Citizen Media · May, 2025

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Citizen Media · May, 2025

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Bridging the gap between oral tradition and technology: Sebastián Epiyeu's workshop for young Wayuunaiki creators in Colombia

'I seek to build bridges between the Wayuu oral tradition and new technologies'

Written by María Alvarez Malvido, Sebastián Epiyeu

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

3 weeks ago

Hong Kong’s independent media sector is being penalised with unreasonable backdated tax demands

The Committee to Protect Journalists called the practice ‘a weaponization of financial and tax measures against the press’

Written by Oiwan Lam

4 weeks ago

The nostalgia of migration amid a life stolen in pieces

'The value of what was taken from us, and continues to be taken, cannot be measured'

Written by Bernye Joel Herrera

Translated by Melissa Vida

4 weeks ago

Internet in Mam: Sabq'ech Pérez's commitment to revitalizing the language in Guatemala

‘I hope our languages will endure over time,’ says Mayan Mam YouTuber

Written by María Alvarez Malvido, Saqb’ech Pérez

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

4 weeks ago

Artist celebrates 120 years of Aromanian National Day by publishing 120 portraits of eminent Aromanians

The Aromanians are an indispensable part of Europe.

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

26 May 2025

A push for constitutional reform in Trinidad & Tobago as overturned ‘buggery law’ ruling heads for the Privy Council

Colonial-era laws have questionable place in any modern democracy [yet] remain fossilised in our statute books’

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

26 May 2025

South Asian migrants are dying in Saudi FIFA worksites

The workplace deaths are often attributed to ‘natural causes’

Written by Nepali Times

25 May 2025

Women health workers in Kerala, India, demand fair wages and recognition of work

ASHA women workers unite in Kerala to challenge their exploitation by the State and demand for minimum wage, retirement benefit and a reasonable workload

Written by Shradha

23 May 2025

The authoritarian playbook: How governments in Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia employ same narratives and tactics against protests

Russia amplifies framing of protests as coup attempts and part of Western interference against sovereignty of Serbia, Slovakia and Georgia

Written by Istinomer

22 May 2025

How Russian opposition media continue broadcasting from abroad

Even now, tens of millions of people inside Russia receive information from independent media — and that still has real influence.

Written by Daria Dergacheva

19 May 2025

Chinese social media users are outraged by the mysterious death of an internet celebrity cat

Why cover up the feline's cause of death?

Written by Oiwan Lam

18 May 2025

Gabon: Military leaders give up power

One-third of Gabonese citizens live below the poverty line

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

18 May 2025

Guns, gags and trolls: Disinformation and censorship are shaping the India–Pakistan conflict

"In information warfare, perception is the battlefield. "

Written by GV South Asia

15 May 2025

Mauritania once again deports a large number of migrants

Mauritania receives financial support from the EU to control migration flows.

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

15 May 2025

‘Enough already': A voice from the trans community facing horror in Colombia

Trans educator and activist denounces Sara's murder and issues an urgent call to collective action

Written by Melissa Vida, Lucía Jiménez Peñuela

Translated by Rowan Glass

14 May 2025

In Brazil, a new test reveals misidentified torture victim from the dictatorship period

In April, Brazil identified two men who were buried in a mass grave used the military regime

Written by Pública - Agência de jornalismo investigativo

Translated by Fernanda Canofre

13 May 2025

Bridges or bargains? Examining India and China’s infrastructure expansion in South Asia

India races to match China’s growing influence in South Asia

Written by Bharadaz Uday Hazarika

11 May 2025

An interview with Prava Baral on Nepali literature and empowering women’s voices

In Nepal, women writers often struggle to be taken seriously

Written by Sangita Swechcha

10 May 2025

The perils of pinkwashing: Why India’s ‘Operation Sindoor’ is no victory for feminism

The choice of name of the operation evoked mixed reactions in India

Written by GV South Asia

9 May 2025

The creative is political: Five lessons from the case of a satirical activist in Kazakhstan

The case is a grim turning point for independent journalism and grassroots activism

Written by Vlast.kz

7 May 2025

Conflict in Colombia: How journalism is being used as a response to forced conscription of minors

Journalism by and for young people in Colombia and Latin America

Written by Mi Historia

Translated by Beatrice Twentyman

7 May 2025

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