Suroosh Alvi
Iran Marked 40 Years Since the Hostage Crisis With a Massive Anti-American Rally
Thousands of pro-government Iranians celebrated outside the U.S. embassy where 52 Americans were held captive for 444 days.
What I Found in the Rubble of a Destroyed Taliban Complex
Suroosh Alvi recalls how he wound up with a dagger that belonged to Qari Hussain, the Pakistani Taliban's master trainer of suicide bombers.
Heroin Warfare
VICE had been trying to get into Iran for seven years, but each time we were shut down with zero explanation. We're allowed in for the first time to do a story about the widespread damage the opium and heroin trade has had on Iranian society.
Egypt on the Brink - Women Under Assault
VICE co-founder Suroosh Alvi meets with some local activists around Tahrir Square to learn about the horrible conditions female protesters have been put in while their country has been turned upside down.
In Saddam's Shadow
Ten years after the US invasion of Iraq, VICE founder Suroosh Alvi returns to Baghdad to see how the city is doing. We meet a biker gang that misses Saddam, a gay activist, the metal band Dog Faced Corpse, and members of the Iraqi military whose bomb...
In Saddam's Shadow
VICE founder Suroosh Alvi returns to Baghdad ten years after the US invasion. In the fourth and final part of the documentary, we learn about the ADE 651, a small device the Iraqi military uses at checkpoints to detect bombs in cars. Problem is, these...
In Saddam's Shadow
VICE founder Suroosh Alvi returns to Baghdad ten years after the US invasion. In part three, we hang out with Iraqi metal band Dog Faced Corpse and investigate the struggles of emo kids and gays living in Baghdad. There have been reports of emo...