Subhashish Panigrahi

My alternative home for over 16 years, @globalvoices.org, is running a donation drive in the face of a difficult funding environment. You all know why: the obliteration of foreign aid. They need your help. GV is a precious resource in today's media ecosystem: community powered, local expression.

I designed one of the earliest Unicode typefaces for Ol Chiki! eyeondesign.aiga.org/guru-gomke-i... The project was
@subhapa.bsky.social’s brainchild.

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We don't want to lose the art and practice of translation because no one is willing to pay for it. We want to keep offering our articles in as many languages as we can, and we want to be able to give our translators more -trainings, stipends, support. Help us do that: globalvoices.org/donate/

Podcast: Daria on carrying a Russian identity and setting her children free of it “Since the invasion started, I decided I don't want my kids to have a Russian identity.”

A powerful edition of the @globalvoices.org "Where Are You REALLY From?" podcast. Daria Dergacheva talks with @akwe.bsky.social about struggles with national identity: "for a while, it was just impossible to say you were from Russia [...] I was scared, and I was ashamed, and I didn't want to do it."

we also have a policy limiting "AI" use in the writing, translation, and images used on our site globalvoices.org/2025/03/07/g...

Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy

They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.

In a new @risingvoices.bsky.social we're featuring language digital activists from #Africa and #Asia who are also Wikimedians. As a part of this series I interviewed Ghanaian educator and #Dagbani language activist Musah Fuseini. #ghana #wikipedia

USAID suspension has far-reaching impacts in South Asia The sudden announcement hit countries like Bangladesh and Nepal hard. These countries have long relied on USAID for essential programs in food security, healthcare, education, and agricultural development.

The sudden announcement hit countries like Bangladesh and Nepal hard. These countries have long relied on USAID for essential programs in food security, healthcare, education, and agricultural development.

Walz: I think they hate public education because it’s easier to run an authoritarian government if you don’t have a population that knows.

OpenSpeaks Archives, a language archive for Wikimedia projects The OpenSpeaks Archives preserves lesser-resourced languages, enriching Wikimedia projects

Text can't express the nuances of a language compared to multimedia, and most of the world's languages are oral. Meet OpenSpeaks Archives, an open (@creativecommons.bsky.social licensed) and public digital language multimedia archive.

More from the first pilot: diff.wikimedia.org/2025/02/18/o...

American-made catastrophe: Growing toll of losses and deaths from USAID demolition USAID: Millions of people at risk in Trump's quest to save less than 1% of U.S. budget

76crimes.com/2025/02/05/a...
What a tragedy.

Rising Voices' @subhapa.bsky.social was recently featured on the Lingua Café podcast to talk about RV's work with language digital activism:
creators.spotify.com/pod/show/jaa...

This is so beautiful, Georgia. The binding looks quite pro too.

a blue circle with text around the inner circumference reading "HELPING SHAPE A SAFE, INCLUSIVE AND DIVERSE DIGITAL FUTURE" and on the inside a stylized globe with many human figures embracing each other in the center, and at the south pole a small white circle with the Global Voices logo and text.

~If you're thinking about end-of-the-year giving, please consider @globalvoices.org. We're out here trying to build the future we want, one nuanced, trustworthy, otherwise-unheard article, analysis, or translation at a time. Support local news on a global scale:

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The wonderful @older.bsky.social invited me to pick @globalvoices.org article and here are some I've recently enjoyed reading.

This week's @globalvoices.org newsletter includes guest curation by @subhapa.bsky.social and some banger music and book recs: mailchi.mp/globalvoices...

Come work with me!!

Global Voices seeks a Managing Director GV's next Managing Director will work closely with Executive Director Malka Older to guide the organization and plan the next chapter of our work as we enter our 21st year.

GV's next Managing Director will work closely with Executive Director Malka Older to guide the organization and plan the next chapter of our work as we enter our 21st year.

Tank with vegetables for sale piled on it

Repurposed Assad tank in Syria.

In Burkina Faso, the artist Fasky uses photography to promote resilience and social engagement In Africa, artistic gatherings serve as excellent platforms for activists aiming to draw attention to social issues and human rights.

In Africa, artistic gatherings serve as excellent platforms for activists aiming to draw attention to social issues and human rights.

I spoke my native lect for the first time in front of an audience in this session and it was fun! Thanks @ethanz.bsky.social for capturing the entire session so beautifully. #gvsummit2024

Genner Llanes-Ortiz authored UNESCO Digital initiatives for Indigenous languages toolkit led by Eddie Avila @risingvoices.bsky.social covering learning feom Indigenous language digital activism worldwide.

More: www.unesco.org/en/articles/...

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Abisag Aguilar Tziu introduces Ki'ki' Kuxtal, a Mayan-language project from Mexico, at "The internet isn't multilingual enough: A spotlight on Indigenous language digital activism"

More: rising.globalvoices.org/blog/2023/09/1…

#GVSummit2024 @risingvoices.bsky.social

🫂 "Solidarity has to be strategic"

"Can we save the internet?", moderated by @rebecca-mackinnon.bsky.social with panelists Juke Bransiecq @asteris.bsky.social @brianhioe.bsky.social

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Irina Matvienko talking about the successful campaign to finally criminalize domestic violence in Uzbekistan at the strong female ledes panel at #GVSummit2024

I see a lot of similarities between Pakistan and Bangladesh recent protests and the response of governments. while images captured during protests live forever. To stop seeing those images internet shutdowns are enforced, says Rezwan
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From earlier, the amazing panelists from "But, where are you *really* from? Redefining home for the online diaspora"
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Global Voices Kathmandu Summit 2024

Current Panel: Whose culture? Approaches to protecting digital sovereignty of traditional knowledge

Moderator: Satdeep Gill

Panelists: Maari Maitreyi, Zubair Torwali, Amrit Sufi and Dristi Manandhar

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India asked social media platforms to open their offices in the country so they could have access to its data, says Shataakshi #GVSummit2024

Maari Maitreyi @WhoseKnowledge: the State of the Internet’s Languages report (internetlanguages.org/en) highlights how languages worldwide are represented (or less represented) online.
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