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A stronger win-win partnership between the two parties, requiring technology transfer or knowledge sharing accompanied by local technical training for Africans, must be promoted.

How is Africa benefiting from China's global renewable push?

A stronger win-win partnership between the two parties, requiring technology transfer or knowledge sharing accompanied by local technical training for Africans, must be promoted.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1h

For Palestinians, statelessness is no accident; it is the deliberate outcome of settler colonialism, sustained by legal fictions and bureaucratic control.

Beyond labels: Memory, identity, and the Palestinian experience

For Palestinians, statelessness is no accident; it is the deliberate outcome of settler colonialism, sustained by legal fictions and bureaucratic control.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 2h

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Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI) @codi.global · 23h

This summer, #CODI member @globalvoices.org met with Indigenous language digital activists to explore how AI tools can increase representation for minority languages online. 🌐

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Atayal language digital activist Tapas Katu: ‘Using Indigenous languages is completely normal’

The digital space creates opportunities for Indigenous youth to get in touch with their own languages.

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IFEX @ifex.org · 23h

#Nepal 🇳🇵 Abdulrosheed Fadipe of @globalvoices.org interviewed Roshan Shrestha, founder of independent digital media platform Khoj Samachar about their mission and the challenges they face in their work

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"We want our audience to see that journalism is not only about leaders and cities, but also about the real struggles of common people — and that truth can bring real change."

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 13h

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Not sure if this has been much on our radar - great article by Climate Justice Fellows from @globalvoices.org

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and the melting of the ‘Third Pole’

In the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalaya, glacial lake flood outbursts are putting infrastructure, development projects, and livelihoods at risk. India, Nepal, Pakistan, and China are particularly vulnera...

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Janine Mendes-Franco @francomenz.bsky.social · 2h

Is it possible to create spaces where birds and people can thrive together?

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On World Migratory Bird Day, the Caribbean focuses on shared spaces

The occasion unites people across the Americas in a shared commitment to securing a bright and sustainable future for these marvellous migrants: healthier habitats for birds and, by extension, people.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 3h

“This is a marathon political movement. If there is no political commitment to reform from the government, then the movement will not cool down.”

Why is Indonesia protesting? An interview with legal justice researcher Iftitah Sari

“This is a marathon political movement. If there is no political commitment to reform from the government, then the movement will not cool down.”

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 4h

Maduro, calling the U.S.’ modus operandi “regime change through military threat,” said that Venezuela was willing to engage in dialogue, but Trump is sending more military muscle to the Caribbean.

U.S. military strike on Venezuelan vessel leaves Trinidad & Tobago caught between giants

Maduro, calling the U.S.’ modus operandi “regime change through military threat,” said that Venezuela was willing to engage in dialogue, but Trump is sending more military muscle to the Caribbean.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 19h

A hacker group’s leaks have exposed top Moroccan officials, sparking outrage, legal battles, and deepening public mistrust in state institutions.

Cyber leaks and scandals rock Morocco’s political establishment

A hacker group’s leaks have exposed top Moroccan officials, sparking outrage, legal battles, and deepening public mistrust in state institutions.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 20h

Through the dissemination of a distorted perception of civic resistance, constructing violent scenarios, and inventing foreign enemies, the authorities succeed in delegitimizing serious social demands and justifying repressive measures.

Pro-government campaign against student protests attempts to justify repression in Serbia

Through the dissemination of a distorted perception of civic resistance, constructing violent scenarios, and inventing foreign enemies, the authorities succeed in delegitimizing serious social demands and justifying repressive measures.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 21h

While women are visible in politics and public life, many still face systemic inequalities in health, safety, and access to basic services.

The paradox of women’s rights in Peru

While women are visible in politics and public life, many still face systemic inequalities in health, safety, and access to basic services.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 23h

When people talk about “natural” versus “artificial,” there is an assumption that technology sits on the artificial side, but the elements and materials it is made from come from the earth and are handled by many people.
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Behind our screens: The truth about ‘artisanal’ mining and ‘natural’ technology

“It would be disingenuous to attempt to disentangle the human rights abuses connected to creating technologies from their environmental impacts.”

