Stories from 18 October 2023
Global Voices seeks a manager for our Lingua project, to lead our translation communities and activities
We are seeking a leader for our Lingua project, to guide our translation teams, ensure that our work appears in many languages and advocate for the multilingual internet.
Still fighting the natives: A march for Palestine in London
The National March for Palestine began at the BBC’s London headquarters. Activists sprayed the doors with blood-red paint.
Anti-war activist punk musician from Yakutia detained in Kazakhstan
The poet, activist and leader of the Yakut punk band Crispy Newspaper Aikhal Ammosov regularly took to the streets with pickets and performances, painted graffiti and tried to hang anti-war banners in Russia.
Montenegrin resting contest ends with new record: 50 days of lying down
For the twelfth time, the annual competition in 'resting' poked fun at the widespread stereotype that Montenegrins are lazy.
Meet Central Asia’s giant and wildly expensive Arashan sheep
Arashan sheep’s low number, impressive size, and the fast speed at which they grow has made them one of the most sought after commodities on the Central Asian animal market.
Chile's ongoing debt to human rights victims
"If they still can't agree on some truths about the dictatorship that was 50 years ago, what can be expected for the 2019 social uprising?" asks Chilean journalist Nicolás Lazo Jerez.
