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Coronavirus: using crowd simulation to encourage social distancing
As Europe faces a resurgence of coronavirus, having loosened strict lockdowns, one of the most important policy questions is how people can safely social distance in crowded places. Our ability to accommodate maximum safety and capacity has been greatly reduced during the pandemic, raising concerns about the future layout ofContinue Reading
Despite attacks on press freedom, Nicaragua’s digital media landscape is still flourishing · Global Voices
At least 24 new media outlets have been created since 2018 Montage of screenshots and logos from Nicaraguan and Central American media outlets by Global Voices, used with permission. Press freedom in Nicaragua faces multiple challenges, including political persecution by President Ortega’s administration coupled with a lack of access toContinue Reading
Melbourne academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert remains a ‘political hostage’ inside Iran’s Qarchak prison · Global Voices
Quiet diplomacy fails to achieve the release of the academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert interview with The Modern Middle East October 2017- Video screenshot The transfer of University of Melbourne academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert to Iran’s notorious Qarchak prison in Tehran has focused worldwide attention on her plight. Qarchak has been infamous forContinue Reading
The ‘female’ brain: why damaging myths about women and science keep coming back in new forms
There are still sexist views of women's brains. Dmitry Natashin/Shutterstock In 1879, French polymath Gustave Le Bon wrote that even in “the most intelligent races” there “are a large number of women whose brains are closer in size to those of gorillas than to the most developed male brains”. HeContinue Reading
New Facebook Oversight Board must remove content of notorious Sudan militia · Global Voices
The board has the power to overrule Facebook on contentious content Anti-government protesters in Sudan. Banner reads, ”Thirty years of oppression.” Credit: Hind Mekki on Flickr (CC BY 2.0). In April 2019, the Sudanese people deposed military dictator Omar al-Bashir, who had ruled the country for 30 years. However, as inContinue Reading
Five months after the elections, Guyana swears in new president · Global Voices
Outgoing president David Granger plans to challenge the declared results ‘lawfully and peacefully’ Guyana’s new president, Mohamed Irfaan Ali, at his swearing-in ceremony on August 2, 2020. Screenshot from a YouTube video of the event posted by Guyana Uncut. Five months to the day since Guyana’s 2020 general elections tookContinue Reading
As Armenians and Azerbaijanis clash worldwide, activists petition for peaceful dialogue · Global Voices
Armed clashes on the Armenia-Azerbaijan border killed 17 last month A house in Tovuz District, Azerbaijan damaged by artillery attack from the Armenian Armed Forces on July 14, according to the Azerbaijani side. Photo: Voice of America / Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons. Some rights reserved. Against the backdrop ofContinue Reading
Birth at a time of national emergency: from the second world war to coronavirus
Women the world over have had their pregnancy and birth experiences drastically altered as a result of the global pandemic. In the UK, the NHS had to quickly put measures in place to ensure that it could safely continue to treat those in most need. This has meant a scalingContinue Reading
A city shackled: How Beijing’s security law transformed Hong Kong in one short month · Global Voices
Within a fortnight, authorities have outlawed select protest phrases and arrested activists for allegedly inciting secession Hong Kong police wave a purple banner warning of violations against national security law. Photo from Stand News, used with permission. The original post was written by Jennifer Creery and published on the HongContinue Reading
Belarus election: why strongman Alexander Lukashenko faces unprecedented resistance
Alexander Lukashenko, the longest-serving leader in the former Soviet Union, will seek re-election as president of Belarus on August 9 for the sixth time since 1994. But amid the coronavirus pandemic, hundreds of thousands of Belarusians have attended rallies to show their support for Lukashenko’s opponents – including Svetlana Tikhanovskaya,Continue Reading