Niko Vorobyov

    Niko is a writer who was formerly incarcerated for selling drugs. Born in Leningrad in the last days of the Soviet Union, he now lives in the United Kingdom. His work has appeared in publications including Salon, Alternet and The Influence. He is the author of Dopeworld, a book about the international drug trade, published by Hodder in July 2019.

    Missouri POs Sending People to Prison for Being Medical Marijuana Patients

    On June 23, 29-year-old Ray Breer walked through the gates of the Western Reception ...

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    Inside the Gangs Handing Out Pandemic Supplies in Rio’s Favelas

    For many tourists, Rio de Janeiro is all carnival, caipirinhas and Copacabana. But there’s ...

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    Women in Mexico’s Narco World Face Misogyny and Murder

    It was a sunny day in Culiacán, the capital of both Sinaloa state in ...

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    Inside the Philippines Prison That Sparked Duterte’s Murderous Drug War

    Twenty-three thousand dead. That’s the latest estimate—and maybe a low one—of people killed by ...

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    Russia’s Harm Reductionists Are Once Again Under Attack

    “It used to be that you’d be walking on your way to score, and ...

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