Ramna Saeed

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 |Akwe Amosu |Ramna Saeed |Janine Mendes-Franco

Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’ partners in Southeast Asia, emerging in response to the 2021 coup in Myanmar, focusing on empowering journalists and human rights defenders. They released a statement on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day 2025, an edited version of which has been published here. Press freedom is a fundamental human right that is essential for a free, peaceful, and just society.

1 month ago | globalvoices.org | Laura Chaparro |Luís Gustavo Carmo |Liam Anderson |Ramna Saeed

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