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A social media blackout persists in Uganda, weeks after the election
The internet was partly restored on Monday, 18th January 2021. Opposition candidate Bobi Wine's election poster seen on the streets of Kampala, Uganda. Image by James Propa and used w…
Read more[REPLAY] ‘The Milk Tea Alliance': Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong's unified fight for democracy’
Watch a replay of the second webinar in our Global Voices Insights series of live virtual events, on the “ Milk Tea Alliance ,” the pro-democracy social movement that emerged in several A…
Read moreMozambican football back in action with the debut of all-women referee trio
Matches resumed on 16 January Moçambola 22nd day Maxaquene 2 – 1 FC. Chibuto, by @ Verdade is licensed under CC BY 2.0 Mozambique's national professional football championship, kn…
Read moreFamed Serbian film director arrested after former students accuse him of rape
The scandal has captured the Balkans’ social media conversation in recent weeks Serbian actress Milena Radulović (25). Wikipedia photo by Track and Field Serbia, CC BY-NC-SA. Serbian f…
Read moreGoogle’s plans for Saudi-based Cloud is ‘dangerous,’ says digital right advocacy group
Saudi's grim human rights record raises concern on data safety A screenshot from a Google Workplace video showing the inside of a Google data centre. Tech giant Google plans to es…
Read morePandemic soca: How COVID-19 is shaping the sound of Trinidad & Tobago's cancelled Carnival
‘You confined in your mind? What happen to your imagination?’ Screenshot from Farmer Nappy's ‘Backyard Jam’ video , via JulianspromosTV | Soca Music on YouTube. The soundtrack of Tr…
Read moreCritics warn Malaysia’s state of emergency could undermine democracy
‘Why such an immediate impulse to silence critics?’ Malaysian Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin during a parliament session in 2020. Photo uploaded on Wikipedia by Hasrolhashim. Sou…
Read moreIndigenous-led telecommunications organization wins historic legal battle in Mexico
A legal precedent is set for community media TIC design. Used with permission. On January 13, after a nearly three-year legal battle, the First Chamber of Mexico's Supreme Court rul…
Read moreLandmark ruling opens the way for environmental transparency in Trinidad and Tobago
Environmental data and information are ‘critical to sustainable development’ Civil society representatives in Trinidad and Tobago advocating for their country to sign the Escazú Agreement…
Read moreSettlement pacts in Syria's Daraa: A hunt for dissidents
Dissidents argue the agreement is the regime's way of retaliating A child plays near his house, destroyed by Syrian jets, in the city of Daraa. Photo by Okba Mohammed. Used with permi…
Read moreIn Tanzania, full-throttle COVID-19 denial leaves citizens without access to public health information
Tanzania has gone silent on COVID-19 since declaring itself ‘coronavirus-free’ A man looks at his mobile phone in Tanzania, December 9, 2018. Photo by Riaz Jahanpour, for USAID Tanzania …
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