Laurel Chor

Hong Kong

A Gun Shot and Water Cannons: Hong Kong Protests Are Getting Scary

The police and protesters ramped up the violence significantly in the latest weekend of pro-Democracy protests.
Laurel Chor
8.26.19
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Police Are Using Brutal Tactics Against Protesters: "We Are so Angry"

Police disguised as protesters are making arrests.
Laurel Chor
8.12.19
Hong Kong

“Fuck Your Mother”: Hong Kong Protesters Are Furious With Police — And Letting Them Know It

Protestors say the police have increasingly turned to excessive force in recent weeks, at the same time that they’ve turned a blind eye toward violent actors, like the triads.
Laurel Chor
8.8.19
VICE News Tonight on HBO

Why Hong Kong Is Rising Up

Hong Kong protesters are trying to stop the pro-Beijing government from taking away their freedoms.
Laurel Chor
Crystal Wong
Angad Singh
6.12.19
Hong Kong

Hong Kong protesters tell us why this might be their “last chance” to defy Beijing

“This time, I realized that I really had to do something.”
Laurel Chor
6.10.19
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Hong Kong's Youth Won't Let China Erase the Memory of Tiananmen

“I first came because I felt that the June 4 incident was tragic. But now I think that June 4 has more and more to do with Hong Kong’s political situation, or the things we’re fighting against.”
Laurel Chor
6.4.19
VICE News Tonight on HBO

The Myanmar military doesn’t want you to see where the Rohingya genocide took place

One million Rohingya refugees remain in Bangladesh as the U.N. accuses Myanmar of genocide
Laurel Chor
Sebastian Walker
8.28.18
VICE News Tonight on HBO

We spoke to North Korea’s lawyer about the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother

Attorney Jagjit Singh insists he’s a very boring man — even though his clients include some of the most notorious criminals in modern Malaysian history.
Laurel Chor
Hind Hassan
Amel Guettatfi
7.11.18
VICE News Tonight on HBO

The Philippines could be the last country to legalize divorce — other than the Vatican

There are two other major obstacles: President Rodrigo Duterte and the Catholic Church.
Laurel Chor
Hind Hassan
5.18.18
VICE News Tonight on HBO

Hong Kong is running out of space to put its dead

Even finding a place for cremated remains is almost impossible
Laurel Chor
4.22.18
VICE News Tonight on HBO

This Syrian refugee has been living in an airport for more than a month

​He took VICE News on a guided tour of his new home in the arrivals area, where he sleeps under stairs and dines on donated airline food.
Hind Hassan
Andrew Potter
Laurel Chor
Daniel Bateman
4.20.18
Vice News Tonight

Jakarta is the world's fastest-sinking city

Jakarta is sinking and its people are making the problem worse
Angad Singh
Laurel Chor
Hind Hassan
2.15.18
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