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Citizen Media · July, 2025

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How political forces are reshaping Assam through mass evictions

The controversial eviction drive against Bengali Muslims in India resumed in June 2025

Written by GV South Asia

30 July 2025

Endemic viral fever overwhelms hospitals in Bangladesh's capital

Climate change has made the country more vulnerable to the spread of mosquito-borne viral diseases

Written by পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha)

Translated by Rezwan

25 July 2025

How the 2024 transition of power halved women’s representation in Senegal's government

There are four women in Diomaye Faye’s government compared to seven in former President Macky Sall’s

Written by Bowel Diop

Translated by Laura

23 July 2025

In Brazil, Black boys dream of being online influencers. Why?

It is ‘a reaction to the lack of opportunities in professions such as science, engineering, or journalism’

Written by Rede JP

Translated by Liam Anderson

23 July 2025

The Indigenous rangers protecting Katsa Su in Colombia

Environmental defenders under fire protect their living territory

Written by Johana Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

22 July 2025

Children's songs translated into Maya Uspantek: Aury Us’ project in Guatemala

She wants to record children's songs and adapt them to video with translation into Maya Uspanteko

Written by María Alvarez Malvido, Aura Marina Ajcot Us

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

18 July 2025

Russia has lost its ‘Voice’

Six consequences for the country's civil society after the voter rights movement shuts down

Written by Daria Dergacheva

18 July 2025

A generation on the move: how the brain drain is reshaping the Western Balkans

‘[Y]oung people continue to seek their happiness beyond the borders of their homeland’

Written by Innovative Media

17 July 2025

The proposed mandatory carrying of ID in Trinidad & Tobago: A step toward safety or overreach?

‘If police do not present ID when confronting citizens, why should citizens carry theirs?’

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

17 July 2025

Togo restricted internet during June protests

The ECOWAS court condemned Togo for the internet shutdowns in August 2017

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

16 July 2025

When grief gets political: weaponizing tragedy against youth and free expression in North Macedonia and Serbia

'[A]nger over the abuse of power by officials responsible for public safety will not disappear'

Written by Innovative Media

16 July 2025

Deadly floods hit Pakistan as government preparedness faces scrutiny

"This is not just a tragedy — it’s criminal negligence."

Written by R Umaima Ahmed

14 July 2025

Nepal’s Indigenous Bote community is caught between conservation and survival

A moratorium on fishing licenses has restricted their access to natural resources and ancestral rights

Written by Raj Adhikari

13 July 2025

How Kenyans are using AI during protests

...a digital insurrection powered by artificial intelligence and led by a new generation...

Written by Cecilia Maundu

12 July 2025

Right-wing Hindu nationalist parties challenge India's secular identity through constitutional amendments

"Socialism and secularism are not just a technical debate of words."

Written by GV South Asia

12 July 2025

Togolese and pan-African entrepreneur, Gervais Koffi Djondo, is a role model for economic integration in Africa

The Togolese entrepreneur created a pan-African bank and airline

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

12 July 2025

Whispers across borders: Nirmal Kumar Thapa on art, identity, and the voice of Nepal

Thapa is a cultural entrepreneur, author, and advocate for Nepali heritage

Written by Sangita Swechcha

11 July 2025

Togo suspends two French news outlets over alleged threat to the country's stability

RFI and France 24 are widely listened to and followed in Togo

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

11 July 2025

A court’s sentencing of police officers reflects Jamaicans’ concerns about police accountability

[Is] access to justice [...] the same for everyone, or [merely] an illusion for the marginalized?

Written by Emma Lewis

10 July 2025

From the Congo to Kenya, timber trafficking is flourishing

The language barrier between French and English poses a significant challenge in document verification

Written by IciCongo

Translated by Laura

3 July 2025

K'iche’ Maya glyphs to reconnect art and language: Wilmer Aram Ajú's project in Guatemala

'[It's] very important to work for the K'iche' Maya language through art, music, and painting'

Written by María Alvarez Malvido, Wilmer Aran Aju

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

2 July 2025

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