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Register to join us in Kathmandu, Nepal on December 6-7! The Global Voices Summit is an international gathering on digital media, knowledge, and activism from a Global Majority perspective.. Join us at the Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu, Nepal on December 6-7, for two days of connection, collaboration and conversation with journalists, activists, technologists, and others from around the world.
What is red-tagging and why it is dangerous in the Philippines?
Apr 27, 2023 · Human rights defenders in the Philippines have cried foul over the restoration of the PHP 10 billion (USD 178.56 million) budget for a government task force known for red-tagging activists and civil society organisations. The bicameral committee has decided to allot the sum in 2023 for the National Task Force to End the Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) despite calls to defund and ...
How India’s increasing online scams are threatening the digital ...
Nov 10, 2023 · The launch of the Digital India campaign in 2015 marked the beginning of a digital revolution that has profoundly transformed India's socio-economic environment. From the shift to online classrooms to the widespread adoption of digital transactions for everyday shopping, many Indians now favour the convenience of digital payments. India has also taken the lead in online transactions as per ...
The true cost of Japan’s Linear bullet train · Global Voices
Jan 31, 2024 · This is already producing massive amounts of soil and dirt waste, some of which is contaminated with toxic chemicals such as arsenic and mercury, and almost all of which have no decided use or storage location.It is estimated that tunnel construction between Tokyo and Nagoya alone will produce 56.8 million cubic meters of dirt.. Since only a fraction of this can be reused, most is instead ...
Volunteer as a Translator · Global Voices Lingua
The dozens of language sites at Global Voices are made possible by the generosity of the Lingua project’s hundreds of volunteers, who donate their spare time to translate stories and thereby build bridges between different countries, cultures, languages and peoples.
Train attack in Japan exposes misogyny and gender violence
Aug 31, 2021 · Content warning: This story contains details of targeted violence against women. A knife attack on a train in Tokyo in August has highlighted a culture of misogyny in Japan, while leaving some women fearful for their own safety on their daily commute.
10 women football stars whose talent and activism are changing …
Feb 3, 2021 · 3. Megan Rapinoe. Megan Rapinoe, winner of the Ballon d’Or Féminin and Best FIFA Women’s Player in 2019, has gained worldwide recognition both for her career on the football field with the US women’s national soccer team and for her anti-racist, feminist and LGBTQ+ activism in sports. She was included in Time …
The USSR's legacy 30 years on - Global Voices
Oct 7, 2021 · 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 unrecognized territories that illustrate the difficulty of redrawing maps, (re)claiming independence, and building sustainable and sovereign ...
China-funded Kaliwa dam in the Philippines flagged for …
Sep 14, 2021 · The Philippine government’s Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the controversial China-funded Kaliwa Dam project for review, noting that its proponent, the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS), has failed to submit proof that it is implementing measures to protect the environment.
The Rebirth of Rhumba and the musicians who are bringing the …
Feb 23, 2023 · When Kenyan Tiktoker @Veroansalt (real name Veronica Otieno) began posting her singing and dancing videos as she lipsynched to popular classic Congolese Rhumba tunes back in 2021, her homemade videos which prominently featured a hair comb (the mic) propped up on a mic stand became an instant sensation.. Veronica, a Rhumba enthusiast who looks to be in her early to mid-20s, has since been ...