Matthew Cassel
Contributor
Ukraine
‘We Need to Live’: The Ukrainians Rebuilding Their Lives in the Shadow of War
The suburbs of Kyiv saw some of the fiercest fighting at the start of the year-old war. VICE World News spoke to people who returned to their homes, attempting to rebuild shattered lives.
Matthew Cassel
Olga Ivaschenko
2.24.23
Cop27
Rishi Sunak Ignored Questions About a UK Citizen on Hunger Strike in Egypt
The UK Prime Minister refused to answer repeated questions from VICE World News about the plight of jailed UK-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah.
Matthew Cassel
Belle Cushing
Daniel Bateman
11.7.22
italy
Italy on the Brink of Being Led by the Far-Right for the First Time Since WW2
100 years after Benito Mussolini’s rise to power, Italy is set to elect the leader of a far-right party that has direct ties to the country’s fascist past.
Matthew Cassel
Belle Cushing
9.22.22
Ukraine
‘Putin Can Kiss My Ass’: Ukrainians Say They’re Not Afraid of Russia
Fighting since 2014 has killed 15,000 people in Ukraine. But people in the country told VICE World News they'll stand firm as Russia moves in.
Galya Rudyk
Matthew Cassel
Sean Stephens
2.22.22
Ukraine
‘I Still Have My Bags Packed’: Ukrainians on the Threat of Russian Invasion
On the eve of the date of a potential Russian invasion put forward by U.S. intel, people in Kyiv were acting as they have for much of the last eight years: calmly.
Galya Rudyk
Matthew Cassel
Sean Stephens
2.15.22
Belarus
How Europe’s ‘Last Dictator’ Created a Migrant Crisis
After the Belarusian government crushed a pro-democracy movement last year, the EU responded with sanctions. Now the bloc is accusing the country’s authoritarian leadership of purposefully pushing thousands of migrants across its borders.
Andy Hayward
Matthew Cassel
11.5.21
Lebanon
‘I Can’t Take It Anymore’: Lebanon’s Biggest Public Hospital Is Running Out of Medicine
Lebanon is experiencing what’s been described as one of the world’s worst-ever economic collapses. Fuel, electricity, and now medicine, are all in short supply.
Matthew Cassel
Lama Al Arian
10.8.21
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Hellish ‘Game’ That Migrants Are Risking Their Lives to Play
VICE World News meets people stuck in freezing conditions on the Bosnia and Herzegovina-Croatia border, where they say police are kicking them around ‘like a football.’
Matthew Cassel
Andy Hayward
3.2.21
Tunisia
Ten Years On, Tunisia Still Seethes With Anger, But at What?
Youth-led protests have been sweeping the birthplace of the Arab Spring over a lack of opportunities. It seems familiar, because it is.
Matthew Cassel
2.2.21
COVID-19
They Saw a Second Wave Coming. They Still Couldn’t Stop It.
Belgium is one of the wealthiest countries in Europe, with excellent standards of healthcare. But the coronavirus doesn’t care how rich you are.
Andrew Potter
Matthew Cassel
11.20.20
Coronavirus
These Doctors Are Hitting the Street to Protect Athens' Homeless from Coronavirus
Police are imposing 150-euro fines on people accused of breaking lockdown laws. The homeless have not been exempt.
Matthew Cassel
Daphne Tolis
Andrew Potter
4.28.20
Europe
Escape From Yarmouk: A Family’s Journey to Germany From Hell on Earth in Syria
VICE News followed a Palestinian family as they fled Islamic State militants in Syria’s besieged Yarmouk refugee camp, heading north through Hungary toward Western Europe.
Matthew Cassel
9.13.15
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