Mi historia

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | GV South Asia |Annie Zaman |Ramna Saeed |Mi historia

In the wake of “Operation Sindoor,” what the Indian government called the bombing of targets in Pakistan the night of May 6, 2025, much of the media fanfare in India has focused on the supposed triumph of gender equality: women military officers leading the charge, images of empowered Indian women donning uniforms, and glowing headlines about “the nation's support for gender equality and the value of women to national defence” Yet beneath this veneer of progress lies a deeply unsettling...

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Mong Palatino |Abdulrosheed Fadipe |Mi historia |Beatrice Twentyman

Despite being forced into exile in 2018, dissident blogger Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh continues to write about social justice and human rights issues concerning Vietnam. More popularly known as Me Nam or “Mother Mushroom,” she gained recognition for her posts on environmental pollution and police abuse. She was arrested in October 2016 and subjected to eight months of solitary confinement before being sentenced to ten years in prison in June 2017.

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Abdulrosheed Fadipe |Mong Palatino |Mi historia |Beatrice Twentyman

Taiwan is one of the most linguistically diverse countries in the world. A total of 26 languages are spoken on the island, which includes Mandarin Chinese, the official language, Cantonese, English, Japanese, and 22 Indigenous languages. Fourteen of these indigenous languages are endangered. Yilan Creole is one of the 14 endangered Indigenous languages in Taiwan.