-
3 weeks ago | 
es.globalvoices.org | Jean de Dieu SOVON |Marta Vaquero |Nurbek Bekmurzaev |Brian Hioe
La nueva política del gobierno de Trump de suspender la entrega de visas a los estudiantes extranjeros que quieren ir a Estados Unidos para seguir estudios en ese país no ha dejado fuera a los estudiantes de los países de África, como Togo. El 27 de mayo de 2025, el anuncio cayó como un baldazo de agua fría a los estudiantes que se preparaban para ir a Estados Unidos para estudiar. Marco Rubio, secretario de Estado estadounidense, ordenó suspender la emisión de visas para estudiantes extranjeros.
-
3 weeks ago | 
es.globalvoices.org | Nurbek Bekmurzaev |Brian Hioe |Eva Gonzalez |Eva González |Jean de Dieu SOVON
Este artículo fue presentado como parte de la Beca de Justicia Climática de Global Voices, que vincula a periodistas de países sinófonos y de la mayoría global para investigar los efectos de los proyectos de desarrollo chino en el extranjero. Encuentra más historias aquí. Las inversiones chinas han transformado el sector cementero en Tayikistán, y han llevado al país de ser importador a uno de los mayores exportadores de cemento en Asia central.
-
1 month 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.
-
1 month 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).
-
1 month 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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
