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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Filip Noubel |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Jean-Christophe Brunet |Brian Hioe
The Congolese philosopher and writer Valentin Yves Mudimbe passed away on April 22, aged 83. He leaves behind a seminal body of work contributing to the discourse on colonisation and African identities. His book “The Invention of Africa,” which he wrote in English, remains a classic that, to this day, continues to inspire new generations of researchers and readers. Mudimbe was born in 1941 in the Belgian Congo — today’s DRC.
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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Jacob Weissman |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Brian Hioe
By Jacob WeissmanIn the heart of East Africa, where the fertile green of Uganda’s countryside meets the resilient spirit of its people, a battle is unfolding — not one of arms or armies, but of resistance, resilience, and voices refusing to be silenced. At the center of this struggle is Patience Nabukalu, a 27-year-old Ugandan climate activist, whose dedication to environmental justice has become a powerful symbol of youth-led resistance to the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |Brian Hioe |Arzu Geybulla
Ulviyya Guliyeva, or Ulviyya Ali as she is known among her friends, is the 25th journalist to have been sent behind bars in Azerbaijan in a vicious assault on independent and opposition-aligned media that started in November 2023. The journalist, who reported for Voice of America until February this year, and is known for her coverage of rights violations, freedom of expression, and social injustice stories, anticipated her arrest.
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2 months 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 months ago | 
globalvoices.org | Jean de Dieu SOVON |Vivian Wu |Nurbek Bekmurzaev |Brian Hioe
Following the discovery of significant oil reserves at the Agadem site in northeastern Niger, Niger and Benin agreed to build a pipeline to facilitate the transport of crude oil from the Agadem oil site to the port of Seme Kpodji in southern Benin in early 2020. By the end of 2023, the 1,980-kilometer pipeline, with nine reservoir stations along the route, was completed.
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2 months 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.
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Feb 16, 2025 | 
cinemaescapist.com | Anthony Kao |Richard N. Yu |Brian Hioe
COVID-era lockdowns may be in the world’s rearview mirror now but—like the virus itself—debates over how to remember the pandemic linger. For example, the CIA announced last month that it now favors the “lab leak” theory of COVID’s origins; this comes amidst a broader revision of “official narratives” in the US around health, COVID, and beyond following Donald Trump’s second inauguration.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
cinemaescapist.com | Kieran Davey |Jamin Shih |Akshay Suggula |Brian Hioe
Known for the gentle poetry of his domestic dramas and the consistency of his filmmaking style, Yasujirō Ozu is one of the most acclaimed Japanese directors of all time. Having directed over fifty films throughout his four-decade long career, Ozu remained remarkably consistent in both themes and technique: his films are often quiet domestic dramas, examining the complex dynamics of Japanese middle class families through a strict aesthetic formalism.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
newbloommag.net | Brian Hioe
by Brian Hioe語言:EnglishPhoto Credit: Fu Kun-chi/FacebookTHE KMT HAS sought to leverage on pension reforms as of late, as part of its current slate of pork barrel policies aimed at benefiting political groups it has historically experienced support for. As part of these moves, the KMT has sought to capitalize on confusion over the balance of powers in the Taiwanese legislature. In particular, the KMT currently holds the majority in the legislature.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
newbloommag.net | Brian Hioe
by Brian Hioe語言:EnglishPhoto Credit: Jirka Matousek/WikiCommons/CC BY 2.0THE MAINLAND AFFAIRS COUNCIL (MAC) has proposed the creation of new military courts to deal with espionage and national security cases. In particular, the MAC has argued that this is necessary to keep pace with the times, given the rising threats directed toward Taiwan, in which Chinese infiltration is on the rise. The National Security Bureau (NSB) recently released a report on Chinese infiltration tactics toward Taiwan.
