Global Voices Advox

A review of Africa’s women leaders shows how they often spearhead their countries’ political transitions after conflict.

“For the past two months, this country – which showcases its diversity for tourism but fails to recognize it – has not only been facing protests led by Andean inhabitants in their own localities but also in caravans heading for Lima.”

A controversial proposal in the draft is to transform the Media Council into a body “that will have legal mandate that covers an effective and enforceable regulatory framework.”

Musician Elias Atayi shares his journey to musical activism and how he uses his melodies and lyrics to spread the gospel of human rights in Togo.

In 2022, Russia saw more than 21,000 arrests and at least 370 defendants in criminal cases for anti-war speech; more than 200,000 internet resources blocked; and 11 sentences in cases of state treason.

Bukele’s government uses paid influencers and ‘likely bot farms’ to tweet pro-government messages ‘tens of thousands of times’ on a given topic while masking their origin to create the appearance of authentic grassroots support.

The decree empowers officers of the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society to issue takedown orders for content that violates the Computer Crime Act.

Three women journalists staged a sit-in in the middle of a global climate summit to draw awareness about Egypt’s thousands of political prisoners.