Back when the post-Soviet states of Central Asia gained independence, there was much talk of Pan-Turkism, a word that had been largely forgotten during seven decades of communism and Russian linguistic influence. The idea th...
Kai-Fu Lee, former president of Google China, published a chart on Twitter showing how often his micro-blog was deleted by the Chinese government’s censorship arm. Lee regularly blogs about cultural and technology issue...
In May 2014, a natural disaster the size of which officials claim hasn’t been seen in over 120 years hit Serbia and Bosnia, when a huge low-pressure cloud system hovered over the region shedding three-months worth or rain...
In an earlier article, I wrote about the importance of youth participation in peacebuilding. The media is another vital component of successfully building a durable, just peace after conflict. Like any tool, the media can be us...
Every year, May 3rd is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom; to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists wh...
With the advent of media in every sphere of human life, even the last bastion of protection from prying eyes – the judiciary – seems to have fallen. Trial by media made famous, or infamous, by the O.J. Simpson murde...
@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...