Global Voices · Local perspectives for a global audience
WEBGlobal Voices is a multilingual community of writers, translators, and activists who tell stories from around the world. Explore special coverage, essays, and latest stories on topics such as climate justice, digital rights, and elections.
Twitter Space: What’s next for the Aragalaya movement in Sri Lanka?
WEBDec 18, 2022 · Global Voices hosted a Twitter Space to discuss the Aragalaya movement, a pro-democracy uprising that ousted the Rajapaksa brothers from power in Sri Lanka. Listen to the speakers, Amalini De Sayrah and Sindhuri Nandhakumar, share their insights on the situation and challenges ahead.
About - Rising Voices
WEBRising Voices helps underrepresented communities tell their own stories using participatory media tools and online networks. It provides training, resources, microgrants, and mentoring to local groups that speak endangered or indigenous languages.
Egypt Revolution 2011 - Global Voices
WEBJan 29, 2011 · Inspired by the Tunisian uprising that overthrew longtime president Ben Ali, Egyptian citizens and activists organized mass protests on January 25, 2011, calling for economic reform and an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. They achieved victory on 11 February, 2011, and the reverberations of the country's success have been …
Community pantries inspire hope amid pandemic and economic …
WEBMay 5, 2021 · Community pantries are food banks where people contribute and take food for free amid the pandemic and economic crisis. They are inspired by the Filipino value of bayanihan, but face repression from the Duterte government.
Why are young people protesting in Thailand? · Global Voices
WEBNov 5, 2020 · Thailand has a strict Lèse Majesté (anti-Royal insult) law, punished with up to 15 years in jail. The first wave of protests was sparked in February 2020 by the forced dissolution of an opposition party which outraged and inspired young people to organize pro-democracy actions. Despite a lockdown in March, the “youthquake” continued, with ...
About Advox - Global Voices Advox
WEBAbout Advox. Advox is a project of Global Voices. We are a global network dedicated to reporting on freedom of expression online and advocating for policies that support a trustworthy, free and open internet for all. We report on threats to online speech, share tactics for defending the work and words of netizens, and support efforts to improve ...
Rising Voices · Helping the global population join the global …
WEBRising Voices helps new voices from new communities and speaking endangered or indigenous languages to join the global conversation by facilitating the creation of peer learning networks. Learn about their projects, stories, and initiatives for digital safety, media literacy, and language rights.
The USSR's legacy 30 years on - Global Voices
WEBOct 7, 2021 · The USSR's legacy 30 years on. Image by Giovana Fleck, used with permission. December 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the end of the USSR, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, a country that lasted 79 years and covered about one sixth of the earth. Fifteen independent states have emerged from it, as well as a growing list of …
What Is Global Voices?
WEBGlobal Voices is a nonprofit foundation that tells stories of people whose voices and experiences are rarely seen in mainstream media. It also advocates for free speech online, provides training and mentorship, and partners with like-minded initiatives around the world.
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