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US and Venezuelan politicians accuse Maduro of instigating violence during BLM protests · Global Voices
Statements about foreign meddling during civil uprisings are not new. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Photo credit: Flickr/Eneas De Troya (CC BY 2.0). This story is part of our special coverage on Black Lives Matter and anti-black racism. During the first half of June, as thousands marched to support the BlackContinue Reading
Russia scales up electronic voting for key referendum, but misses security issues · Global Voices
The referendum is likely to extend Putin’s term in office A poster urging citizens to vote in Russia’s upcoming constitutional referendum, stressing amendments on social policy. Moscow, June 2020. Photo (c): Alexey Kovalev. Used with permission. The delayed Russian referendum on constitutional reform goes ahead this week as the country emerges fromContinue Reading
Remembering the heartbreaking words of Yugoslavia’s war-struck ‘Lost Generation’ · Global Voices
Histories written by warmongers tend to omit the war’s human costs Photo of Yugoslav People’s Army conscript from Bosnia and Herzegovina Bahrudin Kaletović, screencap from Yutel video from 1991. Source: Wikipedia, Fair Use. The interview is as haunting today as it was 29 years ago, perhaps even more so. AContinue Reading
Your childhood neighbourhood can influence how your genes work – new study
The neighbourhood a child grows up in may influence their health for years to come by changing the activity of their genes. Sergey Bezgodov/ Shutterstock Numerous studies have shown that children who grow up in more deprived neighbourhoods tend to have worse physical health as adults compared to those raisedContinue Reading
Milan Kundera’s first Czech biography: Another public dressing-down in his homeland? · Global Voices
Jan Novák’s book spends 900 pages bashing the novelist but fails to settle the debate surrounding him From left to right: Kundera’s work in Turkish, the first Kundera’s biography in Czech by Jan Novák, and Kundera’s work in Chinese. Photo by Filip Noubel, used with permission At 91, Czech-French authorContinue Reading
Made in China: The draconian details of Hong Kong’s national security law · Global Voices
A dystopian police state is rising from the ashes of the city’s institutions HK government’s press conference on the national security law. Image from The Stand News. The text of the newly enacted national security law of Hong Kong (HKNSL) was first released to the public at 11:00 PM localContinue Reading
LGBTQ+ community and politicians salute Montenegro’s new law on same-sex partnerships · Global Voices
Activists cautioned that the law must now be put into practice Montenegrin activists at the 2013 SeaSide Pride in Budva, holding signs reading “I’m like you,” “For marriage equality,” “Love is love,” and “I vote for love.” Photo by LGBTQ+ Forum Progres, CC BY-NC-SA. Montenegro’s parliament has adopted a law onContinue Reading
Was coronavirus really in Europe in March 2019?
The novel coronavirus – SARS-CoV-2 – may have been in Europe for longer than previously thought. Recent studies have suggested that it was circulating in Italy as early as December 2019. More surprisingly, researchers at the University of Barcelona found traces of the virus when testing untreated wastewater samples datedContinue Reading
Local lockdowns could lead to civil disorder – here’s why
Leicester, England. trabantos/Shutterstock The city of Leicester, in the UK’s Midlands region, is facing a lockdown following a recent spike in COVID cases. The decision was confirmed by UK home secretary, Priti Patel, on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, June 27. The prospect of these local lockdowns beingContinue Reading
Hongkongers braved the newly enacted national security law with a leaderless protest · Global Voices
At least ten demonstrators were charged under the new national security law imposed by Beijing Thousands of protesters took to the street on July 1 defying the newly enacted national security law. Image from inmediahk.net On the 23rd anniversary of the Handover of Hong Kong to China and on theContinue Reading