How Artists in Exile Are Becoming a Focal Point for the Russian Diaspora Abroad
By Russia Post This article by sociologist Anna Kuleshova, writing for Russia Post, spotlights Russian artists in exile, who, while dealing with the challenges faced by all emigrants, have managed to...
View ArticleEyes in the Sky: Hong Kong Police Considering AI-Enhanced Drone Patrols
By Hong Kong Free Press This report was written by Hans Tse and published in Hong Kong Free Press on December 12, 2024. The following edited version is published as part of a content partnership...
View ArticleHow Death Threats, Job Losses, and Lack of Protection Affect Whistleblowers...
By Pamela Ephraim On November 26 and 27, the first-ever conference on whistleblowing and whistleblower protection in West Africa was held in Abuja, Nigeria, under the theme “Reducing corruption in...
View ArticleLatin America Ends the Year With Rock ‘N’ Roll, Salsa, and Ballads — Listen...
By Lucía Leszinsky, Estefanía Salazar, Gina Yauri, Melissa Vida, Isela Xospa, Kelly Chaib De Mares, Avishta Seeras Translated by Melissa Vida Music for Christmas and New Year’s Eve in Latin America...
View ArticleKazakhstan’s Best Film of 2024 Explores Harms of Its Unique and Centuries-Old...
By Nurbek Bekmurzaev On November 15, the Kazakhstani film “Bauryna Salu” was accepted as a candidate by the Academy Awards in the Best International Feature category. The film tells the story of a...
View ArticleCan Giant Pandas Rescue Hong Kong’s Economy?
By Oiwan Lam Recent visitors to Hong Kong will have probably seen a few panda installations throughout town and at major tourist sites as the government seeks to revive the city’s tourism with the...
View ArticleFinally, a Future of Hope After 54 Years of a Tyrannical Dynasty in Syria
By Rami Alhames December 8, 2024, is a day that will forever resonate in the hearts of Syrians as a beacon of hope and rebirth. Today, we celebrate the long-awaited fall of Bashar al-Assad, a tyrant...
View ArticleHow Artificial Intelligence Can Be Weaponized for Harassment
By Tactical Tech This article was written by Safa Ghnaim in collaboration with Goethe-Institut Brazil and originally published on DataDetoxKit.org. An edited version is republished by Global Voices...
View ArticleThere Is an Undergound Market for Surrogacy Eggs from Russian Women in China
By Baikal People Journal In the summer of 2024, Russian social media was flooded with advertisements promoting egg donation in China. Healthy, attractive young women taller than 162 cm were promised...
View ArticleHow to Stop Battery-Operated Rickshaws From Causing New Problems on Dhaka’s...
By পান্থ রহমান রেজা (Pantha) Trans by: Rezwan Traffic congestion is a longstanding issue in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Every day, 8.2 million working hours are lost due to traffic jams. Over...
View ArticleExploring the Depths of Nepali Poetry: A Conversation With Poet Bhupeen
By Sangita Swechcha Bhupeen is a prominent Nepali poet, essayist, and novelist known for his powerful contributions to contemporary Nepali literature. He has published three collections of poems, a...
View ArticleSouth Africa’s Air Pollution Crisis: Contributing Factors and Solutions
By Guest Contributor By Grace Kobare African cities are growing rapidly, with over 65 percent of the continent’s population expected to live in urban areas by 2060. However, while increased...
View ArticleReclaiming the Future of Technology Through Art, Imagining, and Lived...
By UntoldMag, Walid El Houri This interview is part of a media partnership between Disruption Network Lab, UntoldMag and Global Voices. You can read more about this event in this dossier on UntoldMag...
View ArticleStories From a Flooded Planet: The Impacts of Floods From the Perspectives of...
By GV Contributor Porto Alegre, Brazil — by Giovana Fleck “It’s worse than the pandemic,” a friend told me on a call. He was phoning me between volunteering at a shelter and trying to save his own...
View Article2025: The Year We Decide the Internet’s Future
By Guest Contributor By Muhammed Bello Buhari Today, if you post a video on a social media platform, you can be confident that it will be seen by people across the globe within seconds. Whether...
View ArticleWhat Challenges Do Syrian Refugees Face After Resettlement?
By Rami Alhames Since the eruption of the Syrian civil war in 2011, millions of Syrians have fled their country, seeking refuge in neighboring countries and beyond. Thirteen years on, a significant...
View ArticleAustralia Is the First Nation to Ban Social Media for Under-16s
By Gayle Pescud On November 29, 2024, the Australian parliament passed the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024. This was the first legislation introduced to and passed in any...
View ArticleAdopted Nepali Nationals: Searching for a Homeland Away from Home
By Nepali Times This article by Hari Prasad Sacré and Chandra Kala Clemente-Martinez was originally published in Nepali Times, and a shortened and edited version has been republished on Global Voices...
View ArticleFamilies of Hongkongers Trapped in Myanmar ‘Scam Farms’ Ask for Diplomatic...
By Hong Kong Free Press This report was written by James Lee and published in Hong Kong Free Press on January 12, 2025, and was updated with an additional report on January 13 and 16, 2025. The...
View ArticleDoes Nepal Really Have Too Many Tigers?
By Nepali Times This article by Sudiksha Tuladhar was originally published in Nepali Times, and a shortened and edited version has been republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing...
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