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Unfreedom Monitor Report: Speech
An excerpt from Advox research on freedom of speech Originally published on Global Voices Image courtesy Ameya Nagarajan Authoritarian regimes have long had a complicated relationship with media and communications technologies. The U…
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In the Caribbean, World Parrot Day strives to raise awareness about the many threatened endemic species
‘Man has not been kind to the Caribbean parrots’ Originally published on Global Voices A yellow-billed parrot, Jamaica. Photo by Simon Shields, used with permission. Each year on May 3…
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‘Support does not necessarily mean understanding': Interview with founder of Taiwan-based ‘Ukrainian Voices’ Oleksandr Shyn
Specific issues of the comparison between Taiwan and Ukraine do not get airtime Originally published on Global Voices Screenshot of the Facebook page of Ukrainian Voices . As Taiwan an…
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A silent march in Uruguay keeps asking: ‘Where are our disappeared loved ones from the dictatorship?’
Since 1996, the March of Silence demands truth and justice every May Originally published on Global Voices Thousands gathered in the 18 de Julio Avenue, in Montevideo, during the annual …
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Poet Galal El Beheiry’s poetic protest and the perils of expression in Egypt
Desperately struggling for life, imprisoned Egyptian poet initiates water strike. Originally published on Global Voices Poet Galal El Beheiry. Screenshot taken from a video by AJ+. Fair…
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Taiwan and Central Europe are increasingly aligned politically and economically: Interview with Polish analyst Marcin Jerzewski
Education has a special role to play in the continually expanding relations between Central Europe and Taiwan Originally published on Global Voices Screenshot from YouTube channel of Glo…
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Remembering the ruined Donetsk International Airport in Ukraine
The airport announced the suspension of flights in 2014. It never resumed. Originally published on Global Voices Ruins of the Donetsk International Airport. Screenshot from YouTube . I…
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Russia may ban transgender transitioning
Experts and activists on how the life of trans people will change Originally published on Global Voices Image by Alexander Grey on Unsplash . Used under an Unsplash license . Officials in Russia now often discuss the lives of transg…