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6 days ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Biswash Chepang |Zhaoyin Feng |Hasya Nindita |Arzu Geybulla
In a move that has led to a mass public reaction in Turkey, the country is debating one question: “What is normal?” This came about in response to members of a men's football team from Sivas unfurling a banner at the start of a game that read, “Doğal Olan Normal Doğum” (What is natural is normal birth), implying that giving birth through ceasarian sections are not “normal” or somehow lesser than vaginal births.
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6 days ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Zhaoyin Feng |Hasya Nindita |Jean de Dieu SOVON
AK: I believe we should start from very small, local instances. For example, I am working to involve real-world cultural institutions in the creation of datasets, thereby developing highly curated and customized models to train AI without scraping the internet. This approach helps resist the exploitation that typically underpins the making and training of these technologies, which is also where most biases are introduced.
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1 week ago | 
juancole.com | Arzu Geybullayeva |Juan Cole
High school students have now joined university students in protests that have rocked the country since March 19( Global Voices ) – Ever sinceMarch 19, when Istanbul’s popular mayor and main opposition party’s presidential candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was first detained, then arrested, on bogus corruption and terrorism charges, Turkey has been rocked by mass protests. While the demography of protesters spans across all age groups and professions, university students have been at the forefront.
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1 week ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Emma Lewis |Pamela Ephraim |Arzu Geybulla
Ever since March 19, when Istanbul's popular mayor and main opposition party's presidential candidate, Ekrem İmamoğlu, was first detained, then arrested, on bogus corruption and terrorism charges, Turkey has been rocked by mass protests. While the demography of protesters spans across all age groups and professions, university students have been at the forefront.
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1 week ago | 
es.globalvoices.org | Adesewa Olofinko |Carlos Gomez |Carlos Gómez |Arzu Geybullayeva |Mariela Arnst
En febrero de 2025, la senadora nigeriana Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan acusó de acoso sexual al presidente del senado Godswill Akpabio. La congresista afirmó que Akpabio la abordó de manera inapropiada, una acusación muy seria que captó la atención del país. En respuesta, el Comité de Ética del Senado desestimó su denuncia por violaciones al código de procedimientos y recomendó suspenderla.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Kevin Rennie |GV South Asia |Arzu Geybullayeva |Hasya Nindita
US President Donald Trump’s “liberation day” tariffs seem like a late April Fools’ joke for people down under. Norfolk Island, an Australian external territory, has been hit with a 29 percent tariff, even though the tiny island, with a population of approximately 2,000 people, has no exports to the USA. This Reuters YouTube video has a quick summary:What it does have is a lot of Norfolk pine trees. These are a major part of the picturesque scenery that makes it a key tourist destination.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Nurbek Bekmurzaev |Brian Hioe |Zita Zage |Arzu Geybulla
This article was first published on OC Media. An edited version is republished here under a content partnership agreement. Georgia's political landscape remains in crisis as mass protests continue in the face of ongoing political turmoil, while the ruling Georgian Dream party presses on with its repressive agenda despite mounting opposition both at home and abroad.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Zita Zage |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Vivian Wu |Arzu Geybullayeva
As the world observed World Water Day on March 22 this year, Kenya’s lakes are facing a pollution crisis that threatens fishing communities and public health. In late 2024, over 50 tons of fish died in Lake Victoria due to worsening water quality, while studies have detected toxic pollutants in fish from Lake Nakuru. Weak enforcement of environmental laws has allowed unchecked industrial waste dumping, escalating the crisis.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Oiwan Lam |Mong Palatino |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Arzu Geybulla
On March 25, Rümeysa Öztürk, a 30-year-old Turkish national and Ph.D. student at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents near her residence in Somerville. The arrest occurred as Öztürk was en route to meet friends and break her Ramadan fast. Öztürk was detained without prior notice to Tufts University officials.
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3 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Nurbek Bekmurzaev |Brian Hioe |Oiwan Lam |Arzu Geybulla
The news of a young girl giving birth in the city of Aghjabedi in Azerbaijan is the most recent harrowing example of a lack of protection mechanisms for underage girls, and persisting negligence by authorities to address the issue of early marriages and underage birth. This time, at the heart of the story that has sent shockwaves across the society, is a 15-year-old girl whose “husband” got away with statutory rape when she was just 13.
