freedom of expression
This Indie Space Network Launched the ‘First Protest in Space’ Targeting Trump
'LOOK AT THAT, YOU SON OF A BITCH' reads a suborbital tweet paraphrasing Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell.
How Twitter Sued the Trump Administration and Won Almost Instantly
Twitter sued Customs and Border Protection on Thursday. By Friday morning, the government withdrew its subpoena for the user information of @ALT_uscis.
What to Bring to a Peaceful Protest
The gear you should bring when exercising your Constitutional right to peaceably assemble, and what you should leave behind.
Another journalist was just murdered in one of Mexico’s most corrupt states
Pedro Tamayo was the 17th journalist murdered in Veracruz since Governor Javier Duarte took office in 2010 — the highest tally of any Mexican state.
Inside Eritrea: The World's Most Censored Country
Cold calls, pirate radio, posters and messages left on banknotes are just a few ways underground activists fight for freedom.
Blackout: Inside Belarus, Europe's Last Dictatorship
VICE News visits Belarus, the last European dictatorship, where President Lukashenko’s government has engaged in a campaign of censorship to intimidate journalists and suppress independent media.
Here's a Rewind to East Coast Graffiti’s Halcyon Days
John Waters narrates a new documentary about the early East Coast writers that invented what became what we know as modern street art.
German Court Rejects Turkish President Erdogan's Attempt to Stop 'Wave of Insults'
The Turkish president wants to sue Axel Springer CEO Mathias Doepfner for defending the comedian who recited a satirical and sexually crude poem about him on television.
German Comedians Are Making Turkey's President Really, Really Upset
First they call him an egotistical authoritarian, now they say he likes having sex with sheep and kicks Kurds for fun. President Erdogan has had enough and is demanding Germany do something.
Bangladeshi Students Take to Streets After Activist Is Hacked to Death
Liberal bloggers being attacked with machetes has become a persistent phenomenon in Bangladesh, while the government fails to arrest the murderers and clamps down on freedom of expression.
Turkey Seizes Opposition News Agency, Days After It Takes Over Newspaper
As the EU finalizes a deal with Turkey over migration, the media crackdown continues. A court is to appoint an administrator to run an opposition news agency following a request from a state prosecutor.
'Disappeared' Hong Kong Booksellers Detained in China Will Be Freed on Bail
Three of the men who disappeared and then resurfaced under suspicious circumstances will be released, while two men remain in Chinese custody.