Sophia Smith Galer
Armenia
A ‘Frozen War’ in Europe Threatens Sex, Abortion and LGBTQ Rights
Armenian authorities are officially pro-choice but also desperately want to increase the country's birth rate to create more soldiers to fight in Nagorno-Karabakh.
Sophia Smith Galer
8.14.23
Spain
The Far-Right Is On the Brink of Power in Spain – Here's What Is at Risk
Vox is likely to become part of a coalition government, which would represent the first far-right representation in government since the time of Franco.
Sophia Smith Galer
7.19.23
FRANCE
Man Facing Deportation After Being Hit by Drunk Driver Protected by Diplomatic Immunity
A Filipino delivery driver in Paris has been told to leave the country after getting in a car accident with a Chinese embassy employee who is not facing charges.
Sophia Smith Galer
6.21.23
abortion
Google Is Making Millions of Dollars From Ads for Fake Abortion Clinics: Report
A report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate said Google had profited from adverts placed for so-called “crisis pregnancy centres” alongside searches for terms like “abortion clinic near me.”
Sophia Smith Galer
6.15.23
reproductive rights
The NHS Awarded a Counselling Contract to a Group Set Up To Stop Abortions
Experts have raised concerns after VICE News revealed a charity with connections to so-called “crisis pregnancy centres” was awarded an NHS contract at a London abortion clinic.
Sophia Smith Galer
6.13.23
abortion
162-Year-Old Law Used to Jail Woman For Taking Abortion Pills Beyond Legal Time Limit
The woman was sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty, despite saying she hadn’t known how many weeks pregnant she had been.
Sophia Smith Galer
6.12.23
Andrew Tate
Poll: Only 20 Percent of Young People Have a Positive View of Andrew Tate
But young people from ethnic minority groups are more than twice as likely to view Tate in a positive light, new polling data shared with VICE News has shown.
Sophia Smith Galer
6.6.23
Sadiq Khan
London Mayor: Big Polluters Could Be Teaming Up With Far-Right to Undermine Me
Sadiq Khan tells VICE News he believes fossil fuel companies or car manufacturers could be helping to coordinate online abuse and criticism of his green policies from conspiracy theorists and the far-right.
Sophia Smith Galer
5.26.23
reproductive rights
The NHS Website Promoted 7 Counselling Centres Linked to Anti-Abortion Groups
Exclusive: Users were directed to “crisis pregnancy centres” affiliated with anti-abortion networks for antenatal, carer and mental health support.
Sophia Smith Galer
5.16.23
Uganda
UK Gave $166k to Anti-LGBTQ Group in Uganda, Where Gay People Face Death Penalty
More than $40 million of foreign aid had been given since 2014 to anti-LGBTQ groups in Uganda.
Sophia Smith Galer
4.26.23
Church of England
New Concerns Reported at Christian Youth Festival After Founder Quit
VICE World News has learned of newly-raised historic safeguarding concerns around the treatment of attendees at Soul Survivor festivals in the aftermath of founder Mike Pilavachi stepping down amid claims of inappropriate behaviour with young people.
Sophia Smith Galer
4.19.23
auschwitz
Don’t Pose for Photos Like This at Auschwitz, Museum Reminds Visitors
The reminder came after a new photo of a woman smiling on the railway tracks that transported 1 million Jews to their deaths at the Nazi concentration camp went viral on Twitter.
Sophia Smith Galer
4.18.23
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