Featured stories about GV Face
- 8 November 2016
GV Face: Trump Wins. Now What?
- 2 November 2016
GV Face: How We're Feeling Six Days Before the US Elections
Stories about GV Face
25 October 2016
GV Face: Global Voices on the US Elections
Trump, Hillary or Stein? Even though many Global Voices contributors cannot vote in the US, we feel invested in this American presidential race like few elections before.
2 October 2016
GV Face: After More than Five Decades of War, Colombians Mull the Meaning of Peace
"Because Colombians have the capital, made this peace possible, and are already so close, it would be crazy not to [go through with it]."
23 May 2016
GV Face: Is That El Chapo on Your T-Shirt? The Glamorization of Violence in Latin America
T-shirts, songs, fame, and even a Rolling Stones interview. Who wins and who loses in the glamorization of violence?
29 January 2016
GV Face: He Left Brazil to Live like a Refugee in Europe
Edgard wanted to experience what refugees fleeing to Europe were going through. He started his journey in Turkey, then went to Greece, onto Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia, Croatia, and Germany.
23 December 2015
This Year on GV Face We Took You to Gaza, Budapest, Beirut, Paris and Beyond
This has been a fascinating year on GV Face, our Hangout series where we try to understand the world through discussions with our on-ground experts -- Global Voices community members.
2 December 2015
GV Face: How Do You Feel About The Term “Terrorism”?
Names and labels are something we take very seriously at Global Voices.
17 November 2015
GV Face: On Beirut and Paris, Why Some Tragedies Grab the World's Attention and Others Don't
In this episode, we talk about race, the politics of death and the unequal reactions to tragedies around the world.
28 October 2015
GV Face From Gaza: Living and Blogging Under the Occupation
In this episode we speak to Omar Ghraieb, a popular blogger and journalist based in Gaza. Omar talks about documenting life in the occupied strip and always managing to stay...
4 September 2015
GV Face: How Volunteers in Europe Are Opening Their Hearts and Homes to Refugees
As governments are struggling to address the growing refugee crisis in Europe, ordinary citizens in Greece, Germany, and Hungary are organizing and even offering their homes to help refugees.
28 August 2015
GV Face: Everything You Need to Know About Lebanon's Massive “You Stink” Protests
In this episode of GV Face, Faten Bushehri talks to Global Voices contributor from Beirut Joey Ayoub, who has been working closely with the organizing committee of You Stink.
20 April 2015
GV Face: Breaking Pakistan's Silence on Balochistan
Public discussions on Balochistan's war are rare. Nationalists think silence on Balochistan is their patriotic duty, others self-censor out of fear of Pakistan's powerful military.
9 February 2015
GV Face: Protests are Banned in Houthi-run Yemen
Yemen is in political limbo, without a president and government, since the Houthi militias took over government institutions and the presidential palace in capital city Sanaa.
9 December 2014
GV Face: Four Years After the Uprising, Where is Yemen Going?
Yemen's popular uprising in 2011 helped oust President Saleh after 33 years in power. How much have things really changed for the country's 25 million people?
8 December 2014
GV Face: Celebrating 10 Years of Global Voices With Our Co-founders Rebecca and Ethan
As we celebrate our 10th anniversary, we talk to our cofounders Rebecca and Ethan about all the victories, challenges and surprises they've faced in this organic, inspiring and beautiful journey.
15 November 2014
GV Face: Seeking Justice for Mexico's Missing #Ayotzinapa Students
In this video hangout, Global Voices' Mexico team and partners discuss the Ayotzinapa story and its ramifications for Mexico's political and social fabric.
6 November 2014
GV Face: Voting After the Revolution in Tunisia and Ukraine
Tunisia and Ukraine recently held elections, a challenging feat in a post-revolutionary time.
28 October 2014
GV Face: Asylum Seekers Are Fleeing Conflict to Face Brutal Politics in Europe and Australia
According to the UNHCR, 612,700 applied for asylum in North America, Europe, East Asia and the Pacific last year – the highest since 2001.
25 October 2014
GV Face: To Vote or Not to Vote? Voices from Tunisia as the 2014 Election Begins
More than 9,000 candidates from over a 100 parties are contesting in this election.
21 October 2014
GV Face: In Conversation with the Activist Bahrain Doesn't Want Us Talking To
Bahrain is in the third year of its crackdown on activists. International media reports the protests as a Shia-led revolution against a Sunni regime, but activists say this is simplistic.
9 October 2014
GV Face: Alaa Abd El Fattah and Maryam Al Khawajah on Hunger Strikes, Jail-time, and Activism in Egypt and Bahrain
Hundreds of political prisoners are currently on hunger strike in Egypt and Bahrain.
