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December, 2022

France's institutional fear of multilingualism: An interview with language activist Michel Feltin-Palas

Written by Filip Noubel

30 December 2022

Welcome the new year with these joyful traditions from Latin America

Written by Romina Navarro, Belen Febres, Melissa Vida Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

29 December 2022

A Buryat voice calling on Russia to decolonize : Interview with Instagrammer Seseg Jigjitova

Written by Filip Noubel

29 December 2022

The year in review: What the Caribbean looked like in 2022

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

29 December 2022

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Stories from December, 2022

Russia weaponizes cultural awards: It’s not all the same who is awarding a prize

These activities divert attention from the Russian military aggression on Ukraine

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

31 December 2022

European Parliament’s Report on Pegasus spyware indicates involvement of North Macedonia companies

Hungarian spyware producer Cytrox began as a start-up in North Macedonia

Written by Metamorphosis Foundation

29 December 2022

Trinidad & Tobago's calypsonian Black Stalin, the quintessential ‘Caribbean Man,’ dies at 81

[Stalin was] 'a very different kind of calypsonian'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

28 December 2022

Turkey's Saturday Mothers, 27 years on, are still searching for justice and closure

The Mothers ahve faced decades of police violence and inaction

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

27 December 2022

How Morocco’s Atlas Lions made history at the 2022 World Cup

Morocco's national football team made history at the World Cup 2022 in Qatar

Written by Richard Wanjohi

27 December 2022

Inside my bounty: Raghda's journey

Raghda brings us along on her healing journey

Written by Raghda Ghonaim

27 December 2022

For school New Year's Eve parties in Moscow, some music is apparently deemed inappropriate

They are musicians condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Written by Daria Dergacheva

27 December 2022

Self-taught Trinidadian photographer Jason C. Audain pushes boundaries with the use of AI

'I decided this was not something to look past ...'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

27 December 2022

The Dutch state apologises for slavery, and the Caribbean wonders: Will reparations follow?

The apology represents 'a comma, not a full stop'

Written by Emma Lewis

26 December 2022

Climate change, digital authoritarianism and disinformation campaigns ruled in South Asia in 2022

2022 was a tumultuous one for many South Asian nations

Written by Rezwan

26 December 2022

‘The Balkans are Europe's Latin America in many beautiful ways,’ says Albanian writer

He is one of the few mediators between the Albanian and Hispanic cultures

Written by Juan Manuel Montoro Translated by Melissa Vida

25 December 2022

This online game exposes the dangers of deep-sea mining

Is it game over for deep sea creatures?

Written by Mong Palatino

25 December 2022

Classical dance pushes the bounds of traditional gender identities in Cambodia

Cambodia's first all-male, gay classical dance company

Written by VOD

24 December 2022

Turkey, a year in review: Battling both at home and abroad

Turkey has had a rough year, politically, socially, and financially

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 December 2022

Police in Azerbaijan detain protesters on the day of activist's trial

Scores of activists were reportedly detained

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

24 December 2022

Governments are still free to use the Pegasus software without human rights safeguards in place

The case of Hungary is a strong warning

Written by Veszna Wessenauer

23 December 2022

Pundits say unblocking the Lachin Corridor is the only way to avoid humanitarian crisis

Tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan escalate as a key road is blocked

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

23 December 2022

Another attack on LGBTQ+ center in Podgorica highlights the need to protect human rights in Montenegro

LGBTQ+ Drop In Center provides essential support for the community since 2012

Written by Filip Stojanovski

23 December 2022

Documentary about the 1920s Volga famine is prohibited in Russia but broadcasted on YouTube

If not for the United States, 11 million more Russians would have died

Written by Daria Dergacheva

22 December 2022

Transgender women are despised, like the Virgin Mary in her day

People say I can neither be a woman nor a mother

Written by Lucía Jiménez Peñuela Translated by Melissa Vida

22 December 2022

Undertones in Afghanistan: ‘Taliban 2.0,’ Women, Resistance

Afghanistan seen through its narratives this year

Written by Civic Media Observatory

21 December 2022

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