Editors and contributors tell us stories from their regions

Originally published on Global Voices

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This episode is a companion to this article about gender inequality in Georgia.

In this episode, Global Voices’ South Caucasus and Turkey Editor Arzu Geybullayeva interviews Maya Talakhadze and Ekaterine Khositashvili, the authors of an upcoming report within the scope of the “Defeating Gender Inequality” project in Georgia. The project is a joint initiative between the Disruption Network Lab and the Regional Development Hub-Caucasus. Joining them on the podcast is Emmy Thume, a journalist from Germany who visited Georgia in September and published a story about domestic violence in the country. Together, the three speakers shared their thoughts on the state of gender (in)equality in Georgia, the research findings of the report, and next steps.

This special episode of the Global Voices Podcast is in partnership with the Berlin-based Disruption Network Lab, with whom Global Voices has collaborated on several events and interviews. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can also follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

Editors and contributors tell us stories from their regions

Originally published on Global Voices

Image courtesy Ameya Nagarajan

This week, we take a walk through Central Asia with Central Asia Editor Zhar Zardykhan, to find out the consequences for the region of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan followed by the ascent of the Taliban, which raises fears of militancy, but also puts strains on trade, movement and security. Meanwhile, Russia's invasion of Ukraine puts these countries on shaky ground, balancing their need to assert territorial integrity with their dependence on Russia for security, remittances and trade.

The Global Voices Podcast brings you local news from all over the world. Each week, insiders from our community share what news matters more in their communities and how they build their stories out of the local context. Listen now for your weekly dose of global news in local voices.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

Editor and contributors tell us stories from their regions

Originally published on Global Voices

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This week, our Latin America Editor Melissa Vida explains the debate over water distribution in the drought-hit state of Querétero in Mexico, after which GV contributor Kevin Rennie comes on to break down the results of the Australian elections and explain what Labour's win and those of several independent candidates could mean going forward.

The Global Voices Podcast brings you local news from all over the world. Each week, insiders from our community share what news matters more in their communities and how they build their stories out of the local context. Listen now for your weekly dose of global news in local voices.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

Journalists and researchers from five countries discuss press freedom

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This week, we did something different. As part of our special coverage on press freedom, we interviewed five people about press freedom in their countries to get a sense of what are the challenges the media face in different parts of the world. We spoke to Fernanda Jaramillo, an independent journalist from Colombia, Raksha Kumar, a journalist and researcher from India, Wijayanto, a press freedom researcher from Indonesia, Vivian Wu, veteran Chinese journalist, and Jovana Presic, a journalist with a fact-checking organisation in Serbia.

The Global Voices Podcast brings you local news from all over the world. Each week, insiders from our community share what news matters more in their communities and how they build their stories out of the local context. Listen now for your weekly dose of global news in local voices.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

Editor and contributors tell us stories from their regions

Originally published on Global Voices

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This week we're joined by three people who are working to rejuvenate their traditional languages and bring them into the digital world. Amrit Sufi in India, Jhonnaten Rangel in Mexico, and Ọmọ Yoòbá in Nigeria research, write and collaborate the help their languages enter digital spaces. Listen to their stories and find out why we need this important work.

The Global Voices Podcast brings you local news from all over the world. Each week, insiders from our community share what news matters more in their communities and how they build their stories out of the local context. Listen now for your weekly dose of global news in local voices.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

Editor and contributors tell us stories from their regions

Originally published on Global Voices

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This week, we take a deep dive into research from the Civic Media Observatory, where Daria Dergacheva tells us about the CMO's analysis of Vkontakte, a Russia-only social network. The research looked at how, in one of the few “public” spaces left to Russians in Russia, members responded to posts about the war, and terms and iconography associated with it. In a follow up post to the analysis discussed here, the CMO looked at how Ukrainians were using the same site to inform Russians about the war.

