"What is at stake in Botswana media is not only law reforms but the viability of journalism in a disrupted, underfunded and rapidly changing environment."
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"What is at stake in Botswana media is not only law reforms but the viability of journalism in a disrupted, underfunded and rapidly changing environment."
"Mainstream media is [not PR], we are not here to report the good only or write however way you want us to write news.
Our job is to tell it as it is. Whether it’s good or bad!"
#Afghanistan 🇦🇫 Writing for Hasht-e Subh Daily, Elina Qalam points to the decline of the film industry after the Taliban takeover, and its impact on filmmakers, especially women artists. @globalvoices.org
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Political misinfo & legislative blocks are putting girls’ legal rights at risk in #Brazil. A must-read on the fight for #ReproductiveJustice.
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A collage-based artistic creation workshop revealed how a group of incarcerated women counter the dynamics and effects of imprisonment through individual reflection, creative practice, and the sustaining of collective bonds.
Reliable, inclusive healthcare does more than treat illness. It can function as social glue that softens community strain and transforms clinics into safe spaces for everyone.
Four years since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a Hong Kong volunteer soldier battles in Ukraine while the local Ukrainian community grieves from afar.
Between May 2018 and December 2025, 2,425 documented fires have struck the world’s largest refugee settlement in Southeast of Bangladesh, affecting over 100,000 Rohingya refugees and destroying more than 20,000 shelters.
The Tor network is used by millions of users daily to securely access the internet, safeguard their right to information and freedom of expression, and avoid censorship or government surveillance.
"Most of the complainants based their petitions on the controversial barcodes, which they argued could make ballots traceable and compromise ballot secrecy."
For professor Clotilde Perez, spoken to by Pública, contemporary geopolitics has become “media-performative”, where no image is neutral.
"No journalist should ever face intimidation or physical harm for reporting on matters of public interest."
A collage-based artistic creation workshop revealed how a group of incarcerated women counter the dynamics and effects of imprisonment through individual reflection, creative practice, and the sustaining of collective bonds.
Fighting a resolution to ensure access to legal abortion for girls under 14 is the latest example of abortion rights being used as a political tool by conservatives in the country
"Can a journalist be deemed to have committed sedition or caused public mischief simply by asking a question at a public forum?
By creating a sprawling, sterile environment of “perfection,” the government attempts to manufacture a narrative of national prosperity, even as the streets themselves remain silent and disconnected from the people they were supposedly built for.
A controversial “one in, one out” agreement between the United Kingdom and France linking forced returns of people arriving in small boats to matched legal admissions has drawn sharp criticism from United Nations human rights experts.
Among this collection of symbolic images, a blindfolded, handcuffed, and faltering Maduro contrasts with the organized American rooms, full of screens and authorities in action. What is shown is less the operation itself and more a visual narrative of victory, control, and legitimization of power.
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Veteran Papua New Guinea journalist Rebecca Kuku said she was assaulted by correctional service officers at the Bomana remand facility after she reported on the living conditions of inmates residing there. The incident has alarmed local media groups, which called for an immediate investigation.
Bangladeshi political parties compete for Gen Z’s attention with viral content, while battling misinformation alongside street campaigning, as Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube become central arenas for political messaging and debate.
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Jimmy Lai's sentence marks the harshest punishment among all prosecutions under the 2020 National Security Law, enacted by Beijing in Hong Kong. @oiwan.bsky.social
Nid sees parallels between Ukraine’s resistance and Hong Kong’s own struggles. “We’re both being occupied by a neighboring power that’s gradually eroding our political autonomy and assimilating us.”
Across at least the last two six-year presidential terms in Mexico, and through the first year of the current administration, access to the federal government's primary websites for information and public services over the Tor network was blocked.
The Election Commission of Thailand (ECT) faces legal challenges in three courts over the integrity of the February 8 elections after major irregularities were reported.
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For professor Clotilde Perez, spoken to by Pública, contemporary geopolitics has become “media-performative”, where no image is neutral.
