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New Russian law demands self-censorship from social media platforms
New Russian law demands self-censorship from social media platforms
Popular platforms are now required to proactively block prohibited content
Global Voices
Feb 14
El Salvador project illustrates the ‘invisible’ African roots of common Latin American words
El Salvador project illustrates the ‘invisible’ African roots of co...
The Spanish language is full of little-known Africanisms
Global Voices
Feb 8
Hungary’s new health care law could upset expectant mothers’ birth plans
Hungary’s new health care law could upset expectant mothers’ birth ...
They might become unable to deliver their babies with their obstetrician of choice
Global Voices
Feb 4
What Kyrgyzstan’s hasty transition to presidential governance says about the state of its democracy
What Kyrgyzstan’s hasty transition to presidential governance says ...
Will Kyrgyzstan remain the freest society in Central Asia?
Global Voices
Feb 2
‘Women’s role in science is vital’
‘Women’s role in science is vital’
An interview with Ecuadorian scientist Patricia Castillo Briceño
Global Voices
Feb 1
COVID-19, digital rights and Nigeria’s emerging surveillance state
COVID-19, digital rights and Nigeria’s emerging surveillance state
The real impact of COVID-19 goes beyond the death toll
Global Voices
Jan 19
Guyanese-American author celebrates Caribbean identity in new alphabet book
Guyanese-American author celebrates Caribbean identity in new alpha...
The book captures ‘what I always wanted to see as a child’
Global Voices
Jan 19
Want to learn to curse like a Russian? There’s an Instagram account for that
Want to learn to curse like a Russian? There’s an Instagram account...
There’s an Instagram account for that
Global Voices
Jan 16
The awakening of the ‘bicentennial generation’ in Peru
The awakening of the ‘bicentennial generation’ in Peru
Young people were the ones mobilising against government corruption
Global Voices
Jan 7
Why I might not go back to El Salvador
Why I might not go back to El Salvador
Reasons why Salvadorans flee their country
Global Voices
Jan 6
What the international press did not understand about the demonstrations in Peru
What the international press did not understand about the demonstra...
What happened in Peru was not ‘just another emergency’
Global Voices
Dec 14, 2020
Our new normal doesn’t have to be dictated by the monopolies of information technology
Our new normal doesn’t have to be dictated by the monopolies of inf...
Indigenous and peasant communities can show us another way
Global Voices
Dec 3, 2020
From #BlackLivesMatter to #VidasNegrasImportam: Call to end colonial legacy of police brutality
From #BlackLivesMatter to #VidasNegrasImportam: Call to end colonia...
From Africa to Brazil, systemic brutality against Black people must stop
Global Voices
Nov 27, 2020
How a grassroots revolt restored democracy in Peru
How a grassroots revolt restored democracy in Peru
Peruvian citizens showed the world that resistance is not futile
Global Voices
Nov 24, 2020
The prisoner and the pen: Words escape prison walls to inspire freedom and hope
The prisoner and the pen: Words escape prison walls to inspire free...
Human rights defenders have nothing but words to defend the civil and human rights of their people.
Global Voices
Nov 23, 2020
During the Cold War, Latin American intellectuals found solace in communist Prague
During the Cold War, Latin American intellectuals found solace in c...
Gabriel García Márquez, Jorge Amado, and Pablo Neruda were among the illustrious visitors
Global Voices
Nov 21, 2020
How Japan followed the US presidential election
How Japan followed the US presidential election
In the context of Japanese politics, Donald Trump isn’t particularly unusual.
Global Voices
Nov 17, 2020
The victims of forced sterilizations in Peru continue to demand justice
The victims of forced sterilizations in Peru continue to demand jus...
Currently, 1,321 indigenous women are seeking justice by legal means
Global Voices
Nov 13, 2020
The history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, the medieval Jewish book that survived the Inquisition, the…
The history of the Sarajevo Haggadah, the medieval Jewish book that...
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Global Voices
Nov 13, 2020
A Hong Kong reporter’s account of the crackdown on press freedom under the national security law
A Hong Kong reporter’s account of the crackdown on press freedom un...
She wants to continue her journalism career and safeguard the truth
Global Voices
Nov 12, 2020
Shutdowns, throttling and stifling dissent online: Africa’s new normal, Part II
Shutdowns, throttling and stifling dissent online: Africa’s new nor...
The rising authoritarian crackdown on online freedoms in the continent
Global Voices
Nov 10, 2020
Bullets, blood and death: The untold story of what happened at Lekki Toll Gate in Nigeria, Part I
Bullets, blood and death: The untold story of what happened at Lekk...
‘I saw dead bodies. They packed bodies with their vans.’
Global Voices
Nov 6, 2020
How YouTube helped a Hong Kong protester become a Trump supporter
How YouTube helped a Hong Kong protester become a Trump supporter
‘Trump supports Hong Kong, Biden supports China’
Global Voices
Nov 3, 2020
Environmental risk posed by Venezuelan oil tanker highlights importance of transparency and public…
Environmental risk posed by Venezuelan oil tanker highlights import...
Governments should ‘support this co-creation of knowledge’
Global Voices
Oct 31, 2020
Silencing the media won’t stop the student-led protests in Thailand
Silencing the media won’t stop the student-led protests in Thailand
There have been 246 protests in 62 provinces over the last three months
Global Voices
Oct 29, 2020
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