The Global Voices Podcast brings you local news from all over the world. Each week, insiders from our community share what news matters more in their communities and how they build their stories out of the local context. Listen now for your weekly dose of global news in local voices.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

For more information about this topic, see our special coverage Russia invades Ukraine.

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

Editor and contributors tell us stories from their regions

Originally published on Global Voices

Shanghai Skyline by Keith Marshall. Used under a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license.

This week we start in Pakistan, where GV contributor Umaima Ahmed tells us what has been happening to the government over the past two weeks, and why former Prime Minister Imran Khan is protesting the streets. We then go to Shanghai, where East Asia Editor Oiwan Lam tells us why the zero COVID-19 policy and its attendant lockdown is making life untenable for the 26 million residents of the city. Finally, Associate Editor Sydney Allen joins us to introduce Green Voices, GV's environment focused coverage.

The Global Voices Podcast brings you local news from all over the world. Each week, insiders from our community share what news matters more in their communities and how they build their stories out of the local context. Listen now for your weekly dose of global news in local voices.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

Editor and contributors tell us stories from their regions

Originally published on Global Voices

This week, we speak to Nanjala Nyabola, Advox Director, and she tells us about Advox's latest research project: Unfreedom Monitor. The Unfreedom Monitor is a project to analyse, document, and report on the growing phenomenon of the use of digital communications technology to advance authoritarian governance. Researchers are examining 11 countries — Brazil, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Morocco, Myanmar, Russia, Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey and Zimbabwe — and four cross-cutting themes concerning digital authoritarianism to develop an approach that can be used across contexts — data governance, speech, access, information. You can find the briefing report here.

The Global Voices Podcast brings you local news from all over the world. Each week, insiders from our community share what news matters more in their communities and how they build their stories out of the local context. Listen now for your weekly dose of global news in local voices.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

Please visit the project page for more pieces from the Unfreedom Monitor.

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

Editor and contributors tell us stories from their regions

Originally published on Global Voices

“Wilbur May African Artifacts” by www78 is used under a CC BY-NC 2.0 license.

This episode starts in Japan, where Japan editor Nevin Thompson tells us about the complicated geopolitical path Japan is walking in the crisis of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Then we head to the continent of Africa, where Sub-Saharan Africa Njeri Wangari talks about the debate around the return of African cultural heritage and how it should also include audiovisual archives. We finish up in Turkey where Turkey and South Caucuses editor Arzu Gebullayeva explains the history of Turkey's frosty relationship with neighbor Armenia.

The Global Voices Podcast brings you local news from all over the world. Each week, insiders from our community share what news matters more in their communities and how they build their stories out of the local context. Listen now for your weekly dose of global news in local voices.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

For more information about this topic, see our special coverage Russia invades Ukraine.

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

Editor and contributors tell us stories from their regions

Originally published on Global Voices

“Sri Lanka Colombo” by Mal B. Used under a CC BY-ND 2.0 license.

Today's episode explores the reception that the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have had in the Caribbean, including protests and demands for reparations, followed by a look at the financial crisis in Sri Lanka. We end with the stories of disabled Latina women and their experience of the pandemic.

The Global Voices Podcast brings you local news from all over the world. Each week, insiders from our community share what news matters more in their communities and how they build their stories out of the local context. Listen now for your weekly dose of global news in local voices.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

Written by Ameya Nagarajan

Our newsroom editors discuss how different regions responded to the war

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In this relaunch of the Global Voices Podcast, our newsroom editors talk about how Russia's invasion of Ukraine might affect, and might not affect Latin America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa. What do people in these regions think about Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Do they expect their governments to do something or not? What are the long-term impacts for these regions — such as oil price shocks and global hunger?

The Global Voices Podcast brings you local news from all over the world. Each week, insiders from our community share what news matters more in their communities and how they build their stories out of the local context. Listen now for your weekly dose of global news in local voices.

If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and tell your friends about us! You can follow us on Twitter. The music in this podcast is from the track “Voyage” by NikMartken, from our extended Global Voices community.

Written by Ameya Nagarajan