Two brilliant creators engage in a vibrant discussion about one's journey to becoming a professional creator, including the decision to abandon a PhD in its final year. @nadironthegobangla.bsky.social and Amelia Henderson of Studio Sembang www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik7L...

Global Voices' co-founder @ethanz.bsky.social wrote about GV's unique work, history and how you can support it: "Throughout it all, Global Voices has been here, presenting a wider world for anyone who’s wanted to learn about it." #KeepGVStrong🌱 ethanzuckerman.com/2025/07/30/k...

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Watching the #IGF2025 live from Norway 🇳🇴 — super impressed by their streaming platform! The 3D avatars and interactive features make it feel like you’re really there. 🌍 Check it out: igf2025.lumiere.no/rooms/plenary #IGF #LiveStreaming #TechInnovation #VirtualEvent

A gaping hole: The ongoing war between Israel & Iran has caused major disruptions to flight operations across the MiddleEast & beyond. Israel, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon, have implemented partial or full airspace closures. More than 500 flights were cancelled or delayed in a single day.

Join the preview screening of Cinemata Currents - a hybrid Film Festival of shared viewing and civic imagination From June 5–8, you can join the main screenings with live talkback sessions, featuring conversations with the filmmakers behind the films. fest.cinemata.org/currents2025/

"With all the pain and sadness of what I left behind, I now stand with love and hope for what lies ahead - and we deserve to reclaim from our oppressors the opportunity they stole from us: the opportunity to live." globalvoices.org/2025/05/27/t...

Public communications are vital for emergency response: for the responders, and for affected people trying to get in contact with loved ones and coordinated support. @globalvoices.org joins other concerned organizations in demanding restoration of internet access in Myanmar #KeepItOn

In an investigation, Dismislab found 10 articles on International Policy Digest (IPD) website critical of #Bangladesh’s post-uprising government have been written by authors who appear to have no verifiable identities or contacts, often using stolen profile images. en.dismislab.com/how-ipd-lets...

with some great insight from @lokman.org

LEARNING SESSION ALERT: Join this interactive session on March 14 to learn more about the DRAPAC VPN project and how to use Outline VPN as a tool for circumventing internet censorship and online surveillance. Sign up now: engagemedia.org/2025/human-r...

Kickstarting our special event on how climate news shapes public news ft @ivancouronne.bsky.social @waqasejaz.bsky.social @katherinedunn.bsky.social & our Acting Director @mitalilive.bsky.social Watch below We'll be sharing insights from our speakers in this thread www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwrw...

The longest and the weirdest January this year - another plane crash in Philadelphia. A Learjet 55 of Jet Rescue Air Ambulance doing a medevac fell out of sky 3 kms after taking off. 6 souls on board died, injuring 6 on the ground. #philadelphiacrash en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Ph...

Bangladesh dropped five places in the China Index 2024 ranking: china-index.io/country/Bang... The China Index 2024 is now live!

Here is a summary of the @globalvoices.org coverage for South Asia in 2024, highlighting the different measures several governments took to expand their control over online spaces amid elections and political unrest. globalvoices.org/2025/01/02/a...

Peru Tsunami: High waves devastated beaches like Máncora, Lobitos, El Ñuro, and Cabo Blanco, peaking in intensity on Saturday, December 28. This was a true tsunami that struck, likely due to the generation of an unusually large turbidity current or submarine landslide. youtu.be/TkD-Trt6cTc?...

A Western tech giant cast aside local, original journalism on a story rooted in #Bangladesh in favour of an avalanche of divisive coverage from neighbouring India. - via Tech Global Institute, Netra News netra.news/2024/google-...

"More than 1,400 people were killed, including 44 police officers, and thousands of others were injured during violence around the protests. Protesters blamed the police, as well as security agencies and associates of the former ruling party, for the killings." www.benarnews.org/english/news...

Bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border: It is unclear how the AA will treat the Rohingya population, still thought to number around 600,000 in Rakhine, even after the expulsion of 700,000 to Bangladesh in 2017. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Migration in Europe: an interactive guide in 9 languages produced by 6 European press agencies including @afpfr.bsky.social This map shows the main migration routes to the EU, based on reported incidents of migrant deaths and disappearances, from 2014 to 2024. t.co/gSPZwOb9rb

"Bangladesh: The need for a comprehensive and rights-respecting approach to digital regulation is clear, as current policies often prioritize security at the expense of individual freedoms, innovation and democratic principles." - Tech Global Institute techglobalinstitute.com/research/a-n...

This @ARTEfr documentary delves into the aftermath of the student-led monsoon revolution in Bangladesh, shedding light on their fight against oppression, the tragic loss of lives, & their quest for reforms to restore democracy, putting #Bangladesh first. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfcK...

