Global Voices Advox

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Protesters gather in front of the parliament as part of the "We Decide" campaign in October 2016. The sign on the truck says "We can do better", Vančo Džambaski via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Despite regime change, Macedonia still reeling from persecution

A campaign to frame civil society as criminals and traitors has severely affected the work, resources and reputation of activists in Macedonia.

Posters depicting guru Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh are displayed near a police post, in Sirsa, India, 28 August 2017, Manoj Dhaka/Hindustan Times via Getty Images

Blackouts to attacks: South Asia in 2017

A look into the challenges South Asians faced in 2017 when it comes to digital rights, censorship and free expression.

A woman carries fish on the beach of Dong Yen fishing village, which is next to the Formosa factory, in Vietnam's central Ha Tinh province, 31 March 2017, REUTERS/Kham

Harsh prison terms for video journalist and blogger as Vietnam cracks down on free expression

Video journalist Nguyen Van Hoa was sentenced to seven years in prison; meanwhile, a court upheld the 10-year prison sentence of blogger Me Nam or Mother Mushroom.

Supporters of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta celebrate in Mombasa, 20 November 2017, after the Supreme upheld Kenyatta's re-election in a repeat vote, AP Photo

Data, democracy, and Kenya’s contested elections

The powerful reach of Cambridge Analytica – the data analysis company that helped Donald Trump’s campaign claim victory – has become a source of concern in Kenya.

The Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, Theophilos III, leads a ceremony in Lod, Israel, 16 November 2017, AP Photo/Ariel Schalit

Jordanian cartoonist Emad Hajjaj on trial for drawing Jesus

Cartoonist Emad Hajjaj is facing accusations of insulting religion and instigating religious strife over a cartoon depicting depicts Jesus on a cross denouncing the current Patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, Patriarch Theophilos III.

REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Indian cartoonist Bala G arrested for caricature of Tamil Nadu chief

Cartoonist Bala G is accused of “obscene representation” for drawing a caricature of a chief minister that brings attention to a family’s self-immolation.

Macedonian journalist Tomislav Kezarovski, center, marches with his colleagues and friends during a protest in Skopje, Macedonia, 20 January 2015. The banner at the front reads "Freedom for Kezo" (Kezarovski), AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski

Tomislav Kezarovski’s struggle finally over

Macedonian journalist can finally expect to be formally exonerated of political charges against him, after nearly five years.

Protesters supporting the ongoing anti-government protest hold a banner outside the Court of Appeal of Casablanca, Morocco, on 3 October 2017, where the trial of the activists who were implicated in the events of the northern town of Al Hoceima is taking place, AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar

Moroccan journalists keep fighting to cover the Hirak movement, despite state intimidation

One year after protests erupted in the northern city of Al Hoceima, Moroccan media are still struggling to cover the news, despite intimidation and legal threats from Moroccan authorities.