Stories from 16 July 2021
Released journalists share prison experiences in Myanmar
"Without letting me sleep, they interrogated me for three days. I requested water, which they allowed me only on the third day. I had food only on the fourth day."
WATCH: Indigenous+Digital: How young people are revitalizing their native languages on the internet
Missed the live stream of the July 13 Global Voices Insights webinar about the role of young people in Indigenous language revitalization? Here's a replay.
July arrests mark turn for the worse in Vietnam
Among those arrested were two relatively unknown individuals with hardly any history of pro-democracy activism.
Chinese cities’ plans to ban unvaccinated from public facilities triggers online backlash
A few dozen Chinese cities have introduced restrictive policies banning unvaccinated people from visiting public venues including schools, hospitals, mass transportation and shopping malls.
Volunteers tackle Bali’s plastic problem during pandemic
On average in Bali, per capita, a tourist uses 3.5 times more plastic per day than a local resident.