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June 22, 2017

New French Lingua Editor on board!

Announcing Gwenaëlle Lefeuvre as new French Lingua Editor!

Meet Ruslan Trad, the Global Voices Contributor Who Will Blog his Whole Life

Written by Gabriela Garcia Calderon · Community

Global Voices interviews Ruslan Trad, Global Voices Bulgarian Editor, about his experience being a blogger and a journalist contributing to GV

June 21, 2017

The Thiaroye Massacre of 1944, a Shameful Episode in the French Colonial Period in Africa

Written by Abdoulaye Bah · Uncategorized

African soldiers, liberators of France, were massacred by France itself. These African servicemen, commonly known as the Senegalese Tirailleurs, had committed one crime: that of being African.

June 16, 2017

Rising Voices at Iberoconf 2017 Exploring Ways to Promote Indigenous Participation on Wikipedia

Written by Eddie Avila · Rising Voices

Rising Voices attended the regional Ibercoop conference on June 10-12 to explore ways to further support indigenous participation in Wikipedia.

June 15, 2017

Meet Lara Al Malakeh, Who Fell in Love at First Sight with Global Voices

Written by Gabriela Garcia Calderon · Community

"Syria is a highly diverse piece of land with many religions, minorities, and ethnicities living together." Learn more about Lara AlMalakeh, one of our Arabic Lingua Editors at Global Voices!

June 7, 2017

GV Lingua Update: May 2017

Written by Mohamed ElGohary · Lingua

The Lingua Manager presents the State of Lingua - May 2017

May 24, 2017

Global Voices Is Looking for a Sharp Weekday Sub-Editor

Written by L. Finch · Announcements

Are you a GVer who has a sharp eye for detail, thinks creatively and collaboratively, and believes deeply in our editorial code and mission? The newsroom is looking for you!

May 19, 2017

Remembering Anna: An unrelenting activist for African justice and a huge loss for the Global Voices community

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Activism

Anna Guèye: Gone too soon. It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Anna Guèye, author and translator for Global Voices en français and a forceful...

May 18, 2017

A Special Invitation to the Lingua Community From Rising Voices: Write About Language Revitalization!

Written by Eddie Avila · Lingua

This is a special invitation to Lingua translators to join Rising Voices to write about how technology is helping revitalize endangered and other underrepresented languages.

May 17, 2017

Be a Part of Shaping the Future of GV—Sign Up for an “Action” or “Ideas” Group!

Written by Eddie Avila · Announcements

Join small “action” or “ideas” groups to work on, explore, and develop broader issues and questions about the current workings or the future direction of GV.