Lithuania
‘Brother, Help Me’: People Are Losing Limbs in Europe’s Forgotten Migrant Crisis
VICE World News spoke to the family of a Sri Lankan migrant who had his leg amputated and lost his five other toes to frostbite after being trapped in no-man’s land between Belarus and Lithuania.
Ukraine to Mark Independence From Soviet Union With a Massive Rave
This week is 31 years since Ukraine became independent from the USSR and 6 months since Russia invaded. Ukraine’s biggest DJs are holding a huge rave in Lithuania to mark the occasion.
‘I’m Aiming at the Russians’: The Tiny Country That Fears It’s Putin’s Next Target
A stretch of a tiny European nation has been dubbed “the most dangerous place on Earth”. VICE World News meets the paramilitary members vowing to defend Lithuania.
'Visa Shopping' Is Causing a Spike in Applications to Visit Lithuania
People are applying to enter Europe via this Eastern European country – and they're even faking flights and hotel bookings to do it.
How ‘The Russians’ Took Hold of Ireland’s Heroin Trade
A violent gang of heroin dealers from Lithuania fuelled Ireland and Northern Ireland's drug trade by forcing trafficking victims to sell drugs, a joint investigation by VICE World News and the OCCRP reveals.
London's Pubs Saved Me from Becoming an Alcoholic
Compared to the situation in my home country, Britain's drinking culture is tame.
Lithuania's Emigration Crisis
While the political conversation in Western Europe revolves around immigration, over in the East it's all about convincing anyone to stay.
We Were Inside the Arena at the Big Baller Brand's Lithuania Debut
A smiling Ball family sits courtside behind a large LED strip emblazoned with triple B's while “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” blares from the loudspeakers.
Bono, Humanitarian, Invested in Offshore Tax Havens
Turns out, "The Sweetest Thing" is hecka money. Haha!
Rural Puritans Are Trying to Ruin This Urban Party Scene
Lithuania's new government is strongly anti-alcohol, and has sent armed police to raid clubs in the hope they'll find a spliff's worth of weed.
A Photographer Literally Dug Himself into a Hole to Get the Perfect Horse Portrait
Andrius Burba and his collective Underlook capture unexpected portraits of animals by gettin' low. Like, under-the-ground low.