📌We need to consider past evidence of AI misuse to mitigate the negative consequences of this technology. @older.bsky.social 📍Panel “Putting the “we” in AI. #GVSummit2024

🎂 Happy 20th birthday, Global Voices! Thank you, everyone, for being Global Voices 🌍🌎🌏

In India 70% of the people are not internet users but their data was upload by the government. Now they have the right but not the access to digital information. Osama Manzar. #GVSummit2024

In the Media Dialogue workshop participants defined dialogue as Respect, Co-powering, Accountability, Intercultural Integration, Translation. What does dialogue mean to you? #GVSummit2024

Had a crucial discussions on journalism in #China during @globalvoices.bsky.social summit in #Nepal together with brilliant panelists. We touched upon investigative journalism & regime’s pursuit of new word media order, and solutions on how to continue reporting despite growing regime’s pressure.

"20 language activists take the stage in #Nepal at the 2024 Global Voices Summit to talk about language promotion efforts." - @ethanz.bsky.social #GVSummit2024 @globalvoices.bsky.social ethanzuckerman.com/2024/12/07/r...

Mary Kay points us to the Global Voices climate justice fellowship as one of the ways we are reporting on the complexities of China’s relationships with the rest of the globe.  globalvoices.org/special/clim...

Desire Nimubona from Burundi is concerned that China’s business practices in the Great Lakes region aren’t respecting the green economy - he is very concerned about forest and wildlife preservation due to Chinese industrial investment.

Lais Martins explains that Brazilian consumers are pretty excited about Chinese products and innovation. But industry is worried - China’s low cost vehicles and green technology have a tendency to undercut local production and stifle development. #gvsummit2024

Filip Noubel notes that Central Asia tends to see China as a replacement for Russia after the Ukraine invasion - it’s highly fashionable to learn Chinese, and its seen as a path towards employment as China becomes a more powerful partner #gvsummit2024

Global Voices Kathmandu Summit 2024 Current Panel: How the Wikimedia Movement is powering language reclamation— and how you can too Moderator: Umasoye Igwe Panelists: Zita Zage, Sadik Shahadu, Satdeep Gill, Tochi Precious #GVSummit2024 @globalvoices.bsky.social

Global Voices Kathmandu Summit 2024 Current Panel: Looming large: China's effects on the world Moderator: Mary Kay Magistad Panelists: Lais Martins, Amish Raj Mulmi, Désiré Nimubona, Filip Noubel of @globalvoices.bsky.social gv2024.sched.com/event/1pkyh/... #GVSummit2024

You have to be a good listener make sure you don't kill the essence of words in translation, says Sonam #GVSummit2024

Global Voices Kathmandu Summit 2024 Current Panel: The power of narratives: How data governance is framed and discussed Moderator: Giovana Fleck Panelists: Samanta Azpurua, Sencer Odabaşı, Santosh Sigdel @globalvoices.bsky.social #GVsummit2024

Multilingual media is important as it builds inclusivity. #GVSummit2024

Find your #GVSummit2024 panels (2/2) 📌 So you want to make multilingual media: Lessons from the field (Regal Ballroom B) 📌 The power of narratives: How data governance is framed and discussed—and how it affects you (Regal Ballroom A) gv2024.sched.com/list/simple

"Demystifying Your Data" - interactive and informative session at @globalvoices.bsky.social Summit 2024 in Kathmandu with Safa from Tactical Tech facilitating. #GVSummit2024 #DigitalSafety

❓A question for our audience: What are your aspirations for the future of your language? #GVSummit2024

📍Panel: The internet isn't multilingual enough: A spotlight on indigenous language digital activism. #GVSummit2024

Global Voices Kathmandu Summit 2024 Current Panel: So you want to make multilingual media: Lessons from the field Panelists: Sonam Lama, Dev Kumar Sunuwar, Sasil Sanchez, Filip Noubel @globalvoices.bsky.social #GVSummit2024

Global Voices Kathmandu Summit 2024 Current Panel: The internet isn't multilingual enough: A spotlight on Indigenous language digital activism gv2024.sched.com/event/1qsH9/th… Moderator: Eddie Avila Panelists: Amrit Sufi, Sanjib Chaudhary, Janak Bhatta, Bikram Rana et al#GVSummit202424

"China used to have amazing investigative journalism. It is seen as a threat nowadays by the govenment" - Aleksandra Bielakowska, RSF #GVSummit2024 📍 Discussion: Investigative journalism in authoritarian contexts.

Translation is activism. Writing is activism.” Featuring indigenous voices is a form of activism. We need to show all of these forms of activism are possible - Juke Bransiecq #GVSummit2024