LIVE on September 24: The ABCs of Digital Repression in Venezuela
WEB2 days ago · In this webinar, we will explore the Venezuelan regime's "package" of digital repression instruments, how they have evolved, and analyze how they have been used after the last presidential.
‘Power belongs to the people’: New wave of protests in Tunisia as ...
WEB3 days ago · Tunisia’s struggle for democracy. The current wave of protests is part of a broader struggle that began in 2011 when Tunisians took to the streets to overthrow the autocratic regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The revolution was a catalyst for a series of pro-democracy uprisings across the region. Tunisia initially stood out as the only ...
Iran sees 80% spike in executions two years after protests
WEB5 days ago · A translated and edited version is published on Global Voices under a media partnership agreement. Two years after Mahsa Zhina Amini ‘s death ignited the “ Woman, Life, Freedom ” protests in Iran, executions in the country have skyrocketed by 80 percent, according to human rights data. Activists have linked this surge to a broader ...
Mass pager attack in Lebanon raises concerns over cyber warfare …
WEB3 days ago · Screenshot from a CCTV video circulating on social media showing the moment a device exploded in a supermarket. In a devastating and unprecedented attack, thousands of pagers simultaneously detonated across Lebanon, resulting in thousands of injuries and the deaths of at least nine people, including 8-year-old Fatima Jaafar Abdallah.
Research indicates that Bosnia and Herzegovina needs a law on …
WEB3 days ago · This article by Jasmina Horić was originally published on Balkan Diskurs, a project of the Post-Conflict Research Center (PCRC). An edited version has been republished by Global Voices under a content sharing agreement. The media in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) depends on public, partisan and ...
Hong Kong journalists are under systematic and organized attacks
WEB5 days ago · This report was published in Hong Kong Free Press on September 13, 2024. The following edited version is published as part of a content partnership agreement. Reporters from at least 13 media outlets in Hong Kong have been harassed online and offline in what appears to be a “systematic and organised attack,” the city’s largest …
Fueling China’s EV expansion: The green revolution and its ...
WEB4 days ago · Despite the increasing popularity of EVs, in Kazakhstan, the share of EVs as opposed to gas/diesel-based cars is only 0.11 percent.Thus far, Uzbekistan is the leader of EVs in the region, where EVs make up 5.7 percent of the total vehicular landscape.. While some are concerned that the widespread adoption of EVs will increase electricity …
Celebrating Malka Older's arrival at Global Voices
WEB5 days ago · Posted 16 September 2024 12:35 GMT. Malka Older replaces Ivan Sigal as Global Voices Executive Director. Illustration courtesy Ivan Sigal. As I wind down my tenure as executive director of Global Voices, I am celebrating the many friends I’ve made, the community we’ve built and the many projects and successes we’ve achieved together.
A message from Malka Older, Global Voices’ new Executive Director
WEB5 days ago · Written by Malka Older. Posted 16 September 2024 11:05 GMT. Malka Older, Global Voices’ new Executive Director. Photo courtesy Malka Older. I am honored to be joining Global Voices, an organization I’ve admired for many years. I first came to Global Voices as a reader, thrilled to find a place where I could read stories about places I knew ...
What does data governance mean to you? Join us for an online …
WEB4 days ago · For the last year, the Civic Media Observatory (CMO) has developed a research project to understand and analyze the discourse on data used for governance, control, and policy in El Salvador, Brazil, Turkey, Sudan, and India. The Data Narratives Observatory concludes with a session in partnership ...