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Global Voices

Global Voices is an international community of writers, bloggers and digital activists that aim to translate and report on what is being said in citizen media worldwide. A non-profit, it is incorporated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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Israel/ Palestine
Legacy of a Palestinian Educator: Honoring Saniya Nusseibeh’s Journey as a Teacher on Land Day

Legacy of a Palestinian Educator: Honoring Saniya Nusseibeh’s Journey as a Teacher on Land Day

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Sanaiyeh’s story: The unwavering pursuit of educating Palestinian girls. Written byمدونة خزائن khazaaen Translated bySarah Khaled سارة خالد Translated byMariam A. Translation posted 30 March 2023 0:34 GMT Read this post in عربي   Saniyeh wrote on this photo: At Schmidt College after before the Nakbah, I’m in 7th grade.” Saniyeh Nusseibeh Collection, Khazaen Archive. Used […]

China
Turkey’s China Partnership: Is Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative not Delivering Enough?

Turkey’s China Partnership: Is Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative not Delivering Enough?

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BRI is not just about trains: telecommunications and energy are key Written byEmre Demir   Screenshot from CGTN YouTube channel showing high-speed railway connections built with Chinese investment in Turkey ( Globalvoices.org) – Turkey has strong economic relations with China and is one of the very early partners of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). […]

Displaced and Refugees
Amid Massive Natural Disaster, Turkey’s Erdogan Wields Censorship and Prepares for Dicey Polls

Amid Massive Natural Disaster, Turkey’s Erdogan Wields Censorship and Prepares for Dicey Polls

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Written byCivic Media Observatory   This story is part of Undertones, Global Voices’ Civic Media Observatory‘s newsletter. It features a summary of a year-long research on media ecosystems from Turkey and what we can expect in 2023. Whenever you click on a hyperlink in the text, you will see the narrative and media posts upholding it. […]

censorship
Saudi Arabia must release Two of its Citizens Jailed for editing Wikipedia

Saudi Arabia must release Two of its Citizens Jailed for editing Wikipedia

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By Advox | – ( Globalvoices.org) – Osama Khaled (L) and Ziyad Sufyani (R), two wikipedians who have been sentenced to 32 and 8 years in prison for their peaceful online activism in Saudi Arabia. Photo provided by GCHR. Used with permission Access Now, ALQST for Human Rights, ARTICLE 19, Global Voices (GV), the Gulf […]

censorship
Saudi Arabia: Government Agents infiltrate Wikipedia, sentence Independent Admins to Prison

Saudi Arabia: Government Agents infiltrate Wikipedia, sentence Independent Admins to Prison

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By SMEX | – ( Globalvoices.org ) – The Saudi Arabian government infiltrated Wikipedia by recruiting the organization’s highest ranked administrators in the country to serve as government agents to control information about the country and prosecuting those who contributed critical information about political detainees, said SMEX and Democracy for the Arab World Now (DAWN) […]

Iran
Cartoonist Kianoush Ramazani: Hope in Iran during Turbulent Times

Cartoonist Kianoush Ramazani: Hope in Iran during Turbulent Times

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By Mariam A. ( Globalvoices.org ) – Three months have passed since Mahsa Amini was murdered by Iran’s morality police for violating the country’s strict clothing code, sparking unprecedented nationwide protests. And even though the state has increased its use of draconian tactics to reestablish control, including hurried public executions of young anti-government protesters, it […]

Authoritarianism
Iranian-Baluch Prisoner Khodanoor Lajaei: Icon for a Revolution

Iranian-Baluch Prisoner Khodanoor Lajaei: Icon for a Revolution

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By Hamid Yazdan Panah | – ( Globalvoices.org) – Unprecedented protests have been taking place in Iran over the last two months, with thousands taking to the streets to protest the Islamic Republic. The uprising that began in response to the death of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini has been called a revolution by many, and has […]

Internet
In Turkey, Social Media Platforms become Complicit in censoring Media and Freedom of Speech

In Turkey, Social Media Platforms become Complicit in censoring Media and Freedom of Speech

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By Arzu Geybullayeva | – ( Global Voices ) – Metin Cihan is a Turkish journalist who has long been engaged in exposing corruption among government officials. On July 17, 2022, Twitter restricted his Twitter account on the grounds that the journalist shared private information, even though none of the information he shared was private. […]

Feminism
Turkey marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with disturbing Femicide Numbers

Turkey marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women with disturbing Femicide Numbers

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By Arzu Geybullayeva | – ( Globalvoices.org) – Scores of women are killed in Turkey on regular basis, according to local women’s organizations. The number of femicides remains high, while the existing protective measures lack effectiveness. A local platform, We Will Stop Femicides, which tracks femicides and suspicious deaths of women, reported at least 282 […]

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