Protesters gathered at the historic Democracy Monument. Photo from Prachatai. This article is from Prachatai, an independent news site in Thailand, edited and republished by Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. The student group Free Youth Movement organized a public demonstration at the Democracy Monument on the eveningContinue Reading
The new report from parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) on Russia is damning. The document certainly isn’t a page-turner, and nor does it provide all the answers some had expected. But contrary to most ISC reports, it’s striking and blunt, and the message couldn’t be clearer: Russia’s intelligence agenciesContinue Reading
Jag_cz/Shuttestock Microbes are the truly dominant group of lifeforms. These invisible pieces of biogenic matter have been running Earth’s affairs for billions of years. Plants and animals popped up as the by-products of microbial mergers relatively recently in our planet’s history. Understanding microbes is not easy. It took us someContinue Reading
Interview with LGBTIQ+ rights activist Rashell Erazo “I DON’T WANT TO DIE FOR BEING TRANS”: Rashell Erazo during a march for LGBTIQ+ rights in 2018. Photo used with permission. This article is part of our special coverage of LGBTQI+ pride. In Ecuador, the transgender community is surviving the pandemic thanks toContinue Reading
‘FGM is often practiced silently behind closed doors’ Screenshot from a Guardian YouTube video about female genital mutilation. COVID-19 has deeply affected women’s rights in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), from increased domestic violence to job loss. But there is also one less visible area where women are affected:Continue Reading
A system which worsens discrimination. Facial recognition technology analyses the structure of faces to allow identification of individuals. Image used with permission. Source: Pikrepo In the midst of the recent Black Lives Matter protests, which raised questions about policing and racism in the United States and elsewhere, technology company IBMContinue Reading
Jacob Lund/Shutterstock Despite the UK’s coronavirus lockdown beginning to ease in June, the majority of swimming pools, gyms and leisure centres are still waiting to reopen. This slow return – together with a lack of government financial support and the anticipated tentativeness of consumers – means that many public leisureContinue Reading
Fertility rates: hard to predict. noBorders – Brayden Howie/Shutterstock When the BBC reported on the results of a new study on global population in mid July, the tone was alarmist. “Jaw-dropping” declines in births were foretold, while one of the study’s authors revealed worries about his daughter’s future in lightContinue Reading
St Helena, where Earth's magnetic field behaves strangely. Umomos/Shutterstock Deep inside the Earth, liquid iron is flowing and generating the Earth’s magnetic field, which protects our atmosphere and satellites against harmful radiation from the Sun. This field changes over time, and also behaves differently in different parts of the world.Continue Reading
An ABS-CBN worker raises her fist during a protest condemning the non-renewal of the network’s franchise. Photo from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, used with permission. This article by Raymund B. Villanueva is from Kodao, an independent news site in the Philippines, and is republished on GlobalContinue Reading
