Episode
VICE: Return to Yemen & Church and States
Overview
Ben Anderson returns to Yemen, where he reported 'The Enemy of My Enemy' for VICE S2, to witness one of the worlds most bloody and underreported conflicts - the Yemen's Houthi rebels insurrection in Saudi Arabia. Gianna Toboni meets some of the families who are navigating the new landscape of legalized same-sex marriage, and hears from supporters of religious freedom laws, as VICE explores where the battle for equal rights heads from here.
Details
- Series
- VICE
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2016-03-11
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Return to Yemen & Church and States is Episode 6 in Season 4 of VICE. It aired on 2016-03-11. The runtime is 30 min.
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