Ramna Saeed

2 weeks ago | globalvoices.org | Ramna Saeed |Jean de Dieu SOVON |Vivian Wu |Candice Stewart

“I believe every journalist and citizen needs to be acquainted with the law. As a court reporter, I know the scope and limitations of the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA), and I am aware of my responsibilities as a journalist and as a citizen. I only post content that I can legally defend in a court of law,” says Waheed Murad, a Pakistani journalist working for Urdu News, an online news outlet owned by the Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG).

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.

2 months ago | globalvoices.org | Laura Chaparro |Luís Gustavo Carmo |Liam Anderson |Ramna Saeed

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