With Ukraine's Kyiv Post shut down, journalists launch new independent media outletFormer KyivPost journalists claim owner Kivan infringed on editorial independenceWritten by Tanya Lokot30 November 2021
Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan tighten the screws on media freedomBans, spying, and censorship have become daily obstacles to journalismWritten by Paolo Sorbello29 November 2021
An interview with media scholar Rose Luqiu about WeChat and techno-nationalismHer research explains Chinese diaspora's unwavering loyalty to WeChat Written by Oiwan Lam29 November 2021
Cambodian rapper vows to continue writing critical songs after a year in jail for incitementAuthorities said his lyrics might incite people to commit crimesWritten by Mong Palatino28 November 2021
Press freedom and the Indian judiciaryIndian courts have protected press freedom over the years Written by Unbias The News26 November 2021
Myanmar rappers express rage and resistance against the military regimeRappers have banded together to produce an anti-junta music albumWritten by Mong Palatino26 November 2021
Legislating repression: Libya’s new cybercrime lawMany Libyans see the new laws as violating their rightsWritten by SMEX20 November 2021
Indonesian official tries to silence Greenpeace activists, changes course amid criticismThe controversy emerged after Greenpeace critiqued Indoneisa's deforestation policiesWritten by Sydney Allen19 November 2021
Empty Chair Day highlights plight of imprisoned Ukrainian journalistsUkrainian journalist Stanislav Aseyev spoke at the eventWritten by Tanya Lokot18 November 2021
Global Voices seeks country-level researchers for our Advox projectApplications close 11:59pm ET (GMT -5) on May 31, 2022Written by Nanjala Nyabola17 November 2021
Disparity in the data collection policies of some pan-African firms in Uganda raises privacy concernsMTN and Airtel have different policies in other African countries.Written by Nwachukwu Egbunike17 November 2021
More voices call for the release of Zhang Zhan, a citizen journalist who could die in a mainland Chinese prisonZhang's brother fears that she may not survive the winter Written by Oiwan Lam12 November 2021
In Turkey, 30 people face investigation over social media posts that ‘insulted the president’The users are accused of insulting the presidentWritten by Arzu Geybullayeva9 November 2021
Indonesian court allows internet blocking amid social unrestThe ruling has implications for freedom of speech in Southeast AsiaWritten by Sydney Allen9 November 2021
Behind the success of the Kenyan Twitter disinformation campaign to discredit the Pandora PapersNew report reveals a flourishing Twitter disinformation industry in KenyaWritten by Nwachukwu Egbunike6 November 2021
#HandsOffOurLibraries: Scholars protest removal of ‘subversive’ books from Philippine universitiesConcerned scholars launch online archive of “endangered” publicationsWritten by Karlo Mongaya5 November 2021
Belarus authorities block access to more independent media added to extremist listMedia crackdown in Belarus now targeting foreign outlets and readersWritten by Tanya Lokot5 November 2021
Turkey: new report highlights the extent of censorship onlineThe 120 page document details cases of blocked online content in 2020Written by Arzu Geybullayeva3 November 2021
Thai protesters demand the abolition of royal defamation lawAuthorities have been using the law to arrest pro-democracy activistsWritten by Prachatai2 November 2021