Life as an “Untouchable” in India

In September 2020, 4 upper caste Thakur men allegedly brutally gang-raped and attacked a 19-year-old Dalit woman in India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh. She died because of it and the police hurriedly cremated her without the consent of the family. This tragedy led to India actually being forced to deal with its caste problem.…… Read More

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The Horrors I Saw at Korean Private Schools | Informer

An English teacher reveals the horrors of working at a notorious Hagwon school in South Korea, where staff and students are overworked to the point of breaking. The conditions are so bad that many teachers choose to “midnight run” – disappear in the night with no warning. After dealing with sexual harassment, constant CCTV monitoring,…… Read More

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The Rise of Acid Attacks in the UK: VICE Reports

Since 2010 there have been 1,800 reported acid attacks in the London, with a steep 70% rise between 2015 to 2016. As the number of victims grows, data suggests Britain has the worst record in the developed world for assaults with household acids like bleach and drain cleaner. Only a quarter of recorded attacks have…… Read More

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The Dangers of Leaving Islam

Around the world, people who leave the faith of Islam face state persecution, imprisonment, torture, and even execution, as well as violence, death threats, and ostracisation from their own communities. Many former Muslims or apostates risk so-called honour killing, forced marriage, kidnap, and communal violence at the hands of their families for “bringing shame” on…… Read More

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Prostitutes of God (Documentary)

Like VICE News? Subscribe to our news channel: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-News Some parents in India practice the Devadasi tradition, selling their daughters into a life of prostitution, often around the age of 10. Watch more VICE documentaries here: http://bit.ly/VICE-Documentaries We traveled to the Indian city of Sangli to meet a group of bolshy sex workers selling their…… Read More

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Sexual Exploitation of Young Refugees in Greece

In 2015, Greece found itself on the frontline of the biggest refugee crisis since World War II and caught unprepared to receive record numbers of people. The EU shut its border to Greece in 2016 to prevent refugees from moving further up the continent, leaving 50,000 people trapped there. Among them are up to 3,000…… Read More

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"Enforced Disappearances" Muzzle Journalists in Bangladesh

On March 10th, 2020, photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol left his home to go to work. He never returned. The survivor of an alleged enforced disappearance, today Shafiqul Islam Kajol remains in jail on charges filed under Bangladesh’s heavily criticised Digital Security Act. This is his story, his family’s story and also the story of Bangladesh’s…… Read More

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How to Hire a Hitman | The Business of Crime

For as long as money has existed, there have been plenty of people willing to kill for it. Contract killing is one of the world’s oldest professions. In The Business of Crime, VICE World News looks at different parts of the criminal economy, separating fact from myth and finding out the reality of the murder-for-hire…… Read More

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