Notices by Global Voices (globalvoices@mstdn.social)

How a city mayor from Kyrgyzstan became an internet meme
https://globalvoices.org/2025/05/30/how-a-city-mayor-from-kyrgyzstan-became-an-internet-meme/

V. Y. Mudimbe, Congolese philosopher, author of the renowned essay ‘The Invention of Africa’ dies at 83
https://globalvoices.org/2025/05/22/v-y-mudimbe-congolese-philosopher-author-of-the-renowned-essay-the-invention-of-africa-dies-at-83/

Digital erasure: How social media platforms are silencing Palestinians in 2024
https://globalvoices.org/2025/05/12/digital-erasure-how-social-media-platforms-are-silencing-palestinians-in-2024/

Mass protests continue to rock Turkey after the arrest of Istanbul mayor
https://globalvoices.org/2025/03/22/mass-protests-continue-to-rock-turkey-after-the-arrest-of-istanbul-mayor/

‘I hope this isn’t for weapons’: How Syrian data workers train AI
https://globalvoices.org/2025/03/10/i-hope-this-isnt-for-weapons-how-syrian-data-workers-train-ai/

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Announcing the Indigenous Language Digital Activism Summit: Join us in Mexico City on March 15!
https://globalvoices.org/2025/02/10/announcing-the-indigenous-language-digital-activism-summit-join-us-in-mexico-city-on-march-15/

Interview with the author of a new French–Ewe dictionary in Togo
https://globalvoices.org/2025/01/27/interview-with-the-author-of-a-new-french-ewe-dictionary-in-togo/

November 20th: A day to celebrate and discuss Afro-Brazilians heritage and history
https://globalvoices.org/2024/12/03/november-20th-a-day-to-celebrate-and-discuss-afro-brazilians-heritage-and-history/

Indonesia’s new government pushes transmigration plan, stirring protests in Papua
https://globalvoices.org/2024/11/27/indonesias-new-government-pushes-transmigration-plan-stirring-protests-in-papua/

Why does the Spanish crown refuse to apologize for colonizing Mexico?
https://globalvoices.org/2024/11/09/why-does-the-spanish-crown-refuse-to-apologize-for-colonizing-mexico/

Pacific island nations want ‘ecocide’ to be an international crime
https://globalvoices.org/2024/10/07/pacific-island-nations-want-ecocide-to-be-an-international-crime/

Venezuelans use AI avatars and Instagram Live to fight back Maduro's repression
https://globalvoices.org/2024/08/19/venezuelans-use-ai-avatars-and-instagram-live-to-fight-back-maduros-repression/

Google blocks access to pro-democracy protest song in Hong Kong after court ruling
https://globalvoices.org/2024/05/16/google-blocks-access-to-pro-democracy-protest-song-in-hong-kong-after-court-ruling/

Bethlehem church creates rubble nativity scene this Christmas
https://globalvoices.org/2023/12/24/bethlehem-church-creates-rubble-nativity-scene-this-christmas/

We gathered testimonies from Gaza to understand the devastating impact of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on innocent civilians.

Are you from Gaza? We want to hear from you: what's the situation like from the ground? How do you keep safe? What's changed since last week?

📍Read more: https://globalvoices.org/2023/10/13/in-the-shadows-of-destruction-and-despair-voices-from-gazas-devastation/

Slovenia law enables full equality for same-sex marriages, including allowing LGBTQ+ people to adopt children
https://globalvoices.org/2023/02/03/slovenia-law-enables-full-equality-for-same-sex-marriages-including-allowing-lgbtq-people-to-adopt-children/