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Indonesia is still moving its capital to Nusantara despite rising public opposition
The government says the move will decongest Jakarta Originally published on Global Voices President Joko Widodo alongside the Governor of East Kalimantan Isran Noor visiting the location…
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Queen Elizabeth II and British capitalism: The role of tropes and distractions
A gift for the ‘power players and beneficiaries of modern capitalism’ Originally published on Global Voices Procession from Buckingham Palace to the lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II …
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Kathmandu’s street-smart dogs — worshipped for a day
‘We worship dogs in the morning and frighten them at night’ Originally published on Global Voices Image by Gopen Rai via Nepali Times, used with permission. This article by Sonia Awal…
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‘Avengers’ assemble on Twitter to help bring out the vote in Brazil
Marvel superhero actors encourage voting in bitterly contested election runoff Originally published on Global Voices Illustration by Giovana Fleck/Global Voices It started with a call …
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Student-run press in Thailand offered money by Chinese investor to stop operating
Sam Yan publishes books written by pro-democracy Chinese dissidents Originally published on Global Voices Some of the book titles by Chinese dissidents translated into Thai and published…
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Azerbaijan’s thriving feminist movement: challenges and perspectives
So far, attempts to silence the group have been futile Originally published on Global Voices Image by Markus Winkler . Free to use under Unsplash License . In Azerbaijan, feminist acti…
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Indonesia rallies to support women in Iran amid concerns over rising domestic conservatism
“What is happening in Iran could occur in Indonesia” Originally published on Global Voices An Indonesian protestor in a traditionally Kabaya shirt, holding a photo of Mahsa Amini. Photo …
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Three violent acts per day during Brazil's first round of elections, according to survey
Count made by Agencia Publica considere cases from August 16 until October 2 Originally published on Global Voices Publica’ survey shows that more than 50 percent of the cases were motiv…