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Earth’s magnetic field may change faster than we thought – new research
It's long been a mystery how fast the Earth's magnetic field changes. Andrey VP/Shutterstock The Earth’s magnetic field, generated 3,000km below our feet in the liquid iron core, is crucially important to life on our planet. It extends out into space, wrapping us in an electromagnetic blanket that shields theContinue Reading
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How does Rwanda’s genocide ideology law regulate speech online? · Global Voices
Genocide ideology law silences dissenting voices People coming back from a market in Musanze in the Northern Province of Rwanda., September 2017. Photo by Cyril Ndegeya, Used with permission. This article is part of UPROAR, a Small Media initiative that is urging governments to address digital rights challenges at theContinue Reading
Is Namibia walking a fine line between Chinese and European spy technology? · Global Voices
Ultra-secretive digital-control maneuvers baffle activists Youth pose for a photo capture at a conference in Namibia. Image credit: Yusuf Kalyango Jnr (CC BY-SA 2.0). This article is part of UPROAR, a Small Media initiative that is urging governments to address digital rights challenges at the Universal Periodic Review. It wasContinue Reading
Since George Floyd’s murder, black Barbadians are becoming more openly vocal about racism · Global Voices
“…We were not passive then and we’re not passive now!” Protestors attend a solidarity march in Bridgetown, Barbados, on June 13, 2020, supporting the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States and opposing racism and police brutality in Barbados. Photo courtesy Bazodee Magazine, used with permission. The killing ofContinue Reading
Cambodia continues to block memorial activities honoring murdered political analyst Kem Ley · Global Voices
A man confessed to the murder and was convicted, but few believe that story. Around 20 Cambodian monks and youth activists were barred by the police from offering a Buddhist prayer ceremony near a gas station where a political analyst was killed on July 10, 2016. Photo from the FacebookContinue Reading
Jamaica wakes up to the plight of prisoners with mental illness · Global Voices
Independent commission recommends regular reviews (Part I of II) View from the entrance area of Tower Street Prison in Kingston, Jamaica, between the first and second walls. Photo by Christina Xu on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. This is the first instalment of a two-part series on the stark realities ofContinue Reading
Solo protest in the Netherlands for the Uyghur cause: One man takes on the Chinese state · Global Voices
Screenshot from YouTube video uploaded by Gheni to seek support for his disappeared family members. The author’s identity has been kept anonymous for safety reasons. Starting in 2017, the Uyghur community living in China has been subject to increased targeting and indiscriminate imprisonment by the Chinese authorities. This policy ofContinue Reading
Hong Kong protest supporters’ international lobby to ‘burn’ China for hurting the city · Global Voices
“If we burn, you burn with us” I want to ‘laam chau’.” (If we burn, you burn with us.) Image from Stand News, used with permission. To mark a year since the beginning of the anti-China extradition protests, Hong Kong online media outlet Stand News curated a series of articlesContinue Reading
Could reform be on the cards for Jamaica’s prison system? · Global Voices
Reconsidering laws on mental illness (Part II of II) A police van escorts inmates who are being moved from one institution to another; in the background is the Tower Street high-security prison. Photo by Christina Xu on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0. This is the second instalment of a two-part seriesContinue Reading