‘Every silenced voice matters’: Defending press freedom in Myanmar
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‘Every silenced voice matters’: Defending press freedom in Myanmar
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Myanmar ranks among the world’s worst jailers of journalists, alongside China and Israel.
Journalism in exile: Muwatin’s fight for independent media in the Gulf
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Journalism in exile: Muwatin’s fight for independent media in the Gulf
Exiled in London, Mohammed Al-Fazari leads Muwatin, a London-based independent media outlet reporting on Gulf issues, facing state censorship, fund...
Mizzima News: Surviving the junta and reporting Myanmar's ‘Spring Revolution’
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Mizzima News: Surviving the junta and reporting Myanmar's ‘Spring Revolution’
“Safety is the main challenge because anyone who is working for Mizzima News or who is known to work for us will be punished, arrested, and impri...
May Day or Detention Day? Turkey marks Labor Day
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May Day or Detention Day? Turkey marks Labor Day
Taksim square, considered a powerful symbol of labor rights and protest culture, is also an ideological battleground among governments that have ta...
Pahalgam attack raises tensions between India and Pakistan amid disinformation surge
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Pahalgam attack raises tensions between India and Pakistan amid disinformation surge
A deadly militant attack in Pahalgam Valley, in Indian-administered Kashmir, has rapidly increased tensions between the neighbors India and Pakista...
Trinidad & Tobago votes for change as party led by first woman prime minister wins by landslide
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Trinidad & Tobago votes for change as country’s first woman prime minister makes a triumphant return
​The snap election followed a period of political upheaval whereby former PM Keith Rowley resigned and appointed Stuart Young to the role without...
Podcast: Olek Shyn, Korean–Ukrainian, on the complex history of his ethnic and national identities
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Podcast: Olek Shyn, Korean–Ukrainian, on the complex history of his ethnic and national identities
In each episode, we invite our guests to reflect on the assumptions that lie behind the question, “But where are you really from?“ and how they...
Silenced witnesses: Israel is killing journalists in Gaza at historic rates https://globalvoices.org/2025/05/01/silenced-witnesses-israel-is-killing-journalists-in-gaza-at-historic-rates/
The fight for abortion rights in Sri Lanka
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The fight for abortion rights in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's proposed abortion law reform, though welcomed, highlights systemic issues: women's exclusion from decision-making, medicalisa...
Gains and gaps in gender equality in North Macedonia
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Gains and gaps in gender equality in North Macedonia
While official analyses suggest that North Macedonia is making progress in certain areas of gender equality, a deeper examination reveals a more nu...