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English · March, 2021

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Stories about English from March, 2021

The price of dissent: Women and political activism in Vietnam

There are 21 female activists currently serving a prison sentence

Written by The 88 Project

31 March 2021

In Kenya, abortion focus obscures legislation towards safe reproductive healthcare services

Tagged “the abortion bill”, the Reproductive Healthcare bill of 2019 is, in fact a comprehensive document

Written by Laila Le Guen

30 March 2021

How Hong Kong lost its academic freedom in 2020

The city now ranks lower than Russia and Vietnam, according to one study on global academic freedom

Written by Oiwan Lam

30 March 2021

South African shack settlement activist wins the 2021 Per Anger Prize

Sibusiso Innocent Zikode is an advocate for homeless people

Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike

29 March 2021

Billionaire Patrice Motsepe, the favoured FIFA candidate, becomes Africa football boss

Other contenders step aside in favour of South Africa’s candidate

Written by Richard Wanjohi

29 March 2021

Timeline of the second month of military coup and terror in Myanmar

As coup terror intensifies, ethnic groups vow to protect protesters against military attacks

Written by Global Voices South East Asia

28 March 2021

Cancellation of conference on 50th anniversary of the Bangladesh War of Liberation sparks criticism

'No country can succeed without introspection, learning from past mistakes & healing'

Written by GV South Asia

26 March 2021

Turkey withdraws from Istanbul Convention

The convention pledges to eliminate domestic violence and promote gender equality

Written by Doga Celik

26 March 2021

Is Bolsonaro's anti-China rhetoric fueling anti-Asian hate in Brazil?

Sino-Brazilians report increased intolerance

Written by Giovana Fleck

26 March 2021

Rape case involving major film star and senior politician reignites Serbia's #MeToo movement

The scandal comes on the heels of a similar development that sparked a new #MeToo movement in Serbia in January 2021.

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

25 March 2021

As Jamaica sends a large shipment of rescue dogs to Canada, animal rights activists hope regional attitudes will change

'All they need is love without judgement or prejudice'

Written by Emma Lewis, Janine Mendes-Franco

24 March 2021

Increasing restrictions by Morocco against activists of Western Sahara

US recognition of Rabat’s sovereignty on region heralds more violence

Written by رضا حربي Translated by Yasmeen Omera

24 March 2021

Pakistan bans TikTok for the second time

TikTok was banned in Pakistan for 10 days in October 2020

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

23 March 2021

Did the Ethiopian government use its COVID-19 restrictions to silence dissent?

The state of emergency restrictions were used as grounds to arrest a lawyer and a journalist last year

Written by BefeQadu Z. Hailu

23 March 2021

This open-source software is helping Barbados and Jamaica preserve their cultural heritage

'An interesting intersection of history, archaeology, and technology'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

23 March 2021

After pineapple ban, Taiwan calls Beijing’s new agricultural investment offer ‘an old trick’

Measures called ‘sweet poison’ aimed at stealing Taiwan’s advanced agricultural skills

Written by Oiwan Lam

22 March 2021

Malaysia’s ‘fake news’ ordinance takes effect amid continuing concern over the COVID-19 state of emergency

Police granted power to search any electronic device in their investigations

Written by Mong Palatino

22 March 2021

Biru Terong Initiative: Using the power of video for social change in Indonesia

The name is inspired by a purple colour ‘worn by powerful women’

Written by EngageMedia

21 March 2021

Jordanians protest a year under a defense law with no gains, as COVID-19 cases spiral

Once praised for handling the pandemic, Jordan's guard rapidly fell

Written by Global Voices MENA, Raya Sharbain

19 March 2021

The difficulties journalists face covering the COVID-19 pandemic in three African countries

Three journalists shared their experiences with US journalism students

Written by Jeslyn Lemke

19 March 2021

Protests erupt in Bangladesh after writer arrested under the Digital Security Act dies in prison

Ahmed was arrested for criticizing the government's pandemic response on social media

Written by Samaya Anjum

19 March 2021

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