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1 day ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Arzu Geybulla
Nearly half a year since the fatal Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane crash near the city of Aqtau in Kazakhstan, authorities in Baku say Russia is dragging its feet in sharing the results of an investigation that the Russian authorities promised to carry out. The plane was downed on December 25, 2024, after being struck by “external objects,” which video footage and eyewitness testimony attribute to a Russian missile.
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2 weeks ago | 
es.globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Mariela Arnst |Julissa Álvarez Coroa |Sinan Ciddi
En Turquía, luego de un fenómeno que causó una reacción masiva del público, el país debate una pregunta: “¿Qué es lo normal?”. Esto surgió como respuesta a miembros de un grupo de fútbol masculino de Sivas, que al inicio del partido desplegaron un cartel que decía Doğal olan normal doğum (Lo natural es el parto normal), en referencia a que el parto por cesárea no es «normal» o menos normal que el parto vaginal.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Nurbek Bekmurzaev |Luís Gustavo Carmo |Fernanda Canofre |Arzu Geybulla
While there is no comprehensive data on the number of journalists and newsrooms currently operating in exile, the Thomson Reuters Foundation notes that “thousands of journalists worldwide are forced to work from exile due to political repression and restrictions in their home countries.” From Russia and Turkey to Iran, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico, Belarus, and beyond, stories of entire newsrooms and independent reporters being driven into exile have echoed across international media.
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2 weeks ago | 
es.globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Mariela Arnst |Julissa Álvarez Coroa |Sinan Ciddi
Desde el 19 de marzo, cuando el popular alcalde de Estambul y candidato presidencial del principal partido opositor, Ekrem İmamoğlu, fue primero detenido y arrestado por cargos falsos de corrupción y terrorismo, Turquía ha sido sacudida por protestas masivas. Aunque la demografía de los manifestantes abarca todos los grupos de edad y profesiones, los universitarios han estado al frente de las protestas.
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2 weeks ago | 
es.globalvoices.org | Luís Gustavo Carmo |Arzu Geybullayeva |Julissa Álvarez Coroa |Mong Palatino
El 15 de abril de 2025, la diputada federal brasileña Erika Hilton denunció que, al pedir una nueva visa estadunidense, fue clasificada como persona de «sexo masculino». Es una situación inédita para ella pues en 2023, en otra visa expedido también por Estados Unidos, la identidad de género de la diputada fue reconocida como de sexo femenino.
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2 weeks ago | 
es.globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Julissa Álvarez Coroa |Sinan Ciddi |Meghan Bodette
La nueva ley de ciberseguridad de Turquía, promulgada el 13 de marzo de 2025, ha suscitado un acalorado debate sobre su impacto en los derechos digitales, la libertad de expresión, la libertad de los medios y el acceso a la información desde el momento que el proyecto de ley se presentó en el Parlamento el 10 de enero de 2025.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Zita Zage |Oiwan Lam |Emma Lewis |Arzu Geybulla
A draft law introduced by the radical Islamist party HÜDA-PAR (Free Cause Party) in the Turkish Parliament on April 19 has ignited widespread criticism for its overtly discriminatory stance against the LGBTQ+ community. The party, also known as the successor of Hezbollah, seeks to amend several key legal codes, including the Turkish Penal Code and the Law on the Establishment and Broadcasting Services of Radio and Television.
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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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4 weeks 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.
