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The Struggle of the Rohingya: Escape From Myanmar

The Rohingya people, a Muslim minority community, suffers from widespread persecution and discrimination in the majority Buddhist country of Myanmar. Violent sectarian clashes and rioting have destroyed villages and homes, leaving many Rohingyas with no option but to live in government-controlled camps for the internally displaced.

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Secret Hospitals and Corrupt Restaurants: Inside the City Awaiting Syrians Escaping War

More than 250,000 people have been killed and 11 million forced to flee their homes in almost five years of fighting in Syria. Thousands of internally displaced people are now massed on the border with Turkey. But right now only ambulances and a limited number of refugees are allowed to cross. Around 50 people were killed in February when a series of airstrikes hit schools and hospitals in two re

Russian tattoo artist turns abuse scars into butterflies

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Holding The Line For Another DNR Assault: Ukraine's Failed Ceasefire (Part 2)

After seeing the realities of the "ceasefire" in eastern Ukraine from the perspective of so-called Donetsk People's Republic (DNR) separatists, VICE News traveled across the defacto border to visit a number of Ukrainian positions near Donetsk international airport. The site was finally seized by DNR fighters in January after months of heavy fighting.

On The DNR Frontline: Ukraine's Failed Ceasefire (Part 1)

Only a few days after this ceasefire was agreed, the DNR took the strategically important rail town of Debaltseve, trashing any hopes for a lasting ceasefire in the process. Since then, fighting has been constant. Dozens, possibly hundreds of civilians and soldiers have been killed, and serious efforts to get the peace agreement back on track have failed.

Illegal Raves in Europe's Only War Zone: BIG NIGHT OUT Ukraine

Ukraine is a politically polarised nation in the midst of a destructive civil war. In this episode of VICELAND’s Big Night Out, Clive Martin investigates how the young are evading patrols and curfews through the illegal party scene in what is currently Europe's only active war zone.