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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.
Conservative Kuczynski Takes Slim Lead Over Fujimori in Peru's Presidential Poll
With half the votes counted, ex-World Bank economist Pedro Pablo Kucynski holds a one point lead over the daughter of the imprisoned 1990s strongman Alberto Fujimori, after a tense campaign viewed as a battle for the soul of Peru's fragile democracy.
Canada Continues Making Nice With the World By Lifting Sanctions on Authoritarian Belarus
Removing Belarus from its most basic sanction list means that Canadian exporters will be able to sell most non-military goods and services to the state, excluding weapons and munitions.
A Slice-of-Life Stop-Motion Set During an Argentine Dictatorship
Guilt, psychology, and politics swirl in Santiago 'Bou' Grasso's gritty short film, "Padre."
Europe's Last Dictatorship Is Opposed by the Oldest Exiled Government in the World
The Rada of the Belarusian Democratic Republic has improbably survived two world wars, 70 years of Soviet occupation, and nearly a century in exile.
Newly Nationalized Russian Roy Jones Jr. was Given a Gold iPhone Case with Putin's Face on It
In Mother Russia, phone case holds YOU.
Chile's President Bachelet's New Constitution Plans Face Obstacles
Most Chileans support replacing the old constitution of the Pinochet dictatorship, but Bachelet's proposals are not supported by the political opposition and public trust in all politicians is almost non-existent.
The Soldiers Who Set Two Chilean Protesters on Fire in 1986 Will Finally Face Charges
Twelve former soldiers in Chile's military will face justice after the infamous 1986 immolation case was reopened upon a break in Chilean ex soldiers' "code of silence."
This Journalist Spoke to Chechens Living in the Shadow of War
We spoke to French-English journalist Manon Loizeau, who recently went back to Chechnya years after the end of its devastating war to make a new documentary.
Turkmenistan’s Horse-Loving President Built a Giant Gold Statue of Himself Atop His Favorite Steed
Mounted on a column of white marble that towers nearly 70 feet above Turkmenistan’s capital, the extravagant statue portrays the president and his horse White Khan.
Uganda's President of 28 Years Doesn't Want to Retire
President Museveni claimed he would gladly leave politics, but says his people don't want him to step down.
Greece's Young Anarchists
VICE News was in Greece for this year's demonstration commemorating the 1973 student uprising, as protestors were met with an unprecedented level of police brutality.