If you're looking for more context on Venezuela, @Global Voices has a special coverage on the election and aftermath last year, with info on the opposition, the ways Maduro's regime used digital tools for oppression, and much more, directly from Venezuelan and other regional perspectives.
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Venezuela's fight for democracy · Global Voices
Amid significant irregularities in Venezuela's 2024 presidential elections, protestors took to the streets demanding transparency, leading to ...
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Queer mysteries are as diverse as the queer community, running the gamut from cozy to thrilling! These eight mystery novels will keep you turning p...
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Really important story here from Tactical Tech, a @Global Voices partner:
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Normalizing surveillance in daily life
“ ... Often, those who need the most support may have the least control over how or when their data is being used.”
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Bulgarian hardcore music veterans bring defiance to ‘Hills of Rock’
At Hills of Rock 2025 in Plovdiv, Bulgarian hardcore band Urban Grey turned their set into a rallying cry, mixing raw sound with messages against i...
Another #ClimateJusticeFellows story from Brian Hioe.bsky.social and Nurbek Bekmurzaev at @Global Voices
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How villagers in Kazakhstan fought against a Chinese cement plant and lost
Everything was going in the villagers’ favor until the Kazakh government intervened and amended the regulations governing the mandatory distance ...
Lovely and powerful essay from Melissa Vida about her work at @Global Voices and some incredible stories from the Latin America desk
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Telling humanity's stories as the Latin America Editor at Global Voices
Global Voices needs help from people who are sick of the rise of strongman politics dismantling aid and pushing for AI in every corner of our media.
Besides the global news coverage and translation you may be more familiar with, @Global Voices has an initiative called @npub1t99y...4ys3 which supports Indigenous and under-resourced languages, as in this workshop:
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Workshop report: Design your road map for Angika Language digital activism in Bihar, India
Twenty-two Angika speakers and five language guardians joined a workshop in Bhagalpur, Bihar, India from April 28–29, 2025, to explore digital st...