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Global Voices is seeking a Translation Manager to lead the French Lingua team

Announcements November 7, 2021

Apply to be the French Translation Manager for Global Voices!

Global Voices October 2021 highlights

Celebration November 3, 2021

October's most popular posts addressed the Taliban's balancing act with China, a Myanmar actress-turned-resistance fighter, and a Turkish dog that rides the metro.

2021 Council kicks off November 11

Announcements October 18, 2021

This year's Council will discuss Global Voices mission and priorities as we plan for our 20th anniversary

Communicate visually by using IKON

Fun October 5, 2021

An association from Switzerland called KomunIKON is developing a type of visual communication that allows people from different languages to communicate without problem. They call it IKON.

WhatsApp outage on October 4 sparks surge in uptake of age-old communications technologies

Fun October 4, 2021

“I have a long queue of fake videos and doctored photos I need to get out to people’s aunts and grandmas TODAY....”

Global Voices September 2021 highlights

Announcements October 4, 2021

In September, Global Voices readers zeroed in on stories about snack food, the origins of a term for hanging out, diversity on Tiktok and several aspects of China.

Change in French Lingua Leadership!

Announcements October 2, 2021

Announcing Laila Le Guen stepping down French Lingua leadership, and François Noverraz as acting translation manager.

Global Voices August 2021 highlights

Announcements September 7, 2021

Topics that grabbed our readers' attention in August include a swimming pool, the death of a beloved Caribbean poet, women who run like the wind, and belly dancing.

Global Voices July 2021 highlights

Announcements August 5, 2021

Who joined GV in July 2021? Which stories grabbed our readers' attention? In which countries are our stories being most read? Find out the answers to those questions in this post!