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2 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Georgia Popplewell |Jean de Dieu SOVON
See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. Learn more about Lingua »
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3 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Georgia Popplewell |Jean de Dieu SOVON
See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. Learn more about Lingua »
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3 weeks ago | 
globalvoices.org | Arzu Geybullayeva |María Alvarez Malvido |Georgia Popplewell |Arzu Geybulla
The detention of opposition politician Nika Melia on May 29, coupled with a wave of arbitrary entry bans and expulsions targeting activists, journalists, and even diplomats, paints a grim picture of the ruling Georgian Dream (GD) government's intent to silence dissent and consolidate power. The country's sinking ranking on international freedom indexes underscores how the ruling government is drifting away from its former European aspirations.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Jean de Dieu SOVON |Georgia Popplewell
This article was originally published in Nepali Times, and an edited version has been republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. As US President Donald Trump was visiting Saudi Arabia from May 13–16 to sign deals worth hundreds of billions of dollars, on May 14, 2025, the US-based human rights group, Human Rights Watch (HRW), published an investigation on the deaths of migrant workers in the country.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Mong Palatino |Kevin Rennie |Georgia Popplewell
The sudden termination of a prominent radio host from a state-owned media company in Papua New Guinea was described by media groups as a suppression of free speech. FM100 (Kalang Advertising Limited) host Cullighan Tanda was initially suspended for three weeks after he interviewed opposition politician Allan Bird, who is the governor of East Sepik in Papua New Guinea.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Jean de Dieu SOVON |Georgia Popplewell
This story was written by Bonface Orucho and originally published by Bird Story Agency on March 20, 2025. This revised version is republished below as part of a content-sharing agreement. Entering one of Nelly Gesare's eco-conscious retail stores in Kenya is like walking into a world in transformation. Glass bottles, once discarded as waste, are now sleek drinking tumblers and jars. Scraps of fabric, saved from landfills, have been stitched into desirable shopping bags and reusable dish sponges.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Sangita Swechcha |Gina Yauri |Georgia Popplewell
Prava Baral is a freelance writer and scholar from Nepal. With a deep appreciation for Nepali literature and a passion for wordplay, she embarked on her writing journey through poetry. Over the years, she has published five literary books, including two poetry collections, a ghazal collection, a travelogue, and a novel, which was nominated for Nepal's reputed Madan Puraskar literary award.
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1 month ago | 
globalvoices.org | Georgia Popplewell |Gina Yauri |Mong Palatino |Abdulrosheed Fadipe
See all those languages? The Lingua project at Global Voices works to bring down barriers to understanding through translation. Learn more about Lingua »
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
es.globalvoices.org | Georgia Popplewell
Nos emociona anunciar que la reunión de Global Voices 2024 será el 6 y 7 de diciembre en Katmandú, Nepal, en el Hotel Yak & Yeti. Nuestra novena reunión nos lleva a uno de los lugares habitados más antiguos del mundo, una ciudad vibrante con una población multiétnica y un rico legado de arte y arquitectura.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
everand.com | Georgia Popplewell
Originally published on Global Voices We're excited to announce that the 2024 edition of the Global Voices Summit will take place on December 6-7 in Kathmandu, Nepal at the Hotel Yak & Yeti. Our ninth Summit takes us to one of the oldest continuously inhabited places in the world, a vibrant city with a multi-ethnic population and a rich heritage of art and architecture.
