Cyber Attack Downs Mozambique’s @Verdade News Site On Election Day
@Verdade, a Mozambican weekly newspaper and Global Voices partner, was the victim of a massive cyber attack on Oct. 15, 2014, when Mozambican general elections took place last week. The attack began on the eve of the electi...
Beyond the ECI
The European Citizens Initiative (ECI), introduced by the Lisbon Treaty enables citizens to make proposals to the European Commission for initiation, modification or to stop the proposal and process of legislation. As the hopes...
Making ‘Invisible Women’ Visible
Thanks to its pull as a global hub of trade, finance and technology, London has a huge pull for economic migrants, from both within and outside of the country. Foreign workers in London are particularly concentrated in certai...
‘Dark Is Beautiful’ Campaign Questions India’s Skin Colour Prejudices
A movement in India promoting the beauty of all skin colours is pushing back against the country’s obsession with fair skin. ‘Dark is Beautiful‘, founded by a group of women in 2009, has picked up steam in 2013 esp...
International Literacy Day 2013
The number of people who are unable to read or write is staggering. What many of us take for granted – reading a billboard sign, signing your name on a birthday card – others dream of being able to do. At this momen...
Confessions of a global nomad: Behind the glories of travelling
As a university student, I was frustrated with conforming to rigid norms and traditional ways of learning, so I needed to do something different. I had a point to prove, though I was not exactly sure what it was.
