Adesewa Olofinko · Contributor profile · Global Voices
WEB4 days ago · Adesewa Olofinko. I am a multimedia journalist and documentary filmmaker specialising in covering underreported issues on gender, African history, international politics, and social change. I founded BlackLadyWriter.com in 2019 to demystify feminism in the African space.
Jamaica needs a new prison, but rehabilitation is a must
WEB2 days ago · For SUFJ, however, a modern equivalent of the grim Tower Street building is not the way to go; any new prison must be designed with rehabilitation in mind. They should know; the organisation does a lot of work in the prison system and, despite challenges to some of its findings by Jamaica's Department of Correctional Services, has enlisted the ...
Iran’s military spending surge: A reflection of global militarization ...
WEB2 days ago · In 2024, Iran’s defense budget is set to reach USD 16.7 billion — a 20 percent increase from the previous year and comprising 25 percent of the national budget according to recently published data by Iran Open Data Center. This substantial rise in military expenditure comes at a time when Iran’s economy is struggling with soaring inflation and …
Is this the end of forced labor for Uzbekistan’s cotton industry?
WEB4 days ago · Uzbekistan’s cotton industry, once synonymous with forced labor, was long shunned by the international market. Western brands and manufacturers like Levi’s, H&M and Adidas, avoided the country's cotton sector due to sustained pressure from human rights groups, which led to an international boycott of Uzbek cotton. Yet, in September …
Some Caribbean podcasts to tune into on International Podcast Day
WEB5 days ago · Monday, September 30 is International Podcast Day. As of June 2024, there are over four million registered podcasts, pouring out information, opinions and more on a number of popular platforms, and attracting over 546 million listeners worldwide. Podcasting was developed twenty years ago by the “podfather” Adam Curry and software developer ...
Georgian-British author Leo Vardiashvili paints the country’s …
WEB3 days ago · After the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, Georgia regained an independence it had briefly enjoyed from 1918 to 1921, but also experienced civil and ethnic wars that, with support from Moscow, led to two of its territories, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, to declare secession, under Russia's protection.Today the country remains a fragile society deeply …
Nepal floods: Festival joy turns to devastation amid …
WEB3 days ago · September 2024. Screenshot from YouTube Video by MrMin. Fair use. As Nepal's festival season of Dashain approached, heavy and continuous rains starting on September 26 turned the celebrations into a national tragedy. Torrential rainfall across the country led to devastating floods and landslides, resulting in the deaths of at least 219 …
‘Libertad, Libertad, Libertad': A global outcry for Venezuela's …
WEB4 days ago · This was the “Gran Protesta por la Verdad (Great Protest for the Truth),” a global protest against the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro. Though separated by thousands of miles, the protesters were united by a shared cry: freedom. On September 28, they came together again for the “Gran Protesta Mundial por la Libertad de Venezuela (Great ...
Women in Africa’s mining industry: A documentary by Aïssatou …
WEB4 days ago · These resources attract the attention of international mining giants looking to expand into countries where mining is a significant part of the economy. Aïssatou Fofana, an Ivorian environmental journalist, follows the story of several African women working in this industry as part of her first film documentary.
Amid economic crisis and protests, Nigerians mark 64 years of ...
WEB2 days ago · As Nigeria celebrated its 64th independence anniversary on Tuesday, October 1, thousands of citizens protested in the country’s capital, Abuja, and across major cities, including Lagos and Port Harcourt.The protest, tagged “ FearlessInOctober, ” was organised on social media but was dispersed by police firing tear gas at the protesters.. …