saving south sudan doc

  • They're All Coming Here - Chapter 1

    This is the first chapter of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan. We will release a new chapter daily, but you can skip ahead <a href="http://www.vice.com/read/saving-south...

  • Saving South Sudan

    Late last year, South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, accused his former vice president, Riek Machar, of attempting a coup d'état.

  • How South Sudan Got Lost

    This month, we will post a new chapter daily of Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia's sprawling 35,000-plus word epic exploration of the crisis in South Sudan, but you can skip ahead and read the...

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  • Saving South Sudan

    Late last year, South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, accused his former vice president, Riek Machar, of attempting a coup d'état.

  • Portraits of Riek Machar's White Army

    This past February, Riek Machar's White Army, arming themselves with whatever they could find—assault rifles, machine guns, RPGs, spears, and swords—sacked the city of Malakal in South Sudan. In between revenge killings and looting, they let Tim...

  • Meet Mari Malek, Refugee Turned Supermodel

    We talked to several South Sudanese-American artists about how they went from refugee camps in Africa to runway shows and Kanye West videos in Manhattan.

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  • Our Journey Through South Sudan

    It started as a simple idea: visit the world’s newest nation with Machot Lat Thiep, a gangly 32-year-old Sudanese former Lost Boy who wants to help his nation, a homeland that is less than three years old and already in danger of becoming a failed...

  • Employees of the Month

    Robert Young Pelton has made a career out of being on the inside of dirty wars and getting to know the leaders as well as the people who actually fight in them. At the age of 40, he quit his job in marketing to focus on conflicts and dangerous regions.

  • Saving South Sudan - Trailer

    Late last year, South Sudan's president, Salva Kiir, accused his former vice president, Riek Machar, of attempting a coup d'état. In February, journalists and filmmakers Robert Young Pelton and Tim Freccia set out on a grueling mission to locate Machar...

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