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September, 2024

Seeking independence from Chinese exports, Brazil enters bid to explore rare earths

Written by Laís Martins, Luo Jieqi

30 September 2024

‘Houses yes, shacks no': The housing project that came out of Portugal’s Carnation Revolution

Written by Tiago Gil

Translated by Liam Anderson

30 September 2024

Some Caribbean podcasts to tune into on International Podcast Day

Written by Emma Lewis

30 September 2024

Russia’s hybrid book censorship and propagandistic agenda

Written by Russia Post

30 September 2024

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Japan-born Nepali children struggle to ‘be Nepali’

Children of Nepali parents working in Japan adjust to life and school back in Nepal

Written by Nepali Times

30 September 2024

Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley lays global issues bare in a stunning speech at the UN

'We need a reset'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

29 September 2024

Censorship in the modern world

Today, truth and free expression often come at the cost of social sanctions

Written by Balkan Diskurs

28 September 2024

A global experience in a translation classroom: Interview with Dr. Ya-mei Chen

"Bringing Global Voices into my classroom offers many benefits for my students."

Written by Yanne C., Conny Chang

28 September 2024

How social media is fueling geopolitical tensions in the Horn of Africa

Conflict between Ethiopia, Egypt, and Somalia has found a new battleground — social media

Written by Endalkachew Chala

28 September 2024

Alaa Abdel Fattah, a symbol of resistance, must be released on time

For many in Egypt and elsewhere in the region, Abdel Fattah has become a symbol of resistance against authoritarianism

Written by Walid El Houri

27 September 2024

Ghanaians rally online demanding justice for citizens arrested in protests against illegal gold mining

'I want to go! 48 Hours, not a lawyer! 48 hours, no food! No water!'

Written by Zita Zage

27 September 2024

Ex-editor of Hong Kong’s Stand News Chung Pui-kuen jailed for 21 months for sedition in landmark case

The duo are the first journalists convicted of sedition since HK's 1997 handover

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

27 September 2024

Iran’s new president must address repression of artists, dissidents at UN Assembly

Repressive measures continue to be used against political prisoners after they are released

Written by Guest Contributor

27 September 2024

Young Kenyans use technology to mobilize against Finance Bill amid disinformation surge

Digital platforms gave Kenyan youth a voice but also perpetuated misinformation

Written by Cecilia Maundu

27 September 2024

GV webinar: The ABCs of digital repression in Venezuela

The event was co-organized between Global Voices’ Civic Media Observatory and Advox

Written by Civic Media Observatory

27 September 2024

Trinidad & Tobago renames its premier performance auditorium after trailblazing pianist Winifred Atwell

Internationally, she was a household name, but Atwell was less well known in her own country

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

27 September 2024

Anura Kumara Dissanayake wins Sri Lanka’s presidential election and calls for snap parliamentary elections

President Dissanayake vows to deliver the change the "aragalaya" movement demanded

Written by Rezwan

26 September 2024

Taiwan's ‘Iron Man of Asia’ is brought back into the limelight in a new documentary film

He was the first Taiwanese athlete to win a silver medal

Written by Filip Noubel

26 September 2024

The impact of China's fishing policies on West Africa

Large trawlers are destroying the ecosystem in West African ocean

Written by Ruohan Xie, Desire Nimubona

25 September 2024

Indigenous People defend traditional farming in northern Thailand

Blanket prohibition on burning has undermined traditional rotational farming

Written by Prachatai

25 September 2024

Ecuador: Two journalists who revealed corruption and drug trafficking forced into exile

Ecuador has become dangerous for journalists investigating corruption cases at the highest levels of state power

Written by Gina Yauri

Translated by Rowan Glass

24 September 2024

What is behind the Kremlin’s increasingly anti-immigration line?

The authorities are whipping up negative sentiments toward immigrants and are clearly trying to control them ideologically

Written by Russia Post

24 September 2024

Israel's deadliest day in Lebanon kills 500, sparks war crimes outcry

Israel justifies bombing civilian areas, using the same unverified “human shields” claims that it used in Gaza.

Written by Walid El Houri

24 September 2024

A Japanese schoolboy was killed in China, raising concerns about increasing xenophobia

He was killed on the anniversary of the Muken incident

Written by Oiwan Lam

23 September 2024

Hong Kong Article 23: Three jailed over a seditious T-shirt, bus graffiti, social media posts in six months

The three were sentenced between 10 and 14 months in prison over political slogans

Written by Hong Kong Free Press

23 September 2024

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