Trinidad & Tobago renames its premier performance auditorium …
WEB3 days ago · Envisaged as Trinidad and Tobago's first national concert hall — one worthy of shining a spotlight on the country's vast repository of talent — Queen's Hall was finally completed in 1959 after almost a decade of cultural advocacy.Located just north of the Queen's Park Savannah in the capital, Port of Spain, it was named after the then …
Young Kenyans use technology to mobilize against Finance Bill …
WEB3 days ago · In June 2023, Kenyan youth took to the streets and digital spaces to protest the Finance Bill 2024, which introduced new taxes on essential goods like internet data, cooking oil, and fuel.The bill was designed to address Kenya's growing debt, but it sparked widespread opposition because of its impact on the cost of living.
Alaa Abdel Fattah, a symbol of resistance, must be released on time
WEB3 days ago · Human rights lawyer Khaled Ali stated that his client, activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, “is being subjected to abuse, oppression, and manipulation of legal texts.”. His family is calling for his release upon the completion of his prison term on September 29, but the prosecution has not counted the two years he spent in pretrial detention.
Iran’s new president must address repression of artists, dissidents …
WEB3 days ago · By Johanna Bankston, Senior Officer of Human Rights Research and Policy at Artistic Freedom Initiative (AFI), which produced the report referenced in this piece.. This week, Iran’s newly inaugurated President, Masoud Pezeshkian, is participating in the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City to share Iran’s views on several …
Ex-editor of Hong Kong’s Stand News Chung Pui-kuen jailed for …
WEB3 days ago · This report was written by Han Tse and published in Hong Kong Free Press on September 26, 2024. The following edited version is published as part of a content partnership agreement. The former chief editor of independent Hong Kong media outlet Stand News has been jailed for one year and nine months over publishing “seditious” …
Ghanaians rally online demanding justice for citizens arrested in ...
WEB3 days ago · On Saturday, September 21, over 40 protesters were arrested by the Ghana Police Service during a three-day #ReoccupyJulorbiHouse and #StopGalamsey demonstrations. Ghanaians are outraged by this incident and have taken to social media to seek justice and the release of these protestors.
GV webinar: The ABCs of digital repression in Venezuela
WEB3 days ago · Image courtesy of the Civic Media Observatory. On September 24, 2024, Global Voices hosted a discussion in English about Venezuela’s regime strategy for digital repression, from propaganda to harassment and persecution strategies enabled by the use of technology. On July 28, 2024, Venezuela's National Electoral Authority (CNE) …
Ecuador: Two journalists who revealed corruption and drug …
WEB6 days ago · With tears in their eyes, and grief and sadness on their faces, the Ecuadorian journalist couple Mónica Velásquez and Andersson Boscán announced their departure from the country on the night of September 10, 2024, through a pre-recorded video released to the audience of the digital journalism platform La Posta.. These journalists have …
Israel's deadliest day in Lebanon kills 500, sparks war crimes outcry
WEB6 days ago · According to Al Jazeera — whose office in Ramallah was raided and closed by the Israeli army on September 22, 2024 — there have been an estimated 7800 attacks by Israel on Lebanon between October 7, 2023 and September 6, 2024, compared to 1800 strikes by Hezbollah. Adding to the volatile situation are the inflammatory statements …
Taiwan’s ‘Iron Man of Asia’ is brought back into the limelight in a …
WEB4 days ago · Taiwan's first silver medal winner at any Olympic Games remains an unknown figure to younger Taiwanese generations, but a new documentary is shedding light on the “Iron Man of Asia” as decathlete C.K. Yang was known in the 1960s. This came as the People’s Republic of China started being widely ...