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Regional social media users cringe after the British Virgin Islands’ premier is arrested on drug charges
‘We live in pirate’s waters’ Originally published on Global Voices The flag of British Virgin Islands flies on the Foreign Office building in London, July 1,2014. Photo by Foreign, Comm…
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Incumbent Commonwealth secretary-general fires a shot across the bow of a rival Caribbean candidate, and the region is taking note
‘Smug! As if the position is […] preordained order of succession!’ Originally published on Global Voices L-R: Photo of Jamaica's candidate for the post of Commonwealth secretary-gen…
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Was Japan actually part of the Tripartite Pact in World War II?
‘What Japan did in World War II resembles what Russia is doing now in Ukraine’ Originally published on Global Voices On December 17, 1940, Japanese children celebrate the recent signing …
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In Turkey a journalist is arrested for covering an alleged hacking of a government database
Local authorities refuted reports of any data breach Originally published on Global Voices Hilmi Hacaloğlu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons via ( CC BY-NC-ND ) Authorities in Tur…
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Yugoslav monuments: Forgotten places of resistance and memory
The sites represent a culture clash between old and new Originally published on Global Voices Sutjeska memorial at Tjentište. Photo: Vedran Ševčuk, used with permission via Balkan Diskur…
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Twitter and Facebook won't counter disinformation in the upcoming Kenyan elections
Do social media companies care about election integrity in Kenya? Originally published on Global Voices Kenya election posters. Image by Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, March 4, 2013. ( CC BY-S…
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How Myanmar's military supporters are using Facebook to justify violence
Explore the top three pro-Junta narratives Originally published on Global Voices In Myanmar, conversations about the military regime happen on Facebook. On the platform’s groups, pages, …