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6 days ago | 
globalvoices.org | Melissa Vida |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Annie Zaman
Few paintings symbolize the pain and absurdity of war as Pablo Picasso's Guernica, a masterpiece he finished in 1937. The painting, 3.49 meters (11 feet 5 inches) tall and 7.76 m (25 ft. 6 in.) wide, encapsulates the violence and chaos in which of people perished during Spain's civil war (1936-1939). Guernica is the name of a Basque town that was bombarded by Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy in 1937.
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6 days ago | 
globalvoices.org | Melissa Vida |Eddie Galdamez |María Alvarez Malvido |Jean de Dieu SOVON
This article, by the Bolivian journalist Ernesto Estremadoiro, first appeared in CONNECTAS. An edited version is being republished on Global Voices under a content partnership agreement.
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1 week ago | 
globalvoices.org | Jean de Dieu SOVON |Melissa Vida |Written byJean Sovon |Translated byLaura
Guinea is an African country with vast mineral resources, especially bauxite ( the world’s second-largest producer), gold, diamonds, iron, graphite, and nickel. However, poor natural resource governance has prevented the redistribution of resources that could aid the development of this country of over 15 million citizens. The country has been under military rule since the coup d’état on September 5, 2021, and was classified as a lower-middle-income country in July 2023.
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Mar 13, 2025 | 
globalvoices.org | Liam Anderson |Gina Yauri |Melissa Vida |Giovana Fleck
A coup plot was in the works for over a year in Brazil. It began with casting doubts about the electoral system and inciting the public against it, and included a violent plan to kill and arrest political adversaries and a Supreme Court judge.
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Mar 12, 2025 | 
globalvoices.org | Liam Anderson |Gina Yauri |Melissa Vida |Teodora C. Hasegan
This article, written by Natalia Viana, was originally published by Agência Pública on February 24, 2025. It has been edited for length and context and republished here under a partnership agreement with Global Voices. On February 22, the video platform Rumble was suspendedin Brazil following an order by Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Anatel (the National Telecommunications Agency) notified more than 20,000 internet providers and operators about the suspension.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
globalvoices.org | Gina Yauri |Melissa Vida |Teodora C. Hasegan |María Alvarez Malvido
On Sunday, February 9, 2025, Ecuador held its general elections, with over 11 million voters heading to the polls to elect the leaders who will govern them for the next four years. In these elections, Ecuadorians voted for their national authorities, from the president and vice president of the republic to the 151 assembly members and five Andean parliamentarians.
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Feb 18, 2025 | 
es.globalvoices.org | Melissa Vida
Este artículo fue originalmente publicado en Observacom y está republicado en Global Voices bajo licencia CC BY-NC 4.0. Con el objetivo de que sus demandas sean incluidas en el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2025-2030 de México —documento que define los objetivos, estrategias y prioridades para el actual periodo de gobierno—, representantes de medios de comunicación indígenas y afromexicanos presentaron una propuesta con varias medidas “que garanticen la sostenibilidad y autonomía de sus medios...
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
globalvoices.org | Sebastián Fernández |Melissa Vida
It was a surprise for the LGBTQ+ community in Peru when, on November 20, a Peruvian congress committee approved a bill that would legalize civil unions in the country. The ruling must now be debated again in the full congress, although there is no specific date for its discussion yet. Peru is one of only three countries in South America that have not approved any legal mechanism for same-sex unions.
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Jan 29, 2025 | 
tolerance.ca | Melissa Vida
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
globalvoices.org | Salud con lupa |Melissa Vida
This article was originally published in Salud Con Lupa, a partner outlet of Global Voices. The United Nations Human Rights Committee issued three historic decisions on January 20, condemning the governments of Ecuador and Nicaragua for violating the human rights of Norma, Susana, and Lucía — three girls who survived sexual violence and were forced to continue unwanted pregnancies.
