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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 | Jean de Dieu SOVON |Vivian Wu |Pamela Ephraim |Biswash Chepang
In Africa, pioneering media outlets play a key role in combating environmental degradation and climate change. Environmental protection is everyone’s responsibility. As such, politicians, civil society actors, experts, scientists, climate activists, young people, and various leading figures all fight for climate justice on the African continent. Media outlets rarely take part.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Biswash Chepang |Amrit Sufi |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Vivian Wu
A controversial cable car project has been proposed in the sacred site of Pathibhara (Mukkumlung) in eastern Nepal, home to the Indigenous Yakthung (Limbu) community. Local residents from the Limbu community are opposing the project, arguing that it will harm their historical and cultural heritage. The Pathibhara cable car project, spearheaded by IME Group, a Nepali conglomerate, has become a flashpoint in the ongoing tension between “development” advocates and local Indigenous groups in Nepal.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Oiwan Lam |Mong Palatino |Arzu Geybullayeva |Biswash Chepang
“The east is rising, and the west is declining” (東升西降), a political phrase introduced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2020 depicting the shift of international geopolitical power, has become a catchphrase on Chinese social media as US President Donald Trump steers the US in increasingly isolationist directions.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Sangita Swechcha |Chuden Kabimo |Syed Salman Mehdi |Biswash Chepang
Mahesh Paudyal (43) is an Assistant Professor at the Central Department of English, Tribhuvan University, the largest and oldest university in Nepal. A winner of multiple gold medals for academic excellence, he is a critic, poet, fiction writer, lyricist, and translator with a prolific body of work.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
everand.com | Biswash Chepang
Originally published on Global Voices According to the National Statistical Office 2021 Census of Nepal, Indigenous Peoples comprise 36 percent of the total population. The government recognizes 59 communities as Indigenous under the National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) Act, 2002. Additionally, two Indigenous groups were added in 1998 through the ordinance of the Rastriya Janajati Bikas Samiti (Gathan Adesh) 2054.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
tolerance.ca | Biswash Chepang
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
globalvoices.org | Biswash Chepang
According to the National Statistical Office 2021 Census of Nepal, Indigenous Peoples comprise 36 percent of the total population. The government recognizes 59 communities as Indigenous under the National Foundation for Development of Indigenous Nationalities (NFDIN) Act, 2052 (1996 in the Gregorian calendar). Additionally, two Indigenous groups were added in 1998 through the ordinance of the Rastriya Janajati Bikas Samiti (Gathan Adesh) 2054.
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Dec 29, 2024 | 
globalvoices.org | Biswash Chepang
The Indigenous Chepang community in Nepal, a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group, has traditionally maintained a profound connection with forests and nature. Over generations, the community has developed various adaptive mechanisms and sustainable practices. However, in recent decades, significant complex social and cultural transformations are occurring within the community.
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Apr 4, 2024 | 
tolerance.ca | Biswash Chepang
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