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Monument of Independence, located in Bamako (capital of Mali). Screenshot from the Tv5monde YouTube Channel. Fair use. Since the coup d’état on May 24, 2021, a transition government has been in charge of Mali and shows no sign of returning to the civilian-led government that political parties are calling for. What’s more, it has also recently announced measures to restrict the press. Following the first coup d’état in August 2020, Colonel Assimi Goita took charge of the country from to The presidential elections scheduled for February 2024 did not go ahead. In the lead up to March 26, 2024, po...
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Collage by Arzu Geybullayeva. Photos courtesy of OC Media. Used with permission. Thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets to protest the controversial foreign agent bill tabled last year but re-introduced by the ruling Georgian Dream Party on April 3, 2024. Pundits say the Georgian Dream Party is steadily derailing their country's path to European Union accession. After three days of large-scale protests and domestic and international criticism, the draft bill passed the first reading at the parliament. Meanwhile, party officials lashed out at local civil society groups, accusing them ...
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Maryam Palizban. Photo by Yana Kaziulia, used with permission. This story is part of a series called “Portraits of exile” that delves into the experiences of Iranian women in the diaspora as they pursue freedom and showcase their resilience. The story comes as a commemoration of the tragic passing of Mahsa Jina Amini, a Kurdish woman who was killed at the age of 22 at the hands of the morality police for not fully covering her hair. This incident ignited widespread protests in Iran, which persist to this day despite escalating government oppression. Maryam Palizban and I were both students at ...
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The German police shut down a pro-Palestinian conference in Berlin, citing the risk that one of the speakers invited might make anti-Semitic comments or incite violence. Screenshot from a New York Times video. Fair use. This article was originally published in the New Arab on April 16, 2024. It was written by Dima Hamdan, a Palestinian journalist based in Berlin. She is the manager of the Marie Colvin Journalists’ Network. The article is republished in Global Voices as part of a content partnership agreement. It was supposed to be a three-day major event where grassroots activists and leading ...
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Some staff members from Togolese media outlet, AfrikElles. Gadedjisso is in the middle; Photo by AfrikElles, used with permission. African women are often overlooked in this continent’s media publications despite their significant contributions towards the societies’ development. In Togo, since 2021, French-language media outlet, AfrikElles, has reported on the role of women and their everyday lives, thus making them the primary focus of its editorial line. This online magazine covers several topics: women’s rights, sexual and reproductive rights, women’s experiences in society as well as wome...
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Photo by Dibakar Roy from Pexels. Used under a Pexels license. India is poised for its upcoming general elections, which will take place for over a month starting from April 19, 2024. As the election dates draw near, political parties are bolstering their efforts to reach out to voters through various means. However, this time, parties are not solely relying on traditional methods like mass rallies and door-to-door campaigns. Many parties are leveraging the power of the internet and social media to maximize their outreach and engagement in the election process. In July 2018, Shivam Sankar Sing...
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Photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. This report was written by Tom Grundy and originally published in Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) on April 10, 2024. An edited version is published below as part of a content partnership agreement with HKFP. A representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has been denied entry to Hong Kong after she was detained, searched and questioned for six hours at the airport on April 10, 2024, according to the French media freedom NGO. Taipei-based Advocacy Officer Aleksandra Bielakowska was searched three times and questioned by immigration officials for six hours at the city’s...
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Demonstration in Amman Jordan, near the Israeli embassy on April 5, 2025 in support of Gaza. Screenshot from a video on Sameer Mashhour's Twitter feed. Fair use. This article was originally published in Gulf Center for Human Rights on April 5, 2024. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement, with links to provide further clarification. The streets of Jordan are witnessing a massive wave of tension and anger over current political events and the war in Gaza. This has led to thousands of Jordanian citizens taking to the streets, expressing their sol...
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Image by Fabio Rodrigues-Pozzebom/Agência Brasil, used with permission. This text, written by Fernanda Diniz, was originally published on Agência Pública's website on January 31, 2024 in the section ‘Entrelinhas do Poder’. An edited version is republished on Global Voices under a partnership agreement. The Annual Report on Violence Against Journalists and Press Freedom in Brazil, by the National Federation of Journalists (FENAJ), revealed a considerable reduction in cases of direct violence against media professionals across 2023 but showed greater use of lawsuits by those trying to hinder jou...
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The Citizenship Amendment Act (Bill) protests, also known as CAA Protests, occurred after the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was enacted by the Government of India on December 12, 2019. Image via Wikipedia by Dr Vikramjit Kakati. (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED4.0). On March 11, theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Indian government implemented the highly controversial Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019Act,2019). The act (law) seeks to grant citizenship based on religious grounds; however, it is being criticised for having an anti-Muslim bias. The right-wing BJP government of Narendra Modi implemented the law...
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