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1d

As AI makes it significantly cheaper and easier to produce and disseminate content, the use of AI for political propaganda is emerging as a major concern in contemporary democratic societies.

AI and visual propaganda are being used to stoke tensions as Ethiopia eyes Eritrea's Red Sea Port

As AI makes it significantly cheaper and easier to produce and disseminate content, the use of AI for political propaganda is emerging as a major concern in contemporary democratic societies.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1d

As fierce competition and an electric vehicle (EV) price war squeezes Chinese EV manufacturers, many are looking abroad to find fresh markets.

How Chinese automakers are reshaping the EV landscape in Southeast Asia

As fierce competition and an electric vehicle (EV) price war squeezes Chinese EV manufacturers, many are looking abroad to find fresh markets.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1d

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), potato cultivation has regained momentum thanks to an alliance between various actors committed to replacing imports with quality local production.

The key to saving potato cultivation amid climate disruption in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), potato cultivation has regained momentum thanks to an alliance between various actors committed to replacing imports with quality local production.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1d

In the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalaya, glacial lake flood outbursts are putting infrastructure, development projects, and livelihoods at risk. India, Nepal, Pakistan, and China are particularly vulnerable to this deadly natural disaster.

Glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) and the melting of the ‘Third Pole’

In the Hindu Kush-Karakoram-Himalaya, glacial lake flood outbursts are putting infrastructure, development projects, and livelihoods at risk. India, Nepal, Pakistan, and China are particularly vulnerable to this deadly natural disaster.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1d

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1d

“When you start to dig deep to try and understand this equation, you realize that under this shiny Big Tech movement lies a world of exploitation for men, women, and even children laboring in cobalt mines in the DRC.” @info-activism.bsky.social

Behind our screens: The truth about ‘artisanal’ mining and ‘natural’ technology

“It would be disingenuous to attempt to disentangle the human rights abuses connected to creating technologies from their environmental impacts.”

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1d

China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC) announced on September 22 the launch of a two-month campaign to curb content that incites antagonism and violence, and amplifies pessimistic and negative sentiments.

China’s Cyberspace Administration is suppressing ‘pessimistic and negative sentiments’ online

China's Cyberspace Administration (CAC) announced on September 22 the launch of a two-month campaign to curb content that incites antagonism and violence, and amplifies pessimistic and negative sentiments.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1d

Without proper support, fishery-dependent communities may fail to recover, leading to declining employment, food security, and biodiversity.

From wreckage to resilience: Bolstering Barbados’ fishing industry against hurricane impacts

Without proper support, fishery-dependent communities may fail to recover, leading to declining employment, food security, and biodiversity.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 1d

Madagascar has faced repeated social crises primarily due to frequent power and water cuts. These circumstances have been a source of frustration, sparking fresh protests in the country in September 2025.

Madagascar’s Gen Z-led revolt against power outages and water supply cuts in urban areas

Madagascar has faced repeated social crises primarily due to frequent power and water cuts. These circumstances have been a source of frustration, sparking fresh protests in the country in September 2025.

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 2d

"Russia is moving, no, running towards an inside-net. Not only access to news and information, but even to people-to people communication with those from abroad, is shrinking day by day."

Inside-net: Russia is dismantling free internet connections

The Russian authorities this year created a ‘white list’ of websites that are not to be blocked while everything else would not be available for users in Russia

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 2d

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Global Voices @globalvoices.org · 2d

Hunter’s arrest has underscored the alarming trend of transnational repression across Southeast Asia, where some governments conspire and coordinate to target critics, journalists, and human rights defenders.

Australian researcher arrested in Thailand for allegedly defaming Malaysian government

"Now journalists in Thailand are not safe if third countries seek Thai assistance to prosecute people they don’t like."

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