Savar declared ‘degraded airshed’ as pollution levels triple national standard of Bangladesh
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Savar declared ‘degraded airshed’ as pollution levels triple national standard of Bangladesh
Savar Upazila in Bangladesh has been declared a “degraded airshed,” marking the country’s first initiative of its kind to address air polluti...
DeepSeek and the digital battleground: China’s AI influence abroad
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DeepSeek and the digital battleground: China’s AI influence abroad
As the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) promotes DeepSeek abroad, making cutting-edge AI technology accessible to the Global South, this comes with hi...
LIVE on September 10: The shape of solidarity — Listening to Palestine
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LIVE on September 10: The shape of solidarity — Listening to Palestine
Join us for a Global Voices Insights in Arabic and English for a conversation about what statelessness and belonging, solidarity and resistance, me...
Mali’s rural communities mobilize against child marriage in defense of girls’ futures
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Mali’s rural communities mobilize against child marriage in defense of girls’ futures
In 2018, Mali 24.1 percent of Mali's population were girls under 18 years old. More than half of them were married before the age of 18, espec...
‘The Other Sahel’ shows another side to the region often labelled a ‘conflict zone’
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‘The Other Sahel’ shows another side to the region often labelled a ‘conflict zone’
“Resilience and creativity are deeply rooted in Sahelian societies. Today, every artistic project, every cultural initiative, is a direct respons...
A report shows that Trump’s move to investigate Brazil follows Big Tech’s interests
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A report shows that Trump’s move to investigate Brazil follows Big Tech’s interests
A group funded by companies like Google, Meta, and Amazon produced a report that could shape the investigation against Brazilian law on Big techs
Caught between fear and compassion: The Indian Supreme Court’s stray dog dilemma
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Caught between fear and compassion: The Indian Supreme Court’s stray dog dilemma
A news report on stray dog attacks instigated the Supreme Court into action, producing two starkly different orders that exposed tensions between p...
‘Smart’ (or Machiavellian?) surveillance: The power of terminology
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‘Smart’ (or Machiavellian?) surveillance: The power of terminology
The Israeli military “offers an important insight into how the latest technologies can be adopted for widespread monitoring and control.”
Can prison inmates publish books? A denied publication took this discussion to Brazil’s Supreme Court
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Can prison inmates publish books? A denied publication took this discussion to Brazil’s Supreme Court
For members of the Brazilian Academy of Prison Letters, the case is about free speech: “After all, a prison sentence doesn’t strip the person f...
Flash floods ravage Pakistan: Cloud burst and melting glaciers create perfect storm of destruction
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Flash floods ravage Pakistan: Cloud burst and melting glaciers create perfect storm of destruction
Devastating flash floods triggered by cloud burst and glacier lake outburst (GLOF) have killed over 800 people across Pakistan in recent weeks, wit...