Dogs of War
VICE | World News
Current Affairs series, for VICE World News, about the world’s most dangerous conflicts and the people driving them. Hosted by Sahar Zand.
CHECHNYA | Europe's Most Violent, Instagram-Obsessed Leader
This is the Chechen Republic’s Instagram tyrant, Ramzan Kadyrov. For more than a decade, he has murdered his rivals, tortured his critics and terrorized the country’s population with a heavily armed militia he calls the ‘Kadyrovtsy’. More recently, he has waged a brutal genocide on LGBTQ+ people living in the Chechen Republic in Southern Russia. This is Dogs of War, a show about the world’s most dangerous conflicts and the people driving them presented by Sahar Zand.
INDIA | The Warrior Priest
Yogi Adityanath is a high priest and extreme Hindu nationalist. He believes that India is a Hindu country for Hindu people, and his anti-Muslim hate speeches have divided the country. Critics have called him everything from a “fire-breathing monk” to a “warrior priest”, but Adityanath is still being tipped as the next Prime Minister of India. Adityanath is a prominent member of the BJP, India’s ruling party, and the Chief Minister of the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the biggest state in India, and is seen as the golden goose of Indian politics.
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BRAZIL | The PCC
Meet the most powerful prisoner in the world. Marcola leads the PCC, Brazil’s largest prison gang. Based in Sao Paulo, and with over 30,000 members, this violent organization has massacred police, murdered judges, and shut down entire cities. The PCC controls 60% of Brazil’s cocaine market and is responsible for the biggest bank robberies in Brazil’s history. Sahar Zand explains how the PCC violently expanded across South America.