force-feeding
What's the Difference Between a Leaker and a Whistleblower?
The distinction may be the thing that keeps three WikiLeaks employees out of prison.
South India Is Struggling to Overcome Its Forced Euthanasia Problem
For years, young people in South India have been euthanizing their elders to end their suffering or because they can no longer look after them, but change may have come after a wave of media attention.
The Military Admitted Force-Feeding Gitmo Detainees Violates International Law and Medical Ethics
A military legal document obtained by VICE News acknowledges that according to international law and medical ethics, force-feeding a mentally competent person is 'never acceptable.'
Foie Gras Is Now Legal in California Again
Criticizing foie gras is easy, since it's fancy-people food that also tastes like cat food.
Guantanamo Prisoners Get to Play Video Games in a Recliner — While Being Force-Fed
Military officials at Guantanamo Bay are now allowing well-behaved hunger strikers to kick back and chillax during force-feeding sessions.
2014 VICE News Awards: Best Use of Deflective Phrasing — Guantanamo
The facility that rebranded suicide attempts as "self-injurious behavior," and called shackles "humane restraints," outdid itself with the new euphemism they unveiled this year.
Former Guard: Guantanamo's 'Safe, Humane, Legal, Transparent' Motto Is Simply Not True
A former Army staff sergeant and guard at Camp Delta speaks out for the first time about the mistreatment he witnessed — and the reasons why it continues.
Guantanamo's Controversial Force-Feeding Policies Go on Trial
Almost 13 years after hunger strikes at Guantanamo first began, a federal judge could force military personnel to radically change the way they treat detainees.
New Gitmo Commander: 'Majority of Detainees Have… a Relative Degree of Freedom'
VICE News traveled to Guantanamo Bay to speak to the new commander of the base. His plans seem to indicate its detention facility won't be closing anytime soon.
Gitmo Spent $300,000 on Liquid Supplements While Denying a 'Mass Hunger Strike'
Gitmo purchased 161,352 cans of liquid supplement as officials publicly denied reports of a 'mass hunger strike' at the prison.
Pleas for Mercy and Game of Thrones: A Gitmo Detainee's Letter to a Federal Judge
A longtime hunger striker wrote a letter to a judge asking her to stop the force-feeding at Gitmo. Shockingly, it actually made it to her.
Guantanamo Bay Officials Just Figured Out That Olive Oil Is a Terrible Lubricant
Using olive oil to lubricate prisoners' nasal passages during force-feedings can actually lead to a rare kind of pneumonia — and death.