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Is Julian Assange's Latest Legal Setback the End of the Road for the Wikileaks Founder?
Getting your appeal thrown out by a country's Supreme Court sounds pretty final, but the Wikileaks founder has ways to continue fighting the accusations of rape and sexual assault that have dogged him for years.
Greek Courts Are Using a Law from 250 AD to Annul Same-Sex Marriages
Two couples are currently planning to take their case all the way to the European Court of Human RIghts if necessary.
The 42 Things that Authorities Want to Know About Everyone Flying In or Out of Europe
The latest European Commission counter-terror plan permits the collection of 42 pieces of personal information from every passenger — including what you ate on the plane.
Mass Surveillance Does Not Stop Terrorists, Europe's Top Rights Body Says
The assembly of the Council of Europe has been investigating government surveillance since last year and has heard evidence from Edward Snowden, the fugitive NSA whistleblower.
'Britain Taught the World How to Torture': Northern Ireland's Hooded Men Take New Evidence Back to Court
In 1978, the UK was found to have used 'inhumane treatment,' but not torture, on detainees, setting a precedent for the use of enhanced interrogation techniques. VICE News speaks to the men appealing — with freshly unearthed government documents.
Britain's Most Relentless Nudist Keeps Getting Locked Up
Stephen Gough won't let a bit of jail time stop him from walking around with his dick out.
Pussy Riot Members Sue Russian Government at the European Court of Human Rights
Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova have likened their prosecution and detention following a controversial “punk prayer” to torture.