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By Hans Nicholas Jong JAKARTA — Protests are mounting in Indonesia against a China-backed zinc and lead mine being developed on the island of Sumatra in defiance of opposition from local communities. On June 11, protesters from communities that would be affected by the mine in Dairi district demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in Jakarta. They demanded the Chinese government stop financing the project, following news that a Chinese state-controlled company has agreed to loan $245 million to mine developer PT Dairi Prima Mineral (DPM ). The company, Carren Holdings Corporation Limited, app...
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Mohan Mainali, journalist and award-winning writer. Image via author. Used with permission. Mohan Mainali is a prominent Nepali journalist and award-winning writer known for his contributions to investigative journalism and historical non-fiction. With a career spanning several decades, Mainali has delved into various aspects of Nepali society, culture, and history. His recent book, Mukam Ranamaidan, uncovers previously unpublished letters from the Anglo-Nepal War (1814–1816), offering fresh insights into this pivotal period. Mainali's work is characterised by meticulous research and engaging ...
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Launching of Maia Sandu's election campaign, 2020. Photo_(cropped).jpg) by [Gikü](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gik%C3%BC) via [Wikipedia](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maia_Sandu#)\. [Public domain](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)\. As the presidential elections in Moldova draw closer, discussions about a unifying opposition candidate are increasing on the Moldovan political scene. Parties are forming blocs, holding meetings, and making proposals, trying to come to an agreement “against Sandu,” the current president of Moldova. NewsMaker published an artic...
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Women leaders and experts interviewed in this article: Kesirin Tunkeaw (top right), Wongakuea Bunson (bottom right), Srisopha Kotkhamlue (top left), Jutatip Sirikhan (middle), and Professor Dararat Khampeng (bottom left). Photo from Prachatai, a content partner of Global Voices. This article by Kamonchanok Rueankham was originally published by Prachatai, an independent news site in Thailand. An edited version has been republished by Global Voices under a partner content-sharing agreement. According to a report by UN Women, as of January 2023, Thai women held only 20.4 percent of elected seats ...
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Image by Magno Borges/Agência Mural, used with permission. This article was written by Ana Beatriz Alves, Egberto Santana, Isabela Alves, Kethylyn Mieza and Paulo Talarico, and originally published on March 8, 2024, on Agência Mural's website. It is republished here under a partnership agreement with Global Voices, with edits. São Paulo witnessed a historic change in the 2020 municipal elections. Four Black women were elected as councillors — over 72 years, the capital of São Paulo state has elected only six Black women councillors in total. However, the proportion of women among the 55 member...
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Khally Diallo, member of the Mauritanian National Assembly. Photo used with permission. Although the Islamic Republic of Mauritania has mainly been under military rule since gaining its independence on November 28, 1960, Mauritanian politicians are determined to return it to civilian rule in the June 29, 2024, presidential elections. The Sahara desert encompasses the former French colony of Mauritania, and the Atlantic Ocean borders the west of the country, where the climate is less arid. Mauritania has only ever had two democratically-elected civilian presidents. These presidents include Mokt...
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Mauritanian flags. Screenshot of theAfrica24 YouTube channel In the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, seven candidates, including the country’s current president, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, will face each other in the first round of presidential elections on June 29, 2024. Ghazouani has been in power since August 2019. The Independent National Electoral Commission (CENI) announced the election date. Voters had until May 29, 2024, to register on the electoral roll. Out of a population of over 4 million, the number of voters at the 2019 presidential elections, which led to Mohamed Ould Ghazouani’s fi...
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Flags of the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Serbia. Photo by Global Voices (CC BY 3.0). This article was written by Emily Wright, a Fulbright Research Fellow affiliated with civil society organization Partners for Democratic Change Serbia, and first published by Tech Policy Press. An edited version is republished by Global Voices with permission. Europe’s Digital Services Act (DSA) will have a significant impact on the digital environment, both with the European Union (EU) and beyond. While the impacts are clearer for EU member states, concerns among civil society organizations (CSOs)...
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The image is a screenshot of Russia Post. Taken with permission Kirill Shamiev and Ksenia Luchenko, both Visiting Fellows at the European Council on Foreign Relations, wrote for the Russia Post about the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in Putin’s regime and the full-scale Invasion of Ukraine. Global Voices republished the article, edited for clarity, with the permission from Russia Post. Recently, Metropolitan Kirill Pokrovsky, who heads up the Synodal Department for Cooperation with the Armed Forces and Law Enforcement Agencies, said on the air of Russia's main state-run TV channel Rossiy...
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Screenshot from YouTube video ‘Religion in South Asia’ by Lentera Data. Fair use. This post by V. Priyatharshan, Rohith Upadhyay and Amin Anwar originally appeared on Groundviews, an award-winning citizen journalism website in Sri Lanka. An edited and shortened version is published below as part of a content-sharing agreement with Global Voices. The 2024 Press Freedom Index revealed concerning trends for South Asian countries including India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan, indicating a significant decline in press freedom levels. Sri Lanka saw a steep drop from its previous position of 135 in last ye...
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