic is an American fighter known simply as “Texas.” In this… source
Jeremy Corbyn: The Outsider
In September 2015, veteran left-winger Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader of the British Labour Party. After 33 years as a back bench member of parliament, the 66-year-old became one…
Outbreak in Liberia: The Fight Against Ebola (Part 1)
Subscribe to VICE News here: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa began in Guinea in December 2013. From there, it quickly spread to Liberia and Sierra… source
The Assassination of Boris Nemtsov: Kremlin’s Biggest Critic
Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was shot dead on the evening of February 27 as he was walking with his Ukrainian girlfriend along Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge in central Moscow, just……