How China is trying to turn Xinjiang from concentration camp into tourist paradise: Checks at every step contradict the 'prosperous region' narrative (globalvoices.org)
Cross posted from: feddit.de/post/11411011...
How China is trying to turn Xinjiang from concentration camp into tourist paradise: Checks at every step contradict the 'prosperous region' narrative (globalvoices.org)
Cross posted from: feddit.de/post/11411011...
'An alarming attempt to muzzle an independent press': Philippine media groups condemn China’s claim of ‘manipulated’ coverage of maritime tension (globalvoices.org)
Cross posted from: beehaw.org/post/13045995...
'An alarming attempt to muzzle an independent press': Philippine media groups condemn China’s claim of ‘manipulated’ coverage of maritime tension (globalvoices.org)
Several media groups in the Philippines have released statements condemning claims by Chinese officials alleging that videos showing the maritime tension between both countries in the South China Sea are “manipulated.”...
Natural disasters in Mongolia grow worse and threaten the future of nomadic way of life (globalvoices.org)
Warning: has footage of dead and dying non-human animals...
Natural disasters in Mongolia grow worse and threaten the future of nomadic way of life (globalvoices.org)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/12439229...
One man is trying to save a language in Bangladesh with only six native speakers (globalvoices.org)
Millions of Bangladeshis will observe the International Mother Language Day on February 21, 2024, with 98 percent of them being speakers of the predominant language, Bangla. According to anthropological studies and Indigenous sources within Bangladesh, there are approximately 5 million people belonging to 48 Indigenous and...
Pass of Death: The treacherous route taken by migrants trying to cross illegally from Italy to France (globalvoices.org)
Two journalists follow migrants’ desperate mountain trek...
Kyrgyzstan’s self-proclaimed ‘new God’ and former presidential candidate found dead in prison (globalvoices.org)
On January 5, a famous Kyrgyz politician and businessman, Arstan “Alai” Abdyldaev, was found dead at a penitentiary located in the Moldovanovka village near Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek. He was 55. According to the State Penitentiary Service, Abdyldaev committed suicide by hanging himself in the cafeteria of the special...
"In Siberia, calling someone 'Muscovite' is almost an insult:" an interview with Yelena Trifonova, publisher of one of the few independent regional opposition media in Russia (globalvoices.org)
“Siberia feels like it just serves Moscow’s money needs”, says Trifonova. “It’s a wealthy area with lots of oil and gas, but locals don’t benefit much. It feels like we have a gold mine, but others benefit from it.”...
In Russia, a Tajik citizen is detained on charges of spying for Ukraine (globalvoices.org)
On October 11, Tajik citizen Sharifjon Tillazoda was arrested in Moscow on the charges of spying for Ukraine. This was eyebrow raising news, given that Tajikistan has close political, economic, and social ties with Russia, and hundreds of Tajik nationals and natives have joined the Russian army and the Wagner Group to fight in...
Why are Taiwanese politics and society still male dominated? (globalvoices.org)
As Taiwan is gearing for major elections in January 2024, Global Voices talked to scholar Jhang JhuCin about gender relations in Taiwan in politics and society at large.
“Nobody wants to know about domestic workers. They don’t want to know because they have domestic workers, too.” Indicating the divide between grassroots women and “high society women.” (globalvoices.org)
“Nobody wants to know about domestic workers. They don’t want to know because they have domestic workers, too.” Indicating the divide between grassroots women and “high society women.” (globalvoices.org)
“Nobody wants to know about domestic workers. They don’t want to know because they have domestic workers, too.” Indicating the divide between grassroots women and “high society women.” (globalvoices.org)
New policy requires Chinese influencers to display their personal information on Weibo (globalvoices.org)
This got deleted from lemmy.ml for fuck all reason so reposting here, I assume the mods here will be more reasonable as this is a completely normal article and good information for any users here that also use Weibo, maybe it’s a sensitive issue but to my knowledge none of the information presented here is false so the...
New policy requires Chinese influencers to display their personal information on Weibo (globalvoices.org)
The massive Chinese social media network Sina Weibo informed its platform’s most popular users last week that they must display their real identities, including names, gender, IP locations, as well as professional and educational background, on their account page starting at the end of October....
New policy requires Chinese influencers to display their personal information on Weibo (globalvoices.org)
The massive Chinese social media network Sina Weibo informed its platform’s most popular users last week that they must display their real identities, including names, gender, IP locations, as well as professional and educational background, on their account page starting at the end of October....
"I wish this censorship system would be abandoned sooner:" Confessions from a Chinese censorship worker (globalvoices.org)
A censorship worker dubbed Blowfish Princess (河豚公主) from a major Chinese social media platform has recently revealed details of her everyday work in an interview with prominent Twitter whistle-blower Teacher Li on YouTube. This is an English excerpt of the interview.
"China and Russia work together to spread authoritarianism:" Ukrainian civil society leader Hanna Hopko on her country's ties with Taiwan (globalvoices.org)
Russian aggression against Ukraine has been going on for ten years. “This is why the geopolitical importance of the Ukrainian victory is felt very acutely in East Asia, where democratic states such as Japan, Taiwan and South Korea have found themselves surrounded by authoritarian regimes”, says Hopko.
In Central Asia, the concerts of pro-war Russian celebrities are canceled in solidarity with Ukraine (globalvoices.org)
[Not the most important issue, but it’s a hint about the sentiment in these communities.]
Human rights group urges EU states and the UN to exert pressure on Qatar over disappearance of activist Noof Al-Maadeed (globalvoices.org)
The 24 year old Al-Maadeed left the UK for her home country Qatar after local authorities promised to provide her with the necessary protection and respect for her human rights upon her return. However, she disappeared in March 2023 and it’s unclear whether she is alive, Khalud Ibrahim, executive director of the Gulf Center...
One traitor a day: nowadays, practically anyone can be accused of treason in Russia (globalvoices.org)
In just the first seven months of this year, there have been four times as many cases of treason initiated than in the entire year of 2022: 82 cases from January to July in 2023 versus 20 cases in 2022. But Evgeny Smirnov, a lawyer from Perviy Otdel, a non-profit association of lawyers that assists in political cases in Russia...
What a country at war can look like: A journey across Ukraine in photos (globalvoices.org)
Ethnic clashes bring Indian state Manipur to the brink of civil war (globalvoices.org)
