Suroosh Alvi

VICE Special Report: A World in Disarray

Suroosh Alvi, Tony Blair

Examining the foreign policies that have shaped the modern world and meeting people living through today's major conflicts.

VICE Special Report: Countdown to Zero

Shane Smith

Suroosh Alvi, Shane Smith

An examination of the recent breakthroughs in eradicating the AIDS virus, and the challenges still faced by millions of HIV patients as doctors and organizations race to bring a cure to the masses.

Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Eddy Moretti, Suroosh Alvi

Firas Al-Lateef, Suroosh Alvi

The story of Iraq's only heavy metal band and their fight to play music.

Heavy Metal in Istanbul

Bernardo Loyola, Suroosh Alvi

Follow up to Heavy metal in Baghdad. We see the band after they move to Turkey.

Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo

Suroosh Alvi

Suroosh Alvi

Warlords, soldiers, and child laborers all toil over a mineral you've never even heard of. Coltan is a conflict mineral in nearly every cell phone, laptop, and electronic device. It's also tied to the deaths of over 5 million people in Congo since 1990.