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Delegates of the 2024 African Media Convention in Accra, Ghana. Photo by African Media Convention organisers, used with permission. From May 15 to 17, the third edition of the African Media Convention (AMC) was held in Accra, Ghana, under the theme “The African Media We Want: Enhancing Freedom, Innovation, and Environmental Sustainability in a Dynamic World.” The convention brought together media experts, scholars, students, journalists, journalists’ unions and associations, editors, public and private sector representatives, as well as cooperating partners from around the African continent an...
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Photo of the Bamoun Kingdom's Musem. Screenshot from the video “Cérémonie d'inauguration du musée des Rois s Bamoun” on the Actu Non YouTube channel. Fair use. On April 13, 2024, a museum opened in Cameroonthat celebrates more than 600 years of history through the treasures of the Bamoun Kingdom, one of the oldest kingdoms still in existence on the African continent. Established in 1384, the BamounKingdom today represents a significant part of Cameroon's history. Geographically, the Bamoun cultural community spans an area of 7,700 square kilometers (27,973 miles) and has nearly two million inh...
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Punjab Assembly House in Lahore, Pakistan. Image by Voice of America via Wikipedia. Public Domain. On May 20, 2024, the legislative assembly of the state of Punjab in Pakistan passed the Defamation Bill 2024 despite strong protests from the opposition benches and journalists in the gallery. The bill focuses on limiting the spread of fake news across print, electronic, and social media platforms against government officials and institutions. This bill has jurisdictional issue as it would apply to people outside the state of Punjab as well. Under the bill, any individual can be held liable for m...
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The philosopher and activist, Ailton Krenak. Photo by Tânia Rêgo/Agência Brasil, used with permission This text, written by Elaíze Farias, was originally published on Amazônia Real's website on April 4, 2024. It is republished here under a partnership agreement with Global Voices, with edits. The Brazilian Academy of Letters (ABL) aims to cultivate the Portuguese language and national literature, and so it is historically significant that the Indigenous writer Ailton Krenak was appointed to the institution to promote what he calls the “Brazilian language.” Krenak was elected by the members and...
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16th Lokshabha Election India, 2019. Image via Wikimedia Commons by Pradipguhilote123. (CC BY-SA 4.0.) This story was written by Akhilesh Upadhyay and published in Nepali Times. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Nepal and India are both Hindu-majority countries, but there is a difference between the right-wing Hindutva nationalism playing out in India’s ongoing elections and the Hindu faith as practised in Nepal. Most Nepalis are too busy trying to get by in hard economic times to be too engrossed with elections across the border. Some do...
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Screenshot of the debate at the National Electoral Institute (INE) from the video “Primer Debate Presidencial – México 2024″ on the INETV YouTube channel. Fair use. On June 2, 2024, presidential elections will be held in Mexico, and, for the first time in Mexico’s history, there are tangible conditions to have its first female president. Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo and Berta Xochitl Galvez Ruiz are vying for the top spot in the polls, leaving third candidate Jorge Álvarez Maynez at a comfortable distance. For example, the survey conducted by the Mitofsky poll for the magazine El Economista places ...
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Nadezhda Kevorkova standing in court in Moscow. Screenshot from the video “Очередной журналист брошен в тюрьму за посты – Надежда Кеворкова в Басманом суде Москвы” from Sotavision‘s YouTube channel. Fair use. On May 7, the well-known 65-year-old Muslim journalist Nadezhda Kevorkova was arrested in Moscow and sent to a pre-trial detention center for two months in a criminal case for “justifying terrorism.” The accusation is based on the two posts on her Telegram channel “Kevorkova.”. The first one was published in 2018, and it is a repost of the text written by Russian journalist Orkhan Dzhemal...
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Ibrahima Yakubu, the Team Leader of NPJ, makes a point during a meeting. Photo by Mohammed Ibrahim, used with permission. This story was written by Mohammed Ibrahim and originally published by Peace News Network. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Nigeria, a country of over 200 million people with more than 250 ethnic groups, has consistently made headlines because of various crises. In northern Nigeria, religious or ethnic conflicts have resulted in the loss of countless lives and property. Some blame the media for fueling societal divisi...
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Different types of teas enjoyed in Jamaica. Photo by Emma Lewis, used with permission. Tea is a significant part of Jamaican culture — and not just because its former colonisers are known to drink a great deal of it. Yes, it quenches thirst on hot days. Yes, it is “good fi yuh,” but it also connects Jamaicans with their ancestors. “Bush tea,” herbal tea that is drunk for health reasons, but also enjoyed by many, is embedded in Jamaican tradition and history, including its African heritage. “Bush” means countryside, and the drinking of bush tea remains very much the norm in rural areas. It is a...
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Photo of Harinjaka Andriankoto Ratozamanana. Used with permission. On April 1, 2024, an internet price hike saw internet access become a rare commodity in Madagascar. Although internet services are a vital resource in this digital era, they have become a luxury for the select few who can afford them in this country. Global Voices interviewed Harinjaka Andriankoto Ratozamanana, a researcher at the Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy, to better understand the current situation and disruption in this country’s digital environment. Jean Sovon (JS): The Malagasy digital environment is in ...
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