Vox Borders

"If you want to know a country’s deepest fears, look at its border."

Reporting from six borders around the world, Emmy-nominated journalist Johnny Harris investigates the human stories behind the lines on a map in a new series for Vox.com.

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Created By	Johnny Harris
Status	Canceled
Original Name	Vox Borders
First Air Date	October 17, 2017
Last Air Date	July 24, 2019
Seasons	4
Episodes	20
Episode Runtime	15min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	Antarctica, China, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Pakistan, Spain, Sri Lanka, United States of America, Venezuela
Production Companies	Vox Media Studios
Networks	YouTube

S04E05

The violent rise of India's cow vigilantes

India’s government has strict laws surrounding cow slaughter because cows are sacred in Hinduism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the need to make sure India’s cows are protected and some state governments followed suit by opening more cow shelters and ordering more police crackdowns. But some took cow protection into their own hands. Cow vigilantes started patrolling neighborhoods looking to physically punish those who were allegedly harboring cows, consuming cows or even transporting cows. In most cases, the victims of these mob beatings were Muslim.

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