Occupation
The Swedish Government Still Thinks Being Trans Is the Same as Being Mentally Ill
This week, LGBTQ rights organisation Transförsvaret tried to change that by occupying the Swedish Board of Health and Welfare.
We Accompanied Refugee Children on Their First Day of School
This year, the bell also rang for the children of refugees living at the occupied City Plaza hotel in Athens.
Watch Norwegian Punk Band Sløtface Occupy a Mine with a Bunch of Activists in “Sponge State”
“We hope that by showing these brave, young people in our music video, other people will take action and stand up for things they believe in.”
Israeli Judge: Evidence Against Soldier Who Allegedly Executed Palestinian is 'Inconclusive'
The Israeli army says the Palestinian, who was later identified as Abed al-Fatah al-Sharif, had tried to stab an Israeli soldier right before the camera started recording.
Companies Are Leaving the West Bank as International Boycott Campaign Gains Ground
As activists protest Israeli companies operating in the West Bank, which much of the world regards as illegally occupied, a number of them have chosen to move their operations elsewhere.
After Shooting Video Goes Viral, Israeli Soldier Faces Murder Investigation
The soldier suspected of pulling the trigger appeared in military court on Friday and is expected to face murder charges. His lawyer says the shooting was an act of self-defense.
Video Shows Israeli Army Executing Palestinian After Alleged Stabbing
The footage appears to show an Israeli soldier shoot a defenseless Palestinian man in the head in the West Bank city of Hebron — after the video went viral, Israeli leaders vowed to investigate, while Palestinians called the killing a war crime.
Palestinian Social Media Uprising: Digital Intifada (Part 1)
In part one of a two-part series, VICE News travels to Israel and the West Bank to talk to young Palestinians about their use of social media, and to Israelis who fear it's inspiring a Third Intifada.
Morocco Boots UN Diplomats Over Western Sahara Spat
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has managed to anger Moroccan officials by visiting a refugee camp filled with refugees from Western Sahara and referring to Morocco's presence in the territory as an "occupation."
Social Media Uprising: Digital Intifada (Trailer)
Coming soon: VICE News travels to Israel and the West Bank to talk to young Palestinians about their use of social media, and to Israelis who fear it's inspiring a Third Intifada.
We Talked to the Former Sumo Wrestler Who Joined the Oregon Militia Occupation
Are the occupation’s viral videos a fluke or part of a strategy?
FBI Negotiates as Defiant Holdouts in Oregon Militia Standoff Demand Immunity
The remaining militiamen occupying a wildlife refuge in Oregon have said they will only surrender if they receive a guarantee that they will not be arrested.