Namir Shabibi
Contributor
vice exclusive
Exclusive: Secret Blacklist Grows Even After Journalists Placed on 'Terror' List Are Paid Off
Thomson Reuters' World-Check apologised and compensated prominent British journalists for secretly listing them as terrorists, but VICE has found the service has also been profiling trade unionists and animal rights activists.
Namir Shabibi
10.18.17
defense & security
UK Could Face Murder Charges Over Covert Drone Strikes, Say MPs
An inquiry by an influential parliamentary committee found that the British government does not have a proper handle on the law regarding targeted assassinations outside of war zones.
Namir Shabibi
5.10.16
defense & security
European Companies Sold Spy Tech to a Secret Egyptian Intelligence Unit Amid Brutal Repression
Little is known about the so-called Technical Research Department, a shadowy Egyptian intelligence unit reporting directly to the president. But we do know European companies did business with it.
Namir Shabibi
2.26.16
middle east
Disappeared, Tortured, and Bombed: This American’s Story Is a Microcosm of US Policy in Yemen
If Sharif Mobley ever makes it back home to the US, it will be no thanks to his government. Moreover, his story encapsulates six years of violent US intervention in Yemen in the name of fighting terror.
Namir Shabibi
1.6.16