The Photos That Defined 2022
These powerful photos captured the biggest news stories in a tumultuous year, from war in Ukraine to the fall of Roe v. Wade.
Are Women the Far-Right's Trump Card?
By leading far-right parties or pushing white nationalist ideology to huge online audiences, women are increasingly influential in the traditionally male-dominated far-right.
The QAnon Queen Tried to Go Global. It Didn’t Go Well.
The so-called QAnon Queen of Canada tried to expand her empire and name other sovereigns. They split off and are now threatening regicide.
'Glimpse Into the Abyss': Germany Takes Out Far-Right Coup Plotters
In what is thought to be Germany's biggest-ever anti-terror operation, 25 people, including an aristocrat and a former MP were arrested on suspicion of plotting to violently overthrow the government.
Chechen Blogger Who Stood Up to Ramzan Kadyrov Missing and Feared Killed
Tumso Abdurakhmanov, who had been living in Sweden under the protection of intelligence services, has been out of contact with associates since the 1st of December, sources told VICE World News.
‘We Need to Wake Up’: How ISIS Made Africa Its Second Home
An eerily specific terror alert issued by Western governments for one of Johannesburg’s wealthiest areas points to a seemingly unlikely suspect: ISIS.
How COVID Truthers Breathed New Life Into an Antisemitic Symbol
The widespread appropriation by German COVID truthers of a symbol that Nazis used to persecute Jews is normalising antisemitism, experts tell VICE World News.
The Taliban Is Flogging People In Football Stadiums For ‘Adultery and Gay Sex’
The public punishments have come a week after the Islamist group announced it will be “implementing Sharia Law” in full force across Afghanistan.
Italian Cops Take Down Occult Neo-Nazi Group Preparing Violent Attacks
The Order of Hagal reportedly had significant international contacts, with overseas training, links to Ukraine militants, and even claimed to have met with former Trump advisor Steve Bannon.
‘SafeBlood’ Hardliners Want to Set Up Unvaccinated Blood Banks
Medics say that growing numbers of people are asking for transfusions of unvaxxed blood.
KFC Uses Nazi Pogrom to Promote Fried Chicken in Germany
“It’s memorial day for Kristallnacht! Treat yourself with more tender cheese on your crispy chicken,” Germany’s KFC app said, before apologising and saying the message was caused by a bug.
Neo-Nazis Held a Secret Concert Called ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ in Mexico City
Many of the attendees made the Nazi salute popularized by Adolf Hitler, while others had tattoos of the German dictator, according to a press report.